Portent 0 Posted June 8, 2011 I've worn out my F5 key :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_G60_Fanatic 0 Posted June 8, 2011 Yeah, i realized how much time i spent on here after i couldn't log on any more.... Like an addiction Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emu 0 Posted June 8, 2011 happy day, shame I have to go to work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easypops 8 Posted June 8, 2011 I dont know what the F5 key does :shrug::camp:? But i'm :dance: that we're back :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poll250 0 Posted June 8, 2011 CTRL + F5 for me :) With this, and the VR6OC down I've had to actually do work, while at work. Thanks for all the hard work Andi[/b], sounded like you had a nightmare! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hombre_paulo 0 Posted June 8, 2011 Thank god, i was going nuts here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted June 8, 2011 Like Alex_G60 said, it's an addiction. I was getting withdrawal symptoms. Well done Andi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 2,147,483,647 Posted June 8, 2011 Yeah, quite an ordeal... What turned into a 'simple' Ubuntu (the OS the server runs) upgrade, the server then decided it couldn't see the hard disks..!!! The hosting company weren't much help, so I got some help from a Linux developer, but he got stumped... then I had a contact who actually works for Ubuntu in London as a programmer... he and I were up til 3.30am this morning, trying to bring it back to life. I could access the files, however, in an 'emergency' rescue mode - so I used that to backup the whole site to another server (which, at ~45gb, took a fair few hours!) then we set to try and bring it alive. Alas, we couldn't, so as I set off to bed, I set the server to reinstall itself from fresh. This morning I've then been recovering all the backup, re-setting up the server (adding the webserver, SQL, databases, PHP, caching...) then bringing her back online!! I made an exact copy of the site, so it should be exactly as we left it..... All this paired with me having a stomach bug and really being unwell since Sunday night - AND going to work..!! So yes, welcome back ;) Feeling quite speedy, for me, too... ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_G60_Fanatic 0 Posted June 8, 2011 Yeah, quite an ordeal... What turned into a 'simple' Ubuntu (the OS the server runs) upgrade, the server then decided it couldn't see the hard disks..!!! The hosting company weren't much help, so I got some help from a Linux developer, but he got stumped... then I had a contact who actually works for Ubuntu in London as a programmer... he and I were up til 3.30am this morning, trying to bring it back to life. I could access the files, however, in an 'emergency' rescue mode - so I used that to backup the whole site to another server (which, at ~45gb, took a fair few hours!) then we set to try and bring it alive. Alas, we couldn't, so as I set off to bed, I set the server to reinstall itself from fresh. This morning I've then been recovering all the backup, re-setting up the server (adding the webserver, SQL, databases, PHP, caching...) then bringing her back online!! I made an exact copy of the site, so it should be exactly as we left it..... All this paired with me having a stomach bug and really being unwell since Sunday night - AND going to work..!! So yes, welcome back ;) Feeling quite speedy, for me, too... ? :notworthy: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neuon2003 0 Posted June 8, 2011 Very scary! Well done Andi, especially having a backup. Which reminds me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 8, 2011 Unbuntu? Sounds a bit like that tropical fruit drink..... So who thought Andi got fed up with us complaining about the classifieds and hit the delete key then? :lol: See... if you push us.... :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 0 Posted June 8, 2011 CTRL + F5 for me :) With this, and the VR6OC down I've had to actually do work, while at work. Thanks for all the hard work Andi[/b], sounded like you had a nightmare! Yeah, vr6oc should be back within a few days. Still recovering from surgery and not well enough to fix it yet :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easypops 8 Posted June 8, 2011 So who thought Andi got fed up with us complaining about the classifieds and hit the delete key then? The thought did cross my mind :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted June 8, 2011 Yeah, quite an ordeal... What turned into a 'simple' Ubuntu (the OS the server runs) upgrade, the server then decided it couldn't see the hard disks..!!! The hosting company weren't much help, so I got some help from a Linux developer, but he got stumped... then I had a contact who actually works for Ubuntu in London as a programmer... he and I were up til 3.30am this morning, trying to bring it back to life. I could access the files, however, in an 'emergency' rescue mode - so I used that to backup the whole site to another server (which, at ~45gb, took a fair few hours!) then we set to try and bring it alive. Alas, we couldn't, so as I set off to bed, I