[alex]

Sorry for this but there is only one safe way to do it and that's to turn the forums off while we do it.

We have finished configuring the temporary server and have been doing backups and restores all morning while everyone chatted here. They backups and restores have worked flawlessly and they take about 30-45 minutes each.

But with everyone posting that means that they are out of sync almost immediately. The only way not to lose anything is to go into maintenance mode and run them one last time.

When we turn the site back on we will be running on a dedicated (though temporary) server which is MUCH MUCH faster than where we are now. This will hold us over until the new server shows up and we get that one configured as well.

Sigh... Never ends.


So sometime in the next hour or less you will see the site go into maintenance mode. When it comes out it should be significantly faster and will be the last time we have to come down for a few days until the final server switch.



Thanks everyone,
Alex

 

[KY Bighead]

Thanks!!!

 

[Chris22]

Ten Four.

 

[MikeBommer]

Thanks for the update Alex !!!!

You're the MAN !!!!!

 

[alex]

Will keep the site running here right up to the last minute needed though.

 

[maglite]

AWESOME! Cant wait!

 

[STTB-Ryan]

Thanks for the update.

 

[irydhard]

good job

 

[Shootemup]

You the Man!!:cheers:

 

[Slaughterhouse_Bowfishing]

Cool!!

 

[alex]

Switch went off without a hitch.
And it seems fast to me.. and I am off site doing all this remotely.

 

[maglite]

Great Job ALEX!!! Seems faster to me!

 

[STTB-Ryan]

Awesome! I decided that was a perfect time to go to lunch and I guess I timed it right. Didnt miss a min. Haha.

 

[STTB-Ryan]

And Yes it is much faster. Great Job.

 

[strokethis12]

Way faster. Thanks

 

[alex]

zip zip zippy... and it will only get faster when the new machine comes in

 

[strokethis12]

sweet

 

[Lipsmacker]

Much Much Faster Thanks Guys:tu::tu:

 

[STTB-Ryan]

Wow I can't imagine it being even quicker this is already a huge upgrade. That's gonna be a blur.

 

[alex]

At some point, the speed will be lost in the bandwidth each user has. But we're going to put it in anyway.
Then not only will there be the SQL backups stored off site, and the snapshots of the Virtual boxes done nightly, but also the machine running this will be be standing by with a snapshot waiting to go back to in event anything ever happens like this again.

It may be overkill, and I know this was the first time ever... but I dont ever want to go through a week like this again

Its all good... loving the speed.