Forum Moving Again

[bahua]

The forum will be moving this weekend. There is already a working exact replica of it running over at my other hosted site, which I find to be a much more reliable webhost. My own website is hosted there, for example.

So what will happen, roughly, is this:

Saturday, October 13th:
10:00 pm - I will momentarily(10-20 minutes) freeze the forum to take one last database extract, copy it to the new host, and load it.
10:30 pm - I update the DNS to point to the new hosted location. The update should take about 4-6 hours to reach all corners of the net.
10:35 pm - I change the configuration on the forum to point to the temporary url, which is pointing at the same space as the DNS entry will later reflect.
10:40 pm - All users who load the forum will see everything as it should be, but will actually be using the temporary url.

Sunday, October 14th:
12:00 pm(or so) - With the DNS update complete, I will change the configuration on the forum to point everything to kcrag again, instead of the temporary url.
Rest of the day - I sit on outage and conference calls for being oncall at work.

[chrizow]

this is a goddamn outrage.

[KCMax]

This time the mods have gone too far. Will the censorship never cease?

[lock+load]

Can I get a coupon for a free return visit?

[KCLover]

So when and how long is the forum going to be down again? I was getting antzy yesterday when it was down for hours.

[shinatoo]

Where should I park? There was a plethora of parking at the old DNS.

[lock+load]

Where should I park? There was a plethora of parking at the old DNS.

The garages are underground now.  Or take the MAX.

[scooterj]

Does the new server have an anchor tenant?  If not, it will fail.

[KCPowercat]

please document your backout plan if you want this change control approved.  TIA.

everybody else, its 10pm on a saturday, you should never even notice the site being down.  go darken the stools of one of our fine establishments and thank them for opening downtown

[DiggityDawg]

Will the new forum have more restrooms & concession options?

[dangerboy]

Did the forum get tax breaks to move to its new location?

[lock+load]

Will the new forum have more restrooms & concession options?

Definitely.  Due to cost overruns, the toilets will be manual flush and the Sprint burger will be $9.

[bbqboy]

10:00 pm - I will momentarily(10-20 minutes) freeze the forum to take one last database extract, copy it to the new host, and load it.

This sounds scary. does it hurt, or will we be knocked out for the procedure?

[bahua]

Did the forum get tax breaks to move to its new location?

Just incentives. More space and no dependence on cpanel.

Expect about 10-20 minutes of downtime, right at 10pm.

[bahua]

This sounds scary. does it hurt, or will we be knocked out for the procedure?

If you keep on like this, you might not get a lollipop, young man.

[KCKev]

This just in.....

Forum crashes due to massive picture uploads of Sprint Cent opening. Memory conflict caused by exact data streams detected from multiple users triggering homeland security to suspect terrorest activity from Kansas City Kansas. FBI has been given green light to extract any cells found to be hiding at the Kansas speedway!

[AllThingsKC]

I blame Mark Funkhouser.  He appointed the old host to the parks board!

Will the forum move again if the attendance drops below 14,000?  Or, will we get an an expansion forum?

[anniewarbucks]

If The new host is more reliable than this one I am all for it.

[bahua]

Change of plan. Shift your expectations by 24 hours. The cutover will be tonight.

[anniewarbucks]

Okay I will pack a little earlier. What do I have to pack up?