# SDMB Server Migration/Upgrade Plan **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 27, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434 "2008-08-27T16:52:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/41 "2008-08-27T19:50:36Z")
So the official title is going to be Amnesia Weekend? Kinda goes well with the accidental Winter of our Missed Content. What’s the official time start on Friday, Chicago time? Thanks, Jerry! ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/42 "2008-08-27T19:55:14Z")
[QUOTE=choie] BTW, vBulletin’s up to 3.7.3 as of yesterday. Will you be running that version rather than sticking with 3.7.2. pl 2? [/QUOTE] Yesterday? Then I think it’s probably a good idea to stick with 3.7.2… No need to suddenly go all cutting edge… (and I’m saying this in total seriousness. I dislike installing hot-from-the-oven, untried by the world at large, new versions of anything) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/43 "2008-08-27T19:56:38Z")
I like _The Lost Weekend_, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/44 "2008-08-27T19:59:33Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] As for the hamsters – I’m hoping for hedgehogs myself. Big ol’ hard working hedgehogs. [/QUOTE] Ooo! Ooo! I know this blue hedgehog, he’s anthropomorphic and can break the sound barrier. He could help, he’s a bit feisty though so you may need to up security. I also nicked this miniature giant space hamster from a crazy guy with swords and purple face paint, he’s supposed to be WAY better than the normal hamster, you guys want him? I’m SUCH a nerd ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/45 "2008-08-27T19:59:35Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] We expect to moderate as we always have regardless of what might happen to the content. That also means all rules will be enforced and people should behave accordingly. If misbehavior ends up in banning or suspension, we keep notes on that and those notes will survive migration. [/QUOTE] You people are no fun at all. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/46 "2008-08-27T20:06:05Z")
Jerry, are there any plans at this time to add back in the older threads that you removed and archived when things wee the worst response-wise – even if only read-only? I know there are serious issues on both sides of that question, but they did contain a wealth of valuable content, presently inaccessible. The reason I’m asking now is that it makes sense to fold that into the database upgrade process if you plan to do it at any time in the near future. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/47 "2008-08-27T20:17:45Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] Jerry, are there any plans at this time to add back in the older threads that you removed and archived when things wee the worst response-wise – even if only read-only? I know there are serious issues on both sides of that question, but they did contain a wealth of valuable content, presently inaccessible. The reason I’m asking now is that it makes sense to fold that into the database upgrade process if you plan to do it at any time in the near future. [/QUOTE] Jesus, you’re frightening. I was about to post this exact question, you weren’t the last poster when I opened the thread, but when I get to the end you’ve just asked what I was about to? De doo doo doo de doo doo doo. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/48 "2008-08-27T20:23:05Z")
I’m gonna bribe the mods to look the other way with booze and chocolate, then tell you what I really think! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/49 "2008-08-27T20:24:00Z")
[QUOTE=jdavis] We plan on moving the SDMB to a new server and upgrading it’s version of vBulletin over the Labor Day weekend. [/QUOTE] **Its** about time! 😛 Oh, and thanks for making the effort to keep things live during the switch. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/50 "2008-08-27T20:33:14Z")
This is all excellent news; thanks to Jerry and everyone else involved. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/51 "2008-08-27T20:36:25Z")
I was pulling Pergo from my living room floor all day, so this post was a welcome sight for my sore self. This looks like fantastic news. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/52 "2008-08-27T20:40:59Z")
Thanks for the update. I, for one, will absolutely be holding my breath until it actually happens. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/53 "2008-08-27T21:14:38Z")
My nipples explode with delight. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/54 "2008-08-27T21:17:21Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] My nipples explode with delight. [/QUOTE] :: grimly picking out bits of flesh & hair from my cheerios :: You know you’ll pay for this, right? I don’t actually need to say anything, I shouldn’t think. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/55 "2008-08-27T21:21:49Z")
Might I suggest mentioning this change in the other fora? Some folks might not notice it at the top of the list and will be surprised come Tuesday. I’m thinking of something along the lines of\* what PBS has been doing lately, telling us, After. Every. Show. about the digital broadcast upgrade coming in February. (Do you all like to pretend to be surprised by those announcements the way we do at home?) \*But not quite so frequent, pleeeeease? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/56 "2008-08-27T21:23:24Z")
That’s what Jerry’s annoucement is for. It’s visible everywhere, and links to this thread. I’m not sure if there are ways to make it more visible. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/57 "2008-08-27T21:26:09Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] I like _The Lost Weekend_, myself. [/QUOTE] Or The Labor Day of Our Missed Content. Speaking as an IT guy who’s been tangled up in upgrades and migrations on holiday weekends before and forced to stay not only at home, but sober, I offer my deepest thanks to Jerry and crew. If we weren’t several states away, I’d invide you all over next weekend for a make-up barbecue. Will you be auctioning off the old TRS-80 that we’ve been using all these years? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/58 "2008-08-27T21:30:55Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] That’s what Jerry’s annoucement is for. It’s visible everywhere, and links to this thread. I’m not sure if there are ways to make it more visible. [/QUOTE] I didn’t notice the announcement, actually. An easy way to make the news really obvious would be to temporarily change the ‘tsdbanner.gif’ image that graces the top of each page with another image file containing the news. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/59 "2008-08-27T21:31:24Z")
[QUOTE=gotpasswords] Speaking as an IT guy who’s been tangled up in upgrades and migrations on holiday weekends before and forced to stay not only at home, but sober, I offer my deepest thanks to Jerry and crew. [/QUOTE] Ditto here. I worked a 95-hour week, including 38 hours on Saturday and Sunday, on a server migration project a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t supposed to suck. Or, well, they promised me it wouldn’t. I made no such assumptions. Guess who was right. Anyway. A grateful tip of the hat to Jerry and whomever else will be suffering through this. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434/60 "2008-08-27T21:35:01Z")
What??? No Dope for threeeeeeeee dayyyysss???!!!11!! Ok. Thanks! Here’s hoping things go as smoothly as possible with a minimum of fuss. ::crosses fngers:: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-server-migration-upgrade-plan/461434.md?page=4)