Server Move

[Tank]

Hello all,

On Tuesday afternoon we shall be changing servers. The forum will be down for a short time whilst the changeover happens.

We hope that this upgrade will solve a lot of the issues with the forum - slowness and 503 errors.  There is still an ongoing problem with the forum's software, but we are waiting for SMF to issue a fix for that.

Many thanks for your patience.

Tank.

[austinbob]

Good luck Tank - Let's hope it all works out ok this time.

[port perran]

Good luck with the move and thanks for all the hard work you put in.

[Geoff]

Best of luck Tank, hope it helps to solve the problem.

[Tank]

Many thanks, much appreciated. 

[crewearpley40]

thanks for letting us allknow

[Maurits71]

good luck buddy

[DCCDave]

Good luck with the move.

Will it be possible to have both running for a while, with the old one in read only mode, until the switch over happens?

Cheers
Dave

[austinbob]

Good luck with the move.

Will it be possible to have both running for a while, with the old one in read only mode, until the switch over happens?

Cheers
Dave

Dave - give poor Tank a break - I'm sure we'll only be down for a short time. I know this forum is a bit like a drug and is difficult to do without (I am totally addicted) but take a couple of extra beers until everything is up and running.

[DCCDave]

Good luck with the move.

Will it be possible to have both running for a while, with the old one in read only mode, until the switch over happens?

Cheers
Dave

Dave - give poor Tank a break - I'm sure we'll only be down for a short time. I know this forum is a bit like a drug and is difficult to do without (I am totally addicted) but take a couple of extra beers until everything is up and running.

My suggestion was intended to give him a break.  Last move when things didn't go as quickly as everyone hoped, and there was pressure from forum users to hurry it up. My thinking was that a read only copy would keep users from hassling Tank if there were a delay.

I've done many a server move myself and know how impatient users can be!

Cheers
Dave

[Tank]

Lovely to read that you enjoy the forum so much.

The forum will be in 'maintenance mode' for some of the changeover, so you can keep reading.

[Greybeema]

Good luck Tank.

Is there anything you want us to specifically test when the new service is back up?

[Bealman]

Well I'm "testing" it now at nearly 11pm our time and I guess nothings been switched off yet. But I do agree with the suggestion to give Tank a bit of slack.... I think we can live without our forum fix for however long needed.....


I think.... he said, reaching for the scotch 

[Geoff]

Is it fixed?

[Railwaygun]

will await developments though working smoothly here - no problems
Nick R