Server hardware issue Options

[Imhotep]

Greetings,

Looks like one of the two hard drives in the server has failed. Thankfully we have two identical copies of everything (the RAID mirror we set up when the new machine was installed) so there's no operational difference except for a little bit there's no automatic redundency in the gear. The sytem still copies itself off to the backup box every 12 hours so if the one drive that's still there fails we won't lose more than 12 hours of posts.

I've ordered a new drive and it will be here sometime tomorrow, 2/1/11 (hopefully before the big snowstorm..) and once it's here I'll start the process of rebuilding the RAID mirror (usually takes a couple of hours). It's a background, automated process that won't cause any outages, but the system may seem a little slow while all the data is copied over. I'll update this thread when I start the process and when it's over.

Sorry for any inconvenience,

I

[Imhotep]

Hey all,
Just to update, I guess the equipment was shipping from Ohio which is where all the snow was coming from in the first place... So nope, didn't get here yesterday and doesn't look like it's going to arrive today. Not the end of the world tho, in the unlikely event something happens to the remaining drive I've still got the other 12-hour (midnight and noon for those who are interested) backup and a way to bring up a temporary system until permanent repairs can be made if neccessary.
I'll keep updating things as I get information,
Keep warm!
I