OSX Server Boot Problem

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drusso

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Installed OSX Server 10.4 and found a strange phenomenon. Don't really know if it's related to the installation of Tenon's iTools or not.

We have 2 ADM drives, one production and the other in the upgrade process.
When we shoutdown the server, swap drives to the 2nd drive we're upgrading, the offending drive always seems to take 2 boot cycles to successfully come online. On first boot up, it get's to the light blue Apple screen and the whirling wheel timer for about 5 seconds then the screen goes completely black and the machine hangs. Press the power button to shutdown, press again to start, and the machine starts fine.

Our production drive running Jaguar server and iTools 7.3 has always run jsut fine without this problem

I've looked in the Library/StartUpItems folder and in the drive that is running Jaguar and iTools7.3 with no problems, there are 2 files...
PostOffice and iTools

On the newly upgraded drive to OSX Server 10.4.3 and iTools 8, there are 3 files..
PostOffice, iTools, and .DS_Store

Any possibility that is .DS_Store file can be the culprit? It seems like a file that I've seen when connecting with a computer on the network.

Ideas?,, a problem particular to OSX 10.4?
 
drusso said:
Installed OSX Server 10.4 and found a strange phenomenon. Don't really know if it's related to the installation of Tenon's iTools or not.

We have 2 ADM drives, one production and the other in the upgrade process.
When we shoutdown the server, swap drives to the 2nd drive we're upgrading, the offending drive always seems to take 2 boot cycles to successfully come online. On first boot up, it get's to the light blue Apple screen and the whirling wheel timer for about 5 seconds then the screen goes completely black and the machine hangs. Press the power button to shutdown, press again to start, and the machine starts fine.

Ideas?,, a problem particular to OSX 10.4?
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Just try the boot with a single drive (any order). If the boot works fine than, the drives are most likely oke. Otherwise there is a bad drive possible.


Good luck, Kees
 
Thanks for all the replies!

I tried to boot with the questionable drive in slot 2 of the Xserve, with no other drives in the machine. Boot went just fine, drive seems operational.

Next, I tried replacing the drive in SLOT 1, it's usual position, with our backup ADM in slot 2.

This time, the drive booted correctly again. Have no idea what the deal is now.

Unfortunately now, another recurring problem has started.. in Server Manager, the monitor for the 2 blowers has gone nuts again and is showing that both are turning at about 22000 RPM. We've had this happen on every install of Tiger so far... very sporadic..

Any way to fix that problem and get rid of the blinking yellow light?
 
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