Forum downtime this Saturday evening (Jun 25)

Alex · June 22nd, 2011, 08:47 PM

Hi all -

This saturday evening (west coast time), my provider will be moving us to a new server. The downtime should be less than 30 minutes, and no posts should be lost in the transition. But at some point that night, the site will go down and will come up anew on the new server afterwards (at the same IP address). There's nothing any user needs to do, it will be seamless.

But the good news is that the new server is much more powerful, much faster, and the site is likely to feel a little snappier when it does come back up. It's rarely slow now, but it'll only get better.

kkim · June 22nd, 2011, 08:54 PM

oh no, oh no, oh no!!!!

Snake · June 22nd, 2011, 09:12 PM

Oh noooo, what am I going to do during the mean time!

Great news Alex. Thanks for keeping the site the best it can be.

setasai · June 22nd, 2011, 09:18 PM

Thanks for letting us know. Hmmm I guess i'll read a book instead. =)

TnNinjaGirl · June 23rd, 2011, 01:54 AM

Well, everything was working fine. Time to change it!

ally99 · June 23rd, 2011, 04:13 AM

Sniff, sniff, I'm going to miss you all!

Alex · June 23rd, 2011, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

Well, everything was working fine. Time to change it!

My first thought as well!

They are retiring the host server we're on, I only got the notification yesterday. We run on a VPS (virtual private server), so it is pretty cut and dried to just grab the slice and move it onto a new server, which is what they are doing this weekend. (more info on VPS in this thread).

TnNinjaGirl · June 23rd, 2011, 07:34 AM

I was wondering what we were on. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.

CC Cowboy · June 23rd, 2011, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Hi all -

This saturday evening (west coast time), my provider will be moving us to a new server. The downtime should be less than 30 minutes, and no posts should be lost in the transition. But at some point that night, the site will go down and will come up anew on the new server afterwards (at the same IP address). There's nothing any user needs to do, it will be seamless.

But the good news is that the new server is much more powerful, much faster, and the site is likely to feel a little snappier when it does come back up. It's rarely slow now, but it'll only get better.

Why would you ever need that much power!

"a little snappier", is that a 250r term?

Alex · June 23rd, 2011, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

Why would you ever need that much power

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

"a little snappier", is that a 250r term?

It's like a little snapper, but less fishy.

Alex · June 25th, 2011, 10:01 PM

OK - the migrations have started, and they are going VPS by VPS. It should hit us in the next few hours.

Alex · June 25th, 2011, 11:03 PM

We're done, back up and running on the new server. Post up if you see anything wacky, but it should be smooth sailing, and a little bit quicker than before.

kkim · June 25th, 2011, 11:10 PM

it does seem quicker... though could be the placebo effect.

Alex · June 26th, 2011, 12:09 AM

The server load stats are much lower than they were in the past, so it appears to be more than the placebo affect.

almost40 · June 26th, 2011, 11:48 PM

Wait......... I missed this as I wasnt here last night.

Bummer.

Kevin2109 · June 27th, 2011, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

oh no, oh no, oh no!!!!

This just made my day, thanks kelly

Alex · July 2nd, 2011, 10:00 PM

I was still seeing some slowdowns from time to time on this new server. My host just informed me that they only just finished moving over all of the VPS slices to the new server, so the slowdowns were likely I/O from all of the moves. But - they saw that we were using a good chunk of our allotted memory, so they bumped it up from a 400MB slice to a 1024MB slice at no extra charge.

I just had to quickly reboot the server for it to see the new memory size, so we were down for a minute or two, but all is well now.

I've been quite pleased with rimuhosting overall, and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a helpful, responsive VPS hosting company.

Snake · July 2nd, 2011, 10:28 PM

I was wondering why I got a message saying the server was unavailable.

June 22nd, 2011, 08:47 PM	#1
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Forum downtime this Saturday evening (Jun 25) Hi all - This saturday evening (west coast time), my provider will be moving us to a new server. The downtime should be less than 30 minutes, and no posts should be lost in the transition. But at some point that night, the site will go down and will come up anew on the new server afterwards (at the same IP address). There's nothing any user needs to do, it will be seamless. But the good news is that the new server is much more powerful, much faster, and the site is likely to feel a little snappier when it does come back up. It's rarely slow now, but it'll only get better. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 23rd, 2011, 04:13 AM	#6
ally99 Ninja chick Name: Allyson Location: Athens, GA Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 4 MOTM - Dec '13, Feb '15	Sniff, sniff, I'm going to miss you all! __________________________________________________ Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. ~Drake Check out my Appalachian Trail journal, 2015! Postwhores are COOL! ~Allyson

June 25th, 2011, 10:01 PM	#11
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	OK - the migrations have started, and they are going VPS by VPS. It should hit us in the next few hours. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 25th, 2011, 11:03 PM	#12
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	We're done, back up and running on the new server. Post up if you see anything wacky, but it should be smooth sailing, and a little bit quicker than before. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 26th, 2011, 12:09 AM	#14
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	The server load stats are much lower than they were in the past, so it appears to be more than the placebo affect. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 22nd, 2011, 08:54 PM	#2
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	oh no, oh no, oh no!!!!

June 22nd, 2011, 09:12 PM	#3
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Oh noooo, what am I going to do during the mean time! Great news Alex. Thanks for keeping the site the best it can be.

June 22nd, 2011, 09:18 PM	#4
setasai ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Brian Location: Detroit, MI Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Green Posts: A lot.	Thanks for letting us know. Hmmm I guess i'll read a book instead. =)

June 23rd, 2011, 01:54 AM	#5
TnNinjaGirl Ms. Personality Name: CB Location: Murvill, TN Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): Depends on the week you ask Posts: A lot.	Well, everything was working fine. Time to change it!

June 23rd, 2011, 07:34 AM	#8
TnNinjaGirl Ms. Personality Name: CB Location: Murvill, TN Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): Depends on the week you ask Posts: A lot.	I was wondering what we were on. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.

June 25th, 2011, 11:10 PM	#13
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	it does seem quicker... though could be the placebo effect.

June 26th, 2011, 11:48 PM	#15
almost40 ninjette.org Monkey Spank Name: Kevin Location: Illinois Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250R Track-Bike Woodcraft clip-ons and rearsets FZ-6 track bike Posts: A lot.	Wait......... I missed this as I wasnt here last night. Bummer. __________________________________________________ Black 250R Full Area P QC Dyno Jet Kit 100 main 41T Rear Sprocket

July 2nd, 2011, 10:00 PM	#17
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I was still seeing some slowdowns from time to time on this new server. My host just informed me that they only just finished moving over all of the VPS slices to the new server, so the slowdowns were likely I/O from all of the moves. But - they saw that we were using a good chunk of our allotted memory, so they bumped it up from a 400MB slice to a 1024MB slice at no extra charge. I just had to quickly reboot the server for it to see the new memory size, so we were down for a minute or two, but all is well now. I've been quite pleased with rimuhosting overall, and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a helpful, responsive VPS hosting company. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

July 2nd, 2011, 10:28 PM	#18
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	I was wondering why I got a message saying the server was unavailable.

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