Server Migration is Complete!

webmaster · 05-16-2004, 03:42 PM

It has been a very intense couple of days and nights but the migration to my new server is complete and (I think) everything is working normally again. Not only did I have to move the site and repair every feature but I also had to configure the new server from the ground up, learning as I go.

Alert: The following is kind of technical and most of you will want to stop reading now!

The site is now running on my own Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 dedicated server. Here's a picture:

For more about the server itself click here.

The advantages of the new server are too numerous to mention but here are a few:

Completely self contained in a box only 1.7" X 16.8" X 14".
Dedicated server instead of sharing space and resourses with hundreds of other sites.
Server is located in Boston instead of Texas
Server is simultaneously connected to 9 Internet backbones at a very hot InterNAP data center.
80 GB storage capacity instead of 800 MB.
Complete control for the Webmaster!

The server will also host a few other related sites under the banner of:

Now that the migration and all the troubleshooting is complete I really need to pry my fingers from this keyboard, reintroduce myself to my family ("Who are you?") and get some rest

before I start to play with all the new capabilities. I have some great ideas. Stay tuned...

Don

05-16-2004, 03:42 PM	#1
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,445 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 454 Thanked 3,778 Times in 834 Posts	Server Migration is Complete! It has been a very intense couple of days and nights but the migration to my new server is complete and (I think) everything is working normally again. Not only did I have to move the site and repair every feature but I also had to configure the new server from the ground up, learning as I go. Alert: The following is kind of technical and most of you will want to stop reading now! The site is now running on my own Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 dedicated server. Here's a picture: For more about the server itself click here. The advantages of the new server are too numerous to mention but here are a few: Completely self contained in a box only 1.7" X 16.8" X 14". Dedicated server instead of sharing space and resourses with hundreds of other sites. Server is located in Boston instead of Texas Server is simultaneously connected to 9 Internet backbones at a very hot InterNAP data center. 80 GB storage capacity instead of 800 MB. Complete control for the Webmaster! The server will also host a few other related sites under the banner of: Now that the migration and all the troubleshooting is complete I really need to pry my fingers from this keyboard, reintroduce myself to my family ("Who are you?") and get some rest before I start to play with all the new capabilities. I have some great ideas. Stay tuned... Don Last edited by webmaster; 05-26-2004 at 02:18 PM.