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Greetings folks on this second day of March. Around lunch time EST 29th of February, CastleCops database system experienced two critical failures (one: raid card, two: ZFS file system). Either one of these could have created the permanent data loss. Fortunately, the loss was limited to the forums, MIRT, users, and the CLSID list. Everything else seems to have been salvaged. For the data loss, we had to restore from the last full backup on the 27th of February.

The month of February brought along many performance challenges. The end result is that CastleCops pounds the database server and PHP files, so we require high performing servers. To that end during the unexpected outage, we started a new server donation drive. The systems we are planning to build cost an estimate total of $15,000 USD. I plan on having some kind of meter displayed at CastleCops detailing where total received donations stand in relation to our projected goal. Any funds received beyond the goal will be used in the hardware purchase. We hope to receive exact costs this week.

An appeal page has been started to reflect the donation drive. We encourage folks to add to it and give it a life of its own which reflects CastleCops.

In the meantime, now that the site is operational once more, I have disabled background scripts for the incidence teams until daytime EST. I shall enable full site operations when I'm able to monitor transactions and performance closely.

Join me in thanking Paul Vixie (and an anonymous entity) at Internet Systems Consortium for his continued help.

If you observe any oddities, please let me know. As a sidenote, in the six years we have been online, I seem to recall that perhaps this is our second time experiencing data loss. The first possibly was around four or five years ago. Again, thankfully we were able to recover large portions of data, but unfortunately any new users in those two days are gone.

Moving forward, as Spamhaus remarks of CastleCops lovingly, lets continue "making cybercriminals unhappy since 2002".
Posted on Saturday, 01 March 2008 @ 07:18:09 UTC by Paul (2334 reads)
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Re: Data loss and new server donation drive marathon (Score: 1)
by Hoov (hoov@castlecops.net)  on Saturday, 02 February 2008 @ 08:50:06 UTC
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Thanks Paul Vixie and the Invisible Man at Internet Systems Consortium for helping Paul keep CastleCops a going concern.



Re: Data loss and new server donation drive marathon (Score: 1)
by LaDiva  on Saturday, 02 February 2008 @ 10:07:53 UTC
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Wow Paul....I can't believe what you and the Castle Cops team have been going through. I would like to thank you and join you in thanking Paul Vixie (and an anonymous entity) at Internet Systems Consortium.

I've only posted on CC 3 times, and boy was I lucky. I posted the day BEFORE the outage. So, okay, I've been hanging with a bum computer during that time....I was already dealing with it for months now.....and look what YOU were dealing with.

I can't believe I was so lucky as not to have to re-write my whole post (which is a long one) I'm in TURRIBLE trouble, and thank my lucky stars that peeps like those at Castle Cops exist.

I've only used CC 3 times, this being the third....the time before this was in 2005. But dangit -- I'm glad to know you're there when I DO need you.

PLUS.....even though I'm not posting, there are TONS of times I've search CC for info and guidance.

I am extremely technologically challenged....and cannot begin to fathom how you do what you do on an ordinary day at CC -- so when I read your posts about the outtage, it was GREEK to me, and I am in awe!

I will make a wee tiny contribution soon. I wish it could be more, but I have been unemployed for 3/4 of the year this year....no worries....a small contribution won't kill me, and if EVERYONE who reads this remarkable site made a SMALL contribution, the result would be huge.

I have to wait a few days, but it will get done.

I imagine you all need to kinda get settled....but when you do, I look forward to working with one of you on my issue.

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO!!!

Best wishes,
LaDiva (DebC)



Re: Data loss and new server donation drive marathon (Score: 1)
by Mad_Dog  on Monday, 03 March 2008 @ 14:18:47 UTC
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The increased capacity requirements indicate how valuable CastleCops is to the function of the internet.

The dedication and tenancity of the administrators, the help in keeping the system up in adverse circumstances-- amazing.



Re: Data loss and new server donation drive marathon (Score: 1)
by mae_m  on Wednesday, 05 March 2008 @ 23:56:42 UTC
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A little late to the party...

http://forum.aa419.org/viewtopic.php?p=111785#111785

aa419 is happy to support the server fundraising marathon.




Re: Data loss and new server donation drive marathon (Score: 1)
by Gamer (goaway@spammer.com)  on Monday, 10 March 2008 @ 03:18:30 UTC
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Will you be adding the port scanners back too?



Re: Data loss and new server donation drive marathon (Score: 1)
by suziecue (susan@aa419.org)  on Friday, 14 March 2008 @ 19:17:02 UTC
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My check is in the mail, on its way to ISC on your behalf. Lots of thanks for your work!


 
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