Getbig is back up - what did you do in your free time?

[Nails]

Nothing really just built the Largest Jenga Structure

[kiwiol]

Answered some peoples questions about training and diet, of course no response to the cycle questions, BUT, unlike the other pro's, he doesnt deny usage or tiptoe around it, he admits bodybuilders use large quantities of Hormones, but when asked directly about what he used, he just ignores the question. Lol.

heres his QnA thread.
http://forums.musculardevelopment.com/showthread.php/75970-Q-and-A-with-6-time-Mr.-Olympia-Dorian-Yates

You need to be a member to see it. I'll check it out later, thanks.

[Papper]

swede! has a chat which he's tried to tell you guys about

[kiwiol]

I wouldn't be surprised if Blechman has tried to buy out GetBig from Ron.  Could you imagine the amount of members that would bring to his site, translating into potential sales via his advertisers?

Blechman's clitoris would harden the way it hasn't in years..
"1"

This place would die if Blechman took it over and they started enforcing strict moderation. Fortunately, Ron has said before that he isn't interested in selling Getbig.

[Stavios]

This place would die if Blechman took it over and they started enforcing strict moderation. Fortunately, Ron has said before that he isn't interested in selling Getbig.

I could buy Getbig for 2 Bigmacs and a Large fries if I could run into Ron when he is hungry (30 minutes after any meal)

[JasonH]

Could be anyone. Getbig's ennemies are numerous,, sad, dirty, vile insects cowardly hidding in the dark, waiting for the right moment to strike. Philsulina, the Grapefruit Abuser, the Fridge, T-Rex......Getbig has more vilains to face than Batman.

Lol - those sound like they could be genuine Batman villians! 

[Stavios]

Could be anyone. Getbig's ennemies are numerous,, sad, dirty, vile insects cowardly hidding in the dark, waiting for the right moment to strike. Philsulina, the Grapefruit Abuser, the Fridge, T-Rex......Getbig has more vilains to face than Batman.

 

classic !

[Meso_z]

Suicide watch + Prozac.

[Parker]

Lol - those sound like they could be genuine Batman villians! 

"Sigh" (facepalm)

It's Rogue's Gallery...how about getting in touch with your inner geek for once...

[HUGEPECS]

https://accounts.colo4.com/status/

Shit I have to deal with from datacenters.  Then take hackers, DDOS attacks, and a ton of business at work.




20:39
As of 6:30PM CDT all PDUs are online supplying power to our customers. The UPSs are currently in bypass mode while the batteries charge. During this time we are operating on generator power, as is the best practice. Once the UPS batteries are fully charged, we will migrate the PDUs to the UPSs and then put power back on the utility. This process will be short in duration and begin around 9:00PM CDT. We do not expect any issues or impact to customers tonight while these transitions happen. We also have extra staff that will remain on-site throughout the evening.

We have technicians working with our customers to help bring any equipment online that did not come back on with the power restore. There are also a few customers who tripped breakers while the equipment was powering up, and we are working to reset those devices. We appreciate your patience as we continue to bring this issue to closure. If you encounter any problems with your equipment or access, please open a help ticket so that we may respond in the fastest manner.

We will update customers with an official reason for outage (RFO) once we assess the reports that were generated today.


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18:09
The power has been restored fully and all customers should be up. If you are a customer and have not come online yet, please open a help ticket for us to handle directly.

In addition, we have deployed a team member to walk the data center and look for any cabinets not powered up. We will reach out to you and coordinate getting your equipment live for any that we observe in this process check.

We will provide customers with a more detailed update upon completion of our after-action review for this incident. Our first goal at this time is to ensure everyone is up safely and all connectivity is restored.

Thank you again for your patience.


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17:38
Power has been restored to the distribution gear from the temporary ATS. HVAC units are now all online, and we will be beginning the process of restoring power to UPSs soon, then PDUs, and then customer equipment.

We will update you as the other areas come online. Thank you again for your patience.


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16:46
Our team and electricians are working diligently to get the temporary ATS installed, wired and tested to allow power to be restored. As the ATS involves high-voltage power, we are following the necessary steps to ensure the safety of our personnel and your equipment housed in our facility.

Based on current progress the electricians expect to start powering the equipment on between 6:15 – 7:00pm Central. This is our best estimated time currently. We have thoroughly tested and don’t anticipate any issues in powering up, but there is always the potential for unforeseen issues that could affect the ETA so we will keep you posted as we get progress reports. Our UPS vendor has checked every UPS, and the HVAC has checked every unit and found no issues. Our electrical contractor has also checked everything.

We realize how challenging and frustrating that it has been to not have an ETA for you or your customers, but we wanted to ensure we shared accurate and realistic information. We are working as fast as possible to get our customers back online and to ensure it is done safely and accurately. We will provide an update again within the hour.

While the team is working on the fix, I’ve answered some of the questions or comments that have been raised:

1. ATSs are pieces of equipment and can fail as equipment sometimes does, which is why we do 2N power in the facility in case the worst case scenario happens.

2. There is no problem with the electrical grid in Dallas or the heat in Dallas that caused the issue.

3. Our website and one switch were connected to two PDUs, but ultimately the same service entrance. This was a mistake that has been corrected.

4. Bypassing an ATS is not a simple fix, like putting on jumper cables. It is detailed and hard work. Given the size and power of the ATS, the safety of our people and our contractors must remain the highest priority.

