Re: [WebDNA] 6.2 Monitor
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2012
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texte = Uuuuh...the server is only six months old.... how new do you want me to try?... All that's happened is we retired an old server, that wasn't having any problems, but it was over 5 years old, and we just didn't trust it any more, and to replace internal hardware would cost more then purchasing a new one. Rob On Jan 18, 2012, at 4:35 PM, William DeVaul wrote: > Try a new server. Worked wonders for me. > > Bill > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Rob
wrote: > >> >> On Jan 18, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote: >> >>> Rob wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Very rarely(once every couple months) I have WebDNA 6.2 stop, and drive >> the CPU nuts on Snow Leopard Server, and am looking at adding a script to >> keep an eye on it while I go on vacation. I found an old script... not sure >> where it come from or where I got it, but I had it on one of the old >> servers, and would like to get it working using launchd to start it, which >> isn't the problem. When I trigger the script, it comes up with "ps: No user >> named 'x'". Which is fairly obvious to those who no about these scripts, >> which I don't. >>>> >>>> So my question is, does anyone know how to get this working, or is >> there a better way? ... Script below. >>>> >>>> Rob >>> >>> >>> I wouldn't use that script for a couple reasons. >>> >>> First, It's not bad if your server shoots up to a 145% usage (2 CPU's) >> for short instances now and then.. >>> >>> Second, kill -9 is *not* a good way of stopping WebDNA... at least not >> for 6.2 which still uses WebDNAMonitor. >>> >>> Anyway, the script seems to contain logical problems in my opinion. >>> >>> If you were to use it, I'd change it to 199%... and change the 'kill -9' >> to '/Library/WebServer/WebCatalogEngine/WebCatalogCtl restart'. >>> >>> To fix the script, there is a change to how 'ps' functions in Snow >> Leopard.. >>> >>> basically change the instances of "ps -aux" in your script to "ps aux". >>> >>> To fix your CPU issue, I'd start looking into standard troubleshooting >> techniques.. looking at logs, looking for overgrown log files etc.. >>> >>> >>> Donovan >>> >> >> Thanks for the input Donovan. >> >> I'm not sure if I'm going to use it or not, at this point. Its just an >> avenue I'm looking at, unless there is a better solution. I did notice, >> however, that when WebDNA dies, the CPU hoovers around 60%, so I'm not sure >> this will even work when it acts up. >> >> I've been looking at the logs trying to pin out down, but it happens so >> rarely that its hard to get a handle on it... :-( .. I think all turn on >> everything in the Prefs Technical section for a while to see if I can catch >> it. >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>
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Uuuuh...the server is only six months old.... how new do you want me to try?... All that's happened is we retired an old server, that wasn't having any problems, but it was over 5 years old, and we just didn't trust it any more, and to replace internal hardware would cost more then purchasing a new one. Rob On Jan 18, 2012, at 4:35 PM, William DeVaul wrote: > Try a new server. Worked wonders for me. > > Bill > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Rob wrote: > >> >> On Jan 18, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote: >> >>> Rob wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Very rarely(once every couple months) I have WebDNA 6.2 stop, and drive >> the CPU nuts on Snow Leopard Server, and am looking at adding a script to >> keep an eye on it while I go on vacation. I found an old script... not sure >> where it come from or where I got it, but I had it on one of the old >> servers, and would like to get it working using launchd to start it, which >> isn't the problem. When I trigger the script, it comes up with "ps: No user >> named 'x'". Which is fairly obvious to those who no about these scripts, >> which I don't. >>>> >>>> So my question is, does anyone know how to get this working, or is >> there a better way? ... Script below. >>>> >>>> Rob >>> >>> >>> I wouldn't use that script for a couple reasons. >>> >>> First, It's not bad if your server shoots up to a 145% usage (2 CPU's) >> for short instances now and then.. >>> >>> Second, kill -9 is *not* a good way of stopping WebDNA... at least not >> for 6.2 which still uses WebDNAMonitor. >>> >>> Anyway, the script seems to contain logical problems in my opinion. >>> >>> If you were to use it, I'd change it to 199%... and change the 'kill -9' >> to '/Library/WebServer/WebCatalogEngine/WebCatalogCtl restart'. >>> >>> To fix the script, there is a change to how 'ps' functions in Snow >> Leopard.. >>> >>> basically change the instances of "ps -aux" in your script to "ps aux". >>> >>> To fix your CPU issue, I'd start looking into standard troubleshooting >> techniques.. looking at logs, looking for overgrown log files etc.. >>> >>> >>> Donovan >>> >> >> Thanks for the input Donovan. >> >> I'm not sure if I'm going to use it or not, at this point. Its just an >> avenue I'm looking at, unless there is a better solution. I did notice, >> however, that when WebDNA dies, the CPU hoovers around 60%, so I'm not sure >> this will even work when it acts up. >> >> I've been looking at the logs trying to pin out down, but it happens so >> rarely that its hard to get a handle on it... :-( .. I think all turn on >> everything in the Prefs Technical section for a while to see if I can catch >> it. >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>
Rob
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