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Planned maintenance

by Frederic Muller - DFI

Hi! Most likely we will be running a file system check in the coming hours (maybe 2/3 hours from now, that means 14UTC or after) and need to take the server down for that. I'll send an email to the list right before taking the machine down to confirm (or deny). Thank you for your understanding. Fred

Sept. 11, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD server issues

by Frederic Muller - DFI

On 09/11/2012 05:23 PM, Ivan Shmakov wrote: >>>>>> julien forgeat <julienforgeat(a)gmail.com> writes: >>>>>> Frederic Muller - DFI <fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > > >> We're having trouble with our web server which just hung again. It's > >> the 3rd time in a bit more than 24h. > > […] > > > Assuming that the problems are caused by higher server load, I would > > maybe try to limit the number of apache threads to make life easier > > for the server. More like a shoot in the dark that an expert advice > > I am afraid. > > The question is: what's in the logs? > > Given that a hung server is likely to point to a hardware issue, > running some hardware diagnostic software (like sensors(1), > smartctl(8), or, if the server is to be brought off-line, > Memtest86+) may provide some insight into the problem. > > […] > unfortunately nothing much there and they are encumbered by buggy version of software which haven't been upgraded on the LTS version we're using (the option is to compile from source and upgrade - which might be better in 1/2 weeks). Anyway we just got a bit crash on the wiki which could point to some hardware problems. Still investigating. Thanks. Fred

Sept. 11, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD server issues

by Ivan Shmakov

>>>>> julien forgeat <julienforgeat(a)gmail.com> writes: >>>>> Frederic Muller - DFI <fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: >> We're having trouble with our web server which just hung again. It's >> the 3rd time in a bit more than 24h. […] > Assuming that the problems are caused by higher server load, I would > maybe try to limit the number of apache threads to make life easier > for the server. More like a shoot in the dark that an expert advice > I am afraid. The question is: what's in the logs? Given that a hung server is likely to point to a hardware issue, running some hardware diagnostic software (like sensors(1), smartctl(8), or, if the server is to be brought off-line, Memtest86+) may provide some insight into the problem. […] -- FSF associate member #7257 http://sfd.am-1.org/

Sept. 11, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD server issues

by Frederic Muller - DFI

Hi! Well we are not yet at about 1/10 of the highest traffic I've seen since I pay attention (1/2 years). But it's probably more on wiki writing while high traffic is around SFD date and more on reading the web site and the wiki pages. So the usage is different per say. As I answered to someone who contacted me privately we have set CPU and disk I/O warning thresholds and I got a few over the course of the past week. I sometimes surprise Apache using 150% of CPU and then as I watch the usage goes down (he must feel he is actively being monitored). So on top of moving services to a different VPN to see which one is actually creating the issues, I might also try using a different web server, something 'lighter'. It is just happening at an unfortunate time, but it's probably related. Thanks. Fred On 09/11/2012 05:06 PM, julien forgeat wrote: > Hi Fred > > Sorry to read about these issues as such a crucial time. > > Assuming that the problems are caused by higher server load, I would > maybe try to limit the number of apache threads to make life easier > for the server. More like a shoot in the dark that an expert advice I > am afraid. > > Good luck > > Julien > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Frederic Muller - DFI > <fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> We're having trouble with our web server which just hung again. It's the >> 3rd time in a bit more than 24h. The mailing lists are on a different >> machine so communication can't be affected at least. >> >> At this stage I am a bit at loss on how to troubleshoot the issue. 2 >> reboots ago the machine stayed up for less than an hour, and the last >> restart for about 3 hours. It seems to be a new problem though nothing >> new has been installed, reconfigured. >> >> I'm thinking to create a new VPS instance and move the Joomla! sites >> there, while keeping moinmoin instances on the current server. As far as >> I know there is nothing else running on the box. >> >> Any advice is of course welcome. >> >> Thank you all for your patience. >> >> Fred >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list >> SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org >> http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Sept. 11, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD server issues

by julien forgeat

Hi Fred Sorry to read about these issues as such a crucial time. Assuming that the problems are caused by higher server load, I would maybe try to limit the number of apache threads to make life easier for the server. More like a shoot in the dark that an expert advice I am afraid. Good luck Julien On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Frederic Muller - DFI <fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > Hi! > > We're having trouble with our web server which just hung again. It's the > 3rd time in a bit more than 24h. The mailing lists are on a different > machine so communication can't be affected at least. > > At this stage I am a bit at loss on how to troubleshoot the issue. 2 > reboots ago the machine stayed up for less than an hour, and the last > restart for about 3 hours. It seems to be a new problem though nothing > new has been installed, reconfigured. > > I'm thinking to create a new VPS instance and move the Joomla! sites > there, while keeping moinmoin instances on the current server. As far as > I know there is nothing else running on the box. > > Any advice is of course welcome. > > Thank you all for your patience. > > Fred > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss

Sept. 11, 2012

SFD server issues

by Frederic Muller - DFI

Hi! We're having trouble with our web server which just hung again. It's the 3rd time in a bit more than 24h. The mailing lists are on a different machine so communication can't be affected at least. At this stage I am a bit at loss on how to troubleshoot the issue. 2 reboots ago the machine stayed up for less than an hour, and the last restart for about 3 hours. It seems to be a new problem though nothing new has been installed, reconfigured. I'm thinking to create a new VPS instance and move the Joomla! sites there, while keeping moinmoin instances on the current server. As far as I know there is nothing else running on the box. Any advice is of course welcome. Thank you all for your patience. Fred

Sept. 11, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] wiki

by Frederic Muller - DFI

Sorry for the interruption, the server seems to actually hang and needs to be restarted. It's the second time in 24 hours so quite troublesome and definitely not the right week... Fred On 09/11/2012 08:35 AM, Carlos L. González S. wrote: > Hi... > apparently the wiki and the web are down since this morning > > -- > *Carlos L. González S.* > *Consultor IT FreeLance* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Sept. 11, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] wiki

by mike bader

yes it came up once, and is trying now and sometime connects but gets errors XML Parsing Error: unexpected parser state Location: jar:file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/omni.ja!/chrome/toolkit/content/global/netError.xhtml Line Number 309, Column 54: <div id="ed_netTimeout">&netTimeout.longDesc;</div> -----------------------------------------------------^ On 9/10/2012 8:35 PM, Carlos L. González S. wrote: > Hi... > apparently the wiki and the web are down since this morning > > -- > *Carlos L. González S.* > *Consultor IT FreeLance* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss

Sept. 11, 2012

wiki

by Carlos L. González S.

Hi... apparently the wiki and the web are down since this morning -- *Carlos L. González S.* *Consultor IT FreeLance*

Sept. 11, 2012

Debian events at Software Freedom Day

by Luca BRUNO

Hi all SFDers :) During the upcoming SFD celebrations, supporters of the Debian project will be joining the parties worldwide with Debian-related talks/events. For example, talks by Debian Developers will be held in Italy and Brazil. In order to give even more press coverage to the SFD, the Debian Publicity Team is planning a press release about the SFD and Debian-related topics. We'd like to be notified about any such events that is going to happen during your local SFD, and receive info about it! The goal is to have a raw collection of Debian-events for a press release on our site shortly before the SFD (hopefully)... Thanks for your help, and have a nice SFD :) Cheers, Luca -- .''`. | ~<[ Luca BRUNO ~ (kaeso) ]>~ : :' : | Email: lucab (AT) debian.org ~ Debian Developer `. `'` | GPG Key ID: 0x3BFB9FB3 ~ Free Software supporter `- | HAM-radio callsign: IZ1WGT ~ Networking sorcerer

Sept. 10, 2012