mod 135639 Report post Posted May 31, 2012 For the last month the EC main server and the firewall server have both been taking a beating. The site traffic has more then doubled in the last year and basically it's way beyond it's maximum limits for traffic ... The 6 year old main server that runs the front end of the site needs to retire and a bigger firewall and switch has been brought in to handle to excessive traffic. So... we are migrating the site today.... so ..... as of today the management area (where the ladies log in to make changes) and the area to create new ads is offline. We needed to change the IP address of the server so this involves a DNS update (and can take a few hours to 48 hours... sometimes longer) but as this happens anyone accessing the NEW server will be able to edit the ads (As long as everything is working ok - We have tested the new system and fixed all the bugs we could find but one or two always creep up on us) Until the DNS is fully resolved odd things may happen on the site so I just wanted to let people know. The new server will greatly increase page load times!!! Dont Worry... Cerb runs on completely different dedicated servers so it will not be effected in the switch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 20128 Report post Posted May 31, 2012 Having a little experience in this area, and I mean little, the fact that the server lasted 6 years is pretty incredible. Hopefully your migration goes well, good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted June 1, 2012 True, 5 years is about the max we usually get but lots of parts along the way usually... I recall replacing one of the raid drives... one of the two power supplies... and a cpu fan died twice I think (probably other stuff - I can't remember) it's an ongoing effort to keep the servers running up to par that is for sure. Back in the day it was every 6-12 months as the hackers would be in the boxes (thankfully the team we have is pretty good at security stuff these days and they still get in from time to time but it's few and far between). We all love the core server that cerb runs on so much that we basically made one just like it for EC but with the latest CPU so hopefully we get at least 6 years on it. This is the second server this month I have had to decommission and migrate and the other one was 7 years old but low bandwidth. Right now I am just sitting here monitoring the servers to make sure the transition goes smoothly... if anyone notices anything funny please let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Studio 110 by Sophia 150333 Report post Posted June 1, 2012 Noted!! Thanks for heads up! Thanks for you sitting there waiting too, lol... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135639 Report post Posted June 1, 2012 This is the worst part... I am not alone the head programmer is also at his office watching the servers too ready to tackle any BUMPS... I will have to go visit the chat room here while I wait... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gentleman11 10508 Report post Posted June 1, 2012 While I've had petty differences with Mod before as I've learned the nuances of this incredibe site, I only wish my company's server and notification processes and procedures were as efficient as CERB's.... Thank you for the efficiency. G11 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
