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  • robnye
    robnye Posts: 5,411 Forumite
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    MSE_Martin wrote:
    Folks. Don't worry. I'm making a major investment in much much bigger servers - we're going to an 'enterprise server' (whatever that means - i keep thinking star trek) but effectively to deal with chat forum the existing server will just store the data and two super-fast processor servers will work in tandom to send the info.


    in the words of jon luc pickard...... 'Make it so......'


    Martin are you a secret 'trekkie'.....? :D
    smile --- it makes people wonder what you are up to.... ;) :cool:
  • Angela
    Angela Posts: 1,533 Forumite
    MSE_Martin wrote:
    Folks. Don't worry. I'm making a major investment in much much bigger servers - we're going to an 'enterprise server' (whatever that means - i keep thinking star trek) but effectively to deal with chat forum the existing server will just store the data and two super-fast processor servers will work in tandom to send the info.

    All in all I've asked we've enough juice to cope with 4,000 online at one time. I hope it works. However to get the set up so there's no down time, we've had to wait to configure. My aim is that for next weeks tip it'll all be rockin :)

    I know I know its thursday

    BUT ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SLOW at the mo.

    16.11

    Think I might go away and come back next week.

    No I couldnt live without my daily fix.
  • Addy
    Addy Posts: 1,896 Forumite
    Complete repairs to the anti-matter injector and take us to warp 9 as soon as it is safe to do so :)
  • jaybee
    jaybee Posts: 1,586 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I gave up yesterday 'cos it was so slow. Thought it was my candleband connection (soon to be broadband, hopefully!).
  • jam
    jam Posts: 122 Forumite
    MSE_Martin wrote:
    Folks. Don't worry. I'm making a major investment in much much bigger servers - we're going to an 'enterprise server' (whatever that means - i keep thinking star trek) but effectively to deal with chat forum the existing server will just store the data and two super-fast processor servers will work in tandom to send the info.

    All in all I've asked we've enough juice to cope with 4,000 online at one time. I hope it works. However to get the set up so there's no down time, we've had to wait to configure. My aim is that for next weeks tip it'll all be rockin :)

    I'd be really interested to know what hardware this is running on, is anybody willing to say? :)
    I work in IT so have a vague idea of machine specs, so it's intreiguing me.

    I guess vBulletin seemed to have most bang for the buck, tho i'm suprised at this, given the opposition (phpBB etc)

    jam
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