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server maintenance, what does this actually mean?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:30 pm
I hear it all the time but what is actually being done?
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Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:43 pm to Mr Gardoki
Patching probably
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:54 pm to Mr Gardoki
That's a pretty broad topic. It depends.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:59 pm to Casty McBoozer
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That's a pretty broad topic. It depends.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:38 pm to SG_Geaux
I'll accept broad answers
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:42 pm to Mr Gardoki
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I'll accept broad answers
Updating software. Installing new software. Rebooting the server. Changing. Settings within the server.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:42 pm to Mr Gardoki
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I'll accept broad answers
Could be hardware maintenance or software maintenance.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 5:35 pm to Mr Gardoki
Well, it could mean that they turned on an old air handler that hadn't been used in so long that it had rust particles in it and these particles got sucked into the power supplies of the servers popping them like popcorn. Thus, system time is required to clean that whole effin mess up.
It could mean that. Maybe.
It could mean that. Maybe.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 8:40 pm to Hopeful Doc
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Updating software. Installing new software. Rebooting the server. Changing. Settings within the server.
I thought Servers weren't updated?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 8:44 pm to TigerGman
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I thought Servers weren't updated?
You want to change as little as possible on a server, typically. The more concurrent users connected to it, the more true this rule is. Everything eventually needs to be updated. Security patches. Software enhancements. Servers are definitely updated. Just typically less frequently than an end-user's PC.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 9:20 pm to VetteGuy
Posted on 8/24/14 at 9:51 pm to Mr Gardoki
IT equivalent of "frick your couch"
Posted on 8/24/14 at 9:58 pm to Mr Gardoki
I double as our office IT guy, though I have no formal IT training. When I say "server maintenance," I actually mean, "Sorry, the server is down for a bit and won't be back up until I can google the problem. Might want to go grab an early lunch and pray you saved recently."
Posted on 8/24/14 at 11:52 pm to Mr Gardoki
For me, it's usually patches or upgrades to the application itself. Then, you have patches and updates to the software and if its a physical server then you have firmware and hardware maintenance.
Outages are becoming fewer and farther between (rare, actually), due to virtualization, increasing redundancy and high availability.
Outages are becoming fewer and farther between (rare, actually), due to virtualization, increasing redundancy and high availability.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 6:47 am to BottomlandBrew
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the server is down for a bit
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grab an early lunch
WTF are you doing on the server during the day..
Posted on 8/25/14 at 8:38 am to GrammarKnotsi
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WTF are you doing on the server during the day..
Trying to bring it back to life.
Like I said, it's not really maintenance, but if I say it is, then no one asks me anymore questions because they don't know any better. Posted on 8/25/14 at 2:17 pm to TigerGman
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I thought Servers weren't updated?
They need patching just like anything else.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 10:07 pm to jdd48
Reboot
Posted on 8/26/14 at 12:24 am to Mr Gardoki
The server needs rebooting and the IT guy is taking a shite.
Posted on 8/26/14 at 12:36 am to Mr Gardoki
I sent out a "server maintenance" email today, but I am actually setting up a new Exchange Client Access Server at the moment. I don't like to tell them specifically what I am doing because it's like the placebo effect, they will start imagining email issues.
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