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06-15-2003, 02:41 PM
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Administrator
1961 16' Bambi
Dallas
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 3,025
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Community Downtime Update
Wow, what a crazy series of events! Sunday June 8th, 2003 around 10:30 pm the server that runs our community had a hard drive failure. The next 2 days were spent restoring all the sites on the server so the 300+ email accounts and 80 other business that use this server could be back up and running.
Organic Hosting is a side business I started in 1999. I have donated the server resources for our community so my number one priority was to restore the "paying" client's websites and then get the forums working again. Of course my "real" job was also requiring 100% of my attention so it was hectic for me this week to say the least.
To tell you the truth, it was probably our community that crashed the server because we are getting so much traffic now. I plan on moving the community to a higher performance server at some point in the next couple of months.
When the hard drive failed the database became corrupted. In the beginning I was backing up the database on a daily basis. Due to the growth of our community I changed that to a weekly because the backups are so large.
I spent a couple of days trying to resolve the corrupt database so no information would be lost. I had to learn what to do, contact database administrators and try and fix it myself and I am not a programmer. It was very tough and frustrating. I tried everything possible and finally decided not to spend more time trying to fix it and just move forward restoring to a backup. It is one thing to make backups, but you need to know what to do with them in case of emergency. So back to the manuals and MySQL documentation. I sure have learned a lot!
Our backups are so big that it takes 3 hours to upload them using a cable modem. On top of that, storms rolled through Dallas this week that knocked out power at my apartment building twice. So just getting the backups to the server was a chore! Finally I was able to try and restore from the uploaded backup. That did not work! The backup was corrupt! I spent some time trying to fix the corrupt backup and finally gave up. So then I had to upload the other backups I had and restore to the latest one that was not corrupt. Once again, uploads took forever! Finally the May 20th, 2003 backup restored without any problems. So it was approximately 18 days before the meltdown.
So if you registered after May 20th, 2003 you will need to reregister. All posts, threads, etc. posted after May 20th were lost. I apologize for this and will revise our disaster recovery plan to include some quality controls to make sure backups are not corrupt moving forward (I will test them after each backup).
Once again, sorry for the downtime, I learned very much from it and I will post our disaster plan when I am done writing it. I am off to the Farmer’s Market to get some fruit then go to the park and relax. After the week I had, it is going to feel soooooo GOOD!
Andy
1961 Bambi
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06-15-2003, 02:47 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 25' Classic
Oro Valley
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 835
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I know that I am not alone in being happy you are back. Are you saying that you donate your time/energy? WOW... Thank you. Personally, I think this site is worth paying for.
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Kistler & Brenda
2002 Classic 25'
2003 Expedition EB 5.4L, AWD, AdvanceTrac Class IV hitch pkg. Reese dual cam/Prodigy
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06-15-2003, 02:54 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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Thanks Andy!
All your hard work is much appreciated
Shari
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06-15-2003, 02:57 PM
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Retired Moderator
1992 29' Excella
madison
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,644
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thank you andy!!
thanks for sticking to it!
good job!
john
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06-15-2003, 03:50 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2004 31' Classic
Spring Hill
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 15
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You are the BEST Andy!
Thanks for all your time in getting everything back up. Your time is valued..
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06-15-2003, 04:05 PM
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Dr Joe
Central
, South Carolina
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 252
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Andy, I would like to add my sincerest appreciation for your sense of loyalty to us Airstreamers!!!!
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Dr Joe & Winn
Emeritus Airstreamers
KD8VD
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06-15-2003, 04:05 PM
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Moderator
1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,253
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Good job!
Good job, Andy! I am a programmer, and I've been in the same situation with paying customers breathing down my back, the boss watching, and nothing going right. Better you than me :-)Thanks for the hard work!
