[ibiblio-announce] NOTICE: Database Migration Plans

Jonathan Mills jonmills at metalab.unc.edu
Mon Jan 30 15:24:31 EST 2006


Just as an update, because I keep getting questions about it, but 
mysql2.ibiblio.org will *not* be affected by the migration to take place 
Thursday morning.  If your database is on mysql2.ibiblio.org, you may 
safely ignore these messages.

Thanks

Jonathan Mills wrote:

> Dear ibiblio users:
>
>
> This notice is to inform you of our plans to go forward with our 
> migration of *mysql.ibiblio.org* from the current server to our new 
> one.  We are planning to do this on *Thursday, February 2, at 1:00 
> AM*.  The procedure may take as long as 30 or 45 minutes, during which 
> time mysql.ibiblio.org will be unavailable.  We ask for your patience 
> during that time.
>
> *
> Note*:  no user interaction will be required.  The change should be 
> entirely transparent on your end.  After the migration, requests sent 
> to mysql.ibiblio.org will get routed to the new server, such that you 
> will not need to alter the server address in any of your scripts.
>
>
> On a side note, ibiblio would like to thank IBM for the new database 
> server.  It's an xSeries 366, quad-Xeon, with 16 gigs of RAM.  We hope 
> you'll notice the difference in speed.  
> http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/x366.html
>
>
> Thanks!

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