[BlueOnyx:03037] Re: Troubleshooting lockups/crashes

[Darrell D. Mobley]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it]
> On Behalf Of Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:58 PM
> To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:03036] Re: Troubleshooting lockups/crashes
> 
> Try owning a 10,000SF datacenter and get back to me on the joy.  LOL...
> This is why the last thing I want to do when I get home is futz with
> computers or help the in-laws with their Windows issues!  :)
> 
> The Active Monitor for the network connection has always struck me as
> curious.  After all, if your box loses connectivity wouldn't:
> A) you know about it pretty quickly, and;
> B) an email alert to tell you it can't reach the network be pretty futile?
> 
> <shrug>
> 
> Now that your colocation facility has hooked you up with a remote power
> unit you can reboot remotely if you get stuck again.   But hopefully you
> won't have to use it.

Unsolicited vendor endorsement ahead:

Virtbiz always makes me glad to be a customer, they go above and beyond.  If
anyone needs servers or websites, they could do a lot worse than checking
Virtbiz out.

I just hope this box I sent them pays for itself. ;-)