Here is the data:
user_beancounters (before stop of VPS 22114):
22114: kmemsize 8006290 12162801 131972572 145169828 20533210
lockedpages 0 0 6442 6442 0
privvmpages 84085 112592 144989 159487 0
shmpages 671 1978 14498 14498 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
numproc 113 183 5332 5332 24
physpages 37958 65609 0 2147483647 0
vmguarpages 0 0 144989 2147483647 0
oomguarpages 39682 66342 144989 2147483647 0
numtcpsock 30 127 5332 5332 1347
numflock 13 31 1000 1100 0
numpty 2 5 512 512 0
numsiginfo 0 50 1024 1024 0
tcpsndbuf 31192 739696 22150986 43990858 1549
tcprcvbuf 2228 300780 22150986 43990858 0
othersockbuf 187152 430392 11075492 32915364 0
dgramrcvbuf 0 169328 11075492 11075492 0
numothersock 153 193 5332 5332 0
dcachesize 357099 466733 28811184 29675520 0
numfile 1084 1593 51520 51520 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
numiptent 143 143 200 200 0
user_beancounters (after stop of VPS 22114)
22114: kmemsize 1177 12162801 131972572 145169828 20533210
lockedpages 0 0 6442 6442 0
privvmpages 0 112592 144989 159487 0
shmpages 0 1978 14498 14498 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
numproc 0 183 5332 5332 24
physpages 0 65609 0 2147483647 0
vmguarpages 0 0 144989 2147483647 0
oomguarpages 14 66342 144989 2147483647 0
numtcpsock 0 127 5332 5332 1347
numflock 0 31 1000 1100 0
numpty 0 5 512 512 0
numsiginfo 0 50 1024 1024 0
tcpsndbuf 0 739696 22150986 43990858 1549
tcprcvbuf 0 300780 22150986 43990858 0
othersockbuf 0 430392 11075492 32915364 0
dgramrcvbuf 0 169328 11075492 11075492 0
numothersock 0 193 5332 5332 0
dcachesize 0 466733 28811184 29675520 0
numfile 0 1593 51520 51520 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
numiptent 0 143 200 200 0
user_beancounters (after start of VPS 22114):
22114: kmemsize 6021807 12162801 131972572 145169828 20533210
lockedpages 0 0 6442 6442 0
privvmpages 67938 112592 144989 159487 0
shmpages 26 1978 14498 14498 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
numproc 87 183 5332 5332 24
physpages 24228 65609 0 2147483647 0
vmguarpages 0 0 144989 2147483647 0
oomguarpages 24242 66342 144989 2147483647 0
numtcpsock 20 127 5332 5332 1347
numflock 16 31 1000 1100 0
numpty 0 5 512 512 0
numsiginfo 0 50 1024 1024 0
tcpsndbuf 33420 739696 22150986 43990858 1549
tcprcvbuf 0 300780 22150986 43990858 0
othersockbuf 158188 430392 11075492 32915364 0
dgramrcvbuf 0 169328 11075492 11075492 0
numothersock 138 193 5332 5332 0
dcachesize 345619 466733 28811184 29675520 0
numfile 912 1593 51520 51520 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
dummy 0 0 0 0 0
numiptent 143 143 200 200 0
uname:
Linux master.mediadesign-gruen.de 2.6.8-022stab070.1-enterprise #1 SMP Mon Feb 20 19:31:28 MSK 2006 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
This is an excerpt of dmesg output:
(not only from that stop - start event but all relevant infos I found)
VPS: 22114: started
Unable to load interpreter
Unable to load interpreter
Unable to load interpreter
VPS: 22114: stopped
...
VPS: 22114: started
Fatal resource shortage: numiptent, UB 22114.
Fatal resource shortage: numiptent, UB 22114.
Fatal resource shortage: numiptent, UB 22114.
Fatal resource shortage: numiptent, UB 22114.
VPS: 22114: stopped
...
VPS: 22114: started
Out of socket memory
Out of socket memory
Out of socket memory
Out of socket memory
Out of socket memory
VPS: 22114: stopped
...
VPS: 22114: started
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
VPS: 22114: stopped
...
...
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
TCP: time wait bucket table overflow
TCP: too many of orphaned sockets
TCP: too many of orphaned sockets
TCP: too many of orphaned sockets
TCP: too many of orphaned sockets
TCP: too many of orphaned sockets
TCP: too many of orphaned sockets
TCP: too many of orphaned sockets
VPS: 22114: stopped
VPS: 22114: started
[no problem memory problems since that point - but still high failcount]
...
VPS: 22114: stopped
VPS: 22114: started
[this is the restart I did for getting the infos above]
I hope this helps debugging it.
I can also provide a psaux output (with VPS 22114 stoped).
Bernhard