There were a few surprises during the Datatracker database conversion that caused it to take longer than planned, but in the end the conversion was successful.
At 07:01 PST the Datatracker was switched to the converted database. So far, everything looks good. Of course, we are keeping an eye out to look for potential problems. A very heartfelt thank you to Henrik Levkowetz, Ole Laursen, and Ryan Cross for their extra efforts during the conversion. Russ On Feb 24, 2012, at 4:21 PM, IETF Chair wrote: > Thanks for all of the testing. Several bugs were found and fixed. At this > time there are no show stopper bugs, so we will convert to the new > Datatracker database this weekend. Of course, to be prudent, we will run a > complete backup before we being the database conversion. > > The database conversation is scheduled to begin at 01:00 PST on Saturday, 25 > February 2012. After checking for any errors in the conversion process, the > Datatracker will be pointed at the new database. The database conversion it > is expected to finish around 03:00 PST. Expect the Datatracker to be > unavailable during this two hour period, and please plan accordingly. > > Hopefully, this significant Datatracker major change will go unnoticed by the > whole community. > > Thanks again for you help with the testing, > Russ > > > On Feb 14, 2012, at 2:36 PM, IETF Chair wrote: >> >> Shortly, the IETF datatracker will go through a major change, one of the two >> largest since it was first deployed more than 10 years ago. Hopefully no >> one will notice. >> >> The previous major change was in 2007, when we switched the public >> Datatracker from Perl cgi-bin scripts to a much more modern and safe >> implementation based on the Django web application framework. Very few >> people noticed that change at the time. >> >> In a few days, we will transition to completely redesigned Datatracker >> database schema. The new schema will better support today's needs, and we >> believe it will better support future enhancements. Frankly, we outgrew the >> old schema some time ago. >> >> In order to achieve a nearly unnoticeable change-over, we now invite you to >> try out the new Datatracker, bang on it, kick the tires, and generally see >> if it works as well for you as the old one. >> >> For some additional insight, you may want to read the instructions that was >> given to our testers: >> http://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/InstructionsForTesters >> >> Or, you may want to just jump in and see how it works. Either way, please >> report any bugs, problems, surprises, gremlins, hiccups, flaws, and so on >> that you discover. Reports will receive prompt attention. We deploy new >> code upgrades (if any are available) every hour. Please use this mail list >> to report issues: >> [email protected] >> >> Try out the new Datatracker, and help us make a smooth transition. The new >> Datatracker is running here: >> https://trackerbeta.ietf.org/ >> >> Thank you for your assistance, >> Russ > _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
