FW: Re: named collapse all the time

[Nir Cohen]

Hi
 I checked top and it's the named that consume all of the memory I have =
nothing else on the machine. My server is an authoretive zone server for =
over 8000 zones .and this dns is the authorative dns server for this =
domains(I worked for a big ISP).

Regards
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               nir

-----Original Message-----
From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On =
Behalf Of phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 4:19 PM
To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
Subject: Re: named collapse all the time


Nir Cohen <NirC at bezeqint.co.il> wrote:
> Hello list
> =20
> few days ago I wrote you that I have bind 9.2.3 install on a compqaq=20
> hardware with linux redghat 3 as and 1G ram that has lots of problems. =

> Some people here recommended me to change the OS version so I moved to =

> the redhat 7.3 that I know its pretty stable. I install it on a compaq =

> G3 with 1G ram and 2 cpus x2.4. with bind 9.2.3 my configuration is :=20
> ./configure --prefix=3D/var/bloop --disable-ipv6 --enable-threades=20
> --sysconfdir=3D/var/bloop
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> I have over 8000 zones that this server is authoritive for and the=20
> server is working 24 hours and crash with using all the ram and all=20
> the time increasing the usage of the swap.
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> =20
> What do you think is the reason?

If the nameserver is used as "recursive server" for a number of clients=20
it will accumulate cached data, if your clients are numerous enough=20
1G might not be enough.

In that case add more memory.

Have you examined the ps or top output to make shure it's named=20
that consumes memory ?
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> Regards
> =20
> =20
> =20
>                 nir
> =20

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