Coleslaw Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 EDIT: Maintenance is completed. No further downtime is expected. Hey folks, We will be undergoing server hardware maintenance between March 9 to March 16, 2023 to upgrade our database hardware. This hardware upgrade will allow for more software changes in the coming months, so we thank you in advance for your patience as we work to upgrade the many AVEN sites and systems. During this time, there will be a 60 second window in which the site will be unavailable as the hardware is swapped for an updated drive. The work is being done with multiple backups in place and should be quick, but will be dependant on our technicians availability so the most we can provide is an expected week of completion for the work. Should our upgrade conclude earlier, I will update this thread. Best, Coleslaw 25 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
argar Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Thank you for all that you do. I also appreciate this update. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Thanks for letting us know. I think most of us are used to taking the internet for granted and might forget the amount of work it takes for smaller independent sites like this. The work you put into it is so important and valuable and appreciated. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyke Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 38 minutes ago, Snao Cone said: Thanks for letting us know. I think most of us are used to taking the internet for granted and might forget the amount of work it takes for smaller independent sites like this. The work you put into it is so important and valuable and appreciated. This! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigBassFox Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Thank you so much 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Thank you and good luck! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Memphis Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Props to you for being both able and willing to do the upkeep for the website. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ammy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 It's gr8 m8, I r8 it 8/8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A User Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 it never occured to me that an online forum had hardware, i assumed they ran on software/hosting websites... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ammy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 28 minutes ago, A User said: it never occured to me that an online forum had hardware, i assumed they ran on software/hosting websites... The software has to be running on something Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tanwen Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Thanks for the 'heads up', and best of luck with this 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A User Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 14 minutes ago, Ammy said: The software has to be running on something idk i assumed since AVEN runs on Invision (a website hosting service) that hardware wasn't exactly what you'd find on here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ammy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, A User said: idk i assumed since AVEN runs on Invision (a website hosting service) that hardware wasn't exactly what you'd find on here invision is forum software, not a hosting service Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janus the Fox Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Everything runs from hardware 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coleslaw Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Hardware has been swapped over and the maintenance window has passed. There is no further downtime expected; thank you all for your patience and support. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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