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From: dobson@info.usuhs.mil (Michael Dobson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.unixware
Subject: Re: Unix for PC
Date: 8 Dec 1994 09:14:17 -0500
Organization: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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References: <199411210319.TAA18133@nic.cerf.net> <palowodaD04HqA.LAJ@netcom.com> <3bkt7c$b77@news.uni-c.dk> <3bvmo1$hgr@cascade.pnw.net>
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In article <3bvmo1$hgr@cascade.pnw.net>, Robert Gerrish <bobg@pnw.net> wrote:


>I am a sysadmin for both Suns and Linux systems.  Our main linusx system 
>has an uptime of over 59 days.  We can barely get by on the suns on SunOS 
>4.1.3 for two weeks without having to reboot for some reason.

Have you tried appropriate kernel tuning?  I use a Sparc 2 with SunOS4.1.3
for our primary news server here.  Our last reboot was 36 days ago, but
that was for hardware maintenance.  We did have problems before customising
the kernel for the uses of the machine, mostly not enough processes or IP
channels to handle the feeds and readers.  More RAM was a big help too.

Mike
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