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Vlada
02-13-2011, 10:43 PM
TC: Nova and Liberator Upgrade
February 14, 2011
Communications Division



TC: Nova and Liberator upgrade 02/14/11


Exciting news! We are continuing the upgrade of our service networks. In the next step we are upgrading TC: Nova and Liberator to a more powerful machine.


Here is brief a summary of what is happening:

TC: Nova and Liberator are being moved to a new machine in Denver, Colorado
The SWGEmu Website, Forum and SWGEmu Database and our IRC server will remain as they were.


http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5993/bwserver2.png

These changes mean a number of things:
Firstly, our TC: Nova and Liberator performance will improve due to much faster hardware. This may not be noticeable at first, however in the long run it will make a difference. Rubber-banding should be decreased substantially. This will also make sure Liberator can stay up for much longer periods of time and will also give us a chance to accommodate a lot more players (This however might require upgrading the line to 1Gbps dedicated).

Secondly, many people have contacted us regarding the frequent periods of lag and even cut outs of our Forum and other SWGEmu websites. We hope that with this upgrade and the reduction of Liberator and TC: Nova downtimes, these forum and website issues will be reduced to a minimum.When is this going to happen:
This was scheduled to happen on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 9AM Eastern.

TC:Nova and Liberator will experience a short period of downtime (24 hours max). The downtime will allow us to move TC: Nova and Liberator to the new machine and have it tested and ready.


Unfortunately today, at around 7AM Eastern time, we received info that our host hasn't even started working on the hardware upgrade. We can not say with any amount of certainty when the actual upgrade will begin or how long will it take to finish it. As of this moment there is no ETA.

We apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience it may have caused you.


PLEASE NOTE: To do all this a database wipe will not be necessary, all your characters, items, credits, XP, etc will be saved.
~ The SWGEmu Team

brian
02-13-2011, 10:58 PM
cool beans

Kiyi
02-13-2011, 11:04 PM
Sweet! Very nice guys :)

TAfirehawk
02-13-2011, 11:05 PM
And THANKS to everybody making DONATIONS as well as all the other positive contributions you make to this project!!!

wulfgar
02-13-2011, 11:08 PM
awesome news that mean no more forum lag when servers go down :)

blatantlyobvious
02-13-2011, 11:46 PM
Glad to see our contributions are being put to good use!

Newsound
02-14-2011, 12:10 AM
Awesome stuff!! So with the new upgrades will there be an increase in monthly donation goals?

mackten
02-14-2011, 12:43 AM
Awesome! I think this will be a great step in making everyone much happier

Ama-Ebi
02-14-2011, 12:44 AM
Very nice! Thanks to everyone for donating their time and money to help this project along.

Zalaxy
02-14-2011, 02:27 AM
Any idea of what the old/current server spec's were/are like? For comparisons sake.

TAfirehawk
02-14-2011, 03:25 AM
awesome news that mean no more forum lag when servers go down :)

Well actually the forums will still get lag if TC goes down and everybody jumps on the forums.

We are still looking at some improvements on the software side of things for Chicago.


Awesome stuff!! So with the new upgrades will there be an increase in monthly donation goals?

Yes the Monthly Donation Goal will be going up to cover the new server.

Yhor
02-14-2011, 03:51 AM
Awesome news. Hopefully it all comes together without a hitch.

ioscode
02-14-2011, 03:54 AM
Beefy hardware, very nice!

victim
02-14-2011, 04:04 AM
Very nice! The new hardware specs look fantastic!

~Nim

Fjorten
02-14-2011, 04:40 AM
great news :D ...

Vlada
02-14-2011, 05:55 AM
Any idea of what the old/current server spec's were/are like? For comparisons sake.

http://www.swgemu.com/swgemu/images/headers/bw-server.png

chooiewakka
02-14-2011, 06:10 AM
Wow, this is very exciting news! I can't believe how far this project has come since I joined in on the scene a year or so ago. Keep up the great work guys. Looking forward to playing on the new hardware.

salem
02-14-2011, 06:40 AM
Cool, thanks guys you rock and keep moving forward :D
I wish i could help more than i am now.

Arulius
02-14-2011, 09:25 AM
Sweet! Another fine update indeed....:D Thanks SWGEMU team.

brandonbp
02-14-2011, 09:39 AM
Alright, you guys convinced me. This is completely kickass. The last time I contributed cash was about 4 years ago. I'm gonna give some more now.

Am I reading this right? 64GB of RAM? Man, that should help a LOT!

ashur
02-14-2011, 10:04 AM
thought the post said 6cores, the 6128 has 8 magny cores running at 2.0ghz. so two of those puppies should be a few times better compared to the old Q8400.

and hopefully ping will improve for us european guys now with that dedicated line

loftkilla
02-14-2011, 10:10 AM
Oh thanks to everyone who has made donations recently, It's those donations that have made this possible.

I look forward to making a donation as soon as I can :) Hope you all do the same.

camel
02-14-2011, 10:23 AM
I am looking forward to making a donation as well. I will certainly make a large donation next month, since it seems we've already made our goal this month lol. Keep up the good work, SWGEmu team.

We all appreciate it :)

Long live SWGEmu!

