Earlier today, our server crashed, resulting in downtime and the corruption of our database.
I've just repaired the database, so hopefully everything is running OK!
Our hosts, MediaLayer, will be carrying out a "chassis swap" for our server. This means replacing EVERYTHING except for the hard disks (which were tested and came out OK).
QUOTE (MediaLayer)
At 11:00 PM EST [GMT -5] on January 1st, 2011, we will be performing a full chassis swap on the server your websites are hosted on. This will include a replacement of essentially all parts in the system, except the hard disks, which are confirmed to be in complete working order based on our monitoring tools. This is in response to a recent outage on this system and is being done as a precautionary measure, as we believe the issue could be rooted in a problem with the motherboard itself. We are allocating an hour window for this maintenance and will keep you all up to date as we perform this work.
Hopefully we'll get through this OK, and there won't be the need for any more repairs!
EDIT: Just to warn everyone, I'm considering shutting down H&E just before the scheduled maintenance and re-opening it afterwards, to try and give our database the best chance of staying intact.