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

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  1. kwun

    kwun Administrator

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    looking at the forum usage right now, the decision to do the upgrade around 3pm PDT was a good one. there were hardly anyone aruond then as europe/asia were asleep and Americas were busying sunbathing in the Sunday afternoon sun.
     
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    i was trying to log in during the Euro 2008 first half break. but unable to do so, assuming kwun shut down the server........:p
     
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    so honored that some members tries to log into BC when they should be engrossed in the extremely popular soccer final in Europe.
     
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    Hmm..

    ..in 20 yrs, we'll still be behind, as the world's fastest computer will probably be the BlueGene/LLLLLL 36000000 teraflops...:eek: :rolleyes:[​IMG]
    ..actually next weekend wouldn't be a bad time also to do an upgrade. As next week is the Fourth of July weekend and most Americans will be away for the weekend.. ;)
     
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    I can..

    ..imagine all the BCers who really hate soccer and want to log into BC, but can't; instead, they had to suffer by watching it on TV...they must be feeling frustrated saying "Why is kwun doing this to us?!?!"... [​IMG]:eek: :rolleyes:[​IMG]
     
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    that means maintenance and edit also counted into your post count. we will never be near you forever.......:cool:
    will you suggest to boycott BC..........? :p:D
     
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    ^^Hey..^^

    ..personally, i won't boycott BC. I'd probably follow the instructions given on the screen, when BC is down for maintenance, to "Just go out & get my lazy behind to play some baddy!".. :cool:[​IMG]
     
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    is there something wrong with my notebook? net? firefox? or BC is experiencing some hick-up...? :rolleyes:
     
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    dunno what happen, is it cuz of the server upgrade or what, but i can't get into the forum thru http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/ or any other link from the main. I could do this posting thru the ip address only.
     
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    yes. sorry for the downtime again. i managed to screw up some local directory permission in the new server while mucking around this morning.

    now it is fixed again..
     
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    hey guys, i juz back after a heavy fever and knew that this bc forum had done a lot of modification though:).
    i`ve been away for almost 1 week in this forum..:(
    my whole body is like a dead body and i cant get up from my bed and it really sucks men!!:(
    i guess i have to start playing more baddy and keep my self fit becuase the OG08 is juz around the corner:)
    i really hope that i wont fall sick again that time..
     
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    ^^Hmm, must be..^^

    ....too much surfing BC, eh??... I thought, for a second, you took a sabbatical from BC to party after Spain's victory..;)
    Anyway, other than a couple of very brief hiccups in BC, you didn't miss much~good to have you back & feeling well... [​IMG]
     
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    a good choice to celebrate it though:D:D
     
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    kwun was still trying to fix up a few things for Badminton Central

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    Hahaha... kwun was still trying to fix up a few things for Badminton Central. :D:D:D

    Just 12 hours ago, when I tried to log in, I found this message...

    ====== * ====== start message ====== * ======

    BadmintonCentral.com forum is currently down for site maintainance, will be back shortly.

    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.

    we apologize for the inconvenience caused... in your service,
    - BadmintonCentral.com staff

    the usage silly message:

    While you wait, how about pulling your racket from your racket bag, take a piece of silk cloth and carefully wipe off all the shuttle marks on it? after that, take your rackets and practice some overhead swings. make sure you rotate your body, pronate your wrist, and follow-through in a very smooth and fluid motion. for extra credit, make sure your motion is relaxed but tenses up at the moment of impact. please be extra careful if you have a low ceiling.

    ====== * ====== end message ====== * ======

    :):):)
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    this message is standard. every time BC down for maintenance, it will show.....;)
     
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    what happen to bc forum juz now???
    i seems to cant view the badmintoncentral page!!!:(
    damn!
    but after i disconnect and try again, then only can open this page.
     
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    so far the server has been holding up with flying colors. neither the disks nor cpu has been too highly loaded despite having up to 2000 users online. i notice zero perceptable slow down.

    i am not seeing the user number hitting the level that we saw in the TC though. maybe the semi/finals will surprise us.
     
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    Kwun, can you fix the broken URL? I PMed you and the mods about it.
     
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    For 2008, our users online from the TC were greater than from the OG

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    kwun ... It's great that our server has been holding up with flying colors. :):):)

    However, our record of 2,914 users online on 16-May-2008 remains unbroken.

    Yes, the TC hit us at BC more than the OG.

    Perhaps it's because live matches from the OG were shown more, compared to from the TC.

    :):):)
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    yes indeed!!

    i monitored the server load and disk access load. server load never went above 2.0, as we have 8 cpu cores it should handle up to 8.0.

    disk load is less easy to measure as it fluctuate but it was no where nearly 100% utilized.

    pity that we didn't break any record. i saw the user online went as high as in the low 2,000. we will try again next time!
     
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