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6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« on: September 16, 2012, 12:57:17 PM »
I think everyone experienced a blackout here but why?

Did someone try to hack the website or did the master server or whatever you call it broke down?
Old Stock Showcase: https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=6590.0

I've moved to other forums. Under a different name. This is where it all began.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2012, 03:16:55 PM »
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Hello,  You are receiving this message because your web hosting services are   being affected by hardware maintenance due to issues with your shared   web hosting server cayenne.     
Due to issues with the RAID controller, we are replacing the   hardware for this server and will be restoring all data from our backup   server to the new hardware. Currently, we are working on connecting the   backup server, and in the meantime you may be experiencing downtime with   your websites or may be unable to access your server.  We apologize for   the inconvenience, and we'll update this post in the next 30 minutes or   as soon as progress is made, whichever is sooner.     
A little bit about the restore process: once the backup   connection is established, we will reload your web service and will   serve your sites again using the data on the backup server. The data   will be mounted over the network to allow your hosting services to   remain online for the duration of the process.   
Please note, if those backups are older than the most current   version of your site, you will have to upload/change those files again.   It's safe to upload your own backup files during the restore process, as   we have engineered the process such that we will not overwrite the   files you're adding yourself. Let us know if you're unable to do so, and   when / if we're able to recover the old hardware that crashed, we'll be   happy to manually transfer your most recent files for you to the new   drive.   
During the restore process, there may be periods of high load on   the server due to the large amount of data being sent to the new server.   We will be closely monitoring the server and mitigating that load   whenever possible.   
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Well, I just noticed we lost a bunch in the server crash ...... nothing I can do!

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2012, 03:18:49 PM »
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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2012, 04:10:18 PM »
Can we start that donate-for-GTM-to-get-a-better-server-and-stuff fund now?
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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2012, 06:12:19 PM »
Well, I just noticed we lost a bunch in the server crash ...... nothing I can do!

What was lost?


[Edit] Ah, crap. The images. D:
Clash Cubes 1 - Grey Matter (Runner-Up)
King of Karnage - Sideshow Freak (Runner-Up, Best Engineered)
Rust In Pieces - Paper Cut 3 (Grand Champion, Most Dangerous Bot)
Wheely Tag Tournament - Ion Thruster (Grand Champion, along with Ounces' DiSemboweLment)
UK vs USA - Dark Striker (Grand Champion)
Rust In Pieces 2 - Claymore (Runner-Up, Favourite Bot)
BBEANS 6 - Infection 4 (Runner-Up)
RA2 Team Championships - Serious Business, Skeksis (Runner-Up, along with Scrappy, S_M, and Badnik)
RA2 Team Championships 2 - The Other Stig (Runner-Up, along with Scrappy, S_M, Badnik, 090901, and R1885)
Replica Wars 3 - Abaddon (Runner-Up, Luckiest Bot)
BroBots - wheebot & yaybot (Runner-Up)
Robo Zone 2 - Dipper (4th place, Survival Champion, & Best Axle Bot)
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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2012, 06:19:54 PM »
Thank god I have all my images backed up, I'll be reuploading some of them soon.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2012, 06:24:04 PM »
Did we lose more than one day?

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2012, 06:25:42 PM »
My showcase is missing images back to sep 6th.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2012, 06:27:54 PM »
Most of it will get restored (I hope) .... they are still uploading to the new server from backups.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2012, 06:50:55 PM »
I'm missing Armagedeathbot from my showcase, but that's about it.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2012, 07:42:17 PM »
A whole thread I just made got deleted. It was about fake products. Now I have to make it again. D:<

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2012, 07:52:54 PM »
It got moved ..... and maybe deleted!

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2012, 08:01:20 PM »
where did my cake thread go...................................

and atleast the images from my favorite stock showcases didnt 404, i could give a rats ass about the dsl showcase
How you make Alarm Clock Pizza is:
Step 1: You buy an alarm clock from the store, and then you have to break it and put it in the sauce.
Step 2: Fold the sauce in 5 slices and put it in the dough.
Step 3: Paint the eggs with a pitcher of a clock showing what time you want to wake up and eat pizza for breakfast.
Step 4: Put the eggs in the dough.
Step 5: Make it flat into a round shape and draw the time you want on it.
Step 6: Put some old steel to prevent other peple from stealing it.
Step 7: Make it flat and cut into 60 slices 1 for each minute in 1 our.
Step 8: Put in the oven set the timer to 30048813.2884 seconds and put the temperature on 'Volcano' setting.
Step 9: If you think it is take to long, then get yor alarm clock and set it to now so that it will ring and you can take it out.
Step 10: Take it out uv the uvin wen it is redy and go to bed. In the morning eat pizza and also eat yor hands bi mistake.

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Re:TWO DAY GTM website blackout
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2012, 07:36:34 PM »
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This is an update to let you know that the restore   continues to remain stable on your server, and your sites should be   loading as expected.

Maybe it will stay on line now.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2012, 07:38:54 PM »
The best showcase still has all the images.
You got my vote for RA2 Wizard. Always and forever.

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Re: TWO DAY GTM website blackout
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2012, 07:41:56 PM »
It looks like about everything is back .... even the memes.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2012, 12:42:26 PM »
Yesterday i went on GTM and got this:

Warning: Unexpected character in input: ''' (ASCII=39) state=1 in /home/gametechmods/gametechmods.com/forums/cache/data_4cdb962f4fa949feca56058d06bfec7f-SMF-modSettings.php on line 1

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/gametechmods/gametechmods.com/forums/cache/data_4cdb962f4fa949feca56058d06bfec7f-SMF-modSettings.php on line 1

Like everyone else.

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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2012, 12:42:47 PM »
Yesterday i went on GTM and got this:

Warning: Unexpected character in input: ''' (ASCII=39) state=1 in /home/gametechmods/gametechmods.com/forums/cache/data_4cdb962f4fa949feca56058d06bfec7f-SMF-modSettings.php on line 1

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/gametechmods/gametechmods.com/forums/cache/data_4cdb962f4fa949feca56058d06bfec7f-SMF-modSettings.php on line 1
Everyone got it, Mecha....
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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2012, 01:36:44 PM »
Yesterday i went on GTM and got this:

Warning: Unexpected character in input: ''' (ASCII=39) state=1 in /home/gametechmods/gametechmods.com/forums/cache/data_4cdb962f4fa949feca56058d06bfec7f-SMF-modSettings.php on line 1

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/gametechmods/gametechmods.com/forums/cache/data_4cdb962f4fa949feca56058d06bfec7f-SMF-modSettings.php on line 1

There was a colon where it should not have been. [/outofcontext]
 
I'm taking a class in Javascript at college right now, and the syntax can really get screwed up by that sort of thing, so I'm guessing someone just forgot to check it properly or something.
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Re: 6-9 hour GTM website blackout
« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2012, 02:43:11 PM »
Meh I know about JSON :P.

But I got something about a forum update. Looked pretty fancy.