GamingTrend offline for a short time

Arnir · Post by **Arnir** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:13 pm

Any minute now.

Ron, any rough eta?

Ron Burke · Post by **Ron Burke** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:19 pm

They are estimating 3 hours of server setup to install the OS, configure out backend control panel, and move the data over. At that point we have to slog through the data restore. I'm thinking it'll be up by dinner time tonight, using a conservative "oh damn it, what now??!" attitude.

Arnir · Post by **Arnir** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:31 pm

Ron Burke wrote:They are estimating 3 hours of server setup to install the OS, configure out backend control panel, and move the data over. At that point we have to slog through the data restore. I'm thinking it'll be up by dinner time tonight, using a conservative "oh damn it, what now??!" attitude.

Good luck. And if you need to tell us that it will be down for a "short time" - just give it to us straight.

Any minute now.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:42 pm

Tell the truth. It was the gay animal pron wasn't it?

Dan_Theman · Post by **Dan_Theman** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:45 pm

dbt1949 wrote:Tell the truth. It was the gay animal pron wasn't it?

the goats, more specifically

Hang in there, Ron - and in the meantime ... can I have your admin login to mess around with?

(j/k)

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:53 pm

Heh, all I was doing is giving the public what it wants.

BooTx · Post by **BooTx** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:58 pm

Jag wrote:Well at least OO can repay the favor and give GTers a place to post

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:46 pm

dbt1949 wrote:Heh, all I was doing is giving the public what it wants.

CeeKay and ATB do not count as "the public".

purge · Post by **purge** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:29 pm

CeeKay is likely under his desk, rocking and gently singing to himself while he cries.

Ron Burke · Post by **Ron Burke** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:43 pm

Quick Update:

Some of you may have noticed that the site is back up. This is an illusion. This is the old box. We are doing a backup verify before we move everything over to the new box as there were a few errors during the backup process.

Specifically, somehow the

file (a 2k animated gif) was registering on the server as 750 GB. Yea....something isn't quite right there.

purge · Post by **purge** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:44 pm

I told you Mitch wasn't doing it right.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:45 pm

Ron Burke wrote:Quick Update:

Some of you may have noticed that the site is back up. This is an illusion. This is the old box. We are doing a backup verify before we move everything over to the new box as there were a few errors during the backup process.

Specifically, somehow the file (a 2k animated gif) was registering on the server as 750 GB. Yea....something isn't quite right there.

Sacrificing the rolley abuse emoticon is a sign. Look to your R&P to guide you.

rickfc · Post by **rickfc** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:45 pm

w00t! I'm back!!! I know you guys missed me!

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:22 pm

Great Success !
Apache is working on your cPanel® and WHM™ Server

I guess the server is up at least.

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:44 pm

It's still not up!! Come on people! Some people can't get buy without drinking coffee in the morning-I can't get by without a little GT.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:45 pm

rickfc wrote:w00t! I'm back!!! I know you guys missed me!

All right, who left the damn door open?!

warning · Post by **warning** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:47 pm

Caine · Post by **Caine** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:53 pm

rickfc wrote:w00t! I'm back!!! I know you guys missed me!

with every bullet so far.

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:57 pm

I was suffering so much GT forum withdrawal that I went back to the unmoderated, sometimes out-of-control Quarter to Three forums to post under my former nom-de-plume. I hadn't posted there in almost a year.

I finally remembered this place but it took some detective work to find this thread.

I'm trying to help a friend troubleshoot her home PC, which went completely beserk when their kitten jumped on the keyboard while her husband was trying to move some spyware to Spy Sweeper's quarantine. I was wondering if something like that had happened to the GT forum machines.

JonathanStrange · Post by **JonathanStrange** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:59 pm

OK, now the Interweb is just messin' with us. Enoughs enough!

lildrgn · Post by **lildrgn** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:09 pm

I need to brag about my push ups somewhere! Hurry Ron!

(btw, 111 on Week 3, Day 1)

Jag · Post by **Jag** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:21 pm

purge wrote:CeeKay is likely under his desk, rocking and gently singing to himself while he cries.

