Downtime expected for forums on Sunday

Rob Williams · 04-14-2012, 01:57 PM

Hi all:

We're in the process of moving the entire site over to newer, faster servers, and the first step will be to move over our forums. I expect a bit of downtime tomorrow (Sunday), but it hopefully will only last about 30 minutes. The real problem might be DNS propagation for some people, though in this day and age that's a problem not commonly seen.

Just an FYI in case you come to the forums and are unable to connect. We will be back!

Rob

Doomsday · 04-15-2012, 04:47 AM

Coolio man!

Kougar · 04-15-2012, 05:17 PM

Awesome to hear!

Rob Williams · 04-15-2012, 08:57 PM

Pushed back until Monday.

Rob Williams · 04-18-2012, 08:22 PM

The deed has been done. If anyone notices anything a bit off, please let me know.

DarkStarr · 04-18-2012, 08:46 PM

Nothing is loading.... not the forum or anything

Rob Williams · 04-18-2012, 10:32 PM

How are you posting here, then? A screenshot might be useful.

Of the people I've talked to so far, only half of them can see the proper IP address for the forums (ends in .144). I suspect things will settle by tomorrow.

DarkStarr · 04-19-2012, 09:59 AM

I'm just kidding lmao Anyways, I didn't notice a thing from the switch which I assume is good. The IP I'm getting (using FlagFox) is 208.100.30.144 so looks like its all good over here.

Rob Williams · 04-19-2012, 12:56 PM

Smartass :P

And yeah, all seemed to work out well. Will likely have some minor downtime again towards the end of the month for both the site and forums, and then after that, it should be smooth sailing.

04-14-2012, 01:57 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Downtime expected for forums on Sunday Hi all: We're in the process of moving the entire site over to newer, faster servers, and the first step will be to move over our forums. I expect a bit of downtime tomorrow (Sunday), but it hopefully will only last about 30 minutes. The real problem might be DNS propagation for some people, though in this day and age that's a problem not commonly seen. Just an FYI in case you come to the forums and are unable to connect. We will be back! Rob __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-15-2012, 04:47 AM	#2
Doomsday Tech Junkie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 1,539	Coolio man! __________________ PSU: Corsair AX850 - Case: Cooler Master HAF X - CPU:Core i7-2600k - Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT - Motherboard: Asus Z68 Maximus IV Extreme Z - Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB-1600Mhz - GPU: AMD MSI R6970 Lightning - HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB, Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green - SSD: Intel 520 Series 120GB - K/B: Razer Lycosa Mirror - Mouse: Logitech G700 - MouseMat: Steel Series 4HD - LCD: Samsung 2333SW 23" - Speakers: Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 - Headset: Logitech G35 7.1 "Do not look at a man's prayers nor his fasts, rather, measure him by how well he deals with others, the compassion he shows his fellow man, his wisdom and his integrity" - Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

04-15-2012, 08:57 PM	#4
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Pushed back until Monday. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-18-2012, 08:22 PM	#5
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	The deed has been done. If anyone notices anything a bit off, please let me know. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-18-2012, 08:46 PM	#6
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	Nothing is loading.... not the forum or anything __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

04-18-2012, 10:32 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	How are you posting here, then? A screenshot might be useful. Of the people I've talked to so far, only half of them can see the proper IP address for the forums (ends in .144). I suspect things will settle by tomorrow. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-19-2012, 09:59 AM	#8
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	I'm just kidding lmao Anyways, I didn't notice a thing from the switch which I assume is good. The IP I'm getting (using FlagFox) is 208.100.30.144 so looks like its all good over here. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

04-19-2012, 12:56 PM	#9
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Smartass :P And yeah, all seemed to work out well. Will likely have some minor downtime again towards the end of the month for both the site and forums, and then after that, it should be smooth sailing. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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