Server Outage - moderate disruption TONIGHT. Offline again at 00:45

[Simo]

As announced approx. a week ago, the Saxperience Server will receive a serious upgrade (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229280). THis is now scheduled to take place this evening!

This will cause some degree of site outage, which if we have our plans laid out correctly, should be limited to only 30 minutes or so.

In advance of the main outage, I need to close the community for approx. 15 minutes, whilst some essential backups are performed. This will take place at 22:45 tonight!

Once the new server is online and the server address is changed, we will effectively have two servers running. You will be directed to the old or new server, based upon how qwuickly your internet service provider updates there DNS servers. This can take from 2 minutes upto 3 days.

To protect you from this downtime, we have a few tricks up our sleeve, which will allow members to login and browse both servers, whilst collecting all forum posts, etc on the new server.

There may be some small issues with photos uploaded to the E-Garage, but these can be easily corrected.

Apologies for the disruption, but it is essential that we get the new server fully up and running before tomorrow ;)

Thanks,
Simo

[bottlenob]

hope it goes well

[-Jason-]

Fuck sake simo sort it out ;)

[JamesR]

This sounds pretty serious lol

Will the site still be pretty much the same to use, and same look?

[-Alex-]

Sounds good simo, I tried this before, failed miserably. But I was 15, and you have more experience :P

[Mr_P]

Looking forward.

Be nice to have a break from the utter shite that's been posted tonight to be honest. :y:

[bottlenob]

Looking forward.

Be nice to have a break from the utter shite that's been posted tonight to be honest. :y:

lol, close the browser mate, go for a walk

[dannyboy2005]

Simo is super gaff ? (CEO?)

[Matt67]

Looking forward.

Be nice to have a break from the utter shite that's been posted this week to be honest. :y:

Corrected mate

[Simo]

This sounds pretty serious lol

Will the site still be pretty much the same to use, and same look?

Tonight, the sites will be identical. Just changing the hardware... 'just' lol.

[Simo]

Back online a minute early... from first scheduled outage ;)

[bottlenob]

nice one!

[Viper]

wow. early!

makes a change ;)

[saxolestiff]

that was a nightmare

[JamesR]

Back online a minute early... from first scheduled outage ;)

Your getting good ;)

[Viper]

Your getting good ;)

lol!

all the practice he gets

[Simo]

Online testing now underway. We should soon be switching servers, if all checks out ok. :A:

[Viper]

good luck :)

[Paul]

You make it sound complicated Simo ;)

[Simo]

Ok peeps, testing has gne well.

Next phase is shutting this server down again, transferring ALL updated content to new server, then reset old server to talk to new server.

I have a few things I need to do at the same time, so downtime will be 30 - 60 minutes... starting at 12:45.

Hope to see you on the other side!?!

If successful, we will later re-name server addresses and formally begin the transfer to solely operaing from the new server.

[RichM]

Nooooooo.

Excuse to go to bed..?

[M1VT]

inb4 "we got it wrong somewhere along the line..."
if i wake up morrow and get "404 server not found"
i wont approve Simo!!

[Simo]

inb4 "we got it wrong somewhere along the line..."
if i wake up morrow and get "404 server not found"
i wont approve Simo!!

You never know... worry more if you get 500 error. lol

[M1VT]

You never know... worry more if you get 500 error. lol

or just
"error" hahaha
good luck old chap....

[Simo]

or just
"error" hahaha
good luck old chap....

Computer says NO.

lmao

*considers doin it for a larf*

[NICK2506]

im off to bed then. niiiiight.

[Simo]

Hope theres gonna be someone left online to test.. sure there will be ;)

[Paul]

hai :P

[M1VT]

i might be...or i might just have a wank and go to sleep

[M1VT]

INB4 the shutdown!

[Paul]

We're still here? Woo

[M1VT]

wooo,that was quick hahaha

[Paul]

Simo got d/c ? lulz

[RichM]

Hope theres gonna be someone left online to test.. sure there will be ;)

Send some e-coffee.

[M1VT]

Simo got d/c ? lulz

lolz
he rebooted himself by mistake
FAIL

[Simo]

lolz
he rebooted himself by mistake
FAIL


EPIC Fail at fail quoting. ;)

[0rang3peel]

did you try turning it off and on again

[RobVT]

LMAO hahaha

[Paul]

What time you call this :P

And LOL

I'm clicking alsorts just to see if its faster. Not dissappointed yet :P

[Simo]

OK, sorry for extended outage. Had a few small issues ;)

Phase 2 is now complete. All should work as normal, however we are currently operating from old and new servers.

Soon, Phase 3 will be implemented, when the migration onto just using the new server begins. This is a quick task from our point of view, but relies upon all internet service providers updating their DNS settings. This can take from a number of minutes to a number of days. You will be able to interact as normal within the community at all times though.

Almost time for bed ;)

[dougieph2]

thank fuck its back on, that was agonising :fcuk: :wall:
bedtime me thinks ..

[Paul]

Good shizzle.

Get yourself some horlicks and go to bed :y:

[dougieph2]

Good shizzle.

Get yourself some horlicks and go to bed :y:

sounds like a plan btw :):y:

[Predator_R32]

All seems ok my end, goodnight

[Ryan]

O well the time away was spent wisely by me rading my cameras manual!

thank fuck tbh as meant to be shooting 2mo with new gear and the settings are a bit different LOL

[MattySmith]

wayy heyy its back on :P

[RichM]

Seems all good my end aswell.

[saxolestiff]

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[Azrael]

Hey, back up and running! :y:

Nice lil early morning infraction for the tool above me aswell!
New SaxP is on fire! ;)

[J222JRA]

all sounds very technical so i dont understand whats going on, but well done on the new server simo, keep up the good work.

[NICK2506]

i like the infraction thing....the red bit by peoples posts....if they are a "troublemaker" or not haha

[Prickle]

How do you transfer it to another server? sorry.