Hi Matthew, > have you tried w/ another OS
Not yet - the box did go through a one week Linux-based test programme (CPU, RAM, HBA, disks, etc.), and a one-week synthetic workload test (running zones that are preconfigured to simulate our usual load situations, under standalone SmartOS) before installation and we didn’t see any problems - but all that really tells us is that it didn’t fall over for two one-week periods. Right now, I am logging the IPMI SOL to a file, with the hope that if the box reboots without leaving any logs or a dump, it might have printed something to the console before or during whatever is causing the reboot. I’ve got another machine on the way, so once I’ve got everything off this misbehaving unit, I could install a Linux distro or Windows to see what kind of uptime it can achieve then. Adam > On 27 Sep 2016, at 00:25, Matthew Parsons <matt...@aspergerexperts.com> wrote: > > To the OP: Since it wasn't mentioned, have you tried w/ another OS - even > just Ubuntu booted off USB > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Adam Richmond-Gordon > <soc...@themisanthrope.co.uk <mailto:soc...@themisanthrope.co.uk>> wrote: > Hello all, > > I (seem to) remember some time ago that the general advice was to disable > power management where possible. Is this still correct, or have I been > imagining this all along? > > I recently took delivery of a box with an E5 v4 CPU, and SmartOS would panic > on boot due to expecting the `mwait` CPU feature. I have managed to get the > box to boot by allowing C0-C2 states, but it is somewhat unstable. > Although I do think this is quite likely to be a hardware issue, which CPU > power management features can SmartOS actually take advantage of, and what is > recommended? > > I plan to open an RMA for the box next week, but it’s probably worth making > sure that my running configuration is actually valid, first. > > If memory serves me correctly, the CPU and board firmware can support a > variety of C-, T- and P-states, amongst other features that either aren’t > selectable or don’t exist on other hardware I have. > > Adam > > smartos-discuss | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/28443474-1732e24d> | > Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com/> ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
