May 13, 2008
Uptime
Surprised by a server with over 600 days of uptime? Here's a quick look at why long uptimes can be impressive—and what they reveal about system stability.
Every now and again I log into a server I haven’t touched in a while and get a pleasant surprise…
[cthought@server01 ~]$ uptime
11:01:01 up 636 days, 18:11, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.11, 2.25