File Server getting a new head

One of our file servers has faulty hardware, so our admins will be swapping out the head unit. They will, of course, do this as quickly as possible, but this will create downtime for customers on the following servers:

adonis aphrodite apollo aries baachus barefoottours charon charybdis chronos daedalus dione dionysus erebus erida eros ganesha gorgon hades helios hephaestus hera heracles hermes hestia hypnos icarus iris jove kratos medusa mf1 mf2 minerva morpheus nemesis odysseus pan pegasus persephone poseidon rhea sisyphus tartarus tethys thanatos thetis triton zeus

This will also affect email for people on these servers.

We will post more information as it becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Update: The file server’s hardware was replaced superfast, and we’re finishing up cleaning up any remaining issues. However, if you are still having a problem, please email tech support.

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19 Responses to “File Server getting a new head”

  1. kps Says:

    :|

    :(

    >:-|

  2. mindtonic Says:

    WHAT THE FUCK! ALL DAY YESTERDAY, AND NOW TODAY TOO???

  3. n0yd Says:

    Dreamhost: Go ahead and dream that your sites are working, leave the downtime to us.

    I could have better reliability hosting my sites on my 20Mbps/2Mbps RCN Cable connection on my 2×240 Opteron server at my place. Not looking good lately DH, 2007 has been horrible as far as your reliability as a hosting company goes.

  4. kps Says:

    This used to happen with my old host. That’s why I left them and came to DreamHost. This happened all day yesterday and now it’s happening today.

    I was told DreamHost is top of the line. What’s going on?

  5. Sad Says:

    Argh…my sites are down again…I really think there is a monkey at the helm…and not one of those genetically enhanced super monkeys..

  6. n0yd Says:

    KPS, sorry to break it to you, but you were apparently lied to. Before I signed up with dreamhost 2+ years ago, I knew they had some reliability issues, but I figured for $22.40 for a years worth of hosting, plus all the neat benefits, I couldn’t go wrong, but lately I’ve been second guessing myself.

  7. Rj Says:

    Hey guys!

    Does this affect any private servers too? I guess you only post the public server names here generally.

  8. Dave Says:

    Why is this only a medium severity?? a lot of sites are down.

  9. r00t Says:

    Now my email is down (Janky)

  10. zantherus Says:

    Well, my site is working fine… ug, why did I sign up for DH without looking at reviews??

  11. glen Says:

    My email (Janky) is down now too. However, I *can* log into webmail.

  12. Darius Says:

    Same here on Janky, webmail is fine, but any desktop mail programs all get their passwords rejected. Apple Mail, Outlook, Outlook express. Is happening on multiple computers for multiple clients.

  13. Boom Monkey Says:

    Guys, shut your mouths - shit happends.

  14. Tim Says:

    Hmm…my site is fine!

  15. Brian Says:

    Hey Boom Monkey, is that what you mom said when you were born. “Guys, shut your mouth, shit happened”

    This is the worst service I have ever experienced in my life. I guess the basic rule of thumb should be whatever ISP doesnt have a customer support line and is too afraid to talk to thier customers is probably not a good site to go with. I signed up about 8 weeks ago and I have had nothing but trouble. I could easily run my own server and host everyone here with less problems then these idiots on DH. If I do end up hosting my own server, then I will invite all of you to leave this worthless excuse for a ISP and join me. As for now, I have switched over to Startlogic.com.

    Jump now and dont wait for this company to fully sink.

  16. Brian Says:

    Dream Host, I recommend that you limit your customer base until you can get a hold on all of your issues. This is frustrating to everyone that had a site go down today and you should be absolutely ashamed of your busienss. Obvoiusly someone dropped the ball over there today and should be fired.

  17. Business Expert Says:

    Dream Host, I recommend that you limit your customer base until you can get a hold on all of your issues. This is frustrating to everyone that had a site go down today and you should be absolutely ashamed of your busienss. Obvoiusly someone dropped the ball over there today and should be fired.

  18. Grey Hodge Says:

    kps: Well, if you have been reading the blog, you’d know. Buggy router, which is why they’re taking it down and upgrading it.

    Brian: You’re not a business expert. If you were, you wouldn’t host anything mission critical on shared hosting.

    Lastly, maybe all the machines need to get more head and they’ll work better. ;)

  19. 1 Says:

    Actually, Brian is nothing but a spamming piece of trash that isn’t even hosted here.

    The retard, after his first comment spam, had to repost it because he realized “Brian” wasn’t a good choice of anchor text for his spam link when compared to the laughable “Business Expert” description.

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