[axxs-sysadmin] Upgrade of AXXS.ORG server - URGENT

[musicman]

ok, we have a two week window. Does anyone else have time restrictions?

please shout out asap - I'd like some kind of confirmation sooner
rather than later - by monday next week?

cheers
L.

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Dave Fregon <dave at netaxxs.com.au> wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 08:19 +0700, musicman wrote:
>> All sounds good.
>>
>> Is there a proposed date for DAY 0 to kick off? Am currently in
>> Indonesia and would prefer to stay on holiday :)
>>
>> back on the 10th June.
>
> hmm I leave for London on the 23rd, so for me, anytime before that!
>
> Dave
>
>>
>> cheers
>> L.
>>
>> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:06 AM, Dave Fregon <dave at netaxxs.com.au> wrote:
>> > We are looking at upgrading the axxs.org server ASAP, and after (quick)
>> > discussion on what people think of the following and if they have major
>> > problems with it :
>> >
>> > Core 2 Duo E6850
>> > - 1 IP Address
>> > - Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0 GHz
>> > - 1 GB
>> > - 250 GB SATA II
>> > - 10 Mbit Port
>> > - 2000 GB
>> > - Debian 4.0 Etch 64bit
>> > - Plesk 8.2 Linux 100 Domain
>> >
>> > Note: debian system ..
>> >
>> > What do people think? Any dissagreements?
>> >
>> > We can get 7 days to migrate off the old server to the new for free, if
>> > we need more, we have to speak to them about it, (and pay some more
>> > monies which we at netaxxs wish to avoid ;) so it would be great if
>> > after I have moved the bulk of the accounts across, we could have people
>> > available to sort anything out for the last steps of the changeovers.
>> > this would also mean client accounts checking that they have all their
>> > stuff moved over, and 'signing off' on this.
>> >
>> > The process would be :
>> >
>> > - myself DAY 0 moving all the accounts across, and setting up the spaces
>> > on the new server (this is done by a migration system in Plesk).
>> >
>> > - DAY 1 users checking their accounts are working, that there are no
>> > database migration issues (eg: import from old db to new drops some
>> > tables due to difference of table formats or something, this has
>> > happened to me on other systems, and usually is just a simple fix, but
>> > needs checking)
>> >
>> > - DAY 5 help with dns and changeover of DNS to new axxs.org system and
>> > integration with BORG and SB, so that all dns even with
>> > non-migrated/finished stuff is running from the new server
>> >
>> > - DAY 6 backup of old server via tar, config files, /home/$USER accounts
>> > etc to a netaxxs secure backup off the server
>> >
>> > - bring down the old server and we are away.
>> >
>> > Hows that for a rough plan?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dave Fregon
>> >
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>> >
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>>
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> Dave Fregon
>
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