Database Failure - Rollback

[wedtm]

Due to a series of unfortunate events, I have had to roll back the database to a backup from 4 days ago.

I am implementing a fix for the underlying issue that caused this failure, and this will not happen again. I am extremely sorry for the trouble we know this has caused.

 

[Fellow Starmadian]

nuuu mah posts!

 

[dark_J]

Oh come on! I just finished uploading 10 of my new ships !

 

[therimmer96]

4 days since the last backup? Really?!

 

[Fellow Starmadian]

now now, lets not get too upset. He did say it was because of "A Series Of Unfortunte Events."
I think first we should ask ourselves, which ASOUF is this? The book series or the movie rendition? Then we can decide how upset to get.

 

[Crimson-Artist]

its funny. I was in the middle of showing my mom all the work i put into my ships when the server crashed.

 

[dark_J]

Ok so when was being optimistic a bad thing?

 

[Syzygy]

No info on the cause?

 

[dark_J]

Ok well having no posts is better than having no site .

 

[wedtm]

4 days since the last backup? Really?!

This was actually the issue we were trying to resolve when this happened. We had just recently switched providers who perform automated full-server backups for us. When I noticed that we had not had one taken in the past 4 days, I opened a ticket with them.

While I waited for a response from them, I then attempted to find a work-around to do some manual backups of the database by itself, so that we could at least have data backups.

During this process, the wrong backup script was then triggered, which caused a restore of the previous backup (which was the 4 day one) instead.

In order to resolve this and ensure that it doesn't happen again, I have updated our Chef scripts to run backup's on their own, as well as send us notifications when/if backups fail to perform on their appointed schedules.

 

[Fellow Starmadian]

Ok well having no posts is better than having no site .

I've been satirically adding an "optimistic" tag to upset people's posts, but this one is honestly optimistic

 

[Equilibrium21]

 

[ToyotaSupra]

Awww dammit I had 146 likes. Not that that means much, hope you've got it fixed at least. If you want to borrow some duct tape from me just PM.

Fellow Starmadian you're gonna get OPTIMISED

 

[dark_J]

I've been satirically adding an "optimistic" tag to upset people's posts, but this one is honestly optimistic

lol

 

[Zeno9141]

I like how the message at the top of the screen addresses me personally:

15th 4AM GMT+0: The Forums Database had to be rolledback to the 11th of June, backups have been fixed and now occur every hour. Sorry Zeno9141 for the inconvenience.

 

[Fellow Starmadian]

you seem upset toyotasupra, here, be optimistic :U *adds optimistic tag*

 

[ToyotaSupra]

you seem upset toyotasupra, here, be optimistic :U *adds optimistic tag*

Not really 'upset' per se, more...'mildly miffed'.

Have a friendly tag, no one ever really uses that tag, and it's collecting dust.

 

[Zeno9141]

Not really 'upset' per se, more...'mildly miffed'.

Have a friendly tag, no one ever really uses that tag, and it's collecting dust.

I use that tag for people who are friendly. Logical, isn't it? :p

 

[starhaiden]

you could always reload them anyway and you should have the blueprint on your computer and also i was wondering why something was differnet with the website

 

[DukeofRealms]

I like how the message at the top of the screen addresses me personally:

I thought because of what people have lost, it was only fair they were addressed personally.