Unexpected 2003 server shut downs

[Guest derek]

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]]

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]

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]

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

 

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"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

>