[windows2000] Re: How often should you reboot your server - Best practice

Early versions of Windows (and apps ported for Windows) were leaky and did not 
release memory as well as the current versions. I was advised (by a consultant) 
to reboot a Windows NT 4 server running Oracle (6?) about once a week and the 
unexplained Oracle errors did seem to go away. But with newer versions of 
Windows... not so sure. I have seen reboots free up resources on Windows 2K & 
2k3 servers. And if the server is running with minimal RAM, once a week might 
just help clean up event logs and improve performance. But as Pat said - at 
what risk? Of course, a reboot might also expose some probem that would 
otherwise escape detection because we did not pay attention to those logs, etc.

 

But with a Windows 2k3 running apps ported for Win 2k3 and enough RAM to run 
them (not just the minimum) a weekly reboot seems like a little overkill to me 
as well. If you're getting errors, then maybe you should be looking at the 
app(s) and what else is running on the server. Maybe some unnecessary services?

 

Rich
 


From: sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: How often should you reboot your server - Best 
practice
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:17:05 +0200







Sounds like he’s dealt too much with win2k workstations and early xp’s in the 
past. ;-)
 

-- 
/Sorin
 



From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:28 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: How often should you reboot your server - Best 
practice
 


Thanks,

 

We had an over zealous contractor in, who felt that re-booting the servers 
every week was the best way forward. I have never had to do that in my many 
years in the industry, and I am yet to see any best practice document that 
backs that up.

 

Thanks

 


 

 




From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 1:41:05 PM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: How often should you reboot your server - Best 
practice

I usually reboot mine manually after each patch-Tuesday. My experience is that 
the servers have a tendency to become flakey after being up for more than 
forty-some days, with really weird problems just are just plain inconsistent 
with any trouble-shooting. A reboot solves the problems in 99 cases out of 100. 
YMMV though.
 
Once a week feels like a tad bit too often to me. You know how servers are, at 
each reboot there is a risk they won’t come up again. 8-) Better keep the 
reboots to a minimum is my advice.
 
HTH.

-- 
/Sorin
 



From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patrick
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 2:28 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] How often should you reboot your server - Best practice
 


Hi Guys,

 

just wondering how often you would suggest one reboots thier servers. I have a 
recommendation of once a week, is that too much?

 

 

 

Thanks

 

Pat
 
                                          
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