set the server to reinstall itself from fresh. This morning I've then been recovering all the backup, re-setting up the server (adding the webserver, SQL, databases, PHP, caching...) then bringing her back online!! I made an exact copy of the site, so it should be exactly as we left it..... All this paired with me having a stomach bug and really being unwell since Sunday night - AND going to work..!! So yes, welcome back ;) Feeling quite speedy, for me, too... ? Ouch. Welcome to my world. I run an IT support area for a bank. In fact I'm probably just down the road to your server (I'm guessing it may be in Docklands as a lot of hosting companies are sited here). A good Disaster Recovery process is absolutely key, along with regular DR tests... and tested implementation plans! I must admit I did email CloudFlair to see if there was an ETA but just got a standard response about it being an issue with the hosting company. Glad you got it sorted. If you want to chat about DR processes then let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easypops 8 Posted June 8, 2011 Not that i complained btw ...........well done sorting it out Andi , service above and beyond as always :notworthy: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 2,147,483,647 Posted June 8, 2011 Ouch. Welcome to my world. I run an IT support area for a bank. In fact I'm probably just down the road to your server (I'm guessing it may be in Docklands as a lot of hosting companies are sited here). A good Disaster Recovery process is absolutely key, along with regular DR tests... and tested implementation plans! I must admit I did email CloudFlair to see if there was an ETA but just got a standard response about it being an issue with the hosting company. Glad you got it sorted. If you want to chat about DR processes then let me know. Thanks for the offer! I just need to sort out a bit more of a cleverer (sic) Linux script to backup the site locally then mirror it to another server to be sure now really. I did have one before, but it was a bit sporadic and I didn't really trust it.. I may just rsync the whole server.. ;) And the CloudFlare 'backup' was interesting. I like the fact it said the site was having trouble, rather than just giving you a DNS error. Fair play to them ;) And the server is in France - no, I wasn't there personally. vKVM FTW :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krishen 2 Posted June 8, 2011 Good to be back. Thanks for sorting it out Andi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t700bes 1 Posted June 8, 2011 Glad to see its back, If you need a donated server, HOLLA :) I would think that an Rsync to another server and then a low TTL on DNS would be fine, then when you are doing maintenance switch over to the other server.... If it all goes wrong, you have time to fix it and no one see's downtime! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dude VR6 0 Posted June 8, 2011 Andy, you lost me at "yeah, quite". Well done mate, my life line has returned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny B 0 Posted June 8, 2011 Well done Sir Andi !! I started to shake and sweat at one point this morning :geek: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 2,147,483,647 Posted June 8, 2011 Well done Sir Andi !! I started to shake and sweat at one point this morning :geek: You me both.. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 8, 2011 Ouch. Welcome to my world. I run an IT support area for a bank. In fact I'm probably just down the road to your server (I'm guessing it may be in Docklands as a lot of hosting companies are sited here). A good Disaster Recovery process is absolutely key, along with regular DR tests... and tested implementation plans! DR, what a joke. If that was actually relied upon in a live scenario, heaven help us. Every single DR testing weekend I've been involved in has seen a failure with at least one system. And such is the entwined nature of IT systems, taking one out has a knock-on effect with the other systems. Dunno who's to blame. Us. EMC. The weather. But it never works as it should. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted June 8, 2011 DR, what a joke. If that was actually relied upon in a live scenario, heaven help us. Every single DR testing weekend I've been involved in has seen a failure with at least one system. And such is the entwined nature of IT systems, taking one out has a knock-on effect with the other systems. Dunno who's to blame. Us. EMC. The weather. But it never works as it should. Hehe, true. One bank I worked for recently had a one-way DR on one of their systems. If they ever had to failover then they had no easy way of failing back. So they never used it and never tested it. In the middle of a major incident one of the senior business guys asked why we didn't simply switch... there was a hushed silence :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted June 8, 2011 I've worn out my F5 key :) Alt + F4 is a lot quicker way of forcing the browser to refresh/clear out the cache. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted June 8, 2011 I'm so hard right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
