[TriLUG] Unexpected reboot of dargo

[Jason Tower]

i installed the hardware, but since it didn't come with the proper 
mounting bracket i just wedged it in as best i could (i ran it that way 
myself for over a year with no problems so i figured that method worked 
well enough).  i figured, "hey, it's in a colo rack, who's gonna move 
it?"  thank you mr. murphy (masquerading as mr. lovelace :-) )

jason

On Thursday 06 January 2005 09:53, Tanner Lovelace wrote:
> Ah, the old O'Donnell wit. ;-)   Yeah, but the complicating factor
> here is the machine is a 2U case and therefore the card is at a right
> angle on a riser exension and therefore needs one of those special
> thingies (technical term!) to hold it down.  I didn't install the
> machine myself and couldn't find any of those
> brackets lying around Inflow so I had to make do with what I had. 
> I'm looking around for one though, since I'll be back there this
> Saturday working on the other
> computers.
>
> Cheers,
> Tanner
>
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 09:32:40 -0500, Shane O'Donnell <shaneo at nc.rr.com> 
wrote:
> > Tanner -
> >
> > I've been reading lately where some newer model computers have
> > started to include a bracket at the top of PCI cards with a notch
> > that you can put a screw through and into a pre-threaded hole in
> > the case, thus securing the PCI card in the slot.  Theoretically,
> > if you use an "emerging technology" like this, you shouldn't have
> > problems like the one you recently experienced.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Shane O.
> >
> > BTW - "newer model computers" appears to be every PC-compatible
> > system since 1982.  :-P
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]
> > On Behalf Of Tanner Lovelace
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:28 PM
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Subject: [TriLUG] Unexpected reboot of dargo
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > In preparation for the upcoming rebuild this weekend of our main
> > mail/web/kerberos/ldap/mysql server moya I was at our
> > colo facility this evening installing another computer
> > to help us out.  While there, I apparently brushed the internal
> > network cable connected to dargo.  It appears the network
> > card itself became loose and the PCI bus started giving
> > lots of parity errors!  Because of this, I was forced to
> > turn dargo off, reseat the network card and restart.
> > Luckily it appears that there is no lasting damage
> > but we unfortunately lost our 117 days of uptime.
> > Anyway, things seem to be working now, but note that
> > the trilug machines will be unavailable this Saturday
> > starting at 10am and lasting up to 8 hours.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Tanner
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