UMSF - Server Switch 10th & 11th May |
UMSF - Server Switch 10th & 11th May |
May 8 2008, 03:53 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
After the great 'server drive' fund raising by UMSF members, we have our dual 3ghz server up and running. I have another domain hosted on it already. It has been fast, and 100% stable ( touch wood ) for 2 months.
Thus, the intention is to move UMSF to the new server this weekend. At approx 1200UT ( 1300 my time ) UMSF will be 'turned off'. The database is rather large, and can not be moved in an instant - nor can the 4Gb of attachments. After the forum is switched off, a full backup will begin, sending the entire forum content to the new server ( this has been tested just now - and takes 2-3 hours ) Only once the full backup is successfully completed, will the DNS settings be changed, pointing the domain to the new server. Once the backup is completed, the database must be repopulated on the new server, the attachments moved to the right place, the settings updated and checked - and only once the forum itself is up and running will it be turned 'on' again. At that point, it will take a couple of hours ( potentially significantly less ) for the domain-name shift to propagate across the web to your own ISP. The move is scheduled for what is the quietest days of the week, and the quietest hours of that day for UMSF - to minimize withdrawal symptoms. Things might not go perfectly, so you'll just have to hold tight. To keep everyone up to date - I will use a new external blog ( http://umsf.blogspot.com/ ) with news of the transfer - once UMSF is down, check there for details! |
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May 10 2008, 05:54 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Got it...and it's rippin'!!!! Well done, Doug.
EDIT: Just played around a bit, and you're right; it's just wicked fast from LA! What's weird is that I ran a tracert just for grins to the new IP, and everything after the 14th hop timed out; is this some sort of proxy thing? EDIT2: It's unreal how responsive the site is now. EVERYTHING's fast. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 10 2008, 06:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Joined: 29-December 04 From: NLA0: Member No.: 133 |
I ran a tracert just for grins to the new IP, and everything after the 14th hop timed out; is this some sort of proxy thing? It's probably a firewall issue/setting. To me it looks like ICMP traffic is getting dropped. Using traceroute in UDP mode it works fine. CODE # traceroute www.unmannedspaceflight.com traceroute to unmannedspaceflight.com (67.201.14.106), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.0.0.138 (10.0.0.138) 62.593 ms 90.106 ms 99.892 ms 2 195.190.250.146 (195.190.250.146) 7.782 ms 7.786 ms 8.321 ms (...) 19 xe1-0.cr01.lax02.mzima.net (64.235.224.182) 170.567 ms 170.345 ms 177.349 ms 20 ge0-webnx.cust.lax04.mzima.net (72.37.172.158) 172.317 ms 172.344 ms 173.352 ms 21 server.unmannedspaceflight.com (67.201.14.106) 172.190 ms 172.471 ms 172.850 ms # If I switch to ICMP mode it fails however: CODE # traceroute -P 1 www.unmannedspaceflight.com traceroute to unmannedspaceflight.com (67.201.14.106), 64 hops max, 60 byte packets 1 10.0.0.138 (10.0.0.138) 63.80 ms 89.382 ms 99.896 ms 2 195.190.250.146 (195.190.250.146) 7.535 ms 7.561 ms 7.572 ms (...) 19 xe1-0.cr01.lax02.mzima.net (64.235.224.182) 181.934 ms 170.470 ms 179.725 ms 20 ge0-webnx.cust.lax04.mzima.net (72.37.172.158) 171.318 ms 171.844 ms 171.230 ms 21 * * * 22 * * * This may be done on purpose. I drop ICMP that comes from the outside world on my firewall as well. -------------------- PDP, VAX and Alpha fanatic ; HP-Compaq is the Satan! ; Let us pray daily while facing Maynard! ; Life starts at 150 km/h ;
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