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  • From: Cristóbal Palmer <cmpalmer AT metalab.unc.edu>
  • To: ibiblio-announce AT lists.ibiblio.org, webgroup AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [ibiblio-announce] mysql.ibiblio.org upgrade at 9:00AM EDT 05/27/2008
  • Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 16:19:14 -0400

Greetings ibiblians,

== Executive Summary ==

* ONLY SITES powered by a MYSQL DATABASE are affected
* furthermore, ONLY SITES with a database on MYSQL.IBIBLIO.ORG (AKA
DB1.IBIBLIO.ORG) are affected.
* mysql.ibiblio.org will experience a 90-minute service interruption
on 05/27/2008 from 9:00AM EDT until 10:30AM EDT.
* mysql.ibiblio.org will have its MySQL database server software
upgraded to the current stable version, 5.0.51a during that time.
* Users are encouraged to make regular backups using mysqldump and
store them on non-ibiblio hardware.

== Full Announcement ==

We are pleased to be able to schedule and announce downtime for
mysql.ibiblio.org. We have been providing reliable access to MySQL
version 4.0.27 for quite some time, but have been eager to upgrade to
the current stable release, 5.0.51a. We can now do that.

In order to make this transition safely, i.e. in a manner that will
minimize potential for data loss, we are scheduling a 90-minute
service interruption while we roll out the upgrade. Even with the
carefully-planned upgrade and a backout strategy, there are still
minimal risks, so we encourage all users with databases on
mysql.ibiblio.org to perform a manual backup late this week. Please
store your backups off-site, as we do not have enough disk space for
everyone to suddenly create dump files of all of the databases on
mysql.ibiblio.org. If you use software like Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla
or similar, you can follow the instructions for backing up shown here:

http://www.ibiblio.org/wordpress/

Please note that users of mysql2.ibiblio.org are NOT affected by any
of the scheduled work, and will remain at 4.0.27 until mysql2's
upgrade to 5.0.

If you have questions or concerns, please do contact us via the help
form:

http://www.ibiblio.org/help

Cheers,
--
Cristóbal Palmer
ibiblio.org systems administrator



  • [ibiblio-announce] mysql.ibiblio.org upgrade at 9:00AM EDT 05/27/2008, Cristóbal Palmer, 05/19/2008

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