When will the scheduled downtime for hardware replacement occur?

[Greg Bernhardt]

We need to replace a hard drive and chassis later today. I'll update exactly when it will happen. Could be 1-2 hours downtime. Thanks!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

ok we are ready for the hardware fixes. over the next couple hours the server maybe be on and off intermittently. please be patient, thanks!

 

[KrisOhn]

What kind of drives do you use for these servers? Out of curiosity.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

What kind of drives do you use for these servers? Out of curiosity.

We have two 150GB 10k Raptors.

 

[KrisOhn]

Ahh nice, I have Raptor in a secondary pc, loud as ****.

Have you ever thought of going to a legitimate server drive?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Have you ever thought of going to a legitimate server drive?

What do you consider a "legitimate server drive"?

 

[KrisOhn]

Something like this:

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=23729&vpn=ST373455LC&manufacture=Seagate

Basically a 15k SCSI

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Something like this:

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=23729&vpn=ST373455LC&manufacture=Seagate

Basically a 15k SCSI

Yeah, but it's more than twice (monthly cost) the price of the Raptors and not convinced it's twice the performance.

 

[KrisOhn]

Yeah, but it's more than twice (monthly cost) the price of the Raptors and not convinced it's twice the performance.

Ahhh, makes sense.
Potentially more reliable though, but I won't get into it.
Good luck with the replacement and fixes! Be quick so we all can have our PF addiction fed!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

server is shutting down now

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

back for now, there will be more downtime later

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Chassis swap will begin shortly, prepare for approx 30min down time.

 

[Evo]

Chassis swap will begin shortly, prepare for approx 30min down time.

If you're writing a post, best to do it in word, notepad, etc... first, just in case.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Chassis swap is complete. Hopefully now we can relax for a bit and enjoy some stability :)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Ahhh, makes sense.
Potentially more reliable though, but I won't get into it.
Good luck with the replacement and fixes! Be quick so we all can have our PF addiction fed!

You'll be happy to know that the new HD is a VelociRaptor. A bit faster than the older model Raptor.

 

[KrisOhn]

You'll be happy to know that the new HD is a VelociRaptor. A bit faster than the older model Raptor.

Very nice!