Re: [webgroup] ibiblio MySQL migration - NEW TIME

[Jonathan Rochkind]

I believe this outage will effect the Journal. Yes, jbrinley?

Jonathan

Ken Chestnutt wrote:
> Greetings ibiblians,
>
> The MySQL database migration previously scheduled for 0900 EDT 05/27/2008
> has been rescheduled for 0500 EST 05/27/2008.
>
> You can find the time in your time zone by clicking this link:
> *http://tinyurl.com/6lsc8d*
>
>
> == Executive Summary ==
>
> * ONLY SITES powered by a MYSQL DATABASE are affected
> * furthermore, ONLY SITES with a database on
> MYSQL.IBIBLIO.ORG<http://mysql.ibiblio.org/>(AKA
> DB1.IBIBLIO.ORG <http://db1.ibiblio.org/>) are affected.
> * mysql.ibiblio.org will experience a 90-minute service interruption
> on 05/27/2008 from 0500 EDT until 0630 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/
>
> If you need simply instructions on how to back up your database from the
> command line, look here and scroll down to the center of the page under the
> heading "Using Straight MySQL Commands"
> http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database
>
> 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
>
>
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[Jonathan Brinley]

Yes, we'll most likely be without a website for a couple of hours
early Tuesday morning.

Have a nice day,
Jonathan

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