[Users] Hardware reboot and database connection problems

[Paul Stuffins]

  Hi Guys,

I have a serious problem occurring on my VPS when there is a hardware 
reboot (as opposed to individual VPS reboot).

My java application runs under Tomcat and connects to MySQL.

I have installed MySQL 5 and use this. Both tomcat and mysql are 
installed under /usr/local/

When the hardware reboots, there are connectivity issues with my 
database, the application seems unable to connect to MySQL under certain 
circumstances, however the background thread that runs in my app CAN 
connect, which leads to database synchronisation issues.

As a result I have to login via SSH and reboot the VE once the node has 
booted.

What could be the root cause of this and what can be done to help.

Many Thanks
Paul