kalyse Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I have to say that running a GSP and having a holiday is a impossibility. How do you guys do it? I have been looking forward to takign a break for a week but its impossible. Well I think its only really impossible because of the problems I hav ehad while away. On the day of my departure, the Master Server´s IIS crashed. It wasnt responding at all. I then asked a friend to Log in and Restart IIS, I couldnt because no Internet Cafe allows you to Remote Desktop. After he logged in and tried to restart the server to correct the problems by restarting the whole server crashed. This then caused a cascade on to the other servers (for reasons unknown) and just messed everything up. So I was left without a control panel for all of the clients and then all of the game servers on the master server also. In all my time running GSPs I have never had such a badly timed critical failure on one of my servers. It completely messed up everything and due to been on holiday and not having completley access to RD or FTP or ANYTHING, it has been so impossible to get it fixed. Needlless to say I think it was Luis who managed to get the Maste rWorking again after I requested a Remote Restart at the Data Center that took OVER 24 hours to complete. Its been a great holiday but such a bad week for my company. I can see several people not renewing the service due to the outages faced this week. How do you guys go on holiday? Especially when my only interface ot the company is through a Internet Cafe that does NOT work. Arhhh. Im off to find some more Sangria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogie Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 We have 3 people here that work on our GSP... so that isn't a problem for us. But, why wouldn't you hire some admin company to help you during this time? That way you can call them and have them fix it up, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Best policy is to make sure you have access to your remote system when you are away. Or as Hogie said, hire someone to look after things while you are away. And emailing us is always an opition if it's something we can easily login and fix. You would be surprised at the number of email requests we have gotten from GSPs that were out of town, and asked us to do restarts, etc... One even asked us to setup a COD2 game server for a client Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalyse Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 Well, I wouldn't feel confortable hiring anyone, especially considering they would need full access to all the servers and without knowing full credibility it would be in my opinion quite a risky decision. Anyway theres always next holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[NiK]Jay Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Laptop. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Toll free # that pushes to a cell phone strapped to your hip! Laptop with a wireless anywhere card! A valued and trusted employee who has full acces to everything! I went to Miami over the MLK Holiday last month. Spent 3 days drinking and whoring around. I had one issue which I was alerted to after the fact. My guy took care of it and just kept me in the loop. Woohoo Disneyworld here i come baby!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Holiday? What's that? I haven't had a day off in 4 years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Nice. I think a vacation is in my near future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I might make an exception for a trip to foxwoods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 LOL! I tried to go once with Rich. He stood me up like a cheap date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Well, Since you offered to buy this time I'll have to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I offered to buy last time. So this time, bring your checkbook and creditcards, I am not a cheap date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbiloh Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 A GSP can't operate alone. Either you're more than a 1 man operation or you don't leave, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTurnbull Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Thats why I plan to get a laptop and a satellite internet connection next year, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I am not a cheap date That's not what I was told! A bottle of MD20/20 and a motel6 is what I heard LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24play1 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 hmm I moved to spain When I work I take my laptop down to the beach and sit near the wireless system I also have a thing called 'Dane' Who does all the work when I go away Was a bit nerve racking the first time, as I expected a ton of work when I got back from holiday but he'd handled it perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 That's not what I was told! A bottle of MD20/20 and a motel6 is what I heard LMFAO Shhhhhh.... I am trying to get Rich to take me someplace fancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Shhhhhh.... I am trying to get Rich to take me someplace fancy Ok ok .. MD20/20 vintage 2006? and a Super8 it is then. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Holley Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Thats why I plan to get a laptop and a satellite internet connection next year, lol. How much is satellite internet card?... I have never heard of such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 How much is satellite internet card?... I have never heard of such. Verizon wireless aircard. I think they are 51.00 a month but I really don't know since my day job pays for mine. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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