[dba-SQLServer] [AccessD] A real puzzler

fhtapia at gmail.com fhtapia at gmail.com
Tue Aug 11 08:48:57 CDT 2015


are you still suffering from intermittent power cycles? or did setting the
power saving features to max fix your issues?

Regards,
Francisco

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 11:25 AM John W. Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have (just now) set the power saving states to keep the processor on
> max, never shut down disks etc.
>
> John W. Colby
>
> On 8/8/2015 1:31 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> > Hi Damien:
> >
> > Good call.
> >
> > ...But then what type of CPU are we taking about...there are very
> limited number of suppliers with 90 plus percent being Intel and AMD. A bad
> CPU and motherboard combination?
> >
> > IMHO, it is still most likely internal power supply related; like in
> some recent HP servers. (We are assuming that the computer has not been
> over-clock as all guarantees, then fly right out the window.)
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Damien Solodow" <Damien.Solodow at harrison.edu>
> > To: "Discussion concerning MS SQL Server" <
> dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 9:42:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] [AccessD] A real puzzler
> >
> > Other possibility could be related to CPU power states; when it's under
> light load it tries to step down and it bounces. Should be able to disable
> cpu power saving in the bios, and possibly in Windows as well.
> >
> > DAMIEN SOLODOW
> > Senior Systems Engineer
> > 317.447.6033 (office)
> > 317.447.6014 (fax)
> > HARRISON COLLEGE
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: dba-SQLServer [dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] on
> behalf of Jim Lawrence [accessd at shaw.ca]
> > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 12:39 PM
> > To: Discussion concerning MS SQL Server
> > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] [AccessD] A real puzzler
> >
> > I have no idea what the issue could be but the server rebooting while
> not under load gives a suggestion of the cause.
> >
> > It must be power related. Obviously it is not external power so it
> leaves only the internal power supply and related wiring. IMHO, that is the
> problem and I would replace that power hardware as soon as convenient.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John W. Colby" <jwcolby at gmail.com>
> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>, "Discussion concerning MS SQL Server" <
> dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 5:14:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] [AccessD] A real puzzler
> >
> > For the last several days I have been flogging away at the system
> > (performing real work), causing the system to stay active.  All cores
> > running, 75 (out of 80) GB used for SQL Server.  No reboots during that
> > entire time.  And yet:
> >
> > Critical    8/4/2015 6:56:10 AM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/4/2015 4:42:07 AM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/3/2015 10:04:36 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/3/2015 5:32:06 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/3/2015 2:22:15 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/2/2015 3:29:33 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/2/2015 11:21:46 AM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/2/2015 10:51:30 AM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    8/2/2015 7:17:21 AM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/31/2015 11:50:45 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/31/2015 1:05:39 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/30/2015 10:11:57 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/30/2015 4:59:26 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/29/2015 2:32:50 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/28/2015 5:20:38 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/28/2015 12:12:57 PM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/28/2015 4:15:38 AM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> > Critical    7/28/2015 2:47:12 AM    Kernel-Power    41    (63)
> >
> > WEIRD!!!
> >
> > Notice no pattern in number of events per day, nor time of day. There is
> > no memory dump being created, the system just reboots as if the power
> > was turned off and back on.  When I was in the room with it, (several
> > years ago) the system would beep as it rebooted.
> >
> > Here is the last such event:
> >
> > Log Name:      System
> > Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
> > Date:          8/4/2015 6:56:10 AM
> > Event ID:      41
> > Task Category: (63)
> > Level:         Critical
> > Keywords:      (2)
> > User:          SYSTEM
> > Computer:      Azul
> > Description:
> > The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error
> > could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power
> > unexpectedly.
> > Event Xml:
> > <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
> >     <System>
> >       <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power"
> > Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
> >       <EventID>41</EventID>
> >       <Version>2</Version>
> >       <Level>1</Level>
> >       <Task>63</Task>
> >       <Opcode>0</Opcode>
> >       <Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
> >       <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-08-04T10:56:10.006809600Z" />
> >       <EventRecordID>270735</EventRecordID>
> >       <Correlation />
> >       <Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
> >       <Channel>System</Channel>
> >       <Computer>Azul</Computer>
> >       <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
> >     </System>
> >     <EventData>
> >       <Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>
> >       <Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>
> >       <Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
> >       <Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
> >       <Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
> >       <Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
> >       <Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
> >     </EventData>
> > </Event>
> >
> > John W. Colby
> >
> > On 8/8/2015 7:57 AM, James Button wrote:
> >> Guest that!
> >>
> >> Re memory diagnostic - I have found with past experiences of
> accelerating
> >> frequency of shut-downs, that the system didn't get a chance to record
> any
> >> events.
> >> And memory checks showed no problems - providing the rest of the system
> wasn't
> >> being stressed.
> >>
> >> One system I found that removing a memory module - any of them stopped
> the
> >> shutdowns, and I eventually 'bodged' the system by increasing the
> memory refresh
> >> by a cycle. It was an old system and a 'new' memory module was, being
> old tech,
> >> horrendously expensive
> >> That worked for several years, and eventually management agreed the
> system was
> >> too slow - as in users kept complaining about the system's response, so
> we were
> >> actually allowed to BUY a new one!
> >>
> >> JimB
> >>
>
>


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