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The Big One

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  • 09-10-2007 8:59pm
    #1
    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭


    OK guys, one of the biggest upgrades we've done to date is coming very soon. Thursday, in fact.

    Its one of those upgrades where we (the people doing it) actually do very little - we type a few lines, and then wait while the computers do the hard work for hours and hours.

    This is the hoped for plan of action :-)
    • Thursday, at about 11am, boards goes down briefly (We're doing a DB dump of the live database)
    • About 20-30 minutes later, it'll come back, but as read only. (We lock all the tables, so the dumped version doesn't get out of sync)
    • After about 2-3 hours, we'll have finished something internally, and you might get a brief outage. (We'll have copied the dump file onto the new DB server, and imported it, then we point all five webservers at it, away from Waldorf, which has been our DB server for a year or two.)
    • After another 2-3 hours, it'll come back online, but this time for good - we're hoping that this will be before 5pm. (Then we do the VB software upgrade to the latest version)
    We'll then be running a new DB server, which is the last remaining bottleneck... for now. If you heart the nerd, look here:
    Mem: 16634460k total, 7728300k used, 8906160k free, 32916k buffers

    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
    Processor #0 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x04] enabled)
    Processor #4 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x03] lapic_id[0x01] enabled)
    Processor #1 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x04] lapic_id[0x05] enabled)
    Processor #5 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x05] lapic_id[0x02] enabled)
    Processor #2 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x06] lapic_id[0x06] enabled)
    Processor #6 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x07] lapic_id[0x03] enabled)
    Processor #3 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x08] lapic_id[0x07] enabled)
    Processor #7 6:15 APIC version 20

    The ultimate aim of this is that by thursday evening, we'll have a nice fast site with no immediate bottlenecks (for a few months _at least_, even with our growth in traffic) and far less downtime in general. Oh, and I'm going to turn search back on for everyone, except mike65 :-)

    Wish us luck!
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    #2
    Huggles
    Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    Whoot, go on ya good things!
    regi wrote:
    OK guys, one of the biggest upgrades we've done to date is coming very soon. Thursday, in fact.

    Its one of those upgrades where we (the people doing it) actually do very little - we type a few lines, and then wait while the computers do the hard work for hours and hours.

    This is the hoped for plan of action :-)
    • Thursday, at about 11am, boards goes down briefly (We're doing a DB dump of the live database)
    • About 20-30 minutes later, it'll come back, but as read only. (We lock all the tables, so the dumped version doesn't get out of sync)
    • After about 2-3 hours, we'll have finished something internally, and you might get a brief outage. (We'll have copied the dump file onto the new DB server, and imported it, then we point all five webservers at it, away from Waldorf, which has been our DB server for a year or two.)
    • After another 2-3 hours, it'll come back online, but this time for good - we're hoping that this will be before 5pm. (Then we do the VB software upgrade to the latest version)
    We'll then be running a new DB server, which is the last remaining bottleneck... for now. If you heart the nerd, look here:
    Mem: 16634460k total, 7728300k used, 8906160k free, 32916k buffers

    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
    Processor #0 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x04] enabled)
    Processor #4 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x03] lapic_id[0x01] enabled)
    Processor #1 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x04] lapic_id[0x05] enabled)
    Processor #5 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x05] lapic_id[0x02] enabled)
    Processor #2 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x06] lapic_id[0x06] enabled)
    Processor #6 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x07] lapic_id[0x03] enabled)
    Processor #3 6:15 APIC version 20
    ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x08] lapic_id[0x07] enabled)
    Processor #7 6:15 APIC version 20

    The ultimate aim of this is that by thursday evening, we'll have a nice fast site with no immediate bottlenecks (for a few months _at least_, even with our growth in traffic) and far less downtime in general. Oh, and I'm going to turn search back on for everyone, except mike65 :-)

    Wish us luck!


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,059 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    VB upgrade and a new DB server. :) Good work lads. This is gonna be sweet. Is this the dual quad core, 16GB DB server you were talking about not too long ago?

    Edit: I just read the spoiler text. *drool* :)


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    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Fair play to you guys. Thanks for all the hard work.


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    pretty-in-pink
    Registered Users Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭pretty-in-pink


    oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh pretty

    and also admin posting :eek:

    call the vatican, or beter yet the non-believers here

    cheers reg


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    biko
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    I heart4848.gif boards :D


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    pid()
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    Way to ruin the thread layout biko! :(

    Nice wan Regi. Fingers crossed the upgrade goes ahead without a hitch! So which version of vB are you upgrading to and which features will you be enabling?


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    This will be a very welcome development once established. As always, regi, we thank you.
    pretty-in-pink wrote:
    and also admin posting :eek:

    call the vatican, or beter yet the non-believers here

    Is that directed at me? If so would you care to elaborate on the other thread rather than here?

