Social Anxiety Support

MissMay1977 · 07-29-2009, 04:26 AM

I have abandonment issues. I see all these new people joining everyday and it makes me anxious because I am afraid the server is going to blow up and I will click on my icon to get here and it will be gone!

LostPancake · 07-29-2009, 09:51 AM

i'm kind of paranoid about that also. but it probably gets backed up every now and then. once a week? less? more? hopefully...

how big does a database like this run, in GB?

millenniumman75 · 07-29-2009, 11:32 AM

It has never happened in the past that I know of unless it needed to be rebooted. Other than that, we have always been told when things are being upgraded (any downtimes - usually 24 hours tops for big BIG things), etc.
I have been on this site for 4 1/2 years and it's still here

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Drew · 07-30-2009, 11:22 AM

It's a totally managed server, which means that server admins are watching it 24/7 for crashes, software problems and even hardware failure. I spent enough time back in the day dealing with stuff like this personally at 3am to realize it's better to let the pros handle it.

Daily incremental backups are done to a remote server so there is no risk of a serious loss of data (in terms of threads, posts, users, photos, etc.)

SAS ain't going anywhere

LostPancake · 07-30-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew

It's a totally managed server, which means that server admins are watching it 24/7 for crashes, software problems and even hardware failure. I spent enough time back in the day dealing with stuff like this personally at 3am to realize it's better to let the pros handle it.

Daily incremental backups are done to a remote server so there is no risk of a serious loss of data (in terms of threads, posts, users, photos, etc.)

SAS ain't going anywhere

that's awesome, thank you.

07-29-2009, 04:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
MissMay1977 Status: Freakin Beautiful Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indiana Gender: Female Age: 32 Posts: 1,088	How big is the server? I have abandonment issues. I see all these new people joining everyday and it makes me anxious because I am afraid the server is going to blow up and I will click on my icon to get here and it will be gone! __________________ <@_@> la la laaaaaaa

07-29-2009, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,668	It has never happened in the past that I know of unless it needed to be rebooted. Other than that, we have always been told when things are being upgraded (any downtimes - usually 24 hours tops for big BIG things), etc. I have been on this site for 4 1/2 years and it's still here . __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

07-29-2009, 09:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
LostPancake Status: ghostly Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: an endless labyrinth Gender: Male Age: 40 Posts: 780	i'm kind of paranoid about that also. but it probably gets backed up every now and then. once a week? less? more? hopefully... how big does a database like this run, in GB?

07-30-2009, 11:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Drew Status: Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Gender: Male Posts: 1,381	It's a totally managed server, which means that server admins are watching it 24/7 for crashes, software problems and even hardware failure. I spent enough time back in the day dealing with stuff like this personally at 3am to realize it's better to let the pros handle it. Daily incremental backups are done to a remote server so there is no risk of a serious loss of data (in terms of threads, posts, users, photos, etc.) SAS ain't going anywhere