The server upgrade was started on time last night and all the websites are currently being backed-up for transfer to the new server.
Unfortunately, we do not know how much longer it will take to complete, it could be minutes it could be several more hours.
Our suggestion is that you try to avoid doing updates to your sites during this time as the changes you make may be lost during the changeover.
We will do what we can to help eliminate any losses once the transfer is complete and there should be very minor disruption.
Your website is still live and running during the process, there should be little or no actual downtime.
I will keep you updated as we go.
Peter
We’re looking good right now for the upgrade to start at 11pm Eastern Time today (09/03/2010).
We have been working on slimming down the amount of data on the server to help the transfer go as smoothly and quickly as possible.
The actual transfer is being done by some techy geniuses at the datacenter where the servers live and so, if they are busy with an emergency for another client, we’ll wait until they’re done and they can give us their full attention.
At the moment though, I haven’t heard anything from them suggesting that the move will not start as planned.
I’ll keep you updated.
Peter
Due to the issues we were having with the LAMP server, we have been simultaneously working on two solutions.
The first solution was to work with the Techy Geniuses who maintain the servers to find a fix for the frequent periods of downtime. The fix was implemented a week ago and the server has been performing very well since then, with no reports of downtime.
This, though was only ever going to be a temporary measure as we have also been working on the second solution, which was to purchase and test a new, more powerful server and move all of our clients from LAMP over to it.
The new server, which is called Genesis, has been performing very well in our tests and so we are going to go ahead with the move this Friday night.
There should be virtually no disruption to your websites during the move:
- All usernames and passwords will remain the same
- All domain details will remain the same, meaning all internal site links will still function
- All email will be copied across
The only disruption you may notice is that comments on blog posts and emails received during the transfer may be lost, which is why we are doing it on Friday night, to minimise any possible losses.
We are not certain how long the transfer will take, but we are estimating that it will take around ten hours.
We will keep you updated here at day3.co.uk news
The transfer is scheduled to start at 11pm eastern time on Friday September 3rd 2010