October 31, 2012
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Update: Xanga's New Jersey Datacenter Is On Emergency Generators
WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Xanga's datacenter is now back on utility power! So we are no longer dependent on the emergency backup generators... Woohoo!
The backup generators would have run out of fuel at some point, so it's great to be back on utility power.
We're not totally out of the woods yet, since our datacenter needs to fix one of its backup generators in case utility power flakes out again. Also, I suppose our datacenter also needs to replace all that diesel fuel they've used up...
But we're making progress!
Hooray for electricity!
Thanks,
Bob~~~
Hi Everybody,
I hope everybody is safe with Hurricane Sandy!
I wanted to give a quick update on what we know about how the hurricane has affected Xanga...
Our servers are located in a datacenter in Newark, New Jersey, which was hit especially hard with power losses and flooding.
The good news is that our servers seem to be OK. They're located on the 8th floor, so they should be safe from flooding.
There are two bits of bad news.
The first bit is that our bandwidth provider ran into difficulties from 2am to 10am EST today. So even though Xanga's servers have been online the whole time, you may have run into problems connecting to the site. It's possible that our network provider might run into more problems, but for now, the network seems to be OK, which is great.
The second bit of bad news is that our datacenter has lost utility power. So Xanga's servers are currently operating on emergency backup generators.
Hopefully, utility power will be restored before the emergency backup generators lose power!
There are two risks here. First, our datacenter's backup generators are in the basement of the building, along with the diesel fuel and fuel pumps. So there's a risk of flooding, which would disable the backup generators. At this point, we think this risk is minimal, but you never know...
Second, the generators may run out of fuel before utility power is restored. This would obviously take our servers offline.
We'll keep you updated as we learn more!
In the meantime, stay safe everybody!
Thanks,
Bob
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Thanks for getting it back on , and stay safe .
good to know.
When it went down last night, I figured it was a power issue -- glad you were able to come back up, and I hope you can maintain it! I hope everybody there is ok, and safe.
Oh no! That's no bueno! Hope everyone else is safe! Ty for letting the masses know!
At least I will know why when I'm hitting refresh like a twit. lol
Thanks, Bob!
Yeah, I wondered about that this morning when I couldn't connect. We are (admittedly) all social media junkies, here, but somehow I think we might just survive if the unthinkable happens and we lose our connections (for a while.)
Just as long as everyone is safe and sound.
Thanks for the information. Much appreciated.
Sandra
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Glad to see this update, and stay safe everyone!
Thanks for the update.
Thanks for the update andI figured it was the hurricane and you all stay safe.
Thanks, Bob, you're the man!
I was wondering about you xanga Gods. Glad its up now. Best of luck!
Go get generator fuel before it runs out - and Dan already posted pretending to be you guys only I knew it was a hoax because he said he was the xanga favorite and you know I am the xanga favorite - right?
Thanks for the update and stay safe! <3
I wonder if Bob got a chuckle from Dan's post?
Gosh... I think we can live without the site for a bit... just stay safe and best wishes to you guys to get everything restored soon. It has to be really stressful there!
I've been thinking of you guys at xanga HQ. Hope everyone weathered the storm okay.
Whew! Glad things are getting back and running. Stay safe! <3
Thanks for keeping us updated. Please stay safe.
Thank you for the update. When I couldn't connect last night I assumed it was related to the storm. I'm glad you were able to get the servers back up.
Bob, you are the best ever.
This does sort of ruin the story I was going to tell on facebook if you were down a few days. I was going to tell everyone that the hurricane destroyed the servers and that xanga had already decided to take the insurance money and just not restart xanga. It would have been fun for a few days.
But I would have made you the hero in saving the rest of the xanga team.
Thanks for everything Bob. I am glad you are all safe.
Oh, come on Dan @TheTheologiansCafe, the first spoof was almost believeable. This one's totally over the edge. You can do better.
Xanga survived a hurricane. That's something to cheer about. Take care, guys.
I was wondering if the whole team went out kayaking along the flooded streets. Glad to know you guys are okay.
Glad everything is okay. It's okay I would forgive and forget if xanga had to take a break
I noticed the problems last night. Stay safe and I'm sure all will work out soon.
@TheTheologiansCafe - Thanks Dan. Well, it's still possible we might go down for a while, if utility power isn't restored and the datacenter runs out of fuel. That's out of our control, but I'm hoping that doesn't happen! The news articles about flooding and power outages in Newark are pretty scary though...
You guys do a great job, running and administrating a great site. Good Luck and Thank You.
Michael P. Whelan
Thanks, guys. It's funny that TheTheologiansCafe took light of a natural disaster by making fun of the Xanga Team.
Thank you kindly for the update. Hope all concerned and effected by Sandy, stays safe, warm and secure! Xanga Team is doing a great job keeping our Community online. And I certainly understand that nothing is ever really fool proof.
Thanks for letting us know! Everyone stay safe out there. <3 Sending good thoughts and prayers to everyone affected.
@TheTheologiansCafe - lol
@bob - Stay safe. We will all come back when it is done one way or another.
It's amazingly nice of you to update us with all that you are all dealing with out there. So happy to know you are all safe, and that is what matters. Take care and thank you!!
Thanks for the update! I hope power gets to that area soon... and to so many people in need of it. peace
Hmm, now I know where the servers are, basically not in the same city where xanga is headquartered. Why wasn't there other updates located at facebook and other places or did I miss that?
Google only lead me to a cache spot last night.
thanks for the update! I was dying for a bit without xanga.
Glad everyone there is safe, take care of yourselves, we will survive it if the power goes out. (At least for a while...permanently might be an issue! Ha!)
I really appreciate what you guys are doing.
DON"T LEAVE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN. >.<
I figured the problems were due to Sandy, glad everything seems to be okay for now!
huh? who the fuck is bob? at least give us your social security number n stuff
Anywho, thanks for the update Bib!
aww shit I was writing too quick again. Oopsy daisies. It should say "Bob"
OMG
We can only hope for the best!
Thanks for the information!
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thank goodness for exercised business continuity plans
good news!
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Learn from this, Xanga Team :http://finance.yahoo.com/news/floodwaters-rise-sites-may-fall-102604788.html
Whew!!! Thank you team for keeping us update.
Thank God that you are all safe there. God bless everyone!
Woohoo great news and theames are not working.
Thanks!!!
Good to know you guys are getting back on your feet! Might want to check up on the Themes when you get a chance, though, as they're not working properly. They don't save and stay stuck on "processing" when attempting to update and/or change. No rush, though guys. Glad all is well.
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This should have made the news.
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