[Complete] svensbluff - Apache, Kernel upgrades scheduled for Thursday 11/20/08
UPDATE: Upgrade and Reboot complete 11/23/08 - Apache and PHP were upgraded Thursday night, 11/20/08 as rescheduled. Everything has compiled properly and is functioning as it should, however please do be aware that Apache 2 (which we have been running for a while) does handle some operations differently than Apache 1 did. Please double-check your sites and coding to ensure they are Apache 2 compliant.
We have also upgraded to the current Linux kernel, and rebooted the server to make the new kernel take effect. The server was down from 2:22-2:25 PM Central time today (11/23/08) while the server was rebooting. We waited until today to do this work, knowing that weekend internet traffic is usually very low, and Sunday afternoons are often spent watching football rather than playing on the computer. :) We hope that this was accurate in your case as well, and resulted in no inconvenience to you!! The server is now back up and functioning properly.
If you encounter any issues, please do let us know. Thank you very much!! Have a wonderful weekend. ##
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UPDATE: Rescheduled for 9:00 PM Central 11/20/08 - Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts early this morning, we are rescheduling these upgrades to run and complete between 9-10 PM Central time. We will post here once the work has been completed. Thank you! ##
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We will be performing routine maintenance on the server ’svensbluff’ early Thursday morning, including a kernel upgrade and an Apache/PHP recompile. The purpose of these upgrades are to close potential security holes, as well as to implement several standards required for PCI DSS compliance.
A short period (10-15 minutes) of downtime is possible but not expected during the Apache rebuild. We will need to reboot the server to complete the kernel upgrade. Rebooting usually takes only a few minutes, so you may see 5-7 minutes of downtime as the server restarts all of its services.
Although our shared servers are not yet PCI-compliant, we are working to make them PCI compliant within the timelines required for Level 4 Merchants. We will post confirmation once PCI DSS compliance has been achieved on our shared servers. ##