Official AO Update Thread

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All,

This is the official update thread. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS THREAD. If you have questions/ complaints please start a new thread and leave this as information only. Replies will be deleted.

We are currently stalled waiting for access to the server core. There is a support ticket open at Delaware.net and we are waiting for the info.

Thanks,

TK

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I will be out of town tues through sunday this coming week. Not much is likely to happen. Still waiting on Delaware.

TK

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AO will be down sometime this week to get into the server.

TK

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Waiting on Delaware.

TK

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Had email from Delaware this morning. They said taking down the server to crack the password is risky. If something goes wrong we will be down for a while.

TK

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Still waiting on Delaware, emailed this morning for an update.

TK

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Storm delays but they did get into the server and we now have access. I need to access the situation and come up with a plan. Please stand by.

TK

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Over the next couple days we will be downloading the entire server to create a backup and finally (hopefully) preserve all the info and history. I don't want to touch anything until that is done.

TK

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More issues with the download. Some areas of the server are still inaccessible due to Linux. Experts are being called in.

TK

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Files downloading now. SQL database backups next.

TK

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All files finally downloaded, it was a big job. SQL's downloaded but not verified. Setting up verification for SQL files next.

TK

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SQL's downloaded but not verified yet. There were 2.6 gigs. Setting up new form to test and see that the data all made it ok.

TK

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Setting up new test forum. Debating on how to handle the switch over. The safest way means we loose about a weeks worth of the latest posts. Will keep you posted.

TK

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Holidays messing things up. Will report any progress when it happens.

Tom

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Test forum up and running.