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Windows 2003 Server Upgrade and Migration :: Downtime Notice

Dear Clients,

In order to provide you with better performance & more stable network we would be upgrading our servers Owl & Shiva to a QUAD CORE Processor with 4 GB Ram, The migration details for the server are given below :

Servers Impacted : Windows 2003 Server

Migration Description : During this time we will be migrating the data & sites to a new & powerful server with the following configuration :

Intel Xeon Clovertown 2.0 Ghz Quad Core Processors
4 Gb Initial Install Ram
2 X 250 Gb HDD
100 MBPS Port

Migration Date : Thursday 09 Oct. 2008

Migration Time : The Migration would start at Morning 11:30 GMT 5.30 + (IST) time and would be completed by evening 4.30 PM.

Maintenance Impact : As a result of this move, you should expect the sites to be down during a significant portion of the above noted maintenance windows. Actual amounts of downtime will vary from site to site due to the large number of sites we would be migrating.

Server IP Details : Services on the new server would be running on the following IP address pool :
Websites would run on : 74.86.226.224
Helm would be running on : 74.86.117.118
FTP would be running on : 74.86.226.224
MySQL4 and 5 : 74.86.117.118
MySQL4 : 3306
MySQL5 : 3307

Communications Plan : Our helpdesk will be fully functional and staffed during the migrations. We will also be posting periodic updates in the announcements section to keep you fully informed of the status of all migrations. Please do not use our emergency contact numbers during the migration, as this will just slow our work.

We appreciate your business and will do everything in our power to minimize downtime while safely and securely moving servers.


Posted on: Monday, 6th October 2008 8:16 AM