Moving to a new server
Saturday, 03 April 2010 07:54
The NSWAGTC website will be moved from its current server to its new server on Tuesday 6 April. For most people this is expected to pass without any noticeable effect. Read below for the exceptions and the expected timing:
1. Those people who use the existing member borrowing library search and loan request application will find that this has been replaced by a new book library application that will offer up-to-date data about the member library holdings and some book library functionality. This is a new application for the association and for the office staff so there may be some teething problems. On the other hand it immediately replaces a database that is significantly out of date.
2. From 7am on Monday 5 April the current mirror or test site will be frozen for new content/testing - this is to allow us to backup the new library application that has been developed on that site for transfer to the new site.
3. At 11pm on Monday 5 April the current live site will be frozen for new content - this is to allow it to be backed up ready for transfer to the new site. Anything added after that time will be lost. I will also move the existing test site files to another folder on the same server.
4. On the morning of Tuesday 6 April we will rebuild the existing site on the new server..
5. On the afternoon of Tuesday 6 April we will rebuild the new library application on the new server.
6. By the evening of Tuesday 6 April the new site should be ready for quick testing.
7. Assuming the testing is fine, I will then arrange for the domain name nswagtc.org.au to point to the new server rather than the old one - this process is normally quick but can take up to 24-48 hours.
8. I will keep the old server files in place for a month before it is deleted. This will also get rid of a number of legacy files from the transition/hybrid site days, which have from time to time still been visible via search engines - and led to some confusion to site users.
Please let me know if you have any questions about this process.
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