i7-4960x -- Server

Start Date: 2014-02-01

• 2020-02-25
  • At Login I kept getting notices about 15 updates but "apt-get" never found them. Then I found out I needed to use "apt" not "apt-get". I did and it killed the computer. It would not boot.
  • The fix, at boot up, after BIOS but before loading is a "GNU GRUB Options" screen. You have 3 seconds to scroll down from "Ubuntu" to "Advanced options for Ubuntu".
  • Note the highest and second highest version numbers. These are GNU package numbers, boot to the lower of the two.
  • After login you get the Ubuntu version and full GNU package name.
  • I removed the faulty GNU package with
    • sudo apt-get remove 3.13.0-170-generic
  • We have JOY.
• 2014-12-19
  • The web pages are finally working. All three computers access the php address page. The other two computers are kubuntu and could also access the php portfolio page. This one is ubuntu and it couldn't. Details on on the web page fiasco are on the Master and setup pages but the portfolio error message on this computer was
    • Warning: mysql_connect(): Access denied for user 'jim'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in /home/jim/Common/www/lynchjim.com/html/PhpScripts/Prtf/index.php on line 24
  • The difference in the address and portfolio files, address first
    • $link = mysql_connect( "localhost", "www-data", "" )
    • $link = mysql_connect( "localhost", "", "" )
  • I made it www-data in both files. Problem solved. But why a problem only on this computer and not the other two.
• 2014-12-04
  • That date is approximate. Upgrades to kubuntu 14.04 went so well on two computers that I upgrades the server. That is when I found out the web page doesn't work on any of them. I've been fighting it every since.
• 2014-09-09
  • Somehow, unplugging and plugging in MASTER, this computer froze up. I had to hard reboot. Possibly disabling the KVM, dangling KVM cables, maybe moving cables at the network switch. I don't know, now it's fine.
• 2014-06-20
  • When you log in the system notifies you that "4 packages can be updated. 3" ... " are security updates." *** System restart required *** When you apt-get update and upgrade, there is nothing there.
• 2014-05-07   16:00:00 (4PM)
  • Isolating MASTER lockup
    • Swaped ram between MASTER and i7-4960x (Server).
    • Found both had two tall sticks and two short sticks.
    • Put all the tall in MASTER. All the short in i7-4960x (Server).
• 2014-02-02
  • mysql runs address.sql real slow.
    • show variables;
      • storage_engine = InnoDB
    • mysql> set global storage_engine=MyISAM;
    • mysql> set storage_engine=MyISAM;
  • Problem: InnoDB is ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) compliant and hence fully transactional with ROLLBACK, COMMIT and support for Foreign Keys. MyISAM is not.
    • If there are Foreign Keys, you cannot DROP TABLE table_name and reload.
    • http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/mysql-engines-myisam-vs-innodb
  • Problem: setting the storage engine is not persistent. It must be reset every time mysql starts up (every reboot).

HARDWARE

• ip
  • 192.168.0.100
• Operating System
  • Originally Ubuntu 12.04.4 Server LTS (precise pangolin) 64 bit
    • GNU/Linux 3.2.0-58-generic x86_64
  • Now Ubuntu 14.04.06 LTS
    • Kernel: Linux 3.13.0-170-generic x86_64
• CPU:
  • Intel i7-4960x 3.6 GHZ 6 Cores LGA2011 Socket
    • Cache: 15 MB
    • 130 W 22 nm 64 GB max RAM 64-bit
    • S/N 2W332099A0672
    • Product Code: BX80633174960X
    • S-spec: SR1AS, MM#: 931648
    • Batch#: 3334B692
• Motherboard:
  • ASUS P9X79 LE
    • LGA2011 socket, X79 chipset
    • Quad-channel DDR3 up to 64GB
    • SATA 6GB, SLI/CFX, e_SATA3G, Gigabit LAN
    • 8ch Audio, USB3
    • S/N: E1M0AD561803
    • Part No: 90-MIBIM0-G0AAU0KZ
• RAM:
  • 32GB (4x8) of DDR3 1600MHz (0.6ns) RAM Kingston KVR16N11H/8 64 bits
    • *-bank:0
      • serial: 380E1FF
      • slot: ChannelA_Dimm1 product: 9905471-054.A00LF
    • *-bank:2
      • serial: AF0F0303
      • slot: ChannelB_Dimm1 product: 9905471-054.A00LF
    • *-bank:4
      • serial: 881FCC3C
      • slot: ChannelC_Dimm1 product: 9905471-037.A00LF
    • *-bank:6
      • serial: 841F013C
      • slot: ChannelD_Dimm1 product: 9905471-037.A00LF
• SSD
  • Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
    • r/w speeds: 540 520 97 66
    • S/N: S1D8NSAF191931H
    • WWN: 50025388A01CE804, P/N:MZ7TE250HMHP
    • Model: MZ-7TE250, KCC-REM-SEC-MZ-7TE250
    • PSID:HCS1NTBUZELZ1FTAXQSTNVGA2BJY4N3Y
• Case:
  • Rosewill Challenger
    • 3 fans, 1 in front, 1 in rear, 1 on top
    • mesh front and back
• Power Supply:
  • CORSAIR CX600M
    • 600W, SKU: CP-9020060-NA/RF
• CPU Cooler:
  • Thermaltake NiC F4
    • P/N: CLP0606
    • piece of shit
• Video Card
  • nVidea GeForce 210
    • EVGA
    • 16 gpus
    • 1024mb ddr3
    • PCI-E 2.0
    • Driver at www.evga.com/drivers