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The Help Desk => Suggestions and Feedback => Topic started by: Rebel on March 18, 2008, 09:10:24 PM

Title: Server Update
Post by: Rebel on March 18, 2008, 09:10:24 PM
The server has been loaded, installed, tweaked, and has been shipped to the Colo site in Miami. Unlike the one we're on, and the ones that most sites are on, this server is owned by us. There are only two sites that will be on the new server, USMILNET and Conservatives Cave. Once installed, the NEW url will be http://www.conservativecave.com

Notice the drop in the "S". This site will still be here, but it will be taken down and put into maintenance mode once the new server is operational. It will only be used for backups and in the event of a disaster at the Miami location and it will only be temporary until they get the new location back online.

To sum it up, server is in route. Once there, it will be installed, connected, and should be online within no time, given that the DNS resolution happens fairly quickly. This will increase our uptime exponentially. The server we're currently own houses about 17 other sites.

Kevin
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Full-Auto on March 18, 2008, 09:15:42 PM
Good news!  Congrats!
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Lord Undies on March 18, 2008, 09:16:47 PM
Sounds good. 
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 18, 2008, 09:17:41 PM
Excellent news!  :cheersmate:  Goodbye and good riddance to Dreamhost. 
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Splashdown on March 18, 2008, 09:47:05 PM
Congrats, Rebel. Thanks for such a great site.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Rebel on March 18, 2008, 09:53:40 PM
Congrats, Rebel. Thanks for such a great site.

Not just me, Splash. WE is working his ass off as well.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Splashdown on March 18, 2008, 11:15:07 PM
I stand corrected.   :thatsright: Thanks to WE, too! This site just gets better.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 18, 2008, 11:25:33 PM
Thanks, guys.

Now, when we get the Shannon is PMSing filter installed, we will have the perfect site!

:)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: bijou on March 19, 2008, 03:11:25 AM
Great news Kev! Thanks to all for the hard work you've put in.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: jtyangel on March 19, 2008, 06:07:51 AM
Really great job you all are doing. Look forward to the upgrades.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: franksolich on March 19, 2008, 06:13:58 AM
It was frozen more than the Arctic at times here last night.

And I thank everyone who's involved with the new server.

And I would still come here if the site were frozen as much as it was last night.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Crazy Horse on March 19, 2008, 07:57:29 AM
Thanks WE, Kev sure can be a slave driver  :-)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 19, 2008, 08:15:10 AM
Thanks to WE, Kev and Doug for all their hard work. Thanks to everyone here at CC for making this site what it is.

*sniffle, I think I shall cry*  :-)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: yin/yang on March 19, 2008, 06:25:15 PM
Thanks to WE, Kev and Doug for all their hard work. Thanks to everyone here at CC for making this site what it is.

*sniffle, I think I shall cry*  :-)
I have a shoulder for you ...... :naughty:
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 19, 2008, 06:29:43 PM
Thanks to WE, Kev and Doug for all their hard work. Thanks to everyone here at CC for making this site what it is.

*sniffle, I think I shall cry*  :-)
I have a shoulder for you ...... :naughty:

And.... and????  :naughty:
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 19, 2008, 06:39:16 PM
Thanks to WE, Kev and Doug for all their hard work. Thanks to everyone here at CC for making this site what it is.

*sniffle, I think I shall cry*  :-)
I have a shoulder for you ...... :naughty:

And.... and????  :naughty:

Sometimes you worry me... ;)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 19, 2008, 06:43:21 PM
Thanks to WE, Kev and Doug for all their hard work. Thanks to everyone here at CC for making this site what it is.

*sniffle, I think I shall cry*  :-)
I have a shoulder for you ...... :naughty:

And.... and????  :naughty:

Sometimes you worry me... ;)


Oh Peeshaw.

I am just never satisfied, you should know that.

And far be it from me to hide my emotions, but I am tweaked tonight. I won't go into details, but it's a postal kinda day.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: yin/yang on March 19, 2008, 10:15:24 PM
Thanks to WE, Kev and Doug for all their hard work. Thanks to everyone here at CC for making this site what it is.

*sniffle, I think I shall cry*  :-)
I have a shoulder for you ...... :naughty:

And.... and????  :naughty:

What ever your pretty heart desires...you know that I am a sucker for a beautful woman... ;)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 05:37:06 PM

I think we may make the move tonight.  the server is at the the new colocation provider,
and is answering up on our IP.  we haven't been formally informed that it is available,
so I assume they aren't completely through with their process yet.

I kicked out the DNS change a couple of hours ago, so if it looks like we have a window
of opportunity later tonight, I think we are going to "throw the switch", so to speak.

Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Crazy Horse on March 20, 2008, 06:48:07 PM

I kicked out the DNS change a couple of hours ago, so if it looks like we have a window
of opportunity later tonight, I think we are going to "throw the switch", so to speak.