Vlada
02-14-2011, 10:38 AM
thought the post said 6cores, the 6128 has 8 magny cores running at 2.0ghz. so two of those puppies should be a few times better compared to the old Q8400.

Indeed it is, but we are getting two of them. :)

Anyway, i updated the OP.

Dubber25
02-14-2011, 12:43 PM
Any idea when the server might be back up? Just looking for a general timetable.

Vlada
02-14-2011, 12:48 PM
Any idea when the server might be back up? Just looking for a general timetable.

hmmm


TC:Nova and Liberator will experience a short period of downtime (24 hours max).

iggi
02-14-2011, 01:26 PM
thumbs up for the upgrade... hope this helps alot with the recent lag-issues especially in rushours and/or on weekends :)

jedibrents
02-14-2011, 01:27 PM
Wow really big upgrades!! Also I didn't know the server was running on a Q8400 with 8GB of memory. If I am correct that's a 775 socket series Intel CPU which is the oldest available in the market currently (probably about to be retired soon).

Anyway from my experience with building computers over last 8 years this is a serious upgrade! 64GB of memory with dual 8 core processors is a huge difference from what we were just running on! LOL. The prior server specs is pretty close to what I am running for my home computer haha.

So the forum will not be connected to the servers now?? If so that is excellent news!! Cause i know a lot of people run to the forums when the server is down. Mostly to kill time and maybe be constructive in adding to forum topics. When servers were down you were not really able to do this as the forums were choked up a lot which really made me not bother posting.

Thanks a lot for this! I am that much more happier that I started to donate when I came back to the project last month. :D

Dubber25
02-14-2011, 01:38 PM
IT said 24 hour max. I'll just plan for the full 24hours then.

Myzril
02-14-2011, 01:47 PM
Great news. Was a bit annoyed when i was looking forward to log in a couple of minutes ago and it was down. But this was good news so its all ok :) Great job and keep up the good work.

Cheers.

Mike
02-14-2011, 01:55 PM
Good stuff, great news. Thank you.


Mike

loftkilla
02-14-2011, 02:11 PM
Here is how they both stack up....


http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5993/bwserver2.png

http://www.swgemu.com/swgemu/images/headers/bw-server.png

cRush
02-14-2011, 02:29 PM
The forums weren't connected to Denver before either. The only thing that hits Denver is the online/offline status checkers on the front page. Other than that, the forums have been separated for a long time.

If hordes of people still rush the forums when Liberator goes down, then expect forum performance to take a drastic hit.

jedibrents
02-14-2011, 03:14 PM
The forums weren't connected to Denver before either. The only thing that hits Denver is the online/offline status checkers on the front page. Other than that, the forums have been separated for a long time.

If hordes of people still rush the forums when Liberator goes down, then expect forum performance to take a drastic hit.

That's what I figured that it was the "traffic" that hits the forum site so I guess I was originally right. I got the idea from servers being connected to the forums through forum misinformation... lol. Anyway today (this morning) so far the forums have been pretty good being that the servers are both down. But other times when Lib or both servers are down I come to the forums and the forums are near impossible to navigate or post.

TexasDey
02-14-2011, 03:32 PM
This is wonderful news!

Marno
02-14-2011, 03:41 PM
I hope the servers are back online soon, will play again :D

lei
02-14-2011, 05:02 PM
Awesome! Very good decision to use an SSD, we all will love that!

Jobe420
02-14-2011, 05:23 PM
Mad props to all those who have donated and contributed to this project over the years!

Madder props to all the admins/volunteers/programmers/other helpers who have made this what is it today!

Even madder doper props goes to the community for their continued support, and making this SWGEmu what is it today and will be in the future!

Yeah!

Piotr
02-14-2011, 05:43 PM
Really good news, was wondering what was going on with the server today. Going have to hit the donate button again a few more times. Also do love that liberator is getting some love from support. If only those harvesters were all fixed............. :-D Keep up the good work guys. Just a FYI for me, are you running this from a home or a actual private owned server farm your renting from?

cRush
02-14-2011, 05:43 PM
That's what I figured that it was the "traffic" that hits the forum site so I guess I was originally right. I got the idea from servers being connected to the forums through forum misinformation... lol. Anyway today (this morning) so far the forums have been pretty good being that the servers are both down. But other times when Lib or both servers are down I come to the forums and the forums are near impossible to navigate or post.

That's because you don't have 500-1000 people spamming refresh on the front page at the moment.

Login was connected to the forums on the Old Nova code, but we did away with that model before Liberator was introduced.

jedibrents
02-14-2011, 05:54 PM
That's because you don't have 500-1000 people spamming refresh on the front page at the moment.

Login was connected to the forums on the Old Nova code, but we did away with that model before Liberator was introduced.

Very true. I have a question I have been wondering about.. Forgive me for going off topic..

The number of "users" logged in under the Liberator Server is that per character or is it per account logged in to the server?

It's just something I have been wanting to know. I am assuming it is number of accounts but was unsure. Just would like to know if the true activity on the server is really an average of 1000-1200 accounts logged in...

korimor
02-14-2011, 06:16 PM
Good thing. Can now connect to Statistics page/server. Means things are getting around to nearing completion :D

lordnull
02-14-2011, 07:03 PM
Berry, Berry nice!

