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    Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

    <div>As many of you have already read, we are in the middle of a major redesign and upgrade to Operation Sports. The plan is to launch the new site next month. The first step towards making this a reality happens late tonight, with a major server upgrade about to take place.</div>
    <div>For those of you who are tech minded, here is what we are doing. Currently we run OS on two servers. One for web services and one for DB services. Both servers are quite powerful, with Dual Core processors in them. During peak times (e.g. when Madden comes out) they tend to slow down a bit. To avoid this, we are upgrading to three dedicated servers. Two of these servers will be dedicated to web processes and load balanced to ensure that resources are allocated appropriately during peak times. The other will be a dedicated DB server. Each of these servers has a QUAD CORE processor inside of them with 4GB of RAM, 8MB cache and 100Mbps transfer rates. For those of you who are not tech minded&hellip; they rock! These servers not only give us the power we need today to ensure your time spent of OS is done at lightning fast speeds, but also gives us the ability to upgrade seamlessly as we grow.</div>
    <div>Tonight there will be some minor down-time (15-20 mins while we backup the DB) followed by an IP address change which will require everyone's ISP to propagate to the new server. For most of you this will be almost instantaneous (you'll wake up in the morning and be on the new servers). For some of you it might take up to 24 hours.&nbsp;</div>
    <div>Sorry about any inconvenience this may cause, however in the long term we know you'll be happy with the results of this upgrade.</div>
    EDIT: Move has been completed.
    Last edited by Steve_OS; 01-19-2008, 09:34 AM.
  • Steve_OS
    Editor-in-Chief
    • Jul 2002
    • 33859

    #2
    Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

    We are planning on doing this very late tonight, so we don't affect too many readers. Thanks for your patience.
    Steve Noah
    Editor-in-Chief
    http://www.operationsports.com
    Follow me on Twitter

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    • EnigmaNemesis
      Animal Liberation
      • Apr 2006
      • 12216

      #3
      Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

      Sweet, I cant wait till you guys get the redesign up. I remember the site before this one ... and cant wait to see the new one. The memories!


      Boston Red Sox | Miami Dolphins

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      • bronco92
        Host
        • Feb 2005
        • 1060

        #4
        Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

        Upgrade is now complete. We are optimizing the servers currently. If you notice any issues please report them here.

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        • bronco92
          Host
          • Feb 2005
          • 1060

          #5
          Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

          Resolved the issue with postindex.MYI being broken. You can post again.

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          • erdrive03
            Rookie
            • May 2003
            • 132

            #6
            Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

            Keep up the god work guys.

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            • Boltman
              L.A. to S.D. to HI
              • Mar 2004
              • 18283

              #7
              Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

              Originally posted by erdrive03
              Keep up the god work guys.

              I agree, this is more than just good work. This is God like work!

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              • RAZRr1275
                All Star
                • Sep 2007
                • 9918

                #8
                Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                this actually is faster. Nice Work!!
                My latest project - Madden 12 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043231648

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                • bronco92
                  Host
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 1060

                  #9
                  Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                  If anyone was having troubles with new posts being posted slowly this has now been resolved.

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                  • crgnjul
                    Rookie
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 26

                    #10
                    Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                    Originally posted by EnigmaNemesis
                    Sweet, I cant wait till you guys get the redesign up. I remember the site before this one ... and cant wait to see the new one. The memories!


                    The old design - you mean this one? http://web.archive.org/web/200112050...vault/news.asp
                    or maybe this one

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                    • Steve_OS
                      Editor-in-Chief
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 33859

                      #11
                      Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                      Originally posted by crgnjul
                      Ahhhhh, the classics. Thanks Craig.
                      Steve Noah
                      Editor-in-Chief
                      http://www.operationsports.com
                      Follow me on Twitter

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                      • superjames1992
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Jun 2007
                        • 31382

                        #12
                        Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                        Originally posted by bronco92
                        If anyone was having troubles with new posts being posted slowly this has now been resolved.
                        Thanks. Last night, I had some trouble with this. Thanks for fixing it, you all are the best!
                        Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
                        Yale Bulldogs (NCAA Football 07)
                        Coaching Legacy of Lee Williamson (CH 2K8)

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                        • superjames1992
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Jun 2007
                          • 31382

                          #13
                          Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                          Originally posted by crgnjul
                          Wow, this site has truly progressed over the years.
                          Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
                          Yale Bulldogs (NCAA Football 07)
                          Coaching Legacy of Lee Williamson (CH 2K8)

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                          • Boltman
                            L.A. to S.D. to HI
                            • Mar 2004
                            • 18283

                            #14
                            Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                            Originally posted by crgnjul
                            Read a good post in the classics.


                            Originally posted by CTShaver
                            I just wanted to personally thank Jeff for keeping Operation Sports alive when Craig stepped down. As a reviewer, and mostly a fan of this site, it has been a great ride.

                            I also want to thank you for handing the reins over to Steve so that Operation Sports doesn't die like so many other great sites have.

                            Thank You, Jeff...

                            Clay T. Shaver
                            Operation Sports
                            Dedicated to Sports Gaming

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                            • blaza
                              Rookie
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 76

                              #15
                              Re: Major Server Upgrade Late Tonight

                              Originally posted by Steve_OS
                              Ahhhhh, the classics. Thanks Craig.
                              Steve, first great work so far. I am a frequent visitor of this site as well as DSM. For some reason OS is one of the few sites blocked on my work server. I can visit DSM fine however. Is there anything I can do to be able to visit OS as well? Also, after the merger will I be unable to visit DSM since it'll be under the OS umbrella?
                              XBL: Blaza Rep

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