On Sun, 2017-09-10 at 11:37 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Sun, 2017-09-10 at 03:21 -0400, Bill Shirley wrote:
> Just a couple of my servers:
> [0:root@apinetstore2 ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
> Fedora release 21 (Twenty One)
> [0:root@apinetstore2 ~]$ uptime
> 02:18:00 up 949 days, 17:08, 1 user, load average: 0.21, 0.41, 0.44
>
> [0:root@elvis ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
> Fedora release 16 (Verne)
> [0:root@elvis ~]$ uptime
> 02:19:02 up 553 days, 16:00, 4 users, load average: 0.20, 0.16, 0.14
>
> It's usually a disk wearing out that forces a reboot.
All that means is that you're running out-of-date systems on your
servers.
It's also a strong hint that it's possible to have machines up and
running for
such a long time.
That's what this whole debate basically is about: less maintenance
work and more usage of the machines - and to reach that I (and probably
quite a few more than just me) need at least less reboots. It's
doable, see Bill Shirley's machines, and yes: it might need quite some
work to reach that target - question remains: does anyone care? ... :)
Have all a nice Sunday!
Regards
Wolfgang