Upgrade downtime coming this weekend

[patracy]

This weekend I will be upgrading the forum software to address a few issues. The board homepage should remain up, but the forums will be closed from access. I project the upgrade will take about 2 to 3 hours. I will setup the alert page to the backup chat room during the outage to people can at least converse a bit.

Thanks in advance!

 

[papabear]

Upgrade downtime coming this weekend

That's much mo' better than than a uptime downgrade!!

 

[patracy]

Bump!

 

[Speddmon]

Thanks for the hard work, keep us posted.

 

[patracy]

Bump, tomorrow is when I'll get started. I honestly don't have a set time for this. (I'm on call, so I'll have to play it by ear)

I plan on tinkering a bit on the SEMTT in the AM while it's cool, then starting the upgrade when it gets hot outside. All of this is subject to change due to work.

Sorry to not have a nailed down time for you. But this will be the only weekend I'll have to work on the upgrade for at least another month.

 

[patracy]

Bump!

Getting started now on some of the backend stuff. (Backing up files) Then I'll have to shut down the forum to start the database backup and upgrade.

 

[TMNT]

Good luck. Be quick. I'll start having withdrawal symptoms in about 2 hours!

 

[patracy]

Back online now. Please inform me of any issues you might see.

 

[davidhdale]

Thanks for all your hard work and the time you spend on it.

 

[Al Harvey]

That didn't take too long at all. Everything seems to be working fine that I've noticed. Thanks for the updates and site maintance.

 

[patracy]

I started with what I could at a little before 10am. I had all that done by 11am. Then started the actual database backup and upgrade. So downtime to users was 1hr 6mins. Total upgrade time 2hrs 11mins.

 

[zout]

Great work once again PT - you da man

 

[Suprman]

Do you use offsite hosting or do you have your own server?

 

[patracy]

Right now we're on our own server. But we're going to be moving to another colo and a VM.

 

[Warthog]

Thanks Patracy!!!

 

[swbradley1]

I didn't miss a thing as I was working on a septic system.

 

[patracy]

I didn't miss a thing as I was working on a septic system.

Are you still full of it?

 

[steelandcanvas]

Right now we're on our own server. But we're going to be moving to another colo and a VM.

What's a "colo"?

 

[swbradley1]

Cleanest leech field I have ever seen. Clear water, not black and we dug the whole thing, tiled and graveled BEFORE we cut to the septic tank.

I grew up as a kid working for my Grandpa putting in systems. My Bro still does it once in a while. It is roots in the line from the house to the tank. I'm hiring someone now. Too tired and too old to deal with it anymore. Running the backhoe and 24 tons of gravel in 90 degree heat a stick fork in me, I'm done. At least it is all covered, they can just root it out.

 

[patracy]

What's a "colo"?

co-location. Server is hosted in a data center not owned by Steel Soldiers LLC.