Thanks!

You are silently watched :-), and your effort is highly appreciated,
quite for sure not just by me.

Kind regards,
Steffen 

Barbie <bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> writes:
> Everything is more or less back on track and/or catching up. Only the mailers 
> are left
> to do for the cronjobs. I still need to test those, but all being well they 
> should be
> running after tomorrow. SSL will hopefully be sorted at the weekend or early 
> next week.
>
> Expect things to be a bit up in the air for the rest of week, and I'll post 
> as and when
> there are any significant updates.
>
> Barbie.
>
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> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Barbie <bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>
>     DNS has now been switched to the new server for Reports & Statistics 
> site. I've also
>     switched the Preferences site, however the SSL Cert hasn't been set up 
> for that yet,
>     so please bear with me, and I'll get those set up as soon as I can.
>    
>     Thanks,
>     Barbie.
>    
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>     On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Barbie <bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>    
>         We hit problems with the newer Metabase code. It seems the latest 
> version of
>         Metabase has radically different internals, and isn't pulling back 
> the reports
>         as expected. However, it doesn't help that Amazon's SimpleDB has the 
> most
>         useless ordering mechanism I've ever had the misfortune to deal with. 
> Apparently
>         the following timestamps are in ascending order:
>        
>         GUID [3140779c-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:44:48Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:44:48Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [cc212043-6e0e-1014-82b0-0d755be8bcae].. time 
> [2013-09-27T13:37:20Z]
>         [2013-09-27T13:37:20Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [320ef5ae-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:44:49Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:44:49Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [2fd58d66-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:44:45Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:44:45Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [ddc56792-2779-11e3-8a37-e2882d12fa71].. time 
> [2013-09-27T13:36:51Z]
>         [2013-09-27T13:36:51Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [336112a2-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:44:51Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:44:51Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [3fe51316-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:45:12Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:45:12Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [35d86012-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:44:56Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:44:56Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [38255816-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:44:59Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:44:59Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [3d2ccc72-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:45:08Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:45:08Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [45137f76-26ba-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-26T14:45:21Z]
>         [2013-09-26T14:45:21Z].. stored.. cached
>         GUID [de87e77c-2779-11e3-b8b2-96b61dda783b].. time 
> [2013-09-27T13:36:52Z]
>         [2013-09-27T13:36:52Z].. stored.. cached
>        
>         We've been hit by this numerous times, and it is why there is so much 
> code
>         inside the Generator to try and cope with this. I look forward to 
> when we can
>         finally move to MongoDB :)
>        
>         Nearly all the cronjobs are switched back on, and I hope to have the 
> Reports and
>         Statistics websites running off the new server sometime today.
>        
>         Thanks,
>         Barbie.
>        
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>         On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Barbie <bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> 
> wrote:
>        
>             After a bit of a hiccup this morning, it appears the pull process 
> from the
>             Metabase is now working. I'm going to let it run unhindered this 
> morning to
>             give it a good run at catching up. It's currently 4 days behind, 
> but its
>             shooting through at the moment, so I expect it to be up to date 
> in a few
>             days. I'll switch the builders on this afternoon or this evening, 
> and
>             hopefully I can switch the websites over tonight too.
>            
>             Cheers,
>             Barbie.
>            
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>             On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Barbie 
> <bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>            
>                 Okay the field list on the cpanstats db completed, so I 
> killed the
>                 repair, and recopied the metabase table. Now waiting for the 
> field list
>                 to complete on the metabase db. Seems its not supposed to 
> lock, but
>                 there is a bug in the current releases of MySQL where it does 
> :(
>                
>                 The reports pull is now queued, so as soon as the field list 
> completes
>                 it'll be off and running. I'll be switching other cronjobs on 
> once it
>                 starts processing.
>                
>                 Cheers,
>                 Barbie.
>
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>                 On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Barbie 
> <bar...@missbarbell.co.uk>
>                 wrote:
>                
>                     Not sure of the best way forward, so if anyone has 
> suggestions,
>                     please shout.
>                    
>                     The index broke because I started a mysql shell, without 
> the -A
>                     option. As a consequence it started a process to get the 
> field list
>                     of the tables in the metabase db. As it was taking over 
> an hour I
>                     CTRL-C'ed it and killed the process. Bad idea. I've now 
> been running
>                     the repair table for over 14 hours, as well as running a 
> field list
>                     query on the cpanstats db that was started by another 
> mysql shell.
>                    
>                     The question is, is there a quick way to tell the mysql 
> shell what
>                     the field list is? Or is it not getting a field list but 
> do
>                     something else, as the state says 'checking table'. I'm 
> loathed to
>                     stop anything at the moment, as I don't know how long it 
> will take,
>                     and whether it is near the end anyway. With the split of 
> the disks,
>                     I'm confident the reports pull and builder scripts will 
> catch up
>                     very quickly, so I'm willing to wait another day or two. 
> Failing
>                     that I'm going to have to write an alias for the command 
> to also add
>                     the -A.
>                    
>                     Does this field list actually lock any tables, as it 
> appeared to
>                     when I first started it, but some of the cronjobs I've 
> restarted
>                     appear to be fine. If it doesn't lock tables, I'll stop 
> the repair,
