Server Move 25th November 2009 + DNS Fix

[HippY]

Hi,

We had planned to move to a new datacenter sometime this month in the build up for V6 with better machines however due to something catching fire in the datacenter last night and some continuing problems with the database server we have had decided to move this afternoon.

I will turn off XippY at around 2pm GMT with just a holding page while I am transferring the database and content. It should not be off for long. The only issue is with people who have custom domains and do not use a XippY sub-domain. You will need to change the IP of the "www" Address A record from 195.74.52.64 to the new IP which will is: 84.45.106.154

There will be a holding page on the old servers for a while so you can see if you need to change your DNS. Others may experience some minor DNS caching issues where it may take about an hour or so for the DNS to fully update and point all the xippy names to the new servers.

Sorry to spring this on people but unfortunately with the issues last night and with the DB server we have little choice.

Cheers,
HippY

[HippY]

Move has been done, some may experience some delay with the DNS.

Also if you notice the odd roster image, etc not displaying, its because the file content was from yesterday afternoon so just in the process now of moving the files which had been created later than that..

[Paul]

DNS Records are cached depending on your ISP sometimes. So if you went to www.xippy.co.uk it would look up what the IP address if for that and store it on your local computer so it doesnt have to keep checking everytime. Its usually 1 hour however some ISP's like to store it for longer to save bandwidth. You can clean your cache by clicking Start / Run then typing "cmd"

In the windows shell type:

ipconfig /flushdns

This will force a clear of your local cache.

Now if you went to your custom domain and it said Servers have moved so you went into your Registrar control panel and modded the Nameservers your local machine would still have your custom domain IP cached as the old IP. So it will need to time out or you can flush your DNS.

[Paul]

Another method, just to prove it's your DNS and not us you can update your host file...

This is a file on a windows machine that will avioid a DNS lookup.

You'll find your file under

Windows 7 = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Windows Vista = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

It will look like this:-

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1       localhost

Then ...
### Add this next line use your domain name insteaad of YOURDOMAINGOESHER.COM
### When saving make sure it has no .TXT ending, or rename it to ensure it doesn't have the .TXT ending
84.45.106.154 YOUR-DOMAIN-GOES-HERE.COM


So then it looks like this:-

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1       localhost
### Add this next line use your domain name insteaad of YOURDOMAINGOESHER.COM
### When saving make sure it has no .TXT ending, or rename it to ensure it doesn't
84.45.106.154 YOUR-DOMAIN-GOES-HERE.COM

Also attached...

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE FILE DOES NOT HAVE THE .TXT ENDING!

Rosco