I got one of the cPanel Duron servers. I've had some issues with the server so far. Today, I received an email in my inbox from cPanel's smartcheck function:
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IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email.
You should backup all the data on the hard drives listed below and replace them as soon as possible.
S.M.A.R.T has detected that they are not peforming within normal operating paramaters.
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Excessive ATA Errors on disk /dev/hda. Please consider replacing this drive. Some Errors may be normal due to not 100% compatible IDE
controllers and may be ignored.
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SMART Error Log:
SMART Error Logging Version: 1
Error Log Data Structure Pointer: 05
ATA Error Count: 105
Non-Fatal Count: 0
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Error Log Structure 1:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 1923167
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 1923167
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 1923167
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 1923167
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 1923167
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 14
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Error Log Structure 2:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 137
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 137
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 137
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 137
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 137
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 6
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Error Log Structure 3:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 3129
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 3129
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 3129
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 3129
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 3129
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 2736
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Error Log Structure 4:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 8979
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 8979
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 8979
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 8979
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 8979
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 3671
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Error Log Structure 5:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
02 00 00 0e 58 c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 59 c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 5a c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 5b c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 5c c5 e4 c5 624
00 10 00 0e 5c c5 e4 51 34
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You should backup all the data on the hard drives listed below and replace them as soon as possible.
S.M.A.R.T has detected that they are not peforming within normal operating paramaters.
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Excessive ATA Errors on disk /dev/hda. Please consider replacing this drive. Some Errors may be normal due to not 100% compatible IDE
controllers and may be ignored.
_
SMART Error Log:
SMART Error Logging Version: 1
Error Log Data Structure Pointer: 05
ATA Error Count: 105
Non-Fatal Count: 0
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Error Log Structure 1:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 1923167
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 1923167
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 1923167
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 1923167
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 1923167
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 14
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Error Log Structure 2:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 137
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 137
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 137
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 137
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 137
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 6
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Error Log Structure 3:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 3129
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 3129
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 3129
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 3129
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 3129
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 2736
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Error Log Structure 4:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
04 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 8979
08 00 ff 01 00 00 af 91 8979
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 10 8979
08 00 ff 01 00 00 a0 ec 8979
08 d9 00 01 4f c2 a0 b0 8979
00 04 00 0b 4f c2 a0 51 3671
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Error Log Structure 5:
DCR FR SC SN CL SH D/H CR Timestamp
02 00 00 0e 58 c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 59 c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 5a c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 5b c5 e4 c5 624
02 00 00 0e 5c c5 e4 c5 624
00 10 00 0e 5c c5 e4 51 34
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RackShack, however, said they ran quite a few tests on the cpu, the memory, and the hard drive and reported that nothing is wrong with the server.
I love cPanel now that I've gotten it to work properly (after 2 restores). However, the Duron can't handle things very well. Sites that put a load of .3 on my P4, translate to a load of 1-3 on the Duron. On the Duron, ftp, ssh, and httpd hang periodically - terminating the ssh connection or making http unreachable. Then, sporadically, they'll come back. I'm also paranoid about the hard drive.
I'm thinking I have two options. I could ditch my Duron server, upgrade my P4 to cPanel, and lose the $99 I paid for the Duron. Or I could remain with my cheaper ($99 compared to $149) Duron server. Maybe a load of 3 isn't so high and these problems won't happen anymore.
Any advice?