[Mkguild] The archive is down!

[Kendo Virmir]

Nothing to fear.  Xepher.net, the host of the MK archives, is
transitioning servers and is experiencing technical difficulties.  It
should go back up whenever he gets the new server up.

Xepher.net is a great service and this is really the only major
downtime I've seen since moving the MK archives there a few years
back.  I think we should stick with them (mainly because the rotating
banner ad at the bottom of the site brings MK tons of traffic),
however if this turns out to be a major fiasco, I can easily move the
site to my comic webserver.  Let's sit and wait this one out for a bit
though. :)

- Virmir

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Christian Okane <chrisokane at verizon.net> wrote:
> Ok. I am starting to panic at this point. The archive is down!
>
> When you try and get to the website all you get is this message:
>
>
>
> Xepher.net is currently experiencing problems.
>
> Sorry for the trouble, but I'll try to have it back up ASAP.
>
>
>
> Apparently this new host simply can't handle the load, so
>
> I'm moving us to a new one again. It's going very slowly...
>
>
>
> Update 06:41 CST: 25% transfered. This is also stupidly slow.
>
> I think it may be better than the first, but not a long term solution.
>
>
>
> Update 07:30 CST: 30% transfered. Frak it! I'm buying a physical server.
>
>
>
> Update 07:44 CST: Physical server on order with the planet.
>
> Dual core, 4GB ram, 2x250GB disks, and for less than this VM.
>
> I'm told it usually takes about a day to set that up. In the
>
> meantime, I'll try to get us limping along on the VM.
>
>
>
> Update 07:50 CST: Email is likely going down soon, and we'll switch
>
> to partial service on the new system, with websites coming up as they're
>
> transfered. Email will be the last to come back on last, to avoid
>
> any lost messages.
>
>
>
> Update 08:45 CST: The Planet just told me my server will "probably"
>
> be setup in 2-3 hours. The move to this new VM won't even be done by
>
> then, so if that happens, we'll just move straight into the physical
>
> machine. Keep your fingers crossed.
>
>
>
> Update 11:45 CST: I got the new server online an hour ago. I'm think
>
> I'm just about done configuring it, then I just have to sync data.
>
>
>
> Update 12:45 CST: Failure! System wouldn't boot. I've ordered KVM so
>
> I'll have full console access. Soon as they get that setup, should be
>
> about 60 minutes work still, then syncing. I did manage to sync about
>
> 20% of the user data in advance (before I crashed it) and it goes
>
> REALLY fast, so that's good.
>
>
>
> --Xepher
>
>
>
>
>
> 
> _______________________________________________
> MKGuild mailing list
> MKGuild at lists.integral.org
> http://lists.integral.org/listinfo/mkguild
>
>



-- 
- Kendo Virmir
http://crimsonflagcomic.com -- My webcomic!
http://virmir.com -- Some of my stories!
http://metamorkeep.com -- Metamor Keep Archives

!DSPAM:4bb4eba9275031804284693!