Kayliaah
02-14-2011, 08:45 PM
That's one bigass RAM upgrade lol, that'll keep Lib from screwing everything up longer, but that won't fix it though.
I wish Lib would die.

jide666
02-14-2011, 08:51 PM
a great upgrade. Keep up the good work SWGemu devteam. should (we all hope) decrease the rubber band :D

Vuzen Rai
02-15-2011, 10:15 AM
Great jobs guys looking forward to seeing what this new setup can do!

Was just wondering myself if the old setup was a dedicated line, or if that is just coming into effect now? will the amount of clients the server can handle increase?

fixit6
02-15-2011, 10:20 AM
Great news, maybe I will be able to play at a decent hour now and not at 4 am in the morning. :p

ilume
02-15-2011, 01:35 PM
Awesome sauce!

Sounds like longer sustained uptimes are coming. :)

Dubber25
02-15-2011, 01:48 PM
Anyword on when the server will be coming up? Thanks for the upgrade guys. Looking forward to playing on the new server!

dryfly
02-15-2011, 01:50 PM
Thanks for the improvements, we are on our way to the new galaxies.

iggi
02-15-2011, 01:52 PM
Anyword on when the server will be coming up? Thanks for the upgrade guys. Looking forward to playing on the new server!

25 hours ago it was said 24 hours max... hehe

would expect it to come up again later soon... but proplem may occur, so dont be suprised if its anohter 24 hours down ;)

Oru
02-15-2011, 01:55 PM
It took lot longer for the host to upgrade the server then we supposed. It is done now but it will take a couple of hours to install everything.. no ETA yet sorry.

yourmommaisallama
02-15-2011, 02:05 PM
It took lot longer for the host to upgrade the server then we supposed. It is done now but it will take a couple of hours to install everything.. no ETA yet sorry.

Good news and GOOD JOB to all involved! Not an easy task.

iggi
02-15-2011, 02:07 PM
It took lot longer for the host to upgrade the server then we supposed. It is done now but it will take a couple of hours to install everything.. no ETA yet sorry.

good news :)

i might check again when im back home later this evening

Superjebus
02-15-2011, 02:08 PM
I'm so happy that we are getting more grunt for the servers, but so sad that I don't have my Emu for another night. Insert broken hearted love song here.

Dubber25
02-15-2011, 02:11 PM
Thanks for the update and hard work! I'll check back in a few hours.

sonarisgirl
02-15-2011, 02:21 PM
This is very exciting! Great job team and thanks for trying to keep us in the loop as well.

KloudStryfe
02-15-2011, 02:21 PM
Thanks for the update Oru.. Figured something like this would happen :) Moving that much data cant be an easy task lol

vanster
02-15-2011, 02:38 PM
This is great news, im really excited for the whole community.
I've been watching SWGEMU develop over the last few years checking in every now and then to see what the score was, however due to my absolute lack of skills I was never in a position to offer any help...now however its a different story, as the game is in a far more stable playable state.
Still as thick as two short planks with the computer skills of a hamster or simular rodant, i'm able to help and feel its my duty to support SWGEMU in the only way I can, via donations.
I hope that others will feel the same way as essentially we are playing a free game, however the cost of the servers/upgrades/line rental and god only knows what else, must be staggering.
I'd like to also take this oppertunity to thank all those involved from developement to mods to the community for their continious effort to make this dream a reality for nurds just like me ;)

<v>

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 03:23 PM
It took lot longer for the host to upgrade the server then we supposed. It is done now but it will take a couple of hours to install everything.. no ETA yet sorry.

Thanks for the update, much appreciated! I joined only about 2 weeks ago and I just donated for the first time few days ago. That being said I was REALLY pleased to see the hardware upgrade happen. It was like immediate validation that my contribution will be used well. I think I'll donate more again soon.

Thank you SWGEMU Team for bringing back a game I truly loved and sorely missed :)

Superjebus
02-15-2011, 03:28 PM
All I know is I'm lost without you, I'm not gonna lie.
How am I gonna be strong without you? I need you by my side.

/sob

VallJuridian
02-15-2011, 03:42 PM
looking forward to seeing what the new hardware can do :)

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 03:54 PM
This is great news, im really excited for the whole community.
I've been watching SWGEMU develop over the last few years checking in every now and then to see what the score was, however due to my absolute lack of skills I was never in a position to offer any help...now however its a different story, as the game is in a far more stable playable state.
Still as thick as two short planks with the computer skills of a hamster or simular rodant, i'm able to help and feel its my duty to support SWGEMU in the only way I can, via donations.
I hope that others will feel the same way as essentially we are playing a free game, however the cost of the servers/upgrades/line rental and god only knows what else, must be staggering.
I'd like to also take this oppertunity to thank all those involved from developement to mods to the community for their continious effort to make this dream a reality for nurds just like me ;)

<v>

Vanster, I can't program either (though I do manage software dev teams at work) but I agree with you about donations. The way I see it is, if you can pay for an internet connection then you can likely afford to chip in at least $1-$5 a month to play a game that CLEARLY so many of us here love. I plan to keep contributing on a monthly basis for as long as the SWGEMU stays stays focused on its customers (us) and maintains good connectivity.