 :ohnoes:
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 08:55:41 PM

once we make the move, I think you may all have to go back into your profile and "auto detect" your time
offset.  if the time appears to be an hour early, you will definitely have to do that.

Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 09:07:27 PM

we are going to give this a go in a little bit, guys.  I am not going to take us down, but I will post
a redirect at dreamhost once we get there.

there will be a few poptholes on the way;  after we restore all the data from the old site, we will
have to make all the SMF changes that we found needed changing while we were testing.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 09:08:57 PM

the new site is up at www.conservativecave.com, but try to stay away from it for the moment;  we
have it in maintenance mode right now.

Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 09:14:13 PM

by not taking us down when we move, there will be some lost posts in between the time
that we start the snapshot on the old site, and come up on the new one.  we think it will
only be about 15 minutes.

I just don't want to take us down, guys.  ya know?

Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 09:29:07 PM

my thoughts on not taking us down could be changing, gang.  at most, I will post a redirect
to the new site, which will be in maintenance mode until we come back up.

I hope everyone has remembered your passwords. :-)

Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 10:15:20 PM

we are back up, guys!
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Lord Undies on March 20, 2008, 10:17:24 PM
Good!  I almost had to wait.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 10:20:24 PM
Good!  I almost had to wait.

do all of the themes seem ok?

Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Lord Undies on March 20, 2008, 10:22:36 PM
Good!  I almost had to wait.

do all of the themes seem ok?



So far, OK.  Where are the avatars? 
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: asdf2231 on March 20, 2008, 10:23:41 PM
Looks okay from my end.  Even the smilies came back. :-)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 20, 2008, 10:56:10 PM

we have both of those solved.  (I think) :-)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: CactusCarlos on March 20, 2008, 11:05:03 PM
Good!  I almost had to wait.

do all of the themes seem ok?



So far, OK.  Where are the avatars? 

I got an error when I tried to upload a new avatar.  It said that the avatar directory isn't writable.  Right now, I'm using a url pointing to a jpg on tinypic.com
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 20, 2008, 11:07:33 PM
Good!  I almost had to wait.

do all of the themes seem ok?



So far, OK.  Where are the avatars? 

I got an error when I tried to upload a new avatar.  It said that the avatar directory isn't writable.  Right now, I'm using a url pointing to a jpg on tinypic.com

Do you have a Photobucket account?  If not, I recommend getting one, just in case. ;)
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 21, 2008, 12:37:33 AM
Good!  I almost had to wait.

do all of the themes seem ok?



So far, OK.  Where are the avatars? 

I got an error when I tried to upload a new avatar.  It said that the avatar directory isn't writable.  Right now, I'm using a url pointing to a jpg on tinypic.com

Do you have a Photobucket account?  If not, I recommend getting one, just in case. ;)

I am redirecting all traffic over here.

maybe flush your DNS?

from a command line

C:/ipconfig flushdns

Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: franksolich on March 21, 2008, 04:24:30 AM
I noticed some little problems (such as not getting my avatar on here, among others) late last night, but assumed they were because things were still being shifted from the old server to the new one, and that those problems would naturally straighten themselves out over time.

When I came here early this morning, I noticed the problems I had noticed last night, aren't here any more.

You guys do good work, and we all thank you!
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: bijou on March 21, 2008, 05:29:29 AM
Well done guys, the board is running very smoothly for me.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on March 22, 2008, 10:02:09 AM
Probably just me but the damn page keeps refreshing so often I have a heckuva time reading and posting because the page is reloading every few seconds.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Rebel on March 22, 2008, 11:36:50 AM
Probably just me but the damn page keeps refreshing so often I have a heckuva time reading and posting because the page is reloading every few seconds.

Talking about the Shoutbox?
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on March 22, 2008, 12:25:47 PM
Probably just me but the damn page keeps refreshing so often I have a heckuva time reading and posting because the page is reloading every few seconds.

Talking about the Shoutbox?
I don't think so b/c it seems to refresh even when the SB doesn't/is diabled do to inactivity.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Chris_ on March 22, 2008, 12:27:45 PM
Probably just me but the damn page keeps refreshing so often I have a heckuva time reading and posting because the page is reloading every few seconds.

Talking about the Shoutbox?
I don't think so b/c it seems to refresh even when the SB doesn't/is diabled do to inactivity.

What's your browser?  I am not experiencing that behavior.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on March 22, 2008, 01:06:26 PM
^ IE through Vista. No other websites are exhibiting this behavior.
Title: Re: Server Update
Post by: Wretched Excess on April 05, 2008, 09:38:19 PM
^ IE through Vista. No other websites are exhibiting this behavior.

I am unstickying this thread.  it's part of my housekeeping role. :-)