Server Upgrade Process Explained
There have been a few questions about the server upgrade, which made me realize I didn’t really explain the process very clearly. So I’ve outlined that information below, with additional details concerning the most recent delay on the upgrade.
All of your accounts will be transferred to a completely new server that has significantly better hardware than what we’re on now. There is no more than a few minutes of downtime throughout the entire process, as the actual switch is not made until all of your accounts have been copied over to the new server. Until they actually activate the new server, all of your websites remain online from the old server.
The only real inconvenience with this upgrade is that you can’t make any edits to your website once the migration process begins, as any changes made after your account was already copied over would not be present on the new server once it goes live.
This was all supposed to have been done last night, but after copying all your accounts to the new server – the datacenter realized they wouldn’t be able to indulge my request of keeping the same IP address with the new server. I could have chosen to just change IPs, but this would have caused some downtime as your domains would have had to propagate again. There are also a few of you on dedicated IPs…so it would have been more of a hassle all around.
So instead, they are provisioning a new server for me that is located in my original datacenter (which is what I would have preferred to begin with). This allows me to keep the exact same IP addresses that I had previously. Unfortunately, this also means accounts need to be copied all over again from the old server to the new one.
So as of right now, you can use your websites normally – as they are still in the process of provisioning the server. Once they let me know it’s ready (most likely by late afternoon), I’ll submit a migration request to the datacenter so they can copy all of your accounts over again. I will also post to my Twitter page at that time to let you know it has begun and that you shouldn’t use your CMS.
The process to copy all of your accounts and confirm everything is working will be about 4-6 hours. So although your websites will still be online and usable to visitors, you won’t be able to use the CMS during that time. Or rather, you can make changes – but you may have to make them again once the new server is put online.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. I’m very grateful for how patient you’ve all been and am looking forward to having everything squared away by tomorrow.
In the meantime, I am still working on the problems affecting those of you with older versions of VedaCMS installed. As mentioned yesterday, some of the new security settings have conflicted with older versions of the CMS and is preventing you from logging in. I have a fix for it, but I need to go through your accounts individually to apply the patch.
Thanks,
Tara
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