Comments on: Planned downtime for Monday, September 10 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/ A blog from the staff at NearlyFreeSpeech.NET. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:34:07 +0000 By: Trausch’s Little Home » Blog Archive » Downtime http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2626 Trausch’s Little Home » Blog Archive » Downtime Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:45:37 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2626 [...] There will be some downtime for the websites on the trausch.us domain tomorrow, starting from 7 PM GMT until about 3 AM GMT (3 PM Eastern to 11 PM Eastern, and these numbers are correct if my in-head quickie addition works as it should), because NFSN is moving to a new data center to improve reliability of their service. This is great news, and I wish them the best in the migration—those things can be hellish. [...] [...] There will be some downtime for the websites on the trausch.us domain tomorrow, starting from 7 PM GMT until about 3 AM GMT (3 PM Eastern to 11 PM Eastern, and these numbers are correct if my in-head quickie addition works as it should), because NFSN is moving to a new data center to improve reliability of their service. This is great news, and I wish them the best in the migration—those things can be hellish. [...]

]]> By: Planned Downtime For Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at GEO 12.97°N 77.56°E http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2613 Planned Downtime For Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at GEO 12.97°N 77.56°E Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:13:31 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2613 [...] A lengthier explanation can be found here (worth a read). [...] [...] A lengthier explanation can be found here (worth a read). [...]

]]> By: louis pollock http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2612 louis pollock Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:44:01 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2612 I know it's harder and more expensive but aren't Sunday evenings less disruptive ? <b>We considered all possible times, but loading docks are only available during a subset of regular business hours, and Phoenix is not somewhere to leave stacks of servers on the street at night because your pallet jack can't make it over the lip of the "no deliveries" entrance. -jdw</b> I know it’s harder and more expensive
but aren’t Sunday evenings
less disruptive ?

We considered all possible times, but loading docks are only available during a subset of regular business hours, and Phoenix is not somewhere to leave stacks of servers on the street at night because your pallet jack can’t make it over the lip of the “no deliveries” entrance. -jdw

]]> By: Ricardo Salta http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2611 Ricardo Salta Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:15:37 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2611 I have email forwarding active (not a different MX record). Will my emails still be forwarded without delay, or is the forwarding system going to be down for a while too? I want to say, thanks for the transparency, and that I wish you the least of unpredictables. Don't forget to breathe deeply and often, and drink plenty of water! ;-} <b>Yes, email forwarding will be impaired for a while, but it will be one of the first services restored after the equipment is physically moved. Emails will queue during this time and be delivered to you once it's back up. -jdw</b> I have email forwarding active (not a different MX record). Will my emails still be forwarded without delay, or is the forwarding system going to be down for a while too?

I want to say, thanks for the transparency, and that I wish you the least of unpredictables. Don’t forget to breathe deeply and often, and drink plenty of water! ;-}

Yes, email forwarding will be impaired for a while, but it will be one of the first services restored after the equipment is physically moved. Emails will queue during this time and be delivered to you once it’s back up. -jdw

]]> By: Loloy D Anonymous http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2610 Loloy D Anonymous Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:46:26 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2610 I thought the date had a connection to the anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11. I never felt you lacked in your features and services department. The 1 day planned downtime surely does not affect me much and I only wish you well with a complete and successful migration. Best regards. And awesome beer. I thought the date had a connection to the anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11.

I never felt you lacked in your features and services department. The 1 day planned downtime surely does not affect me much and I only wish you well with a complete and successful migration.

Best regards. And awesome beer.

]]> By: Vinaya HS http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2609 Vinaya HS Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:18:02 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2609 Good luck guys. Awesome communication - as usual. Good luck guys. Awesome communication - as usual.

]]> By: lawlita.com - Gedanken eines Jurastudenten » Blog Archive » In eigener Sache: Planned Downtime http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2608 lawlita.com - Gedanken eines Jurastudenten » Blog Archive » In eigener Sache: Planned Downtime Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:16:49 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2608 [...] Oder im O-Ton On Monday, September 10, 2007 at around noon Arizona time (3pm Eastern, 7pm UTC), we will temporarily shut down our entire network to complete a migration of our equipment to a new datacenter. We anticipate that it will take four to eight hours to complete the move. All our services will be offline during that time. [...] [...] Oder im O-Ton On Monday, September 10, 2007 at around noon Arizona time (3pm Eastern, 7pm UTC), we will temporarily shut down our entire network to complete a migration of our equipment to a new datacenter. We anticipate that it will take four to eight hours to complete the move. All our services will be offline during that time. [...]

]]> By: Neale http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2607 Neale Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:20:52 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2607 Thanks for the heads up good luck :) Thanks for the heads up good luck :)

]]> By: jdw http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2606 jdw Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:59:11 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2606 <b>Just as an update... I can now confirm that we are planning to keep DNS available during the planned downtime, though there may be a few minutes of disruption as responsibilities migrate between machines. Once the downtime begins, however, you will not be able to <i>update</i> your DNS because our interface will be down, so please make any needed changes with plenty of time to spare. -jdw</b> Just as an update… I can now confirm that we are planning to keep DNS available during the planned downtime, though there may be a few minutes of disruption as responsibilities migrate between machines.

Once the downtime begins, however, you will not be able to update your DNS because our interface will be down, so please make any needed changes with plenty of time to spare. -jdw

]]> By: Karen http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2604 Karen Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:56:47 +0000 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2007/09/07/planned-downtime-for-monday-september-10/#comment-2604 Sorry to be a n00b, but I have only the vaguest of ideas what the answer to my question is so I'm just going to as it. I use the NFS DNS services to direct emails to my domain name to an email service provider. I haven't seen any mention of email services, so can you confirm whether any of my email MX records will continue to function and/or whether I should expect any e-mail downtime as a result of this move? Thanks for giving us the deets and best of luck with the move. <b>If you use third-party email hosting with our DNS, your email will be affected, but only for as long as our DNS is down. We are working hard to make that no time at all, and I will post an update once we know for sure, hopefully later today. -jdw</b> Sorry to be a n00b, but I have only the vaguest of ideas what the answer to my question is so I’m just going to as it. I use the NFS DNS services to direct emails to my domain name to an email service provider. I haven’t seen any mention of email services, so can you confirm whether any of my email MX records will continue to function and/or whether I should expect any e-mail downtime as a result of this move?

Thanks for giving us the deets and best of luck with the move.

If you use third-party email hosting with our DNS, your email will be affected, but only for as long as our DNS is down. We are working hard to make that no time at all, and I will post an update once we know for sure, hopefully later today. -jdw

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