server uptime

[Jerry Feldman]

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:42:57 -0400
"Mark E. Mallett" <mem at mv.mv.com> wrote:

> But all of that is completely different from what I said.  I agree that
> software can keep running without a reboot.  But as I mentioned,
> sometimes a reboot will find something that you can't possibly find by
> keeping a system running.  Like some of the things I listed.  My point
> is that a planned reboot can help protect you from surprises that you
> might learn only from an unplanned reboot.

Most of the newer servers today are equipped with remote console
services, such as HP's ILO. Essentially, a planned perdiodic reboot is
certainly a decent idea, but in the case where the servers are in a
server farm where access is inconvenient, it may not be all that
frequent.

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