Server outage

[Eddie S]

Crosses fingers AND toes!

Good luck!

Ed

[John Smith]

UPDATE

OK, the forum is temporarily back now, in a downgraded home, so it will be slower than before, and subject to slowdowns from time to time.

But at least it's back.

The only trouble with the restarting was with non-english characters - some of these appear to have been "altered" by the recovery process, but in the spirit of returning the forum to use, I've decided to allow them to remain so, rather than leave the forum down for another week.

Once the original server (which is now dead meat) is rebuilt, the site will return home, with another small (hopefully less than a day's) outage - but this will be publicised in advance.

[jayuk]

Well done on getting it recovered!! If you are like me, youll have been standing in a Data Centre freezing with a -5 draft blowing down on you; as I always get those spots!!

[Andrew MacLean]

It really is good tos ee the forum back, even if just for a little while. all the best when you come to restore the full service, John.

What is all this about servers and fridges? I keep my milk (and eye drops)* in the fridge and my computer in my study; should I swap them round?

Andrew

*try keeping eye drops in the fridge: when they go into your eye, it is better than chocolate

pps, John: I went into my profile and retyped Évêque. On my computer it is back to normal.

[Michael P]

Well done John for getting the forum up and running again.

I must tell you at the moment everything is working like grease lightning; it's never been so fast.

[John Smith]

Andrew,

Computers generate heat. Lots of it. Only problem is that they don't like it at all. Hence when you put lots of computers together (in a "Data Centre") the room gets uncomfortably hot for both humans and their electronic slaves.

Just like humans, when a PC overheats, it stops working, so data centres tend to have excessive amounts of air-conditioning.

As Jay points out, the machine you're working on always seems to be in the coldest spot... unfortunately, that wasn't the case with "ace"; it overheated and died. We're temporarily running on "romana" at my house, and will eventually be stable (hopefully) with "jo".

[GarethB]

The outage has had one benefit, I have now completed two patios, now working on the paths to them which requires building up the level which menas shifting another couple tons of building matreials. Shifted total of 11 Tons so far!

[Lesley Foster]

Hope you've been eating your spinach Gareth

Welcome back John and co. I really don't envy you with all these technical problems I'm just gratedul that you are doing it at all.

Lesley.

[GarethB]

Unfortunatly for John, as soon as there is a technical hitch he has to work harder while the rest of us on the commitee can take a break from the board and concentrate on other things in addition to my building work.

[Eddie S]

John,

I don't know if it is of use but I have the forum to be faster following the 'downgrade' rather than slower.

Ed

PS. I used to hang an older winter jacket on the door of our server room if I ever had to do more than a few minutes work in there!