So given that the site's been down a few more times since my last blog post, it's become clear that the disk(s) will not last until I can get to the server in late September. Silica Broadband and I have made plans to back up the server, then replace both disks and reload the operating system and all the configurations from scratch. I can't speak to specific timings yet because it will depend on when parts arrive and are installed, etc., but the intent is for the work to be mostly done by August 6.

To make this happen as smoothly as possible, I've already stopped making new coverage maps, and will shortly be disabling the ability to run new Signal Search Map studies to make sure I get a clean backup. The Live Bandscan is continuing to run for now, but I'm not adding or updating any tuners that haven't heard from me yet until we're on the new disks. On Sunday, most likely, I'll take down the web server to make sure I get a clean backup of the Live Bandscan, so there will be extended downtime there. Then there will likely be several hours when the site is down due to reloading the operating system and redoing all the configurations.

Note that as the disks are clearly unhappy, don't be shocked if the site experiences more unscheduled down time before we manage to get this resolved.

As soon as I post this, I'm going to back up the blog, and no further updates will appear here. Please check the thread on Satellite Guys for further updates.