WIN2 Windows Server Migration

10-09-2010

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September 13th 2010 - 5PM:

All databases have been copied to the new server. You can connect to SQL remotely with hostname as w25.interactivedns.com and use localhost as the data source in your website code.

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September 13th 2010 - 5AM:

All websites have been copied and nameservers have been pointed to the new server WIN25. Presently, MSSQL databases are still working from the previous server and we will be migrating these for clients to the new server.

IMPORTANT: Plesk can now be accessed at https://yourdomain:8443 or https://win25.interactivedns.com:8443 or simply http://plesk.win25.interactivedns.com

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September 13th 2010 - 4AM:

Websites are 95% copied. We will be completing the website copy and updating nameservers shortly.

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September 12th 2010 - 7PM:

80% of the websites are done. We will update as this progresses further.

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September 11th 2010 - 5PM:

Website data copy is still in progress and at this time it appears it will take several hours more.

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September 10th 2010 - 6.30PM:

Copy had to be paused for a few hours due to server activity. It has now been resumed. Most reseller websites have been copied.

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September 10th 2010 - 12PM:

We started copying website data for all accounts to the new server this morning. Copy is still in progress and is about 30% done.

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September 6th 2010 - Original announcement:

The existing WIN2 server has been scheduled to be retired. Starting Friday, 10th September, we will be migrating all accounts from the existing WIN2 server to a new far more powerful Windows 2008 server with IIS7 and SQL 2008. We target completing this migration over the weekend with minimal impact on services.

We will be changing nameservers to point all domains to the new server after data is completely moved. This way, domains will continue working on the old server till they resolve to the new server with no account downtime. If you are using external or custom nameservers, please contact us regarding changes that will apply. If you use *.nettigritty.net or *.interactivedns.com nameservers, changes will be made automatically for you.

We understand that this change in platform may affect some client websites using older technologies adversely and will work with them to troubleshoot any issues. All SQL databases connection strings would need to be updated to use localhost or 127.0.0.1 in place of the old SQL server. You will be able to connect to SQL remotely with the hostname w25.interactivedns.com once the migration is complete.

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