SinisterCowboy12
02-15-2011, 04:26 PM
Vanster, I can't program either (though I do manage software dev teams at work) but I agree with you about donations. The way I see it is, if you can pay for an internet connection then you can likely afford to chip in at least $1-$5 a month to play a game that CLEARLY so many of us here love. I plan to keep contributing on a monthly basis for as long as the SWGEMU stays stays focused on its customers (us) and maintains good connectivity.

/Agreed just wish some content was added... ???

frankgrimes
02-15-2011, 04:32 PM
Many thanks to all who have made this possible, i am really looking forward to playing w/o all the rubberbanding. lol and i have today off from the fiance and baby. i hope the server comes back up soon :D

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 04:36 PM
SinisterCowboy12, I have no doubt that will occur once they finish rebuilding the original code.

Talliana
02-15-2011, 04:39 PM
hey. thats a lot more then 24 hours. servers was up today? was working the hole day

bazweller
02-15-2011, 04:44 PM
Vanster, I can't program either (though I do manage software dev teams at work) but I agree with you about donations. The way I see it is, if you can pay for an internet connection then you can likely afford to chip in at least $1-$5 a month to play a game that CLEARLY so many of us here love. I plan to keep contributing on a monthly basis for as long as the SWGEMU stays stays focused on its customers (us) and maintains good connectivity.

If you played Old SOE SWG then you paid at least 10 of your American Dollars every month so I really fail to see why 1 of your American Dollars would be construed as an acceptable donation.

thaiscorpion
02-15-2011, 04:45 PM
wow great news! keep up the good work!! cant wait to test it out!!

Marno
02-15-2011, 04:55 PM
i cant wait that the server are going on :). Thank you so much for the great servers

Khairn
02-15-2011, 04:57 PM
Really have enjoyed the past week back in the best version of swg :-) Also looking forward to seeing the results of the hardware upgrade .. as a matter of fact am chewing the sides of my pc desk in the first throws of dt's from not being able to play ;-)

Phynch
02-15-2011, 05:00 PM
Thank you!! power to the player.

Veec
02-15-2011, 05:06 PM
I've been back for about a month, after i suddenly remembered there was a SWGEmu, and was surprised to see the progress that has been made so far. Enjoyed every moment since, and want to congratulate everyone involved on a job well done so far!
I'm confident that it will get even better, keep up the great job!

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 05:14 PM
If you played Old SOE SWG then you paid at least 10 of your American Dollars every month so I really fail to see why 1 of your American Dollars would be construed as an acceptable donation.

I agree in essence with your statement but was merely trying to point out that if almost every gave at least $1-$5 each month then SWGEMU's budget would likely always be met or exceeded. Keep in mind that the $15 fee we paid to SOE helped to cover hardware, infrastructure to support 1 million+ users, employee salaries and benefits, bonuses, and most importantly corporate profits. SWGEMU's cost much run much much lower I would imagine based on the existing "pay the bills" budget of $600/month.

Most people in game, I feel couldn't argue that they could afford $1-$5/month. Not really sure what to make your comment "your American dollars". Can't tell if it should be read as a slam or not. If it is, it's unnecessary, if it's not then I apologize in advance for being defensive.

mexcuban1
02-15-2011, 05:36 PM
You are so beautiful! to mee!!! Omg im about to go into withdraws lol! I havent felt this way since the first release of the game. lol!

frankgrimes
02-15-2011, 05:45 PM
omg so it hasnt even started to work on the hardware upgrade! so like another 24 hours?

KloudStryfe
02-15-2011, 05:46 PM
You are so beautiful! to mee!!! Omg im about to go into withdraws lol! I havent felt this way since the first release of the game. lol!

You & about a thousand others there mate :D I think everyone on here has refallen in love with it.. So many good memories of the game & community that went hand in hand.. Think half of my old guild are frantically digging about for disks to get it installed lol..

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 05:59 PM
omg so it hasnt even started to work on the hardware upgrade! so like another 24 hours?

Oru, the Development director said earlier today.... "It took lot longer for the host to upgrade the server then we supposed. It is done now but it will take a couple of hours to install everything.. no ETA yet sorry. "

SinisterCowboy12
02-15-2011, 06:01 PM
omg so it hasnt even started to work on the hardware upgrade! so like another 24 hours?

Oru said a couple more hours....that was 4 hours ago...so should be coming back on line soon...

/handcigaretteto frankgrimes

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 06:02 PM
You & about a thousand others there mate :D I think everyone on here has refallen in love with it.. So many good memories of the game & community that went hand in hand.. Think half of my old guild are frantically digging about for disks to get it installed lol..

