The clock on GANESH went crazy. Apparently this is due to a faulty NTP server somewhere out there, which causes a loop when contacted. We are reconfiguring all our NTP clients to look at a known subset of NTP servers. GANESH was rebooted to solve the immediate problem.
Best Access System Hung
The B.A.S.I.S. software on KETRON hung. A symptom of this was that none of the B.A.S.I.S. applications on workstations would launch. This included the System Administration and the Alarm Monitoring apps. KETRON was rebooted to clear the problem. Conversations with Lance Holloway indicated that the system should be rebooted more frequently than it is:
Lance:
“I’m not as familiar with the reboot requirements of Win 2k as I was with NT. I know that NT could go maximum about two weeks before memory issues took over. Depending on the application. We’ve seen other sites lock up after a while if they have screens open for event stacks etc, and not be rebooted.”
Time on houdini reset
The time on houdini, primary DNS server, drifted 10 minutes out, causing a failure in synchronizing with the secondary DNS server, harry. Time was reset. Josh will install NTP synchronization.
SDLT Tape Drive Installed on MERLIN2
A new SDLT 320 Tape drive was installed on MERLIN2 to replace the existing DLT4000 tape system, along with a new SCSI Controller card. The replacement was successful. A backup was initiated immediately which was projected to take 4 hours to complete.
New Millenium OLAP Server Installed -Part I – Install Attempted
A new server for the Millenium system to do OLAP for University Relations was recieved. I attempted to do the install today. Unfortunately, the hardware that was recieved was not the hardware that was ordered. The machine came with no Windows operating system licenses, no RAID controller, and only one disk drive.
I checked the order forms, and we ordered the correct hardware. We will talk with Dell to get this straightened out.
Library domain time drift
The time in the Library Windows domain drifted off this morning. Tardis 2000 was applied to keep the time synchronized.
SQL Servers Patched with SP3
Veronica and Vashon were patched with SQL Server 2000 SP3. Vashon has not yet been rebooted.
ACADEMIA Domain problems
Problems with domain logons in ACADEMIA prompted a reboot of the controller for that domain.
Concurrently, the clock on ALEXANDRIA ran wild, apparently due to a problem with the index server on that machine. ALEXANDRIA was rebooted, and the problem went away.
Antivirus gateway hang
Antivirus gateway hung this morning at 8:30. System was rebooted.
Cascade Application Server Reconfgured
The Cascade Application Server, shasta, was rebooted after reconfiguration of its network card to 100 Mbps, full duplex.
SSR Rebooted
In order to solve a telnet hang (known problem for Cabletron), the SmartSwitch Router was rebooted at 6 AM.
Adjustments to PIX
Adjustments to the PIX firewall rules were made to allow the ezproxy server to function, and to allow encoding and management of the streaming media server.
New PIX Firewall Installed
New Cisco PIX Firewall was put in place last night. Some adjustments to the rules was necessary, but all functionality, except for PCAnywhere access, should be in place.
External DNS Fixed
Found an improper MX record in the main zone in the external DNS.
Repaired it.
Micros Server Restarted
The Micros (cash register) server was restarted