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Author:  [SpA]Management [ 13 May 2011, 14:32 ]
Post subject:  High impact maintenance planned
We're planning on doing maintenance on our hardware/server setup which has a large impact on our services availability, everything will be down while performing it :wink:

We're not exactly sure on the time and date of the maintenance, but we're planning on doing it this weekend.

We'll be taking a trip down to the datacenter and perform the following tasks;

MrWhite:
- Apply BIOS updates
-- Reconfigure BIOS settings
- Remove RAID setup
-- Remove 3rd SAS disk from machine
-- Re-install/update VMware ESXi
-- Restore guest OS backups
-- Reconfigure backup facilities

The main reasons for the maintenance is because we are experiencing some performance issues in regard to the hard drive setup on that machine. If one guest OS uses a lot of disk activity, the other OS gets to perform real slow. By removing the RAID setup and assigning the guest OS each to their own disk this behavior will be prevented. Both MrWhite(Linux) and MrGreen(Windows) will run of their own 15.000RPM SAS drive. By removing the RAID setup we can use the 3rd disk to be placed in the other machine to provide extra backup storage. Due to the large backup and restore operations we expect the servers to be down the majority of the day.

Services effected: Websites (frontpage, forums, HLstatsX, wiki etc etc), IRC bouncers, Mumble, HLstatsX(log catcher), SpA points, Minecraft, mail environment etc.

MrBlonde:
- Troubleshoot memory problems
- Update BIOS
-- Reconfigure BIOS if required
- Place spare SAS drive MrWhite in machine

The main reasons for MrBlonde's maintenance is the placing of the SAS drive, and the troubleshooting the memory issues. At this moment we're missing 4GB memory in that machine. This is caused by either memory lane 0 to be defective, or dimmslot 0 to be defective. We'll be running diagnostic tests etc while waiting for MrWhite to complete its backups etc.

Services effected: TF2 servers, L4D2 servers

Expected downtime: 8-12 hours.

We'll post announcements on Twitter to report on the start, status and end of the maintenance. You can follow us at http://www.twitter.com/specialattack
Author:  Amyl [ 13 May 2011, 14:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
Hey! Why no mr pink! :-( sadface :-(
Mr pink is poon, wait for it, tang!
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 13 May 2011, 14:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
[SpA]Amyl wrote:
Hey! Why no mr pink! :-( sadface :-(
Mr pink is poon, wait for it, tang!
MrPink actually exists. It's stored at my house, we can use it as backup machine or expansion when we require 8)
Author:  Amyl [ 13 May 2011, 16:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
Aha! So he is the hero when all else fails. Im pleased.
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 13 May 2011, 19:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
[SpA]Amyl wrote:
Aha! So he is the hero when all else fails. Im pleased.
:5:
Author:  [SpA]Toresson [ 14 May 2011, 12:13 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
Looking forward to this! :4
Author:  prototypedesign [ 14 May 2011, 17:38 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
No, not the BIOS updates, those kill computers!
Author:  Hafnium [ 14 May 2011, 18:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
Only if you don't know what you're doing. :B

Or if you're high. *gives saint a cautioning look*

:ugly:
Author:  prototypedesign [ 14 May 2011, 22:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
[SpA]Hafnium wrote:
Only if you don't know what you're doing. :B

Or if you're high. *gives saint a cautioning look*

:ugly:
Well, I remember once when my dad totally bricked a computer doing a "foolproof" BIOS update, and he's a software engineer. Of course, that said, it was one of the low-end Intel chips.
Author:  bloody_llama [ 15 May 2011, 05:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
prototypedesign wrote:
[SpA]Hafnium wrote:
Only if you don't know what you're doing. :B

Or if you're high. *gives saint a cautioning look*

:ugly:
Well, I remember once when my dad totally bricked a computer doing a "foolproof" BIOS update, and he's a software engineer. Of course, that said, it was one of the low-end Intel chips.
Good motherboards have a backup bios as a failsafe against that.
Author:  prototypedesign [ 15 May 2011, 16:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
bloody_llama wrote:
prototypedesign wrote:

Well, I remember once when my dad totally bricked a computer doing a "foolproof" BIOS update, and he's a software engineer. Of course, that said, it was one of the low-end Intel chips.
Good motherboards have a backup bios as a failsafe against that.
Low-end Intel chip. My current Intel motherboard had its drivers for disk drives on a CD. I'm not sure why I keep punishing myself.
Author:  Sennec [ 19 May 2011, 19:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
The most important question; will this improve performance for the (minecraft) server?
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 19 May 2011, 19:28 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
Sennec wrote:
The most important question; will this improve performance for the (minecraft) server?
Yes.
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 21 May 2011, 16:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
We're going to make a few small changes first to our VM setup before we do this change.
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 21 Jun 2011, 13:41 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
This will be done after the weekend. MrWhite has been re-installed and everything has been prepared. Seeing I have 2 weeks of holiday next week I can do this during normal weekdays/working hours instead of the weekend.
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 29 Jun 2011, 15:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
Everything is done
Author:  ProtectMyBalls [ 29 Jun 2011, 16:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
:5: n1 mate
Author:  [SpA]Blackhawk [ 29 Jun 2011, 16:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: High impact maintenance planned
:grouphug:
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