ANNOUNCEMENT : BC server downtime - June 29th, 2.45PM PDT

[kwun]

what is happening: BC server will be down for a span of 4+ hours

when is this happening: tentatively will be June 29th, 2008, 2:45PM PDT

why is this happening: server upgrade

who will be affected: all our dear BC members

thanks!

- BadmintonCentral.com Administration.

[chris-ccc]

what is happening: BC server will be down for a span of 4+ hours
when is this happening: tentatively will be June 29th, 2008, 9PM PDT
why is this happening: regular server backup
who will be affected: all our dear BC members

thanks!

- BadmintonCentral.com Administration.

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kwun ... Thank you for informing us.

It's just after the Finals of the SCG THAILAND GRAND PRIX GOLD 2008.

Perhaps the span of 4+ hours for the server backup could cool down comments for the expected MS Final between Lin Dan and Boonsak Ponsana.

Cheers... chris@ccc

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[kwun]

haha. it would be cruel to shutdown the server during the finals...

we will see how it goes. if there are tons of good discussions, maybe i will postpone the downtime.

[drifit]

i think it will be ok for 4 hrs.
many will be concentrating on Euro 2008 final.........

[kwun]

i think it will be ok for 4 hrs.
many will be concentrating on Euro 2008 final.........

i knew there was something genius about my timing...

[ctjcad]

...
when is this happening: tentatively will be June 29th, 2008, 9PM PDT
...

i think it will be ok for 4 hrs.
many will be concentrating on Euro 2008 final.........

i knew there was something genius about my timing...

...9 pm, this coming Sunday night, will be 6 am Monday morning, Vienna time. The final should be over and our Pemuda should be on his way back to join all of us...
If kwun wants to shut BC down (for back up duty) and have all the football maniacs congregate, sit and enjoy the Euro 2008 Final in front of their tubbies, whilst at the same time not miss the Thai Open Finals, then it shall be done about 9 hrs. earliler (11:30 am PDT)...which i believe the TO Finals should be over also..

Btw, i think a warning & countdown might be needed...

[Oldhand]

what is happening: BC server will be down for a span of 4+ hours
when is this happening: tentatively will be June 29th, 2008, 9PM PDT
why is this happening: regular server backup
who will be affected: all our dear BC members

Here's a ready reckoner for our down-time across the world
When it's 21:00 (9pm) on Sunday, 29 June for kwun, it will be:

Sun 18:00 Honolulu
Sun 20:00 Anchorage *
Sun 21:00 Vancouver *
Sun 21:00 San Francisco *
Sun 21:00 Seattle *
Sun 21:00 Los Angeles *
Sun 21:00 Phoenix
Sun 22:00 Edmonton *
Sun 22:00 Denver *
Sun 22:00 Guatemala
Sun 22:00 San Salvador
Sun 22:00 Tegucigalpa
Sun 22:00 Managua
Sun 23:00 Mexico City *
Sun 23:00 Winnipeg *
Sun 23:00 Houston *
Sun 23:00 Minneapolis *
Sun 23:00 St. Paul *
Sun 23:00 New Orleans *
Sun 23:00 Chicago *
Sun 23:00 Montgomery *
Sun 23:00 Lima
Sun 23:00 Kingston
Sun 23:00 Bogota
Sun 23:30 Caracas
Mon 00:00 Indianapolis *
Mon 00:00 Atlanta *
Mon 00:00 Detroit *
Mon 00:00 Havana *
Mon 00:00 Miami *
Mon 00:00 Toronto *
Mon 00:00 Nassau *
Mon 00:00 Washington DC *
Mon 00:00 Ottawa *
Mon 00:00 Philadelphia *
Mon 00:00 New York *
Mon 00:00 Montreal *
Mon 00:00 Boston *
Mon 00:00 Santiago
Mon 00:00 Santo Domingo
Mon 00:00 La Paz
Mon 00:00 San Juan
Mon 00:00 Asuncion
Mon 01:00 Halifax *
Mon 01:00 Buenos Aires
Mon 01:00 Montevideo
Mon 01:00 Brasilia
Mon 01:00 Sao Paulo
Mon 01:00 Rio de Janeiro
Mon 01:30 St. John's *
Mon 04:00 Reykjavik
Mon 05:00 Lisbon *
Mon 05:00 Casablanca *
Mon 05:00 Dublin *
Mon 05:00 London *
Mon 05:00 Lagos
Mon 05:00 Algiers
Mon 06:00 Madrid *
Mon 06:00 Barcelona *
Mon 06:00 Paris *
Mon 06:00 Brussels *
Mon 06:00 Amsterdam *
Mon 06:00 Geneva *
Mon 06:00 Zürich *
Mon 06:00 Frankfurt *
Mon 06:00 Oslo *
Mon 06:00 Copenhagen *
Mon 06:00 Rome *
Mon 06:00 Berlin *
Mon 06:00 Prague *
Mon 06:00 Zagreb *
Mon 06:00 Vienna *
Mon 06:00 Stockholm *
Mon 06:00 Cape Town
Mon 06:00 Budapest *
Mon 06:00 Belgrade *
Mon 06:00 Warsaw *
Mon 06:00 Johannesburg
Mon 06:00 Harare
Mon 07:00 Sofia *
Mon 07:00 Athens *
Mon 07:00 Tallinn *
Mon 07:00 Helsinki *
Mon 07:00 Bucharest *
Mon 07:00 Minsk *
Mon 07:00 Istanbul *
Mon 07:00 Kyiv *
Mon 07:00 Cairo *
Mon 07:00 Khartoum
Mon 07:00 Ankara *
Mon 07:00 Jerusalem *
Mon 07:00 Beirut *
Mon 07:00 Amman *
Mon 07:00 Nairobi
Mon 07:00 Addis Ababa
Mon 07:00 Baghdad
Mon 07:00 Aden
Mon 07:00 Riyadh
Mon 07:00 Antananarivo
Mon 07:00 Kuwait City
Mon 08:00 Moscow *
Mon 08:00 Dubai
Mon 08:30 Tehran *
Mon 08:30 Kabul
Mon 09:00 Tashkent
Mon 09:30 Mumbai
Mon 09:30 New Delhi
Mon 09:30 Kolkata
Mon 09:45 Kathmandu
Mon 10:00 Karachi *
Mon 10:00 Islamabad *
Mon 10:00 Lahore *
Mon 10:00 Almaty
Mon 10:00 Dhaka
Mon 10:30 Yangon
Mon 11:00 Bangkok
Mon 11:00 Hanoi
Mon 11:00 Jakarta
Mon 12:00 Kuala Lumpur
Mon 12:00 Singapore
Mon 12:00 Hong Kong
Mon 12:00 Perth
Mon 12:00 Beijing
Mon 12:00 Manila
Mon 12:00 Shanghai
Mon 12:00 Taipei
Mon 13:00 Seoul
Mon 13:00 Tokyo
Mon 13:30 Darwin
Mon 13:30 Adelaide
Mon 14:00 Melbourne
Mon 14:00 Canberra
Mon 14:00 Sydney
Mon 14:00 Brisbane
Mon 15:00 Vladivostok *
Mon 16:00 Auckland
Mon 16:00 Suva
Mon 16:45 Chatham Island
Mon 17:00 Kamchatka *
Mon 17:00 Anadyr *
Mon 18:00 Kiritimati

