RE: Server keepalive using HV or Comfort

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks John.

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John McManus [mailto:jpm.egroup1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 September 2004 11:18
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Server keepalive using HV or Comfort
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> From bitter experience... One of my disks failed last year (possibly
due
> to
> excessive heat) and although it was replaced under warrenty, I lost
some
> photos (which were not backed up).
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> Decided to get a monitor utility that would check the SMART data for
the
> hard disks
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> http://www.panterasoft.com	HDD Health
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> Tracks the hard disk temp etc & can notify you when outside a
certain
> level
> (also shows you other info on max current consumed etc.).
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> May also give you some insight as to the time of day that the
temperature
> peaks etc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 September 2004 10:17
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Server keepalive using HV or Comfort
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> There was a recent thread about monitoring a PC from HV or Comfort and
> resetting the PC if it stopped responding. Unfortunately I don=92t run
th=
e
> software that was used in the answer so I thought I=92d ask here if
anyon=
e
> does something I can use.
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> I have a W2K SERVER running all my HA apps and home business apps as
> follows:
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> Exchange Server 2003
> DNS
> DHCP
> ACE (connected to HV Pro and Comfort)
> ACE Text to Speech
> HV Desktop connected to HV Pro
> FTP Server
> IIS
> Telcanto music server
> Wnamp
> Etc=85
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> Comfort and HV Pro are also connected directly
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> I=92m aware that all my eggs are in the one basket but can=92t spare
the =
space
> for yet another PC. The server is a dual processor machine and runs OK
> most
> of the time although it has locked up a couple of times over the last
yea=
r
> (one being last night =96 probably because it got too hot =96
processors =
were
> over 50deg).
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> So I was thinking of connecting the reset switch to either HV Pro or
> Comfort
> to reset it when it stops responding to something in Comfort or HV
(using
> the s/w I already have preferably). I want this solution to be pretty
> reliable though as resetting an Exchange server when it doesn=92t need
> resetting is a very bad idea! I wouldn=92t want the server to reboot
just
> because the PC software part of the monitoring solution has locked up
but
> nothing else.
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> So, any ideas?
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> Thanks,
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> Paul.
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