Where the hell is Ceekay anyway? If he doesn't post something soon, he could be in danger of Post Overload Withdrawal (POW!)

Enough · Post by **Enough** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:26 pm

JonathanStrange wrote:OK, now the Interweb is just messin' with us. Enoughs enough!

I yam what I yam.

IkeVandergraaf · Post by **IkeVandergraaf** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:21 pm

Hey cool, my login still works. Wonder if I still have the same avatar.

IkeVandergraaf · Post by **IkeVandergraaf** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:21 pm

I do!

tjg_marantz · Post by **tjg_marantz** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:26 pm

And we'll allow you to keep it cuz it rocks my socks.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:35 pm

How longs it take to switch a hard drive?

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:14 pm

Daehawk wrote:How longs it take to switch a hard drive?

It took OO 73 days. Lets see if GT can beat that record.

Sarkus · Post by **Sarkus** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:14 pm

Daehawk wrote:How longs it take to switch a hard drive?

I have to say that of all the gaming forums I visit, I never thought GT would have this kind of relatively long downtime. Sure, it's nothing compared to OO's, but when you consider the number of IT professionals who are involved in GT's day to day operations, being off more than a few hours is kind of a shock.

I'm sure they'll be up again very soon, though.

EngineNo9 · Post by **EngineNo9** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:25 pm

Jeez, I take a week and a half vacation and come back to a non-existant GT. Can't a guy just relax and catch up on the forum nonsense?

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:33 pm

I am sure it won't be down long.

No matter how many technical people are throwing free time at something like a website/forum downtime will happen. Usually much shorter than we experienced but the length GT has been down so far is far from unusual.

JonathanStrange · Post by **JonathanStrange** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:49 pm

I'll do what I can to help: Hmmm....let's see...First, I'll construct a rudimentary lathe...

Ron Burke · Post by **Ron Burke** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:09 am

Update:

True, it wouldn't take very long to swap a drive. The hitch is that I decided that since we were incurring downtime it'd be a good time to move to a brand new and vastly updated server. That, coupled with pulling backups from a drive that keeps failing has slowed us down a bit. That said, all data is copied over to the new server which is up and running. We are doing account recovery and restoration. (I host several other sites on that server besides GamingTrend) I have two companies working together that will be doing the deployment work throughout the night. Obviously we are over my initial estimate, but work is progressing at a very quick pace. It's actually better that it happens now where I can control the puppet strings than while I'm hip-deep in E3 nonsense.

Sarkus · Post by **Sarkus** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:20 am

Thanks for the update Ron.

The only bad thing is that GT is missing the massive excitement of today's Dragon Age reveal!

Ron Burke · Post by **Ron Burke** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:22 am

Sarkus wrote:Thanks for the update Ron.

The only bad thing is that GT is missing the massive excitement of today's Dragon Age reveal!

I have reviews waiting to be posted too. Those are time sensitive. :/ I also have updates for my martial arts school site that need to go up. My students need to print them out to test. It's good timing pre-e3, but its horrible timing at any point :/

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:19 am

I was all pumped for Dragon Age until I bought Mass Effect. All ME does is crash to desktop with no warning or error code. And STLL NO PATCH!!!! So Im no longer excited for any new Bioware game.

Get back to PC only you fools at Bioware!!

Arnir · Post by **Arnir** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:16 am

Any minute now.

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:33 am

Week 3, day 2 went a lot better than 3.1 did. I bumped myself down a tier to the 21-25 pushup range and it was the perfect difficulty for me. I was just able to do the minimum recommendation for the last set.

Also stuck myself on the scale this morning and it looks like I've lost about 3 pounds since we started the challenge.

Ron Burke · Post by **Ron Burke** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:46 am

Just got a note from my server management folks - "This is almost done ".

I don't know what that means exactly, but here's to hoping.

The Preacher · Post by **The Preacher** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:51 am

Ron Burke wrote:Just got a note from my server management folks - "This is almost done ".

I don't know what that means exactly, but here's to hoping.

Good luck, Ron. I'm sure the high pay compensates for the constant work.