Next review date for servers, Tues 22nd JST

[Cem]

Cem,

That may be true but there is still the matter of the rolling blackouts to be dealt with.

These are planned rolling blackouts. A good replication software package can start and stop it's transmissions.

[Jalonis]

These are planned rolling blackouts. A good replication software package can start and stop it's transmissions.

Lets not forget that as far as I've seen the major ISPs in Japan haven't been going down with these blackouts. SE's datacenter is pretty much required to be able to work through such a thing anyway.

[NightDagger]

Cem,

Yes I am 100% that they would be using fibre optic's & this would increase their transfer rate (which they need for all the end user's). But the time frame is still correct. no matter how you look at it a week or so is not far from what it would take. considering the limited up time they currently have & then the uploading to new server + they need to do a major test to the system, Cause man when the server is up the amount of people logging on will be nuts.

[Cem]

I think Etrigan was referring to when the blackout hit SE's data center not the ISP. If you knew you were going down at a certain time and didn't have a generator, you could stop the replication process in advance of that time and shut down the servers properly. You are probably correct Jalonis, ISPs are probably on a no shutdown grid. They keep communications up between too many necessary services.

[NightDagger]

Lets not forget that as far as I've seen the major ISPs in Japan haven't been going down with these blackouts. SE's datacenter is pretty much required to be able to work through such a thing anyway.

If they do inhouse backup then just send the disc's to the new location for upload they do not need ISP for anything. But from what i have been reading in Japan, their ISP's are online all the time which suggests that they are not located in Tokyo?

idk just a thought

[Vivivivi]

Ugh who cares, seriously? We won't know anything more until Tuesday, so go outside or play other games people. The reality is, SE is doing all they can to restore service as quickly as they can, and there isn't much we can do to help aside donating to the Japan relief funds.

So try to make the most out of your vacation from Vana'diel

[Cem]

Cem,

Yes I am 100% that they would be using fibre optic's 7 this would increase their transfer rate (which the need for all the end user's). But the time frame is still correct. no matter how you look at it a week or so is not far from what it would take. considering the limited up time they currently have & then the uploading to new server + they need to do a major test to the system, Cause man when the server is up the amount of people logging on will be nuts.

I am not saying that it would take a couple of days, but a time table of 1-2 weeks for replication, complete full testing should be ample. More than likely the redundant site would have this in a virtual environment. You can image servers in a flash if they are using a product like VMWare.

[NightDagger]

Ugh who cares, seriously? We won't know anything more until Tuesday, so go outside or play other games people. The reality is, SE is doing all they can to restore service as quickly as they can, and there isn't much we can do to help aside donating to the Japan relief funds.

So try to make the most out of your vacation from Vana'diel

Soooo we are not aloud to just have a conversation? And you tell us to go outside and everything & yet you are on the forums? Does no make any sense. If that is truly how you believe then so be it BUT please do not preach to me about what YOU think I SHOULD be doing. The best part about life is you choose your actions. And right now I want to chat on the forums not go outside and freeze.

[Kagato]

I guess many people here know about japanese economics since everyone says how easy it must be to do X or Y things with the servers to keep them running.

This is why there are schools and colleges. Go learn something other than how many beers you can chug at frat parties.

inb4Ihaveabachelorsdegreeineconomicslololol

People need to stop caring about other people threatening to leave the game. Let them leave! If they're being jerks about this now, imagine how they act in-game.

[Vivivivi]

Soooo we are not aloud to just have a conversation? And you tell us to go outside and everything & yet you are on the forums? Does no make any sense. If that is truly how you believe then so be it BUT please do not preach to me about what YOU think I SHOULD be doing. The best part about life is you choose your actions. And right now I want to chat on the forums not go outside and freeze.

I stand corrected, and you're right, the forums are a good place we can all gather during the downtime. My apologies :'(