"upgrading the database server"?

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Jaykay Send message Joined: 13 Nov 08 Posts: 29 Credit: 1,743,205 RAC: 0	Message 59807 - Posted: 25 Feb 2009, 21:04:04 UTC Outage Notice: the project will be down for maintenance starting at 2:00 PST today. We will be upgrading the database server which may take a few hours. i just wanted to ask for a little bit more detailled description of "upgrading", what does it exactly mean? ID: 59807 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

David E K Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 1 Jul 05 Posts: 1018 Credit: 4,334,829 RAC: 0	Message 59808 - Posted: 25 Feb 2009, 21:50:48 UTC we're switching the old machine with a new one with more memory and faster disks. ID: 59808 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Jaykay Send message Joined: 13 Nov 08 Posts: 29 Credit: 1,743,205 RAC: 0	Message 59812 - Posted: 26 Feb 2009, 12:02:43 UTC that sounds good, thanks! ID: 59812 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Sid Celery Send message Joined: 11 Feb 08 Posts: 2003 Credit: 38,582,240 RAC: 17,263	Message 59895 - Posted: 1 Mar 2009, 16:55:35 UTC Wasn't there some report of not running the latest server software version. Is that sorted out now too, or was it just hardware? ID: 59895 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

tralala Send message Joined: 8 Apr 06 Posts: 376 Credit: 581,806 RAC: 0	Message 59925 - Posted: 2 Mar 2009, 15:59:53 UTC What are the specs of the new database server? ID: 59925 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Mod.Sense Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 22 Aug 06 Posts: 4018 Credit: 0 RAC: 0	Message 59972 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 18:27:40 UTC Last modified: 4 Mar 2009, 18:28:39 UTC Looks like the server status page was updated with the specs of the new server. Dell 2950, dual-quad 2GB Xeon E5405 w/ 6MB cache 32 GB RAM mirrored root raid, running 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5 (64 bit) the database files are written to a hardware mirror of two 15K 300GB disks dual GB NIC The specs of the old server are here Rosetta Moderator: Mod.Sense ID: 59972 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Chilean Send message Joined: 16 Oct 05 Posts: 711 Credit: 26,694,507 RAC: 0	Message 60028 - Posted: 8 Mar 2009, 17:15:01 UTC - in response to Message 59972. Looks like the server status page was updated with the specs of the new server. Dell 2950, dual-quad 2GB Xeon E5405 w/ 6MB cache 32 GB RAM mirrored root raid, running 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5 (64 bit) the database files are written to a hardware mirror of two 15K 300GB disks dual GB NIC The specs of the old server are here strong CPU power. ID: 60028 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote