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Re: Testing the list

Apache and Netware 6.5

Hello All,

It is great to have a list like this i.e. Novell and Schools!

I am experiencing some problems with memory leaks on our Netware servers. We
have Netware 6.5 SP1 and I am considering installing NW65SP2 to fix the
problem. The problem is after a server has been rebooted the Cache Buffers
is around 60%. Within 2 days it is around 20%. I noticed this morning that
one of our servers ran out of Cache Buffers completely and there was an
abended process of one of Apache's worker threads. Apache is loaded and
running on all our Netware servers. I am also looking at any patches
available for Apache.

Any ideas?

Regards,

Charles Candale

System Support Officer 
Lourdes Hill College
86 Hawthorne Road
Hawthorne 4171
Queensland Australia

ccandale <at> lhc.qld.edu.au
http://www.lhc.qld.edu.au
Phone +61-07-33998888
Fax +61-07-38991007

Re: Apache and Netware 6.5

Re: Apache and Netware 6.5

Charles Candale wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> It is great to have a list like this i.e. Novell and Schools!
> 
> I am experiencing some problems with memory leaks on our Netware servers. We
> have Netware 6.5 SP1 and I am considering installing NW65SP2 to fix the
> problem. The problem is after a server has been rebooted the Cache Buffers
> is around 60%. Within 2 days it is around 20%. I noticed this morning that
> one of our servers ran out of Cache Buffers completely and there was an
> abended process of one of Apache's worker threads. Apache is loaded and
> running on all our Netware servers. I am also looking at any patches
> available for Apache.

Ah, the bane of my existence for the past few months.  Craig Wiley
from the Brisbane Novell office posted the following on the SEQNUG
list a few weeks back:

> As an FYI, TID10091980 covering memory fragmentation issues in NetWare
> 6.5 has been re-written with additional information and re-posted. The
> TID contains five steps that customers can use to resolve memory
> fragmentation issues they may be experiencing.
>  
> Customers experiencing memory fragmentation issues are encouraged to
> try the steps detailed in the TID, in order from 1 to 5. Note that
> customers should *not* do all 5 at once and that these steps ONLY apply
> when NetWare 6.5 SP2 has been installed. 
>  ...

Applying SP2 and following the other steps in the TID mentioned above
fixed the problem for me.

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Re: Apache and Netware 6.5

Yes, apparently SP2 will fix this problem. We have had the same thing
with BackupExec. We have gone to SP2 on our master replica (let it
settle for a couple of weeks) and are getting ready to deploy on other
servers by end of term.

Hey PaulG - you might want to see if Wayne can join this list!

Regards,
Ben.

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>>> ccandale <at> lhc.qld.edu.au 22/10/2004 11:37:57 am >>>
Hello All,

It is great to have a list like this i.e. Novell and Schools!

I am experiencing some problems with memory leaks on our Netware
servers. We
have Netware 6.5 SP1 and I am considering installing NW65SP2 to fix
the
problem. The problem is after a server has been rebooted the Cache
Buffers
is around 60%. Within 2 days it is around 20%. I noticed this morning
that
one of our servers ran out of Cache Buffers completely and there was
an
abended process of one of Apache's worker threads. Apache is loaded
and
running on all our Netware servers. I am also looking at any patches
available for Apache.

Any ideas?

Regards,

Charles Candale

System Support Officer 
Lourdes Hill College
86 Hawthorne Road
Hawthorne 4171
Queensland Australia

ccandale <at> lhc.qld.edu.au 
http://www.lhc.qld.edu.au 
Phone +61-07-33998888
Fax +61-07-38991007

Re: Apache and Netware 6.5

Ben Davis wrote:
> Yes, apparently SP2 will fix this problem. We have had the same thing
> with BackupExec. We have gone to SP2 on our master replica (let it
> settle for a couple of weeks) and are getting ready to deploy on other
> servers by end of term.

We found that SP2 was not enough, and the steps described in the 	TID
had to be followed in order to get the server stable.  Attached is a
memory graph on one of my main servers for you to laugh at.  The
beginning of the flat line is where we implemented the memory limiting
parameters.

> Hey PaulG - you might want to see if Wayne can join this list!

He already has...  

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RE: Apache and Netware 6.5

To All,

Thanks for your prompt replies. Alas it seems I will have to load NW65SP2
and follow the directions on TID 10091980.

Regards,

Charles Candale

System Support Officer 
Lourdes Hill College
86 Hawthorne Road
Hawthorne 4171
Queensland Australia

ccandale <at> lhc.qld.edu.au
http://www.lhc.qld.edu.au
Phone +61-07-33998888
Fax +61-07-38991007

-----Original Message-----
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Charles Candale
Sent: Friday, 22 October 2004 11:38 AM
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Subject: [NovellSchools] Apache and Netware 6.5

Hello All,

It is great to have a list like this i.e. Novell and Schools!

I am experiencing some problems with memory leaks on our Netware servers. We
have Netware 6.5 SP1 and I am considering installing NW65SP2 to fix the
problem. The problem is after a server has been rebooted the Cache Buffers
is around 60%. Within 2 days it is around 20%. I noticed this morning that
one of our servers ran out of Cache Buffers completely and there was an
abended process of one of Apache's worker threads. Apache is loaded and
running on all our Netware servers. I am also looking at any patches
available for Apache.

Any ideas?

Regards,

Charles Candale

System Support Officer 
Lourdes Hill College
86 Hawthorne Road
Hawthorne 4171
Queensland Australia

ccandale <at> lhc.qld.edu.au
http://www.lhc.qld.edu.au
Phone +61-07-33998888
Fax +61-07-38991007