5. Our guys are working hard. While we all prepare for emergencies, it is still quite difficult when one is in effect. We could have done a better job keeping you informed. We know our customers are also stressed.

6. The ATS could be repaired, but we have already made the decision to order a replacement. This is certainly not the cheapest route to take, but is the best solution for the long-term stability.

7. While the solution we have implemented is technically a temporary fix, we are taking great care and wiring as if it were permanent.

8. Colo4 does have A/B power for our routing gear. We identified one switch that was connected to A only which was a mistake. It was quickly corrected earlier today but did affect service for a few customers.

9. Some customers with A/B power had overloaded their circuits, which is a separate and individual versus network issue. (For example, if we offer A/B 20 amp feeds and the customer has 12 amps on each, if one trips, the other will not be able to handle the load.)

As you could imagine, this is the top priority for everyone in our facility. We will provide an update as quickly as possible.



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14:53
Thank you for your patience as we work to address the ATS issue with our #2 service entrance. We apologize for the situation and are working as quickly as possible to restore service.

We have determined that the repairs for the ATS will take more time than anticipated, so we are putting into service a backup ATS that we have on-site as part of our emergency recovery plan. We are working with our power team to safely bring the replacement ATS into operation. We will update you as soon as we have an estimated time that the replacement ATS will be online.

Later, once we have repaired the main ATS, we will schedule an update window to transition from the temporary power solution. We will provide advance notice and timelines to minimize any disruption to your business.

Again, we apologize for the loss of connectivity and impact to your business. We are working diligently to get things back online for our customers. Please expect another update within the hour.


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13:34
It has been determined that the ATS will need repairs that will take time to perform. Fortunately Colo4 has another ATS that is on-site that can be used as a spare. Contractors are working on a solution right now that will allow us to safely bring that ATS in and use it as a spare while that repair is happening.

That plan is being developed now and we should have an update soon as to the time frame to restore temporary power. We will need to schedule another window when the temp ATS is brought offline and replaced by the repaired ATS.




13:05
There has been an issue affecting one of our 6 service entrances. The actual ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch) is having an issue and all vendors are on site. Unfortunately, this is affecting service entrance 2 in the 3000 Irving facility so it is affecting a lot of the customers that have been here the longest.

The other entrance in 3000 is still up and working fine as well as the 4 entrances in 3004. Customers utilizing A/B should have access to their secondary link. It does appear that some customers were affected by a switch that had a failure in 3000. That has been addressed and should be up now.

This is not related to the PDU maintenance we had in 3004 last night. Separate building, service entrance, UPS, PDU, etc.

We will be updating customers as we get information from our vendors so that they know the estimated time for the outage. Once this has been resolved we also distribute a detailed RFO to those affected.

Our electrical contractors, UPS maintenance team and generator contractor are all on-site and working to determine what the best course of action is to get this back up.


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12:40
Colo4 is currently experiencing a power issue.

IRon, when Getbig is down, I'm emmotionally drained......lol.......a t least we're back in business......blame the server team

[Mr Nobody]

Played slots lost money.

[kiwiol]

I could buy Getbig for 2 Bigmacs and a Large fries if I could run into Ron when he is hungry (30 minutes after any meal)

Fair enough, for that I'd sell you Bluto's mom

[HUGEPECS]

I was depressed and almost convulsing

Had to break out my old FLEX mags and look at some scantily clad behemoths to keep myself together

lol......I had to refer to BB.com to keep my sanity

[Nails]

Ron is the  meat in the bodybuilding sandwich

[Andy Griffin]

I was out at the bar last night with triplets so I missed the downtime 

Larry, Darryl, and Darryl?

[ManBearPig...]

Played chess at  chess.com
I f'n love that site !

any hot chicks at that site?

[HUGEPECS]

Could be anyone. Getbig's ennemies are numerous,, sad, dirty, vile insects cowardly hidding in the dark, waiting for the right moment to strike. Philsulina, the Grapefruit Abuser, the Fridge, T-Rex......Getbig has more vilains to face than Batman.

hahhaahahahhaha.......oh shit, you left out the Prince from Persia......

[HUGEPECS]

shit, seriously, I was at another computer at my job and I thought our security software had something to do with it, but again, the error message said nothing about getbig being blocked and then I tried another browser other than IE and I had the same message, so I realized it was Getbig's own problem......I had to torture myself with BB.com for awhile.....hahahahahhaha haha

[kiwiol]

shit, seriously, I was at another computer at my job and I thought our security software had something to do with it, but again, the error message said nothing about getbig being blocked and then I tried another browser other than IE and I had the same message, so I realized it was Getbig's own problem......I had to torture myself with BB.com for awhile.....hahahahahhaha haha

If this happens again, you can check here

http://www.downornot.com/

[HUGEPECS]

If this happens again, you can check here

http://www.downornot.com/

that's cool. good to know

[tu_holmes]

any hot chicks at that site?

Are there any hot chicks on get big?

[deadz]

I went over to muscle week to see if there was any news about getbig.

x2, that place is dead.

[deadz]

swede! has a chat which he's tried to tell you guys about

Checked it out, did not trust Swede with my registration info so I left.

[makaveli25]

x2, that place is dead.

Ya It could of been a lot better. I feel like it's all the people who are fed up with getbig. Not my traffic. The body building douche thread is prettty funny.

[trapz101]

Ron is the  meat in the bodybuilding sandwich

not the lean type of meat