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March 09, 2019, 11:10:37 AM
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Kralik

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Near Catastrophic Failure!
« on: March 09, 2019, 11:10:37 AM »
My web host had a complete RAID array fail... 3 out of 6 disks either empty or corrupted. This entire site was down for something like 24 hours and when it returned, I had to rebuild the server from scratch.

The good news is: I have nightly backups!
The bad news is: Due to some glitch my last backup was from March 4.

Some forum posts and wiki edits may be lost but we're up and kicking again! \:D/
« Last Edit: March 12, 2019, 09:46:40 AM by Kralik »

March 10, 2019, 04:23:59 AM
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2019, 04:23:59 AM »
Ouch, I've worked with some bad backup plans in my day (magnetic tape that only 1 person knew how to control), but that's a painful RAID failure.  Glad you made your own backup!

Thanks for keeping the site alive
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March 11, 2019, 10:14:00 AM
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2019, 10:14:00 AM »
Thanks Kralik. Was going to address the PM you seemed to resend me, but here's our answer!
-wtk

March 12, 2019, 09:54:59 AM
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2019, 09:54:59 AM »
Thanks Kralik. Was going to address the PM you seemed to resend me, but here's our answer!
-wtk

I poured my heart into that PM and you never responded?! Disgraceful!

March 23, 2019, 06:01:38 AM
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2019, 06:01:38 AM »
Some parts of the site, mainly the card lists, still aren't accessible.
You don't get an error message, but it shows only a completely blank page.

Is there still some rebuild to do?

April 15, 2019, 01:55:26 PM
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Re: Near Catastrophic Failure!
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2019, 01:55:26 PM »
Some parts of the site, mainly the card lists, still aren't accessible.
You don't get an error message, but it shows only a completely blank page.

Is there still some rebuild to do?

Well that stinks. I figured all was working but I didn't dive past the main page.  ](*,)

Should be good now.

April 15, 2019, 01:57:43 PM
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2019, 01:57:43 PM »
Thank you good sir for the work you continue to do around here!
-wtk

April 16, 2019, 04:25:39 AM
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« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2019, 04:25:39 AM »
Thank you very much   :up: ;D