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06-11-2008 04:22 AM
06-11-2008 04:22 AM
I have a PA system, (rp8420,) with a zombie issue. This system is rebooted monthly, but the same zombie keeps reappearing.
rp8420 root /.root # ps -ef | grep defunc
root 28238 2666 0 08:20:07 ? 0:00
root 28450 20493 1 08:20:47 ttyp3 0:00 grep defunc
Then when I run a ps -p on the 2666 process, in comes back with "ia64_corehw"
Any ideas on what would be causing an IA process to hang out there on a PA system??
Thanks in adavance!!
Ron
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06-11-2008 04:27 AM
06-11-2008 04:27 AM
Re: zombie process
Is NFS involved on this system?
http://www12.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHNE_37851&sel={hpux:11.23,}&BC=main|search|
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06-11-2008 04:28 AM
06-11-2008 04:28 AM
SolutionPerhaps you need a patch. Please see this link.
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=684634
Regards,
Rasheed Tamton.
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06-11-2008 04:39 AM
06-11-2008 04:39 AM
Re: zombie process
do a
# swlist | grep -i diag
what did you get?
From the release notes of a 2004 version (already):
"The monitor has been corrected to stop generating multiple processes, and to eliminate defunct processes on HP systems"
Get a new version:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B6191AAE
Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.
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06-11-2008 05:00 AM
06-11-2008 05:00 AM
Re: zombie process
I also did a quick patch analysis on the system. WOW!!! I didn't realize how bad life can be. It looks like I'll need every patch out there since the dawn of time.
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06-11-2008 05:14 AM
06-11-2008 05:14 AM
Re: zombie process
Since more and more software products are independent units, patching will really only patch - not update (most of them).
The diags are a good example for this.
Best idea is to take a current install media and compare all the versions (drivers! and others) and even consider to run update-ux even within the same version , let's say 11.11 (this depends on what you really have and need).
Hope this helps!
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06-11-2008 05:24 AM
06-11-2008 05:24 AM
Re: zombie process
I am downloading HP's recommended patch bundle, (I'm up to 780MB.) Is there an 'easy' way to tell which to install, if not all?
thx
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06-11-2008 05:32 AM
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Re: zombie process
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06-11-2008 05:34 AM
06-11-2008 05:34 AM
Re: zombie process
Remember, patch bundles will only patch/fix existing product. It will not update drivers, diags etc. You need to do this seperately.
Hope this helps!
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Torsten.
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