Preventive reboot

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max2000

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Hello,

I found an option to reboot the server from DirectAdmin. I need just to click and enter a password and the server will reboot.

Is it good for the server to reboot from time to time (every 2 or 3 days for example) to avoid problems and crashes?

At home, I am using a pc with Windows. I noticed that my PC crashes more frenquently when I keep it running for a long time. Is it the same of a Unix server?

Thank you for your answers :-)
 
You shouldn't have to reboot a linux server that often, we have servers that
haven't been rebooted for 100+ days and one that would be going on 300+ days

So no you shouldn't have to. Though if you are putting clients on it, I would reboot it before this just to make sure that incase it needs to be, that it will.
 
Our main DA server has been up over 200 days and I see no reason why it won't go over 300.

My linux desktop can run over a year as well, but I recently had to move it and change the outlet, so the current uptime is only 9 days.

Prior to that it was about 180 days.

Jeff
 
hostpc.com said:
Amazing, no hardware issues, upgrades, kernels, or major patches in 200+ days?
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I sure hope not :) .

Hardware: We don't skimp on servers, our own servers and our dedicated rental servers are old TRS-80 Model IIIs; they've been burned in for many years, and work fine.:D

Actually they're Intel brand servers built out and supplied to us by an authorized Intel system builder. They're not the cheapest server, but they're quite good, and run close to forever.

Upgrades: The only software upgrades that require restarting the server are kernel upgrades, library upgrades, and software version upgrades that will require new libraries.

Kernels and libraries: We only update kernels and libraries on an as-needed basis. Sometimes a library update doesn't require a system reboot, but just restarting services that use the libraries. If we choose a mature OS from a knowledgeable vendor we'll seldom need to do a Kernel update, though of course we do know how to do one without "losing" the system and having to head to the data system, and we will do so if required.

Major patches: I'm not sure what a "major patch" is, but except for issues where library versions change (and they hardly ever do, if you use a mature OS distribution from a knowledgeable vendor) there's no need to restart anything more than the program you're changing.

Jeff
 
max2000 said:
impressive!!! My Windows 2000 can run up to 24 hours without reboot :-)
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You can probably do better if you replace Outlook, OE, and IE with Mozilla, and Microsoft Office with OpenOffice.org.

Jeff
 
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