[windows2000] Re: Dead/dying server (maybe) :VSMail mx3
- From: "Neil Bullock" <n.bullock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:44:09 -0000
Hi,
We had the PSU in the server changed on Friday. Looks good so far, no
further symptoms.
Thanks for your help.
Neil.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James LaBorde
> Sent: 23 November 2004 18:37
> To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Dead/dying server (maybe) :VSMail mx3
>
> Neil,
>
> We had this exact same problem with an old Compaq server. It
> turned out
> that both the main and redundant power supplies were in the
> process of going
> out. We replaced them and never had the problem again.
>
> James
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Bullock [mailto:n.bullock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 6:50 AM
> To: Windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Dead/dying server (maybe) :VSMail mx3
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Seem to have a slight problem with a Win2k domain controller.
> I'm hoping
> someone
> can shed some light on it.
>
> This is a server which was upgraded from NT4 (I had no say in
> the matter,
> unfortunately).
> It's a domain controller, but holds none of the FSMO roles,
> and isn't a
> global catalog. It's part of a domain which has just one other domain
> controller.
>
> Up until a few days ago, it kept restarting for no obvious
> reason. The only
>
> way we'd know about it would be that when we went to use
> terminal services
> on it, it popped up a loading your personal settings box.
> There were no
> bugcheck errors in the event log, so I don't believe it was
> any kind of
> stop error. There were, however, logs stating that the
> previous system
> shutdown at whatever time was unexpected, so that points to a
> sudden loss
> of power, or something. We suspected various things (UPS,
> which we swapped
> with another to no avail) and various applications/services,
> which we tried
> stopping (Apache, IIS, some Sybase thing).
>
> Anyway, it seems to have stopped playing that game in the
> last few days.
> Instead,
> now it just slows to a crawl. Task manager claims System
> Idle Process is
> using 7% CPU, and nothing else is using any, so we appear to
> be missing
> 93% somewhere (this happened on my home server once and it
> was a dodgy and
> extremely hot processor).
>
> Also recently, it's sometimes started taking people upwards
> of 3 minutes to
> log on to the network. Just now, I tracked this down to the
> problem server.
>
> When people are logged on by it, and attempt to download the
> default domain
> profile, it takes forever. I removed the profile, and it drops to 13
> seconds
> for a log on. This never happened when the other domain
> controller happened
>
> to log a user on - it was always quick.
>
> I'm pondering doing a Win2k repair from the CD or something,
> and failing
> that,
> starting to think about demoting it to a member server to see
> what happens.
>
> I don't really suspect anything any more. I'm just confused now.
>
> Neil.
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