Sorry for the downtime

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  1. pippa@labforumHQ

    pippa@labforumHQ Administrator

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    Sorry for the forum downtime this weekend! Our servers were out of action from 8pm Saturday evening until about 8:30 this evening. We have had quite a few interruptions to service over the last few months and will be looking at ways to ensure downtime is kept to a minimum in the future.

    Pippa
     
  2. Moorlands

    Moorlands Registered Users

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    Re: Sorry for the downtime

    Hi Pippa

    I'll bet it's been a nightmare. We had similar problems and now we have mirror servers, main one in Manchester and second in Berlin with DNS held by a third company in Glasgow (who also have mirrors in New York). It means that if the main server goes down we can flip to the second. The big thing is knowing when server #1 fails and remembering to switch back!

    For me the extra coverage for not too much extra expense means I can sleep easy and don't have a heart attack every time the IT gremlins have an outing ;D

    Kerryn
     
  3. lynnelogan

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    Re: Sorry for the downtime

    well thank goodness we are back on, missed the site today, thank you
     
  4. drjs@5

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    Re: Sorry for the downtime

    Wow Pippa!
    That was a long down-time.
    Glad its all sorted and panic is over for you :)

    jac
     
  5. pippa@labforumHQ

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    Re: Sorry for the downtime

    Thanks guys, yesterday was certainly a little 'fraught'. And we will definitely be making some changes in our hosting arrangements. :D
     
  6. kateincornwall

    kateincornwall Registered Users

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    Re: Sorry for the downtime

    No need to say sorry Pippa , I actually got some housework done :)
     
  7. Labrina

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    Re: Sorry for the downtime

    I second the bit about the housework !!! hehe
     

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