We are relocating our servers
*Summary
Important Notes
1. This is to keep you guys updated on whats happening.
2. Constructive comments: If u hate it, explain in detail and (if possible) calculation/math behind it, or say u dont like it
3. Keep this discussion related and civil
4. -1 days turn if your posts are in anyway *unrelated or *uncivil (sack if u r guide/admin), no appeals will be entertained
Stephen ~ 2011-01-19
Good news, UC server 1 is up (UC server 3 should be up around 2 hours from my posting).
For those facing lag issues please try to switch to another UC server as it might help.
Stephen ~ 2011-01-18 4 pm
6-7 hours has passed without any major issues so I would assume it would be safe to play the game now. Please post any problems/bugs that you encounter here.
You are also welcome to post how you feel about the new server (like speed wise, is it faster or slower?)
At the moment only UC server 0 is up. I`ll be activating UC server 1-3 tomorrow and this should be on different physical locations.
BadWolf ~ 2011-01-18
Everyone has now been given 32 hours DP inside UC & 30 hours inside GC..
Forgot to note due to note that all Retals have been wiped as well. Sadly there is nothing stephen can do regarding this
Artifacts are also inaccessible due to the extended DP time.. Will be fixed when dp time goes down to normal dp time. I.E 23 Hours inside GC
~BadWolf
BadWolf ~ 2011-01-18
The move for GC server has been mostly completed ~ Full testing has yet to be done you are advised to stay in special DP.
Special DP is currently the pending refresh.. Do not be alarmed by this.
The Move for UC server is still in progress and updates will be made When available
There may be logs from the test server on some people`s accounts from between 2011-01-16 to 2011-01-17 server time.
Do not be alarmed by these they have not effected your actual accounts in any way shape or form.
Thanks everyone
~ BadWolf
Server maintenance Notice
from ~ 9:00 AM 2011-01-18 (Tue)
to ~ 6:00 PM 2011-01-19 (Wed)
*Server time (-8 GMT)
+ effects GC & UC
+ everyone will be given special DP
Reason: Moving server location from Singapore to US
2011-01-17
We are conducting a simulation of `moving gc` and `moving uc` and as a practice run. hopefully with more practice runs we will ensure smooth transition (with minimal bugs/errors)
2011-01-15
http://manga.gamestotal.com has been successfully moved over (some images may take another 1-2 hours to move)
2011-01-15
Ok, I`ve moved a couple of test services over to the US server and I would like to invite players to test them.
http://3700ad.gamestotal.com
http://3800ad.gamestotal.com
Test result questions:
1. Is it working ? If not what is the prolem ?
2. How would you rate the page-loading (lagging/slow/fast/faster) ?
2011-01-14
Bad news guys I`ve made a huge mistake.
** Original plan:
Central US > CPU/Processing
East US > Static*
West US > Static*
** Implemented plan:
Central US > CPU/Processing
Central US > Static* (Opps here)
West US > Static*
The idea is, to put the CPU/processing in the center of US, and static (html, images, the page) to both the west and east of us. This (in theory) will speed up page-loading for everyone in US, Asia and Europe.
Unfortunately I`ve made a huge mistake. Players in Europe (which has more players than Asia) will observe a 30 ms slower loading speed than the original plan. Although it is still faster than now it is still a mistake on my part, and I severely apologize for it. Lack of sleep is not an excuse :( I hope you guys in Europe can forgive me for this.
2011-01-12
*Removed joke (not related)
We have decided to move all our servers to US (possibly DA since our mirror is there) after serious consideration. Although hosting cost is considerably higher at the current usage level the benefits of faster page-loading outweighs that since most of our players are in fact from North America and Europe (at least last i`ve checked).
Bad news is I believe that there might be a server maintenance period of roughly 6-12 hours to accommodate this when we commence our server relocation.
Current ideas:
1. Distributed
+ The main `brain` would be located in Central US
+ Half the servers will be located in the West and the other half East cost. This should in theory maximize page-loading time for all players in the US, Europe (East coast, compared to now)
2. Centralized
+ An alternative is to locate all our servers in DA (which our current mirror is located).
I`ll be taking 2-3 days to look at where the highest percentage of players are, therefore please update your country in Options > Accounts > Country.
2011-01-08
Heres the news. Our supposedly data center provider (hosting1) is actually a 3rd contractor/reseller that buys a space in the data center then re-sells it to other guys (like us). It seems that they are having a dispute or some major issues that I assume has caused them to be kicked out of the current data center.
Sadly since we are sub-renting the space that they got kick out, we`ll have to move out as well. Hosting1 does not want to inform me when is the `due date`, the alternatives (where they are moving to), nor the actual reason.
The best thing is, hosting1 had to inform me at 1 am on saturday in which no one in singapore works.
I am currently looking at trying to find some place to move to.
I hope they will not abruptly terminate the line.
Do share with me if anyone knows any good and affordable colo-hosting providers in Singapore.
What can you do to help ?
+ Donate more so we can afford to get a better hosting provider
Edited by Stephen on 2011-01-24
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