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AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby [DRuG]NikT on Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:59 pm

AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx

Server may be down for up to 12 hours following a necessary security update/reboot responding to major speed issues over the last few days on http://www.aussiegameserver.com web.

Since it's been up for over 170 days, compared to Windows server, we've had a very good run. Nothing was reporting any hardware or software errors, but > 120 days does mean it will force a disk check on reboot, if there's serious errors on a disk, that will leave the server sitting in shell awaiting the person locally to confirm or deny the option to attempt to fix said possible serious errors.. I guess it's arranged that way coz if it fails to fix, the disk will need to be rebuilt, something the local person would have to deal with.

The web server - http://www.aussiegameserver.com, had slowed down dramatically, in which time, I updated the box, restarted the web and sql servers, both with no change to the very slow loading of both the forums and the resources on the DRuG mta server, which were hosted on the ags web.

I then ran the update engine for debian linux, apt-get, and found a number of updates the server needed, including a new kernel (this is like going from XP SP2 to 3 in some ways but in others, like going from windows 98 to xp).. also a bunch of other serious updates like the above, the kernel being the straw that broke the back of needing to reboot - since kernel changes don't apply until then.

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

So here we stand.. waiting for the server to come back up, pinging it... each moment increasing the certainty that a remote server admin will need to intervene.. eta 12 hours until they are asked to do that in the morning.

It has been, in the past, up to 5 hours after an initial reboot command was issued, that a server has completed it's scan and repair of what is a very big volume of data, then resumed responding normally.. so don't lose hope, it may very well be back up before morning.


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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby Tyoson on Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:52 pm

Awesome, cheers for the update :D
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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby [DRuG]NikT on Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:27 am

Also of note, the DRuG MTA server is back up and running using the DRuG forum hosting as the backup http resources server. It's speed is as good, also sitting in a data centre in the USA.. however there may be a minor impact in MTA with teamspeak, normally hosted on AGS, now running on my home (and the DRuG MTA server's) link until AGS' return.


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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby Tyoson on Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:27 am

Sweet as :D What's the teamspeak address?
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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby [DRuG]NikT on Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:41 am

nikt.ath.cx:9987


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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby [DRuG]NikT on Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:20 am

3.19am update:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Mouldy - please make sure you warn them not to erase the disk.. we need that data.


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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby [DRuG]NikT on Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:38 pm

Wooohooo!

When I woke up, everything was back online... I just got home from work and set up all the servers, everything should be on now as it was.. only subtle change? DRuG MTA is gonna continue hosting it's own resources on nikt.zog.net.au.

Let me know if I missed anything.


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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby Choma on Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:36 am

uh, i cant see the server in MTA server browser :(
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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby [DRuG]NikT on Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:55 pm

Weird.

Thanks for letting us know.

Use the ip/quick connect to nikt.ath.cx:22004


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Re: AGS REBOOT TAKING PLACE TS @ nikt.ath.cx full story

Postby Choma on Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:24 am

still wasnt in the servbrowser this morn, but the quickconnect (nikt.ath.cx:22004) worked fine :D
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