Tex, our new master database server

Our new database server arrived at my house today. This server was furnished by the excellent folks at NameMedia, and is a Dell PowerEdge 2950 with two dual-core Xeon 2.33Ghz processors, 8 gigs of RAM, redundant hot-swap power supplies, and 6 (count 'em) 73GB 15K SAS drives in a RAID10 configuration.

This is the fastest computer I've ever sat down in front of, and it serves the DG homepage in 0.06 seconds (that's just 6 jiffies, or 6/100 of a second).

I'm configuring it now, and will install it in Dallas on Tuesday night and bring it into operation sometime on Wednesday.

Dave

AWESOME!!!

Wow Dave, that sounds... well actually it sounds like a foreign language. LOL

WooooHooooo !!

Dea

Elsie, it does sound like foreign language!! LOL. Can't wait til you get it in Dave. Now will you come and install that and some other stuff in my computer so it will actually behave? I am very close to tossing it off the roof. LOL.

Good For you, Dave!
And LUCKY for us. Thanks. Cyndie

Welcome to the DG team Tex! I'm sure you'll enjoy working with this great bunch of people.

*** Drool *** Excellent!

Dave,

Could you please repeat the second sentence in ENGLISH please? lol

Way to go NameMedia!! Thanks so much.

Donna

Congrats on bring Tex home & thanks to NameMedia!!

Does this mean we can all send our "Dave, can we have this or that list" now..lol


Way to go Dave!!

MsC

A new toy to play with, Dave. : )
Hope it makes your life easier. Have fun with it.
Thanks NameMedia !!!!
~Lucy

Pages are loading faster tonight than they have in a while. And this is before you put Tex to work! This is going to be awsome!

Now all DG addicts can get their fix faster. Dave, you are an enabler!

Tex, you big hunk, welcome to the family!

A good update!

Yesterday I installed the new server in Dallas and it came up beautifully without a hitch. Last night (from my hotel room in Boston!) I configured the server and got it all setup. This morning I have the database replicating from the current master (spirit) and I think tonight after the roundup, I will switch it over as the new database master!!! I'm excited to see just how fast DG will be after I make the switchover.

dave

Dave, lately I think you have a red cape with a big D on it. Now I'm convinced of it. Is it Wednesday already?

I think it will be fun to see what I can all hit as a top speed. I will try to remember to play online tonight, but I am going out to dinner with a serious champagne drinker, so goodness knows what shape I will be in upon returning. I wish I could have made the RU. Hope it was great fun, and I know you had great weather. Patti

We are now running on the new database server!! The switchover went without any problems and zero downtime.

dave

A big CONGRATS Dave!! Thank you for working so hard on our behalf- you're the best! Welcome Tex!

I never even noticed. lol. Congrats!!!

Yay! Everything is working beautifully! Thank you, Dave.

I just noticed that the jiffies aren't displayed at the bottom of the pages anymore. When did you take those away and will you be putting them back? I thought it was neat to see. :o)

Server Error
The following error occurred:
[code=SERVER_RESPONSE_CLOSE] The server closed the connection while reading the response. Contact your system administrator.

Dave, I just got this a minute ago when leaving the Equine forum. I wasn't able to access the site again til I left and went to another one.

I had to recompile the Apache web server to work with the new database server, and there were some interruptions that should have only been a few seconds long. I'm recompiling the last server right now and it should be done in 5 minutes (at which time there may be another 3 second "blip").

So, in about 10 minutes the site should be 100% up to speed.

dave

I'm flying around tonight. : )
~Lucy

It sure is zippy, isn't it?!? Happy as a clam. :)

dave

Let me see if it loads pictures faster for me.

Nope, still takes about a minute. Oh well, everything else is faster. : )

Very quick here!

I noticed that my pics load faster....and I am one with the "foreign language" bunch. Don't tell me what you did, just that you did it....you are the greatest!!!! Now I'm wondering how I ever got through my life without DG?????

LOL Shari!! I ask myself that everyday!!!

And where have all these wonderful people been all my life????

I'm addicted!

Wish my website was hosted on YOUR server! LOL Mine's slow...

Can I have a Tex for my computer? LOL

Yeah, me too!!

Definitely faster loading, even on cable. Run Tex, Run!!!!!!!!!!!