Server Move Tonight

Started by Vekseid, August 18, 2013, 11:00:28 PM

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Vekseid

Planning to begin roughly 5 hours from this post.

Everything is pretty much ready on the new servers (finally : /) and aside from some issues that don't affect the main server (have IPv6 setup on the slave and it's a bit fickle...) everything is working fine.

The database is colossal by forum standards, and it's hard to be sure how long it will take me. There are a number of forums with more than ten million posts (BMR and E combined), not many have more than ten million private messages on top of that.

Search and the AJAX shoutbox will both be making a return on both E and BMR, though I can't make promises for how the shoutbox will go on Elliquiy here. The new server is significantly more powerful, but Elliquiy is also a fair bit larger than when we had to turn it off.

After restoring both sites to working status, the process is going to be:
1) Restore PMs, the Shoutbox, and AJAX notifications on Blue Moon
2) Attempt to restore the AJAX Shoutbox on Elliquiy
3) Attempt to restore Sphinx Search on both communities.

#3 may not be completed in a day, some of the code probably needs to be rewritten, especially in BMR's case.

I expect that both sites will be down for a good portion of tomorrow, though in worst case it might take two days. I've decided to skip some optimizations that would necessitate a really long downtime - I don't think a temporary minor benefit is worth another day.

In the mean time, World Enough and Time, Lunar Radiance, and of course Mumble/IRC will still be online, and I'll probably post updates on twitter also.

Finally, I'm starting up two new non-adult sites/forums. The first and most relevant of these is Hexwiki, where I'm planning on uploading the results of documenting this little adventure. It's primarily going to be a technical community that we can point people to various resources I and others put up, without having to point people directly to an adult site here. I am likewise interested in people who would also be willing to share their technical knowhow here. Documenting this mess is a big part of why this took so long. : /

There will be a more obnoxious piece of flare going up an hour or so before shutdown, to give people time to finish up posts and so on.

Thank you for your patience, everyone.

-Vekseid

Trieste


ObscureObscenities

Huzzah, the return of the SB, and the exit of my free time and life.

Beguile's Mistress

*lays in massive quantities of Ibuprofen* ;D

TamaRose

Good luck! Would you like a drink before you start?

Nico

#5
Good luck with the move. May things go smoothly.

Thank you for all the work you are doing man!

Ember Star

Site... down... long... time... horror... *twitches* LOL. I'll live though! Just means I get to launch my new group on the new old E!
"One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not, we who control our feelings, who avoid conflicts at all costs or seem to seek them, who are hypersensitive, self-critical, compulsive, workaholic, and above all survivors, we're not that way from perversity. And we cannot just relax and let it go. We've learned to cope in ways you never had to." ~Author, Piers Anthony

Stella

Hope it all goes well. Thank you!

Kuroneko

Thank you for all your hard work, Vekseid!
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desert ashes

Thank you for everything, Vekseid.
make me forget
how to breathe

leave me with the
taste of your sin
they will lie about you, insult you, hurt you,
betray you, injure  you, set you aflame and
watch you burn. but they will not, shall not,
c a n n o t, destroy  you. because  you, like
R o m e, were built  on ashes, and you, like
a phoenix, know how to rise and resurrect.
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let there be beauty born from ashes

Wistful Dream

Thank you for everything. See you on the other side. :)

Nadir

thank you so much <3

so excited for the shoutbox!

Finite True

I appreciate the head up! :3

Kye


Josietta

You're a Rockstar, Veks! Thank you and good luck in your move!

      ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍💖                    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍💖
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Ariel

You're simply fucking amazing, Vek. Thank you. Thank you so very much for what you do.
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RedPhoenix

Shoutbox and search?!?!? *squeals and runs around screaming for joy*
Apologies & Absences | Ons & Offs
I move the stars for no one.

Blitzy

*Smiles.* Thank you for everything you do for us, Veks. Thank you! :)

Cannot wait to see if the Shoutbox works right!!
One on One stories on hold currently. Apologies to my writing partners.

Psycho Serenity

Well, at least it's my birthday tomorrow so I won't be sitting around like a zombie with nothing to do!
Life won't ever be perfect, there will always be hurt...

So stand up and make a difference, provide light in a dark life.

You never know just how far the rays will reach.

Lady Aura

Well, I can say, sleep and cleaning tomorrow will definitely happen. I can't wait to see the new changes Veks!

Current RP Status: Not taking any more RP's

CriminalMindsFan

Best wishes on a smooth transition and I'm seeing several users/avatars for the very first time thanks to this thread.

sleepingferret

Thanks Veks!  And I'll see everyone on the other side.  8-)

Indyo

Thank you for all the hard-work, Veks!

Best wishes on the smooth transition. :-)
~But girl I can't feel my face, what am I smoking anyway?
She says don't let the high go to waste,
Can you taste?
A little taste?~


You love it, really.M.M

ShadowFox89

 Awesome Vekseid, can't wait.

In the words of Samuel L. Jackson.... hold on to your butts.
Call me Shadow
My A/A

jouzinka

Keeping fingers crossed, Veks. :)
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