Then using 4 machines, in two pairs 1 each for SQLServer(with replication) and the webserver on windows 2000, i was prepared with machines for my lottery site for the biggest jackpot in history. that was July 2000.
As soon as traffic started, my webserver crashed, the SQL server was off in a loop, the secondary pair of machines had old data. I rebooted the webserver and was told
Please insert disk to Install Windows 2000. Yes, the connection to SQL server, the replication and little traffic, took out a windows 2000 box’s boot record and required reinstallation. It was midnight.
It’s quite liberating when the keyboard hits the walls and the keys go flying.
We started moving the linux and PHP the next day
Holy Crap I wanted to pull my eyes out of my head just reading that.
Thanks for the post. It eased the pain a little.