Please Note: Places marked with an asterisk (*) are on DST (Daylight Saving Time) or Summer Time.

[ctjcad]

..cover the North Pole (Arctic) as well as the South Pole (Antartica) regions??..

[Oldhand]

..cover the North Pole (Arctic) as well as the South Pole (Antartica) regions??..

cooler is the one normally inhabiting such regions.
No fear - he is in Canada now

PS: I'm bumping up the time post.

[Oldhand]

what is happening: BC server will be down for a span of 4+ hours
when is this happening: tentatively will be June 29th, 2008, 9PM PDT
why is this happening: regular server backup
who will be affected: all our dear BC members

With less than 24 hours to go before kwun does his upgrading magic for BC, here's a ready reckoner for our down-time across the world

When it's 21:00 (9pm) on Sunday, 29 June for kwun, it will be:

Sun 18:00 Honolulu
Sun 20:00 Anchorage *
Sun 21:00 Vancouver *
Sun 21:00 San Francisco *
Sun 21:00 Seattle *
Sun 21:00 Los Angeles *
Sun 21:00 Phoenix
Sun 22:00 Edmonton *
Sun 22:00 Denver *
Sun 22:00 Guatemala
Sun 22:00 San Salvador
Sun 22:00 Tegucigalpa
Sun 22:00 Managua
Sun 23:00 Mexico City *
Sun 23:00 Winnipeg *
Sun 23:00 Houston *
Sun 23:00 Minneapolis *
Sun 23:00 St. Paul *
Sun 23:00 New Orleans *
Sun 23:00 Chicago *
Sun 23:00 Montgomery *
Sun 23:00 Lima
Sun 23:00 Kingston
Sun 23:00 Bogota
Sun 23:30 Caracas
Mon 00:00 Indianapolis *
Mon 00:00 Atlanta *
Mon 00:00 Detroit *
Mon 00:00 Havana *
Mon 00:00 Miami *
Mon 00:00 Toronto *
Mon 00:00 Nassau *
Mon 00:00 Washington DC *
Mon 00:00 Ottawa *
Mon 00:00 Philadelphia *
Mon 00:00 New York *
Mon 00:00 Montreal *
Mon 00:00 Boston *
Mon 00:00 Santiago
Mon 00:00 Santo Domingo
Mon 00:00 La Paz
Mon 00:00 San Juan
Mon 00:00 Asuncion
Mon 01:00 Halifax *
Mon 01:00 Buenos Aires
Mon 01:00 Montevideo
Mon 01:00 Brasilia
Mon 01:00 Sao Paulo
Mon 01:00 Rio de Janeiro
Mon 01:30 St. John's *
Mon 04:00 Reykjavik
Mon 05:00 Lisbon *
Mon 05:00 Casablanca *
Mon 05:00 Dublin *
Mon 05:00 London *
Mon 05:00 Lagos
Mon 05:00 Algiers
Mon 06:00 Madrid *
Mon 06:00 Barcelona *
Mon 06:00 Paris *
Mon 06:00 Brussels *
Mon 06:00 Amsterdam *
Mon 06:00 Geneva *
Mon 06:00 Zürich *
Mon 06:00 Frankfurt *
Mon 06:00 Oslo *
Mon 06:00 Copenhagen *
Mon 06:00 Rome *
Mon 06:00 Berlin *
Mon 06:00 Prague *
Mon 06:00 Zagreb *
Mon 06:00 Vienna *
Mon 06:00 Stockholm *
Mon 06:00 Cape Town
Mon 06:00 Budapest *
Mon 06:00 Belgrade *
Mon 06:00 Warsaw *
Mon 06:00 Johannesburg
Mon 06:00 Harare
Mon 07:00 Sofia *
Mon 07:00 Athens *
Mon 07:00 Tallinn *
Mon 07:00 Helsinki *
Mon 07:00 Bucharest *
Mon 07:00 Minsk *
Mon 07:00 Istanbul *
Mon 07:00 Kyiv *
Mon 07:00 Cairo *
Mon 07:00 Khartoum
Mon 07:00 Ankara *
Mon 07:00 Jerusalem *
Mon 07:00 Beirut *
Mon 07:00 Amman *
Mon 07:00 Nairobi
Mon 07:00 Addis Ababa
Mon 07:00 Baghdad
Mon 07:00 Aden
Mon 07:00 Riyadh
Mon 07:00 Antananarivo
Mon 07:00 Kuwait City
