WIN19 Windows Server Migration

21-07-2018

22nd July, 2018 - 10:30PM
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Sync has been completed and DNS has been updated to point to the new server.

In case you are using external name servers, please point your website to 149.56.251.177 at this time.


22nd July, 2018 - 2:30PM
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We are running a final sync at this time. This should complete in a few hours following which DNS will be changed.

21st July, 2018 - 9:45PM
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Migration is in progress and about 50% done. Once it completes, we will be running a full re-sync once again for all data before pointing DNS to the new server.

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Original Announcement
17th July, 2018
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*** This announcement applies only to clients with websites or services on Windows server WIN19. We have made efforts to send this to you only if you have a site on WIN19. Please ignore if you do not have an active site on that server ***

The existing WIN19 server has been planned to be retired to replace with newer hardware and the latest Windows Server OS. Starting Saturday, 21st July, we will begin migrating all accounts from the existing WIN19 server to a new Windows 2016 server with IIS 10 and SQL 2017. We will try to complete this migration over the weekend with as little impact on services as possible.

We will be changing nameservers to point all domains to the new server after data is completely moved. 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 recommend keeping file activity (FTP / File Manager/ Adding new files or making website modification) on your account at minimum during the migration starting Saturday.

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 that do not use localhost or 127.0.0.1 in web.config or your script will need to be updated in place of the old SQL server IP (only in case you are using any of the old IPs in your connection string which is ideally not recommended). You will be able to connect to SQL remotely with the hostname win19.interactivedns.com once the migration is complete or your domain name itself once DNS has propagated to the new server at your end.

If you have custom nameservers based on your domain or if you are using external nameservers (not of the server), you will require to make IP changes once accounts are copied (new shared IP for websites is 149.56.251.177).

We thank you for your understanding and patience as we complete this migration.


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