Glad I kept all three copies I bought long ago, I was keeping them for nostalgic purposes, until I realized all this existed it was all I had left of the good ol' days. LOL

frankgrimes
02-15-2011, 06:03 PM
Oru, the Development director said earlier today.... "It took lot longer for the host to upgrade the server then we supposed. It is done now but it will take a couple of hours to install everything.. no ETA yet sorry. "
lol that was like 5 hours ago, i just picture some guy waking up and going nope havnt started working on it yet. as he scratches his rear end :D

KloudStryfe
02-15-2011, 06:04 PM
Glad I kept all three copies I bought long ago, I was keeping them for nostalgic purposes, until I realized all this existed it was all I had left of the good ol' days. LOL

Yeah im so glad me n my other half kept our copies under the desk.. I dont know why.. But i had a funny feeling..... That i couldnt just throw them out :P

SinisterCowboy12
02-15-2011, 06:08 PM
Same here...have 3 copies...infact, some buddies asked to borrow so they could install.....the commmunity is what I really liked about SWG precu....did any of you guys play the Emu back in it's infancy? back where you had to type in a command to get anywhere? /shuttle*&^**& I forgot the exact commands...that was long ago when the Emu first started....

Maltrus
02-15-2011, 06:15 PM
I just got the Cds in the mail been following this now for like a month heavy and I get the things to play and now server is down oh cruel world!

khamsinvera
02-15-2011, 06:19 PM
Arise liberator i command thee from the depths of hell i strike at thy power button

SinisterCowboy12
02-15-2011, 06:20 PM
Arise liberator i command thee from the depths of hell i strike at thy power button

LOL!!! Here it comes...

Veec
02-15-2011, 06:21 PM
This is quickly becoming the "Walk down Memory Lane" Thread, hehe... Maybe the OP can get it back on track with a Status Report? :)

Vlada
02-15-2011, 06:25 PM
OP already updated.

cgrazn
02-15-2011, 06:28 PM
I appreciate the update to the OP, at the same time, there has to be a more information to share. Why was the upgrade delayed? It sounded like you guys had a pretty decent plan of action to get this done. Was it a miscommunication that screwed it up? I realize we are all waiting as patiently as we can for the servers to come back up. Also, we appreciate everything you guys do, and realize you do it for free. That being said, you have a "Communications Team", so keep communicating. :)

SinisterCowboy12
02-15-2011, 06:32 PM
Murphy's Law......things happen.....

frankgrimes
02-15-2011, 06:35 PM
who is this murphy and who gave him the power to make laws

eternalhate
02-15-2011, 06:35 PM
Murphy's Law......things happen.....

If I ever get the chance to meet this murphy it will be a long painful day for him...:)

Marno
02-15-2011, 06:36 PM
whats an OP ?

Veec
02-15-2011, 06:37 PM
whats an OP ?

Original Poster

Brood
02-15-2011, 06:37 PM
Congrats Emu team on creating a community of SWG terminal addicts ... my shakes started about 2 hours ago ... seems the rest of the folks here can't even type anymore XD

Marno
02-15-2011, 06:37 PM
oh ok :) thank you

SinisterCowboy12
02-15-2011, 06:39 PM
If I ever get the chance to meet this murphy it will be a long painful day for him...:)

LOL!!!! Seems a lot of people don't like him....

cRush
02-15-2011, 06:40 PM
Seriously. Be patient guys. There wasn't anything we could do until a few hours ago.

Vlada
02-15-2011, 06:41 PM
I appreciate the update to the OP, at the same time, there has to be a more information to share. Why was the upgrade delayed? It sounded like you guys had a pretty decent plan of action to get this done. Was it a miscommunication that screwed it up? I realize we are all waiting as patiently as we can for the servers to come back up. Also, we appreciate everything you guys do, and realize you do it for free. That being said, you have a "Communications Team", so keep communicating. :)

From what i was told, it is the host that is/was supposed to do the actual upgrade. Why they haven't done it is beyond me.

I dont communicate directly with them, devs do. But believe me that any and all info i get from Devs i share with you.

frankgrimes
02-15-2011, 06:41 PM
/love cRush

Kriptic
02-15-2011, 06:46 PM
Things happen and the work that all the Devs and Staff are doing is appreciated.

eternalhate
02-15-2011, 06:48 PM
@ Crush we know you are doing everything you can we just like to tease a bit...You have to admit The Devs have created a drug that is so delisous... ( wipes the drool off )

jedibrents
02-15-2011, 06:54 PM
Same here...have 3 copies...infact, some buddies asked to borrow so they could install.....the commmunity is what I really liked about SWG precu....did any of you guys play the Emu back in it's infancy? back where you had to type in a command to get anywhere? /shuttle*&^**& I forgot the exact commands...that was long ago when the Emu first started....

Lol I remember that. You had to type a command to get anything available to test out lol.

Lobbyboy
02-15-2011, 06:55 PM
Started playing again 3 weeks ago, after kicking wow to the sidelines. Now I realise I seemed to be hooked on this !! Now with the servers down, I'll have to spend my second evening in a row communicating with my wife.

Good luck getting things all running again chaps.

Marno
02-15-2011, 06:58 PM
@ lobbyboy xD

@all what is eta??

Vlada
02-15-2011, 06:59 PM
@all what is eta??

Estimated Time of Arrival

jawa8879
02-15-2011, 07:01 PM
You have to admit The Devs have created a drug that is so delisous... ( wipes the drool off )

lol and a good drug it is

Erroneouz
02-15-2011, 07:01 PM
Congrats Emu team on creating a community of SWG terminal addicts ... my shakes started about 2 hours ago ... seems the rest of the folks here can't even type anymore XD

I cant even sleep with my shakes or RLS it seems but Im still going to try for when the power button is striken "I will strike down upon those with great vengeance and with furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."!!!111

Wingzero123456
02-15-2011, 07:03 PM
Estimated Time of Arrival
i think he was asking when its estimated to be back up.

