Adding a second server - brief upcoming AP downtime

[nkthepro]

Nice! Never had problems with logging in etc but hey, a new server never hurts ;p

[sothis]

Server will be going down any minute now - please let friends/others know about the downtime if they get concerned. Should take a few hours at most to actually move the server, and depending on how fast your DNS propagates, it may be a bit longer before you can see the site again.

thanks for your patience!

[charlie2alpha]

Seems the transition happened when I was asleep xD.

At first look, the news applet in the front page to lower right seems broken, didn't have the time to observe anything else yet.

EDIT: That one is fixed.

[kenaniah]

I just fixed the news. The original AP server literally moved racks and changed IP addresses. For those not so technically oriented, we snuck up behind it with a rag filled with chloroform, put it to sleep, and moved it. Anime-Planet then woke up in an unknown location with a slight headache. Now fully accustomed to the surroundings, both servers are ready to rock.

[Drahken]

Hey ken, do you have any idea why the front page redirects to a "default page" page, while everything else on the site works normally?

...Strangely, while http://www.anime-planet.com/ redirects to the default page thing, http://www.anime-planet.com/index.php works properly. I could see a DNS issue making the entire site redirect to weird pages, but a DNS issue shouldn't affect some pages differently than others, when all are on the same site.

[charlie2alpha]

Originally Posted by Drahken

Hey ken, do you have any idea why the front page redirects to a "default page" page, while everything else on the site works normally?

...Strangely, while Anime Recommendations, Reviews, Manga and More! | Anime-Planet redirects to the default page thing, Anime Recommendations, Reviews, Manga and More! | Anime-Planet works properly. I could see a DNS issue making the entire site redirect to weird pages, but a DNS issue shouldn't affect some pages differently than others, when all are on the same site.

Works fine here.

LOL, I had to edit my hosts file in my netbook I keep in my workplace, ISP DNS not updated yet. Found the IP from my home linux server which uses it's own DNS server.

[totavo]

A-P is really snappy now, I'm loving it.

[sothis]

the server shouldnt be any different actually, we havent made any modifications, it was just physically moved. now the second server is set up next to it so we can get user activity out the door soon ^^

[charlie2alpha]

I'm curious to see what was implemented and how, I remember an MSN conference once, we were discussing the various options.

[sothis]

nothing was implemented yet, literally all we did was move the first server into a different rack with a new second server, and set up a private net. user activity isnt up yet.