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    Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    From June 5-15, the temporary Collatz system admin will be the cat sitter. That doesn't sound very reassuring does it? Sorry, but if the server goes down and requires anything other than a simple reboot, there may be an extended outage. Unfortunately, the chances of that happening are higher than normal since Commonwealth Edison (a.k.a. ComEd, the electrical company in the area) failed to notify me on their original attempt to replace my power meter last week but were unable to do so since it evidently takes at least two people to do it. Since they didn't call before the last attempt, Murphy's Law suggests that they will not call before the next attempt and that it will take place while I am on vacation. The cat sitter doesn't know how to switch over to the generator if the outage exceeds the UPS battery so if the power is out for an extended period, Collatz may remain down until I get back.

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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    You really need to train that cat then Slicker!

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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    Just teach the cat sitter to cycle the power.
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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    If it crashes and the database and file system get out of sync or corrupted, cycling the power won't help. That's my worry.
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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    I've had my power meter changed twice. So Cal Edi$on did it pretty quickly (~5min). Hopefully the UPS will hold.

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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    Quote Originally Posted by cineon_lut View Post
    I've had my power meter changed twice. So Cal Edi$on did it pretty quickly (~5min). Hopefully the UPS will hold.
    Obviously Cal Ed is paid by the job. Just hope that ComEd isn't paid by the hour


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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    Quote Originally Posted by Slicker View Post
    If it crashes and the database and file system get out of sync or corrupted, cycling the power won't help. That's my worry.
    Agreed. Regardless of any amount of training, that'd still be a cat-ass-trophe...

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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    Quote Originally Posted by Mumps View Post
    Agreed. Regardless of any amount of training, that'd still be a cat-ass-trophe...
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    Re: Collatz: Potential Outage After June 5 thru June 15

    I guess we're gonna get to see how good the cat sitter is


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