Veec
02-15-2011, 07:03 PM
@ lobbyboy xD

@all what is eta??

Estimated Time of Arrival, in other words, when the servers will be back up again.

Wingzero123456
02-15-2011, 07:04 PM
I cant even sleep with my shakes or RLS it seems but Im still going to try for when the power button is striken "I will strike down upon those with great vengeance and with furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."!!!111

pulp is good for you

Marno
02-15-2011, 07:04 PM
thx for the answers

vanster
02-15-2011, 07:08 PM
There is an obvious and practical soloution to this problem in the guise of....beer ! i'm gunna drown my sorrows in larrrvly necter

Stay strong people

Rabbiz
02-15-2011, 07:12 PM
Crap i just realized that once again I'm addicted to this game. Do not know whether i should thank or hunt you ****s down.

moonlightermusic
02-15-2011, 07:18 PM
Sweet. Excited for the upgrade. However, without trying to QQ, whenever I have time off from school and work to put into SWGEmu the damn servers are down. Every freakin' time. But I appreciate all the work you guys are putting in. Thanks.

spacedape
02-15-2011, 07:29 PM
Feelings of appreciation are at hand. Even if it is a shaky hand.

chayn
02-15-2011, 07:32 PM
Sweet. Excited for the upgrade. However, without trying to QQ, whenever I have time off from school and work to put into SWGEmu the damn servers are down. Every freakin' time. But I appreciate all the work you guys are putting in. Thanks.

LOL, I know the feeling, got up yesterday at 5:30 am (a day off) to play till 9:00 am... nope down already..
Got up 5:30 this morning ( my other day off) thinking "should be up by now, i'll get an early start"... nope... ahh well.. it's all good :)

hiyaya
02-15-2011, 07:37 PM
i played swg (swgemu) for about an hour the other night, the first time in hrrmmm... i'd say 5 years. just like all of you, here i am spamming the refresh button on my browser every 5 mins to see if the servers up. i guess the love for the vanilla swg is back, and i thank you swgemu team for this. =)

Marno
02-15-2011, 07:38 PM
Do you think the server come back today?

jawa8879
02-15-2011, 07:40 PM
just like all of you, here i am spamming the refresh button on my browser every 5 mins to see if the servers up.

every 5 mins god u slacking im doing it every 1 min lol

Wingzero123456
02-15-2011, 07:40 PM
doubtful prolly wont be up until tomorrow.

hiyaya
02-15-2011, 07:41 PM
lol. i guess i didn't want to show my TRUE colors.

Veec
02-15-2011, 07:41 PM
Do you think the server come back today?

Depends where you are :) not my today i think (Western Europe)

Marno
02-15-2011, 07:44 PM
Im from Western Europe too xD

Khairn
02-15-2011, 07:48 PM
*Pokes Veec with a big stick* Get to bed you gotta get up early.
Dt's have gotten bad now .. got plenty of other games i could be playing but i seriously cannot be bothered to even try them. Oo time to recheck server .. has been 20 seconds at least ;-)

Veec
02-15-2011, 07:56 PM
*Pokes Veec with a big stick* Get to bed you gotta get up early.
Dt's have gotten bad now .. got plenty of other games i could be playing but i seriously cannot be bothered to even try them. Oo time to recheck server .. has been 20 seconds at least ;-)

Hey, stop poking, gonna press that refresh button a few more times... ;)

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 08:01 PM
newest front page post up guys


Unfortunately today, at around 7AM Eastern time, we received info that our host hasn't even started working on the hardware upgrade. We can not say with any amount of certainty when the actual upgrade will begin or how long will it take to finish it. As of this moment there is no ETA.

We apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience it may have caused you.

Marno
02-15-2011, 08:03 PM
@shoppmie thx for this but i think the most had already seen this

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 08:06 PM
@shoppmie thx for this but i think the most had already seen this

noted^^

10chars

Marno
02-15-2011, 08:10 PM
^^ good night guys. Hope dies at least xD

frankgrimes
02-15-2011, 08:10 PM
man i got into char selection screen for a bit :(

SinisterCowboy12
02-15-2011, 08:13 PM
newest front page post up guys


Unfortunately today, at around 7AM Eastern time, we received info that our host hasn't even started working on the hardware upgrade. We can not say with any amount of certainty when the actual upgrade will begin or how long will it take to finish it. As of this moment there is no ETA.

We apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience it may have caused you.



Uh oh...bad first impression....hope that isn't a sign of things to come from this host......

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 08:16 PM
man i got into char selection screen for a bit :(

i wish i could get that far D:

eternalhate
02-15-2011, 08:17 PM
man i got into char selection screen for a bit :(

i got there to but that is it.. heheheh im so jumpy right now

Veec
02-15-2011, 08:22 PM
Well, it means they got the login server working, making progress there :)

mexcuban1
02-15-2011, 08:23 PM
Well, it means they got the login server working, making progress there :)

yay we can see our characters! lol

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 08:24 PM
Well, it means they got the login server working, making progress there :)

just tried to get to char selection and did so with success :D, lets hope this is the case!!

