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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Over heating then maybe, the PSU brick or the CPU.

      Steve

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      • wgstarksW
        wgstarks
        last edited by wgstarks

        I believe this is the cpu temp. It seems to always run a little warm to me (between 64 and 70C). Not sure what a normal temp would be on the 3100.

        http://i67.tinypic.com/28as01x.jpg

        No idea about power supply temps.

        Box: SG-4200

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        • wgstarksW
          wgstarks @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 said in Random reboots:

          If you have not re-installed it clean I would certainly try that first:
          https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/solutions/sg-3100/reinstall-pfsense.html

          Finally got a chance to do the re-install. Install failed at first. The USB port is extremely hard to insert a flash drive into and I didn't have it fully inserted. After a good hard push and another reboot I think it went ok. We'll see what happens.

          Box: SG-4200

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            That temperature looks normal for the 3100. Nothing I haven't seen here.

            Steve

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            • wgstarksW
              wgstarks @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 said in Random reboots:

              That temperature looks normal for the 3100. Nothing I haven't seen here.

              Steve

              Thanks. I might change my set points for temp alerts so that it’s not in the yellow as much.

              Box: SG-4200

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                dbinoj
                last edited by

                I'm also having the same issue in a 3100. Random restarts. I'm suspecting temperature. It constantly runs at 70+. I've seen 77-78 at a point. Couldn't get to log historical data of temperature though.

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                • wgstarksW
                  wgstarks @dbinoj
                  last edited by wgstarks

                  @dbinoj said in Random reboots:

                  Couldn't get to log historical data of temperature though.

                  Yeah, I'd lover to know how to do this as well. The clean install seems to have fixed my issue though [fingers crossed].

                  Box: SG-4200

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by Derelict

                    Is it sitting on top of something hot? The base plate of the 3100 is a passive heat sink so if it doesn't have decent airflow it would likely warm up.

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                      dbinoj @Derelict
                      last edited by

                      @derelict Yeah, it was on top of a mac mini and ambient temp is ~32c. Now after moving from the mac mini's top, temperature is at 67c.

                      At what temperature the 3100 resets itself?

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        I have not personally ever seen it reset due to overheating even when load testing.
                        I know that during manufacturer testing they were run in up to 65°C ambient so I would expect quite a bit hotter than what you're seeing.

                        Steve

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                          msf2000
                          last edited by

                          If overheating is indeed the root cause, I'm very concerned that the sg-3100 does not have an adequate heatsink. Are owners expected to place the device on a ice block? There's barely 1/8 of an inch clearance with the rubber feet. How are owners supposed to get airflow from underneath?

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                          • wgstarksW
                            wgstarks @msf2000
                            last edited by

                            @msf2000
                            I think it’s unlikely that my reboots were due to overheating since a clean install seems to have corrected the problem. Still keeping my fingers crossed, but it’s been 2 weeks with no reboots.

                            Box: SG-4200

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @msf2000
                                last edited by

                                @msf2000

                                They are not and there is no problem as far as I know. As I said they were tested to far higher temperatures.

                                Steve

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                                  dbinoj @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10 hopefully they are not. I've never had a reboot after I moved mine from top of a Mac mini to a rack tray. So I thought it must be the temperature. If not, that reboot will be a mystery for me because there is no logs.

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                                  • wgstarksW
                                    wgstarks
                                    last edited by

                                    I thought this issue had resolved itself but looks like I was wrong. Just had another unexpected reboot. Nothing in the logs and nothing captured via serial console messages.

                                    Oct 14 08:10:12	php		/usr/local/pkg/apcupsd_mail.php: Message sent to walterstarks@icloud.com OK
                                    Oct 14 08:11:25	apcupsd	33988	Communications with UPS restored.
                                    Oct 14 08:11:27	php		/usr/local/pkg/apcupsd_mail.php: Message sent to walterstarks@icloud.com OK
                                    Oct 14 13:10:02	snort	33227	invalid appid in appStatRecord (4385)
                                    Oct 14 14:25:00	snort	33227	invalid appid in appStatRecord (4385)
                                    Oct 14 16:30:01	php-fpm	22709	/diag_backup.php: Successful login for user 'backup' from: 10.0.1.20 (Local Database)
                                    Oct 14 18:24:06	syslogd		kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel
                                    Oct 14 18:24:06	kernel		Copyright (c) 1992-2018 The FreeBSD Project.
                                    Oct 14 18:24:06	kernel		Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
                                    Oct 14 18:24:06	kernel		The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
                                    Oct 14 18:24:06	kernel		FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
                                    

                                    No idea where to go from here. ❓

                                    Box: SG-4200

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