[Info-vax] Rebooting
David Froble
davef at tsoft-inc.com
Tue Sep 30 23:14:26 EDT 2014
Doc Trins O'Grace wrote:
> We have a very nice OpenVMS cluster. We do not know of any needed configuration changes. Everything is running like a top. We do not have any particular reason to reboot.
>
> Therefore, in general, are there any benefits to rebooting on a regular basis? Say once a year or some such? Or should we just leave the thing running until something changes that requires a reboot?
>
> Thank you!
There might be some things a periodic reboot would do for you.
If there was a memory leak you're recover the memory.
If you're having any problems that a reboot might help.
Unless I have some reason, I do not reboot my systems. Usually a power
outage for longer than my batteries last causes a reboot.
Some reasons:
As others have suggested, modification of startup procedures.
VMS upgrade.
Moving the system.
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