Questions tagged [diagnostic]
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Process in the run queue
How do show the current list of processes and threads currently in the run queue?
That is to say, if my server's load average is 32.1, then there were on the average about 32 processes or threads ready to run at any given point in time over the past…

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How to make dig to show IP addresses it is sending queries to?
By default when DNS servers do not respond dig does not show any information about the queries being sent. I can use the +qr option to see each query being sent:
$ dig +qr archive.ubuntu.com
; <<>> DiG 9.16.1-Ubuntu <<>> +qr archive.ubuntu.com
;;…

pabouk - Ukraine stay strong
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Serial over USB during boot
I am currently trying to debug the boot sequence of Xen, and past a certain point, the only way to do it is over a serial connection. Now, on the laptop I'm using there exists no serial port nor an ExpressCard slot. It also does not support any…

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How to list Windows process timers?
I have a Windows system that exposes some weird activity at regular timer interval and suspect this originates in a running process.
Is there a tool to list all process timers? No matter it is CLI or GUI, just listing will be enough to discover a…

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How to set up an end-to-end SNMP data collection system to cloud?
Aim: We are creating a cloud server which will collect diagnostic data (like bytes exchanged, SNR) from remote SNMP enabled network devices (like Routers, Switches).
The SNMP devices may be located in a private network.
We discussed with a cable…

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FRSdiag.exe install by an end user?
Why would an end user (non-admin, but knowledgable) attempt (but fail) to install FRSdiag.exe on their workstation? Is there a security issue here?
JoeTheAdmin
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Should I run rsop as administrator or as domain user?
I have to diagnostic some AD policy on a windows7 client. So I want run rsop but I dont know if I have to run it as administrator (local) or as domain limited user.

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How to test SCSI drives faulty or not?
I have 10 scsi drives which are used. How do I test them to ensure they are working correctly? Some have red stickers presumably indicating they are faulty. The server I have access to is an IBM with ServeRAID 7k controller.
The server has a…

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Are my disks within this MSA storage failing?
When I go into my HP Array Configuration Utility, there is no errors and and warnings. No visible amber lights either. Should I swap out the disks? This Windows server lost the storage about 4 times this week.

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What is the easiest way to run a boot level surface scan?
I have a PowerEdge 1850 running two SCSI Ultra 320 drives (10k 73gb). I am looking for recommendations on boot disks / methods to run a boot time surface scan. I would like to do this at boot time because I have lots of drives to test and don't…

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Tools to help identify unknown server issue
We've been struggling to identify a issue where all our bespoke systems crash at least once a day. We haven't changed all our systems to we're trying to pin down what else has changed which is resulting in all of these crashes.
We're also doing…

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What does "-k start" mean in the output of ps command
I try to run an apache instance. It doesn't run properly. I am trying to get some diagnostic information. I gave ps command and the apache instance that don't run properly are output with -k start. What does "-k start" mean?
Here is a piece of the…

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No Event Logs in Diagnostic on Windows Azure?
I'm trying to get .NET Remoting to work on Windows Azure, with a web role. I get a 500 internal server error when trying to access the URL. I've tried using Azure MMC (http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsazuremmc), but I'm only able to get…

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ARM Template - Azure SQL Database Diagnostics & Log Analytics Workspace
Using an ARM Template I want to enable diagnostics settings for my Azure SQL Database and have that data stored in a Log Analytics workspace I created. I want to enable the errors, timeouts, blocks and wait statistics logs and the basic metric…

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HP ML350 G6 will not power on
I have no lights on MB or back of power supply. I have replaced power supply and added a redundant power supply. I replaced PD board or backplane whatever you want to call it. Still same result. Replaced motherboard same issue. Have tried the…

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