On 27th February 2009 at 00:05 we will be rebooting web1 and web2 within our Windows 2003 cluster. This is to complete windows updates and alter some system configuration settings.

The reboot should take no longer than 3-5mins per server.

Update - 00:25
Both servers have completed their update / reboot cycle.

Server othala.gbdns.net will be rebooted on 24/02/2009 at 00:01 GMT this will take between 2-4mins.

Update: 00:05
This has been completed total downtime 4mins.

Scheduled Window: 16/02/2009 01:00-01:30 GMT

A service notice was sent to all users on Monday 09/02/2009 relating to the Microsoft SQL Migration.

This work is not expected to last longer than 10-20mins as we have developed a .NET application to automate the majority of the work involved.

Update - 02:00
The migration started at 01:00 and was complete by 01:10.

If users experience any issues please contact support.

We need to perform a memory upgrade on Server Othala (web3.gbdns.net) from 2Gb to 8Gb.

This has been scheduled for 04/02/2009 between 23:15 and 23:45. This work will take around 5-10mins to complete.

All websites located on web3.gbdns.net will be unavailable during the upgrade.

Update 23:29
Work started at 23:18 and was completed by 23:23.