Guest derek Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I have a server that loves to shut down unexpectedly, What are my options for trouble shooting this the shutdown log folder is empty and my event viewer only says that my server had an unexpected shutdown Tools, Logs, Debug I can set up? Spam me with helpful ideas:) Cheers
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Re: Unexpected 2003 server shut downs derek <derek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I have a server that loves to shut down unexpectedly, > > > > What are my options for trouble shooting this > > the shutdown log folder is empty and my event viewer only says that my > server had an unexpected shutdown > > > > Tools, Logs, Debug I can set up? > > > > Spam me with helpful ideas:) > > > > Cheers This is going to be a hardware problem, if it isn't even writing something to the event log. Or you don't have a good managed UPS on this server. It could be something overheating. Could be plenty of things! I'd get the server manufacturer's diagnostics and run them against everything, for starters.
Guest Dusko Savatovic Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Re: Unexpected 2003 server shut downs Back in the old days of Win2000 there was a virus (Blaster I believe), that would shutdown an important service (LSAS I believe) which would cause computer to go into restart. Even today, you can open task manager and start stopping proceses (mostly svchost.exe). When you hit the right one, your computer would go into restart. What I'm aiming at, is that it is possible that some important process gets stopped, causing a system shutdown. This could indeed be caused by hardware failure of just about any sort (memory, cache, processor, even disk/RAID controller, graphics, PSU, electrical spikes etc). It would be helpful if you could establish a pattern. Believe it or not, but once I had a system crashing because of a radar! We didn't know what was causing it until one day we had a radio turned on while we were working on a system. Right when the system crashed, we heard a noise sweep on the radio. Then another sweep again and so on in regular intervals for a couple of minutes. It turned out there was army repair shop in the next yard. Anyway, good luck with your investigation, Derek. "derek" <derek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:259EB3F6-95C8-4D25-9F9B-AF9B5B6010C5@microsoft.com... >I have a server that loves to shut down unexpectedly, > > > > What are my options for trouble shooting this > > the shutdown log folder is empty and my event viewer only says that my > server had an unexpected shutdown > > > > Tools, Logs, Debug I can set up? > > > > Spam me with helpful ideas:) > > > > Cheers >
Guest Peter Foldes Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Unexpected 2003 server shut downs I just got through the same. PS overheated and shutdown the system Changed the PS and problem solved. Now I am not saying that it is the same with you but it can be 1 of many possibilities. If it is the PS then touch the top of the housing and if it is too hot (almost not touchable) then it is the PS -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "derek" <derek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:259EB3F6-95C8-4D25-9F9B-AF9B5B6010C5@microsoft.com... >I have a server that loves to shut down unexpectedly, > > > > What are my options for trouble shooting this > > the shutdown log folder is empty and my event viewer only says that my > server had an unexpected shutdown > > > > Tools, Logs, Debug I can set up? > > > > Spam me with helpful ideas:) > > > > Cheers >
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