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Hello all,

We have just built both apache 2.0.48 on an IBM RS/6000 2cpu
P660 machine. The build finishes without problems. However when we
start
the apache server (apachectl start) it takes over 15 minutes to become
operational, while the load of the server is nill (cpu, disk etc)

Here are some further details:
- We also compiled the same versions on slower 32-bit AIX machines and
there
everything works perfectly (startup within a second).
- The AIX version we're running is: 4330-11
- IBM HTTPServer (1.4.3 apache) runs OK on the same machine
- We compiled the code both on the 64-bit as on the 32-bit machines
with
the same (slow) result.
- We used: ./configure --prefix=/usr/apache2 --enable-ssl --enable-so
- When run with the debug flag, it does not seem to be slower. It
takes 8 minutes for the first line
([Mon Dec 08 23:52:18 2003] [info] Init: Initializing OpenSSL library)
to appear in the error_log
- Start-up does not drastically improve when compiling without SSL.
- Same behavior for 2.0.47
- After the 15 minutes the http server does seem to work OK, even the
SSL, however as you might agree I am very hesitant to switch over with
this kind of behaviour.

Obviously there is something seriously wrong with what we are doing,
we just cant seem to figure out what !

Thanks for your time and your help,

Kind Regards,

Oscar Craane

Oscar Craane <oscar@gewis.win.tue.nl> wrote:
OC> Hello all,

OC> We have just built both apache 2.0.48 on an IBM RS/6000 2cpu
OC> P660 machine. The build finishes without problems. However when we
OC> start the apache server (apachectl start) it takes over 15 minutes
OC> to become operational, while the load of the server is nill (cpu,
OC> disk etc)

OC> Here are some further details:
OC> - We also compiled the same versions on slower 32-bit AIX machines and
OC> there everything works perfectly (startup within a second).
OC> - The AIX version we're running is: 4330-11
OC> - IBM HTTPServer (1.4.3 apache) runs OK on the same machine
OC> - We compiled the code both on the 64-bit as on the 32-bit machines
OC> with the same (slow) result.
OC> - We used: ./configure --prefix=/usr/apache2 --enable-ssl --enable-so
OC> - When run with the debug flag, it does not seem to be slower. It
OC> takes 8 minutes for the first line
OC> ([Mon Dec 08 23:52:18 2003] [info] Init: Initializing OpenSSL library)
OC> to appear in the error_log
OC> - Start-up does not drastically improve when compiling without SSL.
OC> - Same behavior for 2.0.47
OC> - After the 15 minutes the http server does seem to work OK, even the
OC> SSL, however as you might agree I am very hesitant to switch over with
OC> this kind of behaviour.

OC> Obviously there is something seriously wrong with what we are doing,
OC> we just cant seem to figure out what !

Hi, Oscar:

I can't tell from your description what the problem is, and my suggestion
might be a red herring, but you could try rebuilding without --enable-so
just to see if the behavior differs.

Can you think of any differences between the two machines? Does
the newer one have the 64-bit application environment enabled?

Regards,

Nicholas

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Nicholas Dronen wrote:

> I can't tell from your description what the problem is, and my suggestion
> might be a red herring, but you could try rebuilding without --enable-so
> just to see if the behavior differs.

--enable-so is the default; maybe adding --disable-so would work

Oscar Craane wrote:

> We have just built both apache 2.0.48 on an IBM RS/6000 2cpu
> P660 machine. The build finishes without problems. However when we
> start
> the apache server (apachectl start) it takes over 15 minutes to become
> operational, while the load of the server is nill (cpu, disk etc)

no ideas here other than to start it under the debugger with -X option and see
if there is a particular operation that is taking far longer than it should

I have compiled apache 2.0.48 like Jeff Trawick's notes on
http://www.apache.org/~trawick/apache-2-on-aix.html
My machine 7043-240 with two cpus and start up fine.
My only problem is working with php.

Regards.


"Jeff Trawick" <trawick@attglobal.net> escribió en el mensaje
news:%YjBb.108498$dl.4499371@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> Oscar Craane wrote:
>
> > We have just built both apache 2.0.48 on an IBM RS/6000 2cpu
> > P660 machine. The build finishes without problems. However when we
> > start
> > the apache server (apachectl start) it takes over 15 minutes to become
> > operational, while the load of the server is nill (cpu, disk etc)
>
> no ideas here other than to start it under the debugger with -X option and
see
> if there is a particular operation that is taking far longer than it
should
>