    Thanks.


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    Time Magazine
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    G'wan the Regi.


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    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Awesome, I can get some work done on Thursday :D


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    pretty-in-pink
    Registered Users Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭pretty-in-pink


    RoundyMooney wrote:
    This will be a very welcome development once established. As always, regi, we thank you.



    Is that directed at me? If so would you care to elaborate on the other thread rather than here?

    Thanks.
    No, relax, I know you know that admin are busy etc, and do actually pop up here.

    If it was at you, I would have said so.

    Crikey I don't want to row with someone

    *hugs*

    I didn't even think were on different pages in the the other thread

    Sorry if offence taken, not intended


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    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    When search comes back there will be another shift in the power of the internet. People will start to be able to reference others posts from yesteryear. Much awkwardness will result.


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    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    Boston wrote:
    When search comes back there will be another shift in the power of the internet. People will start to be able to reference others posts from yesteryear. Much awkwardness will result.
    qft


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    pretty-in-pink wrote:
    *hugs*

    And thus it was that a positive vibe was restored to de thread.

    /hugs back

    /drops the hand

    /gets a thick ear and a telling off

    :D


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    #15
    GhostInTheRuins
    Registered Users Posts: 5,962 ✭✭✭GhostInTheRuins


    Woot!


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    #16
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Boston wrote:
    When search comes back there will be another shift in the power of the internet. People will start to be able to reference others posts from yesteryear. Much awkwardness will result.

    Ah.

    You'll be outed as the curmudgeonly wise one of Feedback.

    I'll be outed as a pedantic git.

    Nothing new there ;)


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    #17
    pretty-in-pink
    Registered Users Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭pretty-in-pink


    RoundyMooney wrote:
    And thus it was that a positive vibe was restored to de thread.

    /hugs back

    /drops the hand

    /gets a thick ear and a telling off

    :D
    *giggles*

    ah, its been a few days since I was felt up. I feel so loved right now.

    pedantcism is fun. Esp when people don't know what it means


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    David Michael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 677 ✭✭✭David Michael


    Boston wrote:
    When search comes back there will be another shift in the power of the internet. People will start to be able to reference others posts from yesteryear. Much awkwardness will result.

    The past is always present.

    :p:)


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    #19
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,086 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    all sounds a bit too positive... wonders about the chances of something going horribly wrong during the operation and boards dying a painful death

    beware the ides of march etc ;)


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    #20
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,981 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Boston wrote:
    When search comes back there will be another shift in the power of the internet. People will start to be able to reference others posts from yesteryear. Much awkwardness will result.


    Ha, you can't get anything on me.


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    #21
    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    PiP have you been to TCN yet?


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    #22
    [Deleted User]
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    Huzzah! Fair play Regi and all.


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    #23
    Hitchhiker's Guide to...
    Registered Users Posts: 3,322 ✭✭✭Hitchhiker's Guide to...


    pretty-in-pink wrote:

    pedantcism is fun. Esp when people don't know what it means

    i know what pedanticism means, is that related?

    /i'll take hugs as well - just *had* to do the school-teacher thing with the spelling


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Awesome. I picked a great day to be off work, regi will be slaving away over a hot server while I sleep - sounds like everything should be tip-top by the time I get out of bed :D


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    #25
    pretty-in-pink
    Registered Users Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭pretty-in-pink


    yes 6th I have

    and *hugs* to the teacher mr. roundtower


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    #26
    Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 11,195 ✭✭✭✭Crash


    we should all sit around and have a mass sing of "danny boy" - it'd be fitting.


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    #27
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Well I for one am not happy about this.
    I will be very hunover on thursday and now I'll have to look for something else to do that involves interacting with people I don't actually have to speak to.

    Yay for the upgrade.
    Boo for the chosen day.


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    #28
    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    its not good enough

    *moan* *moan*

    :)


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    #29
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,059 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    All together now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU


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    #30
    pretty-in-pink
    Registered Users Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭pretty-in-pink


    I don't know that one, but I'll sing this

    "Sonny don't go away,
    I'm here all alone
    Your daddys a sailor
    never comes home

    nights are soo long,
    and silence goes on
    I'm feeling so tired
    and not all that strong"


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    #31
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,056 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Grovelling gratitude here. Esp for search - although I'll believe it when etc.

    So, youz are doing all this for choice so that us plebs can surf smoother? What's the catch? As Shortround said: "You gotta pay!".

    I can keep my subscription (read confirmation) money in my pension fund? Win-win!

    [old codger] 16 Gigs of RAM? You think that's bad? We had punched cards and blinkenlights! [/old codger]

    Not your ornery onager



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