Author Topic: All Arenas Closed (Read 500 times)

Pfunk · « **on:** February 27, 2003, 08:06:31 PM »

SO HTC why dont you guys put a thread in the announcements page to let those like me who have absolutely NO idea why the hell I cant get into a game I pay for?????

TheCage · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2003, 10:09:47 PM »

Try reading the annoucement portion of the BBS....

Server Maintenance Notice
As we have stated, in the recent past we had discovered a potential operating system problem relating to the use of MySQL with FreeBSD.

Since then we have been making changes to the servers in order to reduce the potential cause of the problem.

We also have ordered Solaris 9.0 with the intent of replacing FreeBSD as our operating system. In the meantime we established contacts with the FreeBSD engineers to see what could be done.

Today the FreeBSD engineers have sent use a few patches for the operating system to apply. They feel confident this will resolve our problem and they have tested it.

Tomorrow (2/25), we intend to test this. To accomplish this task, we will need to move the Main Arena from the current server to the second server we have at our colocation facility.

This will allow us to install and test the patches. Once we are satisfied the server is stable, we will move the Main Arena back to the newly patched server and begin monitoring it.

If there is a problem with the new patches, we will bring down the arena and restore the original code and work-arounds we are using now.

Time frames for this is a bit sketchy due to the ice storm in our area, but we hope to have this done in the morning hours CST with minimum downtime.

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Estes · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2003, 10:13:10 PM »

Whoa, skuzzy is thecage too?

TheCage · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2003, 10:21:04 PM »

No I am not Skuzzy but the annoucement has been there for two days now. The question was why there was no annoucement? A person only has to look in the annoucement portion of the BBS to find out why even if it was after the fact. HTC has never just shut down the servers without telling people first. If it wasn't announced then a server went down on it's own. How ever in this case it was announced two days ago.

Estes · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2003, 10:34:56 PM »

Oh sorry for the confusion then. Your signature gave off the impression that you are skuzzy

Pfunk · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2003, 10:42:15 PM »

Tomorrow (2/25), we intend to test this

Today 2/27, no notice, no explanation, no post.

SOB · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2003, 11:25:12 PM »

I think they do it so they can read about 12-year-olds throwing hissy fits because they can't get into the arenas and don't know why. I know I find it entertaining.

SOB

mason22 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2003, 12:53:07 AM »

heh, no one in dallas moved for 2 1/2 days because of the ice... the 25th was among those days.

relax.

yb11 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2003, 11:04:48 AM »

hell this is the frist time i have even ben abile to git on the forms in 2 days havent tryed to get in to tha game yet