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Kristen - Jul 30, 2003 8:52:56 am PDT #4382 of 10000

Howdy all!

There's a proposition on the table that I wanted to run by you. IH would like to move all the current Mercedes inhabitants to a brand spanking new server. Here's what the boys have to say:

These replacement servers will all be dual xeon servers with 2gb ram compared to a single p3 (mercedes) with 1gb ram. We would handle all the moving of the sites, databases, etc. Clients would not have to do anything, as we would do everything on the backend. Nothing will change on your end, as all paths will be the same as they are now, the same modules will be installed, etc.

There would not be any downtime associated with these potential moves. We would keep these older servers up for a while after the moves are done, in order to be on the safe side.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Personally, I'm leaning towards shiny new server since Mercedes has gotten a wee bit tempermental of late. But I wanted to throw it out there to you before I respond.

§ ita § - Jul 30, 2003 8:55:15 am PDT #4383 of 10000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

So you're saying nothing changes but our performance improves and I don't have to do any work?

I kinda pro it, myself.

Kristen - Jul 30, 2003 8:57:08 am PDT #4384 of 10000

Yeah, I'm looking hard to find a downside.

amych - Jul 30, 2003 8:57:30 am PDT #4385 of 10000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Would that my life were so downside-free.

Elena - Jul 30, 2003 8:58:39 am PDT #4386 of 10000

Thanks for all the fish.

Yeah, I'm looking hard to find a downside.

More time on the fast new board, less time for real life?

Okay, yeah, I'm grasping.

DXMachina - Jul 30, 2003 9:00:47 am PDT #4387 of 10000

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Sounds good to me.

What are we missing?

Typo Boy - Jul 30, 2003 9:01:37 am PDT #4388 of 10000

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Kristen - it does not sound bad to me.

I have my doubts on the "no down time" thing. In this business you should never *promise* "no down time". Probably there will be no down time. but there alwys is some risk. What it sounds like they can promise is no data loss.

I totally think it worth the small risk of down time. But as someone who has been in this business a long time, avoid this kind of promise.

Rule of thumb:

Promise to get it done in three weeks. Finish in four. You are a zero. Promisie to get itdone in six weeks. Finish in five. You are a hero.

Elena - Jul 30, 2003 9:09:34 am PDT #4389 of 10000

Thanks for all the fish.

Ah, Gar, the Scotty Rule.

Fred Pete - Jul 30, 2003 9:14:40 am PDT #4390 of 10000

Ann, that's a ferret.

Probably there will be no down time. but there alwys is some risk.

And then there's WX....

Typo Boy - Jul 30, 2003 9:20:00 am PDT #4391 of 10000

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

WX was a much more dangerous case. They used the old servers as part of the new configuration. So they reached a point where they could not simply turn off the new setup, and boot-up the old. In this case if something really horrible goes wrong, they can shut off the new servers, change the ip address on the old servers back to what they were and bring up the old servers as though nothing has happened. So, you know, week and month long down time really not likely.

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