Are you experiencing abnormal system behavior? Are you spending hours trouble-shooting to find there was a simple solution?
Through regularly scheduled preventative maintenance you can alleviate possible system instability and save time. For Windows based environments, we recommend server reboots once a week. For Unix environments the general rule of thumb is a reboot a month. As for AS400, once a month may be a bit much, we recommend an IPL once a quarter. Regular scheduled maintenance is key.
One of the benefits of rebooting your server on a regular basis is to ensure there are no memory leaks. If you begin to have memory leaks, you may experience abnormal behaviors within the system. These abnormal behaviors may then lead to hours of trouble-shooting and wasted time. A great way to make sure your system gets rebooted when necessary is to set it up on an automated schedule. “Set it & Forget it!”
Tim Clauberg
Senior Solution Consultant, brij Image & Information
