4 Common Server Hardware Failure Causes & Troubleshooting

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Michael Jennings Published: April 18, 2022

As a System Administrator or Data Center Manager, you’ve probably paid your midnight dues at least once in your career. Whether it’s coming into the data center in the middle of the night, 或者花费数小时仔细研究日志并对十大赌博正规老平台器硬件进行故障排除以查找十大赌博正规老平台器故障的原因, data center management can be a headache.

无论您是在做一些先发制人的研究,还是正在进行十大赌博正规老平台器故障排除, 这个快速指南将帮助您清楚地了解最常见的十大赌博正规老平台器问题.

Server Hardware Failure Statistics

您的任务可能是维护企业数据中心或提供客户机托管, but either way, outages can leave a pit in your stomach. 当停机时,您的十大赌博正规老平台器和网络硬件通常是罪魁祸首. In fact, 80% of all outages in data centers result from server hardware.

到目前为止,最常见的十大赌博正规老平台器硬件故障形式是硬盘驱动器故障. In fact, 80.9% of all failures come from HDD malfunctions, so it’s always the first place to look.

The likelihood of failure also climbs as the server ages. Starting with an average 第一年的十大赌博正规老平台器硬件故障率为5%,七年后的故障率为18%, aging hardware is definitely something to watch.

Park Place Technologies offers multivendor IT server support for your post-warranty equipment. 如果你想延长你的硬件的使用寿命,同时保持安心, contact us for a quote today!

4 Types of Server Failures

When it comes to server problems, 要快速解决任何问题,您应该考虑以下四个主要类别.

1. Hard Drive Failure

Spinning disks are notoriously fault prone. While the median lifespan of an HDD is just over six years, plenty of things can, and do go wrong before then.

Causes of Hard Drive Failures

There are three common causes behind the failure of hard drives:

  • Mechanical failure
  • Electronic failure
  • Logical failure

机械故障的常见标识包括咔哒声和抓挠声. 常见的原因是掉落、碰撞或暴露在不利的环境条件下. 在电压尖峰或过热时可能发生电子故障. Last, logical failures can happen from data corruption, improper registry changes, or accidental drive formatting.

除了插入新驱动器或尝试不同的电缆(这可能导致数据丢失)之外, admins can use command-line tools like fsck for Linux machines and chkdsk 用于检查和修复十大赌博正规老平台器故障排除的逻辑错误.

Of course, building in redundancy via RAID 或者,分布式并行文件系统可以帮助防止这些故障成为问题. 选择固态硬盘(sdd)也可以减轻这些风险, especially mechanical failures.

2. Motherboard Failure

主板可能是最难处理的常见十大赌博正规老平台器问题. 很难判断故障是由于主板本身还是连接到主板的其他硬件造成的.

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Causes of Motherboard Issues

There are three common causes of motherboard malfunctions:

  • Overheating
  • Electrical failure
  • Physical

过热是最常见的十大赌博正规老平台器硬件问题,它的发生有以下几个原因. 风扇堵塞会使冷却系统不能正常工作. A warm or humid environment can cause thermal throttling. Depending on your current data center infrastructure management stack,通常可以在空气质量和温度事件导致系统故障之前监测它们.

如果任何金属在主板运行时遇到主板,则可能由于短路而发生电气故障, such as accidental contact during a hot swap. 技术人员手指上的静电荷,甚至是安装松散的部件也可能导致电路故障. 电涌和尖峰也是常见的罪魁祸首,所以使用电涌保护器很重要.

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Physical damage to your server and storage infrastructure components is less common in data centers. 对机架的冲击或液体泄漏可能会带来灾难,但至少它们更容易诊断.

总有可能硬件已经达到了它的极限 end of life (EOL). A quality motherboard can last 10 to 20 years因此,如果您在数据中心运行传统设备,那么这可能是一个因素.

3. Power Source Failures

Blackouts, brownouts, fluctuations caused by severe weather, 建筑物或数据中心内糟糕的电力基础设施可能会导致意外停电. In turn, power source failures can lead to frustrating errors, server crashes, and irreversible damage to your IT operations.

Causes of Power Supply Problems

造成电力供应中断的常见原因包括:

  • Environmental
  • PSU hardware issues
  • Faulty connections

Lightning strikes, power outages caused by storms, 其他环境因素也会给十大赌博正规老平台器供电带来问题. 防止停电的最好方法是使用不间断电源(UPS)。, 降低十大赌博正规老平台器硬件故障率的一个特别重要的工具.

It’s also possible to have power issues within the server itself. 为主板提供电源的电源单元也可能出现故障, either in the form of fault in the unit itself or in the cabling. 有时只需要更换电缆,甚至拔掉插头再插上就可以了.

4. Air Quality and Temperature Failures

最后一个难题是仔细控制数据中心内的气候. 一个合适的暖通空调系统对十大赌博正规老平台器的维护和硬件和补丁一样重要.

Causes of Temp/Air Quality Issues

常见的十大赌博正规老平台器硬件问题可能是以下环境因素造成的:

  • Overheating
  • Dust
  • Humidity

过热会导致我们上面讨论过的热节流, and it’s the main reason that server rooms are usually kept between 64 and 81 degrees F (18-27 C). 灰尘会堵塞风扇和散热器,从而导致过热. Humidity also needs to be controlled. Moisture in the air and electronics don’t mix well, 湿度会造成硬件腐蚀或短路等问题.

Avoid Server Failure with a Trusted Partner

Troubleshooting your server hardware is frustrating, 但是,当您拥有合适的数据中心和网络优化合作伙伴时,就不必这样做了. Park Place Technologies has been providing third party data center maintenance for over 30 years and can help you maximize your uptime.

您的操作是否更适合保修后支持与24/7配对 data center hardware monitoring, or fully managed server management services, we can provide the support you need.

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About the Author

Michael Jennings, Senior Product Manager, Product Management
Mike的主要职责是维护和执行Park Place Technologies的Complex-Enterprise十大赌博正规老平台器第三方硬件和软件维护的产品支持路线图和推出策略.