TemplarOfDestiny86
02-15-2011, 08:24 PM
Uh oh...bad first impression....hope that isn't a sign of things to come from this host......

LoL! Hopefully this doesn't evolve into 2-3 day server restarts cause the host is too busy. =(

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 08:26 PM
nova just came up guys....maybe lib will soon follow *crosses fingers*

cgrazn
02-15-2011, 08:26 PM
From what i was told, it is the host that is/was supposed to do the actual upgrade. Why they haven't done it is beyond me.

I dont communicate directly with them, devs do. But believe me that any and all info i get from Devs i share with you.

Thank you for clarifying, i much appreciate it. Again, thanks for keeping us as informed as you can. It seems that the Authentication side of things has at least gone up briefly as people were able to reach the Character selection screen for a moment or two, this shows progress. Cheers the emu staff trying to get this thing done.

TemplarOfDestiny86
02-15-2011, 08:29 PM
nova just came up guys....maybe lib will soon follow *crosses fingers*

Don't forget your toes! This needs to hurry up. I think I've gone through about 3 packs of cigs since yesterday!!! And nobody is answering their phone yet so I can't even keep my lungs working.

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 08:29 PM
Don't forget your toes! This needs to hurry up. I think I've gone through about 3 packs of cigs since yesterday!!! And nobody is answering their phone yet so I can't even keep my lungs working.

im about to start my third lol

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 08:29 PM
Junkies.... Nova is online

sonarisgirl
02-15-2011, 08:31 PM
Don't forget your toes! This needs to hurry up. I think I've gone through about 3 packs of cigs since yesterday!!! And nobody is answering their phone yet so I can't even keep my lungs working. lol...I so get this

Azazriel
02-15-2011, 08:33 PM
Nova just went down. :-P

Slayth
02-15-2011, 08:33 PM
nova died

10 characters

Evass Wavingfly
02-15-2011, 08:34 PM
Junkies.... Nova is online

And now its offline...but a good sign nonetheless :) YAY!!!

Azazriel
02-15-2011, 08:37 PM
Just wondering maybe if a blood sacrifice might help appease the Gods of omg-give-me-my-swgemu-now? xD

jawa8879
02-15-2011, 08:39 PM
i was on nova damit i had a heart attack thinking it final up :(

garchi
02-15-2011, 08:39 PM
damn, I got to play 2 minutes on Nova and then down again..Craving's getting stronger :D

I'll take this chance and go to bed (<- Germany) before the server comes up again and I have to play the entire night.

Thanks to the devs and everyone associated with this Upgrade/Emu for their hard work. It's much appreciated!

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 08:41 PM
Just wondering maybe if a blood sacrifice might help appease the Gods of omg-give-me-my-swgemu-now? xD

ill volunteer for that one :p

Veec
02-15-2011, 08:41 PM
And now its offline...but a good sign nonetheless :) YAY!!!

The good sign may be that they saw all went well, and restarted everything to get the Liberator data online as well :)

Dubber25
02-15-2011, 08:43 PM
Was so excited to hop on nova... oh well, just means they're getting closer!

xShadowRougex
02-15-2011, 08:46 PM
at first when i couldnt login for like 2 days i thought u guys gave up but i read this and put my mind at ease, sure it might be down but when it comes back on it will be even better!!!!! WOOHOO

spacedape
02-15-2011, 08:50 PM
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TemplarOfDestiny86
02-15-2011, 08:51 PM
lol...I so get this

I'm glad someone does.

Darth Jacen
02-15-2011, 08:54 PM
I'm happy to hear that no major problems accured when trying to update, other then the extended down time. Which honestly is nothing when you compaire it to what we the players are getting out of it. But i do have to say, I am getting kinda antsy out of excitment lol

eternalhate
02-15-2011, 09:03 PM
oh oh spew!!!

TemplarOfDestiny86
02-15-2011, 09:03 PM
Forget being anxious about it. Some of us are literally freaking out. This has turned into the crack of games for alot of people. And just like all drugs...there's some people that don't even know it exists. Imagine what it's gonna be like when we got about 60k people needing there fix when stuff like this happens.

jawa8879
02-15-2011, 09:04 PM
im on im on LIB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

eternalhate
02-15-2011, 09:05 PM
I am in on liberator come to theed and say hello

shmoopie
02-15-2011, 10:02 PM
thank the SwgEMU gods :D

Tsaktuo
02-16-2011, 03:07 AM
Forget about it!

xShadowRougex
02-16-2011, 03:17 AM
*hits the refresh button* dam it still not on LOL

shilo
02-16-2011, 03:24 AM
First day on the shiny brand new server....and it goes down.

awesome.

shensin
02-16-2011, 03:28 AM
First day on the shiny brand new server....and it goes down.

awesome.

I know right, you should totally ask for your subscription fee back!

TemplarOfDestiny86
02-16-2011, 03:31 AM
I know right, you should totally ask for your subscription fee back!

