2008
October
27
27/10 - Hydra Problem
By Tim M.@ 09:30: There is a load issue on Hydra, I am currently trying to get it back under control. The load on the box is very high, looks like it is being attacked. I will keep you up-to-date.
@ 11:12: We had to reboot Hydra after the issues earlier this morning as the load was very high so we weren’t able to access it, it is now stable again and has been for some time, we are working to establish the cause of the issue.
@ 12:03: We suspended a customer who’s site caused the problems this morning, we’re sorry for the inconvenience caused. We believe this issue has been resolved now but will continue to watch Hydra closely.



October 27th, 2008 at 10:48 am
My website is currently down and cannot access Cpanel. Would that be caused by the Hydra problem?
October 27th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Ben, yep - the server was really busy so couldn’t handle anymore requests. This was due to a site being attacked and overloading the machine. It’s got 8 CPU cores and 8GB RAM so it takes a *LOT* to overload it like this. All sorted now. If you have any problems still please open a ticket.