Archive for September, 2007

One-Click Installs: Wordpress updated to 2.2.3

Posted 12 months ago (September 9th, 2007 at 12:30 pm PST)

This new version is a pretty tame security/bugfix release, so it’s recommended for all.
Wordpress 2.2.3 release info
You may upgrade within the One-Click Installs page under the Goodies tab of panel.dreamhost.com.

resolved - babyruth down

Posted 12 months ago (September 8th, 2007 at 9:08 am PST)

Earlier I found the babyruth server was unresponsive. Subsequent attempts to restore it to service remotely have failed. A technician has been called in on the case and is heading to the data center. I do not have an ETA for when service can be restored yet but will update this post [...]

Fiero server hardware change.

Posted 1 year ago (September 7th, 2007 at 6:59 am PST)

We sorry to report that the fiero hosting server required a hardware change due to a hardware failure, we are currently failing over the server onto new hardware which should only take a few minutes, if you are still having issues by 8am pacific time please contact support

More Server Moves!

Posted 1 year ago (September 6th, 2007 at 10:50 pm PST)

We’re continuing with our spring cleaning (in September) with a few more server moves. The following servers will be moved from our Switch and Data datacenter to our Alchemy datacenter around 12:00 midnight PDT:
barranca, dumdum, gummi, nilla, babyruth, sake, smores, bounty, nougat, fc23, fxdollar
Estimated downtime for each server is right at 20 minutes.

Discussion List Upgrade - 09.10.2007 @ 2PM PDT

Posted 1 year ago (September 6th, 2007 at 1:26 pm PST)

On September 10th, 2007 at 2pm, we will be performing an upgrade on our primary discussion list server. During this time, the server will be off-line, and all discussion lists will be inaccessible. This process will take approximately two hours.
E-mail and files related to discussion lists (including configurations and archives) will not be [...]

MySQL Server Moves

Posted 1 year ago (September 5th, 2007 at 9:43 pm PST)

Three MySQL servers need to be ‘re-organized’ in our Alchemy datacenter. This requires shutting them down for a brief moment. This will occur tonight around 22:30 PDT. The three MySQL servers affected are:
tweety, woodstock, and topogigo
This will affect a small number of users in the randy, spunky, and janky clusters. [...]

WebMail login problems

Posted 1 year ago (September 4th, 2007 at 11:21 am PST)

We are fully aware of the problems that you’re experiencing accessing WebMail. Our Admins are working towards resolving this issue. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please check back for future updates.
Update: 11:53am: The time was incorrect on one of our webmail machines, causing it to expire sessions almost immediately. [...]

Delorean web server being moved to new hardware

Posted 1 year ago (September 3rd, 2007 at 10:41 am PST)

The delorean web server is having issues booting, it is being moved to new hardware now. Sorry for the downtime, we are working to get the new server up as soon as possible. Check back for updates.
– UPDATE: Mon Sep 3 11:07:21 PDT 2007 –
The server has been replaced and is [...]

RESOLVED! DNS caching server is offline…

Posted 1 year ago (September 1st, 2007 at 10:27 am PST)

One of our DNS caching servers has gone offline and this may cause problems on our network. We’re on the case! Please check back for further updates.
Update: A backup caching server is letting the one that took a dive have a nap. The network issues should be resolving themselves now. If [...]