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Website throwing error
We run important website and are in the middle of converting from server 2003 to server 2010 with all the proper steps but until that comes within the next coming month - Were getting an script error that we can not figure out.
Script is an Perl Script that is trying to make an connection to the website and sends an email with any issues. The issue is ;
"Tue Sep 4 07:48:42 2012
Slow response from http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxx.gov: 89 seconds"
Now we get this email every 10-30 minutes and with different seconds but always the same website. Now 6 other websites are running fine with no errors being thrown.
Note: Tracert and pings are responded fast and very acceptable. Event logs show no errors or anything of notice.
Windows 2003 server
IIS6.0
ASP 1.1 - Web Extensions ASP2.0 allowed
any ideas ?
Script is an Perl Script that is trying to make an connection to the website and sends an email with any issues. The issue is ;
"Tue Sep 4 07:48:42 2012
Slow response from http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxx.gov: 89 seconds"
Now we get this email every 10-30 minutes and with different seconds but always the same website. Now 6 other websites are running fine with no errors being thrown.
Note: Tracert and pings are responded fast and very acceptable. Event logs show no errors or anything of notice.
Windows 2003 server
IIS6.0
ASP 1.1 - Web Extensions ASP2.0 allowed
any ideas ?
ASKER
let me give a little more clarification. Nothing has changed on the 03 server. All i was stating before anyone says "upgrade your server" - We are working on the plans to doing that to 08r2.
Just something over the weekend has changed to throw ALOT of errors.
Just something over the weekend has changed to throw ALOT of errors.
Oh! I'm sorry, I misunderstood.
You are getting the errors while the website is still pointed at the 2003 server!
The PERL script might still help narrow down what is wrong.
However, given that nothing has changed, and you're just preparing to move off that server -- an unpleasant option/question, 'Have you rebooted the 2003 server since the problem started?'
I'd look at memory, handles and threads on the 2003 server, and see if any of them are excessively inflated. A reboot might mitigate the symptoms, and at least buy you enough time to move to the new server.
Another unpleasant question -- "Are the Windows Server patches up to date?"
You are getting the errors while the website is still pointed at the 2003 server!
The PERL script might still help narrow down what is wrong.
However, given that nothing has changed, and you're just preparing to move off that server -- an unpleasant option/question, 'Have you rebooted the 2003 server since the problem started?'
I'd look at memory, handles and threads on the 2003 server, and see if any of them are excessively inflated. A reboot might mitigate the symptoms, and at least buy you enough time to move to the new server.
Another unpleasant question -- "Are the Windows Server patches up to date?"
ASKER
due to this being an important website - the move will not be done for a couple more months so i can not just hold. but yes the server has been rebooted. as well, the watchguard firewall was upgraded over the weekend & im pondering if that is the problem with the connection . ? .
ASKER
Patches are not up to date with the August patches due to an old problem we are monitoring with Replication
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Any chance you can isolate the Perl script which is generating the alert? If everything looks normal to you, but the Perl script is reporting some sort of slow response, there are just two possibilities I can think of:
1. The script is looking at something you are not looking at, and it needs to be fixed.
2. The script is testing for some functionality which has changed to 2008/2010, and the script needs to be fixed.
In either case, being able to look at the query will be crucial.
(And if you find the script to post, you might want to include the PERL subtopic (Under Programming Languages, in Programming. And if you confirm that it's under Windows 2008/2008 R2 II7.x -- it might be helpful to add the "Windows Server 2008" subtopic as well.)