Regarding the Replacement of North American Data Center Hardware

[Ath192]

If this helps on bettering server stability and performance, good on them for replacing them.

When was the last time they did this? Anyone know?

https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Servers

Primal Data Center
ID Name Activation Date Legacy Server
ARR-27 Behemoth August 16, 2013 No
ARR-7 Excalibur August 16, 2013 Yes
ARR-46 Exodus August 18, 2013 No
ARR-52 Famfrit September 4, 2013 No
ARR-8 Hyperion August 16, 2013 Yes
ARR-48 Lamia August 18, 2013 No
ARR-35 Leviathan August 16, 2013 No
ARR-32 Ultros August 16, 2013 No

If this is reliable. Kind of old.

Maybe there wasn't a last time. Just the first time. This wouldn't be all that surprising either given how companies milk their servers. Southwest just had a meltdown because of how old their stuff was. It's not uncommon for companies to drive them into the ground. Maybe repair individual pieces that fail.

For they too, have the Mark of Louisoix xD

[Vahlnir]

https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Servers

Primal Data Center
ID Name Activation Date Legacy Server
ARR-27 Behemoth August 16, 2013 No
ARR-7 Excalibur August 16, 2013 Yes
ARR-46 Exodus August 18, 2013 No
ARR-52 Famfrit September 4, 2013 No
ARR-8 Hyperion August 16, 2013 Yes
ARR-48 Lamia August 18, 2013 No
ARR-35 Leviathan August 16, 2013 No
ARR-32 Ultros August 16, 2013 No

If this is reliable. Kind of old.

Maybe there wasn't a last time. Just the first time. This wouldn't be all that surprising either given how companies milk their servers. Southwest just had a meltdown because of how old their stuff was. It's not uncommon for companies to drive them into the ground. Maybe repair individual pieces that fail.

For they too, have the Mark of Louisoix xD

I don't recall there ever really being a straight up upgrade like this to the servers. Some updates to infrastructure and the like, sure, but this might be the first time they have said "Yeah, we're upgrading this stuff."

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I don't recall there ever really being a straight up upgrade like this to the servers. Some updates to infrastructure and the like, sure, but this might be the first time they have said "Yeah, we're upgrading this stuff."

When the servers were moved from Montreal to Cali we got an upgrade. They didn't physically move the servers. But that was the last time.

[Vahlnir]

When the servers were moved from Montreal to Cali we got an upgrade. They didn't physically move the servers. But that was the last time.

Gotcha. My memory isn't always the greatest, so thanks for filling in the blanks.

[Ath192]

When the servers were moved from Montreal to Cali we got an upgrade. They didn't physically move the servers. But that was the last time.

what year was that? this is good info for posterity TBH, there doesn't seem to be good records.

Edit, found this thread, seems like 5/17:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...egathread_517/


Okay even more relevant this is what happened last time they upgraded, directly from the forums and Yoshi P

Thanks largely in part to support from our loyal fan base, FINAL FANTASY XIV has continued to exhibit steady growth, allowing for even larger company investment into the project. As has been previously announced, with the release of our upcoming expansion Stormblood, we are planning major updates and upgrades to our server system to allow not only for increased server efficiency, but also:

Increased inventory capacity
Worldless (cross-world) party matching and friend management
Additional content & increased field size for new areas
All which we hope will contribute to increased playability.

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...ter-Relocation


Also, Naoki Yoshida posted in the general forums? Wow..