Mon 08:00 Moscow *
Mon 08:00 Dubai
Mon 08:30 Tehran *
Mon 08:30 Kabul
Mon 09:00 Tashkent
Mon 09:30 Mumbai
Mon 09:30 New Delhi
Mon 09:30 Kolkata
Mon 09:45 Kathmandu
Mon 10:00 Karachi *
Mon 10:00 Islamabad *
Mon 10:00 Lahore *
Mon 10:00 Almaty
Mon 10:00 Dhaka
Mon 10:30 Yangon
Mon 11:00 Bangkok
Mon 11:00 Hanoi
Mon 11:00 Jakarta
Mon 12:00 Kuala Lumpur
Mon 12:00 Singapore
Mon 12:00 Hong Kong
Mon 12:00 Perth
Mon 12:00 Beijing
Mon 12:00 Manila
Mon 12:00 Shanghai
Mon 12:00 Taipei
Mon 13:00 Seoul
Mon 13:00 Tokyo
Mon 13:30 Darwin
Mon 13:30 Adelaide
Mon 14:00 Melbourne
Mon 14:00 Canberra
Mon 14:00 Sydney
Mon 14:00 Brisbane
Mon 15:00 Vladivostok *
Mon 16:00 Auckland
Mon 16:00 Suva
Mon 16:45 Chatham Island
Mon 17:00 Kamchatka *
Mon 17:00 Anadyr *
Mon 18:00 Kiritimati

Please Note: Places marked with an asterisk (*) are on DST (Daylight Saving Time) or Summer Time.

[kwun]

as Oldhand has alluded to, this backup will be expanded to more than a backup.

with some really good luck, i have managed to lease a new server for badmintoncentral at an incredible price.

here is the spec for the new server:

Dual quad-core Xeon (yes, 2x4 = 8 CPU cores!)
Dual 15k rpm 143GB disks
2GB Ram

compared to our previous dual Xeon 2.8G, the new server has 4 times the cpu and 4 times the disk storage.

and the kicker is, all these upgrade only cost $8 more per month!

i have tested the server and it is amazingly fast.

anyway, so tonight will be upgrade night. meanwhile, i am doing all the prep work for the actual migration.

hopefully will see you tomorrow with a brand new and much faster server.

[ctjcad]

...1 million posts, here we come!..

[cooler]

first post after bf reboot

[azn_123]

as Oldhand has alluded to, this backup will be expanded to more than a backup.

with some really good luck, i have managed to lease a new server for badmintoncentral at an incredible price.

here is the spec for the new server:

Dual quad-core Xeon (yes, 2x4 = 8 CPU cores!)
Dual 15k rpm 143GB disks
2GB Ram

compared to our previous dual Xeon 2.8G, the new server has 4 times the cpu and 4 times the disk storage.

and the kicker is, all these upgrade only cost $8 more per month!

i have tested the server and it is amazingly fast.

anyway, so tonight will be upgrade night. meanwhile, i am doing all the prep work for the actual migration.

hopefully will see you tomorrow with a brand new and much faster server.

Wow! That is very impressive!! Thanks Kwun.

[cooler]

Wow! That is very impressive!! Thanks Kwun.

u have waited too long azn_123

[kwun]

first post after bf reboot

ops... the downtime just now was unintended. sorry for the brief outage...

[kwun]

apologize to those who are online. since my prep work for the server migration has been completed, and that i find there are few members online, i have decided to move the downtime earlier.