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The new web1 is 64 gigs of ram, 2 x 500 gig ssd in raid 1 hardware, and 12 cores w/SMT for a total of 24 threads...:)

welp. i got another web1 stood up and it's been running well. I have moved everyone who was on it back to it(including the forums)...backups and redundancy save the day..:)

Well the upgrade/replacement of web1 finally came crashing down and left a smoking crater in it's wake. Luckily I ad a second webserver, web3, with only a few domains on it as a standby. Utilizing my own backup system I moved all of the accounts from web1 to web3. If you can see this dns has...

The new server is dying...and we do not know if it is hardware or software. right now the server is uploading at 10 megabits and below..sometimes as low as 2 megabits. This weekend we are going to try dumping hte server and reloading it. If that fails i am going to revert back to the previous...

oh the last time i had to restore cga it took 20 minutes just for the database. This time the entire account was restored in less than 8..:)

Ok that was a fun ride. this turned out to be a big issue: first it was this: Well it was going to be a simple SSD upgrade and my Data Center gave me a deal I could not Pass up. The previous server had 8 cpus and 16 gigs of ram on dual HDD's in raid 1. This new machine has 12 cpus with 24...

eastern yes..:)

I am going to be doing a hardware upgrade to the webserver that powers the site tomorrow at noon to about 2pm. i am switching the server form hard drives to SSD's. This came together at the last minute so i apologize for the short notice. William Warren

I had a server update decide to go through and muck up the webserver config files for most of the sites on this mahcine. This crached the Apache webserver and i had to hand edit every single site's config files to remove the trash the update added AFTER the update also change the operation mode...

Squirrel!!!...:)

If you ever want to keep tabs on your hosting service....here is the twitter feed for those status reports: https://twitter.com/EtcMaryland

I have not experienced that particular loss but I have lost one very close to me. I will keep you and ember in my prayers and thoughts. God will hold you close during this difficult time.

starcraft, diablo 3

we will have to get together atown..i would like to compare notes on your hosting service to see how you do things..:)

I've been doing it for a while now...one thing..i have a peace..i know this is the right way to go. Trying to run and grow the other business has left me jaded..even bitter towards the IT industry. this is something I not only can do..i want to do. My other business became my life after my...

I had a conversation with my closest earthly friend on the phone tonight about my change in business focus. He asked me one question that hit home: do you have a peace about this decision? The answer is YES!. I am going to focus on the webhosting now and not grow my consulting any longer...

nods and now a shiny new operating system package..shouldn't have to do this again for a couple of years..:)

The server that hosts the forums is going to go offline in about 40 minutes. I am making the final backup right now. The outage is expected to last form 8pm eastern to midnight eastern. Any posts made past this point may not be carried into the backup. Sincerely,] William Warren

Details on the maintenance: https://etc-md.com/2019/02/10/etc-maryland-webserver-maintenance-annoucement/

no i was talking about the soc behind the phones..:) However the motos look like good phones..:)