Monthly Archives: August 2007
Surviving a MySQL master DB crash
Nothing is more heart-arresting than to find out that your database machine has died. Site down. Data gone. Life s… That’s what happened to one of our customers yesterday morning, right when they were featured on some prominent sites. The … Continue reading
Redundant MySQL set-up for Amazon EC2
In order to deploy web sites/services onto Amazon EC2 everyone needs the same components, and so we’re building them! One of the most requested and most critical pieces is a good database set-up, and mysql is clearly the highest in … Continue reading
Recompiling kernel modules for EC2 instances
Some time ago, I discovered that the version of the kernel that Amazon uses for its current infrastructure (linux 2.6.16) contains a bug in the lvm modules. This was a bummer to see since we are using LVM snapshotting facilities … Continue reading
Configuring servers with RightScripts
With EC2 the way one configures a server is by creating a machine image (AMI). But there has to be a better way! The first time I created an AMI almost a year ago it was a lot of fun. … Continue reading
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Michael Crandell
Josep M. Blanquer
Darryl Eaton
Shivan Bindal
Phil Cox
