[OpenAFS] Server shutdown...

Derek Atkins warlord@MIT.EDU
10 Sep 2001 10:06:28 -0400


The restart happens for mainly historical reasons.  Unfortunately I
don't know all th history ;)

-derek

Corey Kovacs <ckovacs@DEPAUW.EDU> writes:

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> yup, the machine was set to a default restart at 4am sunday and the error was
> just about that time. As for why it did not restart, that's the next mystery. By
> the way, why is it neccesary to restart AFS in this manner? Is it a "just in case"
> measure? I can understand the binary restart, but why have a default automated
> restart at all if you are not using it?
> 
> Corey
> 
> Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> > Well, AFS has a weekly restart at 6am Sunday.  So if your shutdown
> > messages are times at 6am Sunday, that would be that.
> >
> > As for why it's not RESTARTING, um, I don't know.  It's supposed be be
> > a restart at 6am, not a shutdown at 6am.  The logs will say shutdown,
> > but the servers should be running still (as per 'bos status').
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Corey Kovacs <ckovacs@DEPAUW.EDU> writes:
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> > > This morning I came into work ro find that my afs server had shutdown
> > > services. There was a message ...
> > >
> > > "File server restart/shutdown recieved at...<time of shutdown>"
> > > "File server has temintated normally at.. <time of shutdown>"
> > >
> > > Then looking through the logs BosLog
> > > I see
> > >
> > > "<time of shutdown> Server directory access is not okay"
> > >
> > > I believe the access error simply reflects the shutdown, but why would
> > > services simply shitdown? I've seen this happen before but services have
> > >
> > > always come back up almost immediately...
> > >
> > > Can someone tell me what would have caused this?
> > >
> > > Is there a list of messages and there meaning?
> > >
> > > Iam running openafs-1.1.1 on a redhat 7.1 box with kernel 2.4.3-12
> > > (redhat flavor)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Corey Kovacs               "I know not with what weapons World War III
> > > Computer Science Dept.      will be fought, but World War IV will be
> > > DePauw University.          fought with sticks and stones."
> > > 765.658.4761                            - Albert Einstein
> > >
> > >
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> > > This morning I came into work ro find that my afs server had shutdown
> > > <br>services. There was a message ...
> > > <p>"File server restart/shutdown recieved at...&lt;time of shutdown>"
> > > <br>"File server has temintated normally at.. &lt;time of shutdown>"
> > > <p>Then looking through the logs BosLog
> > > <br>I see
> > > <p>"&lt;time of shutdown> Server directory access is not okay"
> > > <p>I believe the access error simply reflects the shutdown, but why would
> > > <br>services simply shitdown? I've seen this happen before but services
> > > have
> > > <br>always come back up almost immediately...
> > > <p>Can someone tell me what would have caused this?
> > > <p>Is there a list of messages and there meaning?
> > > <p>Iam running openafs-1.1.1 on a redhat 7.1 box with kernel 2.4.3-12 (redhat
> > > flavor)
> > > <pre>--&nbsp;
> > > Corey Kovacs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I know not with what weapons World War III
> > > Computer Science Dept.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; will be fought, but World War IV will be
> > > DePauw University.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fought with sticks and stones."
> > > 765.658.4761&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Albert Einstein</pre>
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> Corey Kovacs               "I know not with what weapons World War III
> Computer Science Dept.      will be fought, but World War IV will be
> DePauw University.          fought with sticks and stones."
> 765.658.4761                            - Albert Einstein
> 
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> yup, the machine was set to a default restart at 4am sunday and the error
> was
> <br>just about that time. As for why it did not restart, that's the next
> mystery. By
> <br>the way, why is it neccesary to restart AFS in this manner? Is it a
> "just in case"
> <br>measure? I can understand the binary restart, but why have a default
> automated
> <br>restart at all if you are not using it?
> <p>Corey
> <p>Derek Atkins wrote:
> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Well, AFS has a weekly restart at 6am Sunday.&nbsp;
> So if your shutdown
> <br>messages are times at 6am Sunday, that would be that.
> <p>As for why it's not RESTARTING, um, I don't know.&nbsp; It's supposed
> be be
> <br>a restart at 6am, not a shutdown at 6am.&nbsp; The logs will say shutdown,
> <br>but the servers should be running still (as per 'bos status').
> <p>-derek
> <p>Corey Kovacs &lt;ckovacs@DEPAUW.EDU> writes:
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> <br>> This morning I came into work ro find that my afs server had shutdown
> <br>> services. There was a message ...
> <br>>
> <br>> "File server restart/shutdown recieved at...&lt;time of shutdown>"
> <br>> "File server has temintated normally at.. &lt;time of shutdown>"
> <br>>
> <br>> Then looking through the logs BosLog
> <br>> I see
> <br>>
> <br>> "&lt;time of shutdown> Server directory access is not okay"
> <br>>
> <br>> I believe the access error simply reflects the shutdown, but why
> would
> <br>> services simply shitdown? I've seen this happen before but services
> have
> <br>>
> <br>> always come back up almost immediately...
> <br>>
> <br>> Can someone tell me what would have caused this?
> <br>>
> <br>> Is there a list of messages and there meaning?
> <br>>
> <br>> Iam running openafs-1.1.1 on a redhat 7.1 box with kernel 2.4.3-12
> <br>> (redhat flavor)
> <br>>
> <br>> --
> <br>> Corey Kovacs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
> "I know not with what weapons World War III
> <br>> Computer Science Dept.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; will be fought,
> but World War IV will be
> <br>> DePauw University.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
> fought with sticks and stones."
> <br>> 765.658.4761&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
> - Albert Einstein
> <br>>
> <br>>
> <br>>
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> <br>> This morning I came into work ro find that my afs server had shutdown
> <br>> &lt;br>services. There was a message ...
> <br>> &lt;p>"File server restart/shutdown recieved at...&amp;lt;time of
> shutdown>"
> <br>> &lt;br>"File server has temintated normally at.. &amp;lt;time of
> shutdown>"
> <br>> &lt;p>Then looking through the logs BosLog
> <br>> &lt;br>I see
> <br>> &lt;p>"&amp;lt;time of shutdown> Server directory access is not okay"
> <br>> &lt;p>I believe the access error simply reflects the shutdown, but
> why would
> <br>> &lt;br>services simply shitdown? I've seen this happen before but
> services
> <br>> have
> <br>> &lt;br>always come back up almost immediately...
> <br>> &lt;p>Can someone tell me what would have caused this?
> <br>> &lt;p>Is there a list of messages and there meaning?
> <br>> &lt;p>Iam running openafs-1.1.1 on a redhat 7.1 box with kernel 2.4.3-12
> (redhat
> <br>> flavor)
> <br>> &lt;pre>--&amp;nbsp;
> <br>> Corey Kovacs&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
> "I know not with what weapons World War III
> <br>> Computer Science Dept.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
> will be fought, but World War IV will be
> <br>> DePauw University.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
> fought with sticks and stones."
> <br>> 765.658.4761&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
> - Albert Einstein&lt;/pre>
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> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM
> '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Member, MIT Student Information
> Processing Board&nbsp; (SIPB)
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> 
> <pre>--&nbsp;
> Corey Kovacs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I know not with what weapons World War III
> Computer Science Dept.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; will be fought, but World War IV will be
> DePauw University.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fought with sticks and stones."
> 765.658.4761&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Albert Einstein</pre>
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