>                     recopy the backup metabase db, then try another mysql 
> shell, and
>                     just let it run.
>                    
>                     All advice gratefully received.
>                    
>                     Thanks,
>                     Barbie.
>
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>                     On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Barbie 
> <bar...@missbarbell.co.uk>
>                     wrote:
>                    
>                         I knew it was fateful to say it had gone well. I 
> accidentally
>                         managed to break the indexing during a field list 
> check :(
>                         Repairing table now, and also re-copying a fresh 
> copy, just in
>                         case that would be quicker.
>                        
>                         More progress tomorrow.
>                        
>                         Barbie.
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>                         On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Barbie <
>                         bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>                        
>                             Databases copied. Libraries (Perl & C) installed. 
> Websites
>                             prepped. Now starting to switch cronjobs back on.
>                            
>                             Might have some hiccups getting all the mailers 
> working, as
>                             I'm sure I had problems with them last time with 
> reverse
>                             DNS.
>                            
>                             Prefs site may need to wait until later in the 
> week, as I
>                             need to sort out some new SSL certificates, both 
> for the 
>                             prefs.cpantesters.org and admin.cpantesters.org. 
> The current
>                             one is due to expire shortly, and would rather 
> use someone
>                             else than have to go through the hoops with our 
> current
>                             supplier.
>                            
>                             Thankfully so far all has gone well. However, 
> please let me
>                             know if you see any issues arising during the 
> week.
>                            
>                             Thanks,
>                             Barbie.
>
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>                             On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Barbie <
>                             bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>                            
>                                 ftp, rsync and web now running for:
>                                
>                                 cpan.cpantesters.org
>                                 backpan.cpantesters.org
>                                
>                                 Databases still copying and not due to finish 
> until the
>                                 morning.
>                                
>                                 Thanks,
>                                 Barbie.
>                                
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>                                 On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Barbie <
>                                 bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>                                
>                                     Minor set back, the CPAN and BACKPAN 
> mirrors were
>                                     too big to fit on the SSDs with the web 
> pages, so
>                                     having to copy them over to the HDDs. 
> Builders are
>                                     up to date, only page requests getting 
> added, rather
>                                     than reports, so they're ready to go. 
> Once mirrors
>                                     have been copied and configured for the 
> web/ftp/
>                                     rsync, the sync from master will be 
> restarted. Then
>                                     the database will be next.
>                                    
>                                     Thanks,
>                                     Barbie.
>                                    
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>                                     On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 8:11 AM, Barbie <
>                                     bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>                                    
>                                         Just to let you know the reports pull 
> has now
>                                         stopped, with the last report pulled 
> from 06:11
>                                         UTC. The builder will now catch up, 
> and as soon
>                                         as the DB is as complete as possible, 
> that will
>                                         be moved over. I'm trying to avoid 
> downtime, but
>                                         you won't see any new reports on the 
> site until
>                                         the processes are all switched on, on 
> the new
>                                         server.
>                                        
>                                         Likewise anyone trying to get 
> database updates
>                                         via the APIs or archived data will 
> only get
>                                         updates up to today. The same applies 
> to the
>                                         CPAN/BACKPAN mirrors, which are being 
> copied
>                                         over at the moment, and I aim to get 
> these up
>                                         and running on the new server first. 
> Fingers
>                                         crossed this could be this evening or 
> tomorrow
>                                         morning.
>                                        
>                                         I'll keep you updated of progress and 
> let you
>                                         know when processes are switched back 
> on.
>                                        
>                                         Thanks,
>                                         Barbie.
>
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>                                         On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:01 PM, 
> Barbie <
>                                         bar...@missbarbell.co.uk> wrote:
>                                        
>                                         Hi folks,
>                                        
>                                         sorry for the sort notice, but the 
> server
>                                         upgrade will be happening from 
> Friday, and will
>                                         continue over the weekend. I hadn't 
> quite
>                                         expected Bytemark to be so quick 
> getting
>                                         everything ready for us :)
>                                        
>                                         Further details on the blog - http://
>                                         blog.cpantesters.org/diary/167
>                                        
>                                         Please pass on to anyone you know who 
> might be
>                                         affected.
>                                        
>                                         Cheers,
>                                         Barbie.
>                                        
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