El. Oh. ****in' El!!!!!!!

knavastalker
02-16-2011, 04:44 AM
I'm extremely excited, I know people might be getting very anxious but remember nothing ever goes as planned and that's especially true for big jobs... I saw that first hand today when I realized my tv didn't fit a typical wall mount. I got an acer tv for a gift and the wall mount I bought doesn't fit, so I have to find an alternate solution. Disappointed yes but patience is a virtue.

eternalhate
02-16-2011, 05:12 AM
Ok im going to kill some one lol damn. Its my day off please please come back.....

Marno
02-16-2011, 05:18 AM
The servers are back!

PeachT
02-16-2011, 05:38 AM
A big thanks from Hungary for the server upgrade and for the work. Keep it up!

maxking
02-16-2011, 05:40 AM
half an hour from the server remains on connection login away ... What happens?

Eabee
02-16-2011, 06:17 AM
Not up. :(

eternalhate
02-16-2011, 06:21 AM
not up. :(

boooooooooooooooo

KingSinner
02-16-2011, 07:08 AM
are there any good reasons for why we can't login when LIB is up but NOVA isn't?

KloudStryfe
02-16-2011, 07:59 AM
are there any good reasons for why we can't login when LIB is up but NOVA isn't?

Login server is tied to Nova.. No Nova = no login !!!

Marno
02-16-2011, 11:52 AM
Now its offline again -.-

Vlada
02-16-2011, 12:58 PM
Please don't post about server status here.

And please... Stay on topic.

Marno
02-16-2011, 02:34 PM
ok excause me :). Both Server are wonderfull i believe the game starts much faster :) thanks thanks

knavastalker
02-16-2011, 07:42 PM
I'm so excited to get back into game.. I get off work at 6 est time, and you can bet your pretty penny I'm driving 90 mph home to get online (I here by realize that my driving is in no way caused by SWG, my actions are of my own *this disclaimer is for SWGEMU staff).

Rincon
02-16-2011, 10:19 PM
Hardward upgrades, seperate login servers for Nova and Lib...oh my.

Epic GG to TheAnswer and the rest of the devs. Thanks!

bmsortiz
02-17-2011, 03:32 AM
You know I was wondering what kind of specs the servers had good to here. That is some expensive equipment but wow great choices hope they work for a long time!!

Kryzac
02-17-2011, 08:46 AM
Awesome news! Keep up the great work :)

fixit6
02-18-2011, 01:13 AM
Liberator was up for well over a day before it was reset and I saw no real lag other than an occasional hiccup.

Seems the new hardware is working well.

edit. maybe spoke to soon. ;)

Dialgo
02-18-2011, 07:38 PM
Awesome guys!

Jobe420
02-18-2011, 11:35 PM
So, can we get an update on these server upgrades?
The upgrades for Nova and Liberator are still dated for 2/14 and we know you had technical issues with it....so it was delayed
But now it has been reposted with old dates and info....

Also, the upgrades for the website, forums, etc...
Again, saw there was an issue, but no update?

Has any of the upgrades been completed?
Are you just re-posting to make people aware?

guantan
02-19-2011, 06:08 AM
Wow! That is one heck of a hardware upgrade. Hopefully I'll get to have some free time again to play. Keep up the good work guys

Vlada
02-19-2011, 08:41 AM
So, can we get an update on these server upgrades?
The upgrades for Nova and Liberator are still dated for 2/14 and we know you had technical issues with it....so it was delayed
But now it has been reposted with old dates and info....

Also, the upgrades for the website, forums, etc...
Again, saw there was an issue, but no update?

Has any of the upgrades been completed?
Are you just re-posting to make people aware?

Server in Denver (TC: Nova and Liberator) was upgraded on Feb 15, 2011 (we had a 24 hour delay)
Server in Chicago (Web and Database Server) hasn't been upgraded yet. Upgrade was postponed because of some technical difficulties.

Jobe420
02-19-2011, 10:02 AM
Server in Denver (TC: Nova and Liberator) was upgraded on Feb 15, 2011 (we had a 24 hour delay)
Sever in Chicago (Web and Database Server) hasn't been upgraded yet. Upgrade was postponed because of some technical difficulties.

Ah, so the Game servers did upgrade...nice....

levin70
02-21-2011, 05:57 PM
I assume that the limiting factor is more on the read/write speed of the disks now than on the processors? Is that more or less true now? If so, and given the advance in wear levelling for SLC/MLC nand would it be feasable to start thinking about going with that as a storage solution over standard drives? could they last long enough to be worth it? I realize that 1.5 tb of nand would run approx $4-5,000, but if we started saving up now we could probably get there in a year or so? I also assume that a ramsan 400 would be out of the question?

knavastalker
02-22-2011, 04:19 PM
I don't know about all that talk above this post, but I am loving the new uptime on the servers. Thanks a ton SwgEmu staff, and everyone who's donated. I have Sunday & Monday off work, so w/o football season, I get lost w/ nothing to do. Servers being up has been a sanity saver for me.

Bamiv
02-22-2011, 05:59 PM
I have Sunday & Monday off work, so w/o football season, I get lost w/ nothing to do.

Definitely feel your pain with no football.....I feel so lost......