Oh the irony of it all: RAID corrupted by UPS power spike
My regular readers may have noticed that the MakeEasyMoneyWithGoogle.com (memwg.com) site was down for a couple of days. There was a problem with my hosting service. The techies should find this amusing: a UPS power spike corrupted the RAID array hosting memwg.com. For the non-techies, here's the English translation:
- “UPS” stands for uninterruptable power supply, a battery system that provides backup power in case of power failure
- “RAID” stands for redundant array of independent disks, a way to backup computer data by writing copies of the same data to multiple hard drives
So, one of the two subsystems responsible for keeping the computer system running went and skewered the other, causing the whole thing to fail. It's one of those things that are funny in retrospect. At the time, of course, the people running the hosting service didn't find it very funny. At least my personal site was still up (it's on a different system).
This incident demonstrates it's good to use a hosting service. “Shit happens”, as the saying goes, and if you're using a hosting service then it's up to them to fix it. Spend your time on content, let others worry about the techie stuff.
By the way, if you're looking to get a .com domain name, GoDaddy is offering .com domains for $6.95 instead of the regular $8.95 per year. Just enter the coupon code “gdg0804b” when you get to the checkout. (No, I don't get any kickbacks for this, I just use GoDaddy myself.)
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