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Best practice for production servers: To reboot or not to reboot?

Subject: Best practice for production servers: To reboot or not to reboot?
From: blu-Z8efaSeK1ezqlBn2x/YWAg at public.gmane.org (Edward Ned Harvey)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:32:21 -0400
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References: <1E2BC816-C308-4FD1-A7A4-CB50C7141ECF@laferla.net>

> From: discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org [mailto:discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org] On
> Behalf Of La Ferla Robert
> 
> What is your policy regarding rebooting production servers?
> Upgrades/updates and emergencies aside, do you reboot them on say an
> annual scheduled basis?  If so, how often?  Or do you never or rarely
> (every 3 yrs or so)  reboot?

I apply updates quarterly.

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- Best practice for production servers: To reboot or not to reboot?
  - From: robert-2x9W/xM/j7LR7s880joybQ at public.gmane.org (La Ferla Robert)

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