Server Upgrade - SRF Moving

Post by **Ryoko** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:24 pm

Taken from our main site.
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We are going to move to a bigger and better server within the next 30 days. We are going to try and make the move as seamless as possible and if everything goes right you guys should not even notice it. However, things do not always go right so I just wanted to let everyone know what is going on.

Some people might have noticed the site slowing down or getting an error message - this is because our current host sucks and so does the server they gave us. This move to the new server should remove all slowdowns and we should be good to go for a good while. We will post a forum wide announcement prior to the move as well.

We are going from a 2.0 Gig Celeron to a 2.4 Gig Quad Core Xeon, getting another gig of ram, hard drive mirroring and Network Attached Storage for Backups. We are also going to have a clean install and config of all the web server software so we do not have to deal with incompetent hosts setting things up. Literally this new server obliterates the current one in every way.

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DarkLaw · Post by **DarkLaw** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:31 pm

Awesome cheers for the heads up. i was confused for a minute thought you meant the sro servers were moving xD

CobbZ · Post by **CobbZ** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:37 pm

Well done guys!!

BlackFox · Post by **BlackFox** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:38 pm

Good

TwelveEleven · Post by **TwelveEleven** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:50 pm

wicked

Nocturjo · Post by **Nocturjo** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:12 pm

wEwT!

xzaz · Post by **xzaz** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:37 pm

Awesome! no more laggie times

MrH · Post by **MrH** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:25 pm

lol a 2GHZ celeron as a web server? was this the solution they provided you?

DShadow · Post by **DShadow** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:32 pm

Good to know

server does get slow at times, but this is good news, so no more posting delays for me.

Post by **Ryoko** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:55 pm

MrH wrote:lol a 2GHZ celeron as a web server? was this the solution they provided you?

At one point in time, back in the day, that was pretty good

lol

Death2U · Post by **Death2U** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:09 pm

Very nice...

Will all the posts and threads be saved or will they get purged?

And how much does the new server cost?

Post by **Ryoko** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:33 pm

I will purge no posts.
Might lose a few in transition depending on what time the the database is moved, and what time people posted.

I will purge some screenshots
Do realize the massive amount of files and space used for that script.

Downtime
There may be some downtime as the domain configuration changes take place. Typically that takes 48 ours for it to circulate to the nameservers around the world, but usually its much sooner.

Fadex · Post by **Fadex** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:47 pm

if you need a donation Ryoko feel free to msg me @ lutijndk@hotmail.com, good job!

Post by **Ryoko** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:02 pm

LOL my paypal is my email.

But I've never asked for money. SRF so far, is free. Even if SRO isnt.

LOL.

LadyOphelia · Post by **LadyOphelia** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:07 pm

Very nice

Maybe the double posting will cease! And yes faster browsing is better.. Thanks so much

ResTnPieces · Post by **ResTnPieces** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:03 am

this will be my biggest woooooott!!

Shadowman20818 · Post by **Shadowman20818** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:30 am

Hopefully everything goes all right.

Sanctified · Post by **Sanctified** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:30 am

Thats great good job guys!

Ragnorak · Post by **Ragnorak** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:58 am

this should eliminate some errors i used to get and slow page loading then :roll:

JeroenNL · Post by **JeroenNL** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:38 am

nice

fast in better :twisted:

Chromis · Post by **Chromis** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:34 am

Well done well done

Athanasia · Post by **Athanasia** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:51 pm

Very well done!

I'm new to this forum and I'm very fond of it.
Good information, good organization and kewl people posting interesting things.

Then, I have an advice for you: Please keep in mind that there's allways bad intentioned people who likes to hack and take down good services.

I remember that the Brasnet Irc Service (which I enjoyed much some time ago) has ended this very year because no host could block its attacks.

So My tip is: keep the Firewall Series MAXed.

agent420 · Post by **agent420** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:04 pm

I wish you the best of luck, but never forget MURPHY'S LAW!!!! I deal with server flips on a daily basis. They are either smooth and silky, or they can be as fun as a prison assraping. I am still having probs with a client I upgraded a month ago because the bastards were too cheap to lay new cat-5 for their network!!!

_Shinigami_ · Post by **_Shinigami_** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:48 pm

yay a new server

Death2U · Post by **Death2U** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:01 pm

let me know if you need any donations to help you with your bill

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:17 am

crazy_foo · Post by **crazy_foo** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:26 am

lol sounds great I only wish Joymax would do what you are doing except on a massive scale with all the servers that would be nice

Snudge · Post by **Snudge** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:22 am

Isn't this the 2nd transfer, Ryoko?

Ah well, thanks for the Heads Up.

justaskphil · Post by **justaskphil** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:20 pm

Nice!

And thanks too, for caring enough about the SRO community to continue this forum!

Post by **Rainigul** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:54 pm

Sounds cool, thanks Ryoko

Yeah, I get that error message quite a bit.

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Goooood job!