[hobbit] strange graph behavior - random machines & graphs

[Josh Luthman]

Can you do a dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/null from the disk in which the stuff is
stored?  If it is so random I'm curious to see if the fs is having
problems.  I have my money on a bug in the software or bad
disk/fs/controller.

On 11/29/07, Gary Baluha <gumby3203 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know how many hosts are affected, percentage wise, but it's
> definitely not every host.  And for the hosts having the problem, it's not
> even the same graphs that are having the problem.
>
> On Nov 29, 2007 3:11 PM, Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
>
> > Same OS at home?
> >
> > Not sure if you mentioned this or not but does that weird value show up
> > in all RRD graphs or just a few hosts?
> >
> >
> > On 11/29/07, Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Do they monitor the same devices?  I think there has to be some
> > > similarity between the two as they had the same problem at the same time
> > > (though this isn't 100%, it's logically the first place to look).  Hardware
> > > isn't of much concern here as they don't communicate and the chances of both
> > > servers going bad on the same date is simply astronomical.
> > >
> > > Are there any kind of auto updating services running on them?
> > >
> > > On 11/29/07, Gary Baluha < gumby3203 at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > We only have two Hobbit servers, and it is affecting both machines.
> > > > No, these two Hobbit machines do _not_ communicate with each other in any
> > > > way.
> > > >
> > > > On Nov 29, 2007 2:33 PM, Josh Luthman < josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is this problem not showing up on another Hobbit server?  Do the
> > > > > two Hobbit servers with this problem communicate at all (share data/SNMP
> > > > > traffic/etc)?
> > > > >
> > > > > On 11/29/07, Gary Baluha <gumby3203 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Nov 29, 2007 12:01 PM, Josh Luthman <
> > > > > > josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is completely beyond my knowledge, but the first place I
> > > > > > > would look at is any hardware problems, any recent changes (obviously =) and
> > > > > > > the similarities between those two Hobbit servers issues.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That's the thing, there aren't any similarities between these
> > > > > > two machines.  They are different hardware, different OS, different network
> > > > > > segment, and different hosts being monitored.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There were some recent changes in the past month to one of the
> > > > > > hobbit servers, with a bunch of custom RRD graphs added.  But this wasn't
> > > > > > done on the other hobbit server.  The only thing changed on the other hobbit
> > > > > > server is more html web checks added; nothing out of the ordinary.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > Josh Luthman
> > > Office: 937-552-2340
> > > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > > 1100 Wayne St
> > > Suite 1337
> > > Troy, OH 45373
> > >
> > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
> > > --- Henry Spencer
> > >
> >
> >
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> > Josh Luthman
> > Office: 937-552-2340
> > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > 1100 Wayne St
> > Suite 1337
> > Troy, OH 45373
> >
> > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
> > --- Henry Spencer
> >
>
>


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Josh Luthman
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Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
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