29-Jan-2006

Spontanuous reboots
Aphrodite shows a nasty behaviour since the VPN software has been installed: all of a sudden, the system restarts without notice. The event logger shows "System error" and the information from Microsoft doesn't say anything but it might be a drives issue. The only thing new is this VPN software - but the crashes do not occur when it is used, not even when it hasn't been used at all - it just happens. Of course there might be an issue with it, the only way to find out is to remove it and wait. Then, after 10, 20 ,30 minutes, or more than an hour, it happens again.
Data hase been sent to Microsoft, on each of the crashes, but the question remains what will be done.
Cluster configuration
Just some time used for checking the new system disk: since DNS and DHCP do work, now checking SMTP and POP - but first, done an Autogen using the MODPARAMS.DAT file that is the last used on Diana. And removed an error in SYPAGEWAPFILES.COM so the additional pagefile was used as well.
After reboot, mail did not arrive at Diana, but SMTP was running, couldn't retrieve the mail though. Found a lot of IO - by BIND. That triggered the solution: Cerberus passes all SMTP traffic to the CLUSTER (.200), the address is configured on Diana but it wasn't yet defined in DNS...Once that was done, SMTP did work: mail could be sent to, and received from any internet address, even using Aphrodite's Outlook. However, POP does not work - yet.
Changed the router that HTTP went to the cluster address as well (will be needed in future anyway).
At end, rebooted from the original system disk - since all works there.