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Stephanie
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06-15-2003, 04:06 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 88
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Thanks Andy, for all the work.. must have been a stressful week for you
-AM
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06-15-2003, 04:17 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1981 28' Airstream 280
Griffin
, Georgia
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 210
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I can understand what your past week has been like having done
restores on both legacy and open systems.
good luck with the disaster planning. that can be a real trip also....
enjoy the trip to the park.
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06-15-2003, 04:22 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 26' Overlander
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 8,525
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My thanks as well. I relaized how much I enjoy this forum when it was unavailable. We all appreciate the time and effort you put into it.
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06-15-2003, 04:32 PM
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Contributing Member
2018 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Austin (Hays County)
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,164
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Relief
I didn't know what to do with myself all week. I must have played at least 200 games of FreeCell during the week. Check the forum ... play a couple of FreeCell ... repeat ad infinitum.
Anyway, I had a winning streak of 25 FreeCell games (my all time best is a 42 win streak).
Needless to say, I'm glad the forum is back.
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John W. Irwin
2018 Interstate GT, "Sabre-Dog V"
WBCCI #9632
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06-15-2003, 04:36 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 372
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OK, Looks like some of us are hooked!
Thanks Andy for your hard work past your 'real' job!!
I went to the computer once or several times a day looking for the forum, .... so I guess that some of us are hooked ! !
It's great to have all of you back.
We all really appreciate the give and take of the vast experience available.
Take a well deserved breather and WELCOME BACK ! ! !
Steve
Savannah
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06-15-2003, 04:45 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 258
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addicted
Boy am I addicted to checking in on this forum....great work restoring what you could and personally I can't even tell you how much it means to have my had my favorite addiction restored. Thank you so much!!
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The Silver Buffalo
Saturn with Blue OX towbar
WBCCI # 14067
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06-15-2003, 05:15 PM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
Posts: 4,360
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I, too, appreciate all of the hard work and dedication that Andy has generously given. Great job. My trips to the computer were frequent but only lasted for a few minutes at most. I am addicted more than I thought. Long live the forums.
Brad
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4CU 2699 / AIR 10 / TAC AZ-1
I'm haunted by aluminum.
Charter Member of the 4 Corners Unit.
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06-15-2003, 06:09 PM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,172
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Andy,
As one of the "lost" new members I appreciate all you have done and continue to do. There is a wealth of information here that is irreplaceable. I built a small website for my wife's business, I don't even want to imagine what it takes to keep something like this forum going.
Thanks for all the work
Aaron
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06-15-2003, 06:14 PM
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Rivet Master
1959 22' Caravanner
Atlanta
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,197
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Thanks Andy!
Sure missed the place. I actually had nothing to do to goof off at work LOL.
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1959 22' Caravanner
1988 R20 454 Suburban.
Atlanta, GA
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06-15-2003, 06:43 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 29' Sovereign
Savannah
, Missouri
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,478
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Thanks
Andy
Thanks for your efforts~!
Several folks had made mention of "Withdrawal Syndromes".
My system also went down last Sun evening as well and, I ended up reloading "everything"..Kinda know the 'feeling'...
Thanks again`!!
ciao
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WBCCI 5292 AIR 807
NEU #64
New England Unit
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06-15-2003, 06:50 PM
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1 Rivet Member
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 9
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Thank you for the time you put in Andy, I am sure all the members of the A/S Forum Thank you as well. I have gotten to the point where I look forward to checking the Forum everyday for information that helps me with the restoration work on my Argosy TT..
DOWN THE ROAD AND INTHEWIND...
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06-15-2003, 08:47 PM
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Aluminut
2004 25' Safari
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, Illinois
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,477
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Hey Andy, thanks for putting in the time to get us back up and running.....
I was starting to go through withdrawl!
Eric
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06-15-2003, 08:56 PM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,760
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Thanks, Andy! You're the best. I dallied into the world of systems management for a while, and I got out. I have nothing but the highest regard for your skills!
I echo all that has been said. This is becoming habit forming!
It's great having the forum back up. Thanks!!!
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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