Memory test

[Edward]

Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:

> 
>    I have a server that seems to enjoy rebooting itself every so often 
> (usually it goes days to weeks without doing anything, then it'll get 
> into a fit and start rebooting every few days or so before quitting 
> again.)  My first guess right now is faulty memory sticks, however I 
> can't take it down for testing.  It's a production web server and unless 
> I setup a backup for it (for which I do not have the hardware to 
> accomplish,) I simply can't take it down.  Does anyone have any 
> suggestion on how I can diagnose this poor thing?


I stick my hand up for other people's suggestions of memtest86. However, 
you will need to reboot the server for that.

Have you tried compiling a kernel on the box? Although not as reliable 
and comprehensive as memtest86, it should certainly break if you have 
flaky hardware.

Regards,
Ed.