[MAINT] GnuCash Service Outage Sat, Aug 25 1000-1800 US/EDT

[Liz]

On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:18:49 -0400
Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> In short:
> 
> What: GnuCash System Maintenance
> When: Saturday, August 25, 2012   1000-1800 US/EDT (1400-2200 UTC)
> Why:  Move GnuCash server into its new rack location and transfer
> power to the new UPS system
> Who:  You?  This will affect Subversion, Email, Wiki, Trac, Gncbot
> 
> I'm planning to install the GnuCash everything server into its new
> rack location this Saturday, August 25.  This will require powering
> down the systems in order to move them, install them into the rack,
> rewire everything, and get them up on the new UPS system.  This will
> affect the GnuCash Everything Server, which manages Subversion, Wiki,
> Trac, and Email.  The website (www.gnucash.org) will not be affected.
> 
> The exact time of the move (and hense the start of the downtime) is
> somewhat dependent on my daughter's schedule for the day.  Similarly,
> I don't know how long it will take me to move and rewire the
> equipment, so the length of downtime is also unknown.  I'm trying to
> pre-install the necessary shelving and making sure I have all the
> cables I need before I start, but obviously issues always crop up.
> 
> I will send out a reminder email before I start taking stuff down,
> and I will try to make announcements on IRC during the process.  Keep
> in mind that my network will be down as part of the move, so I will
> fall offline myself.  I'll send email and announce on IRC when the
> move is complete.
> 
> Please let me know if you have any questions or issues with this plan.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -derek

Thanks in advance Derek for your work on this.