We're now entering our 5th technology upgrade in three years.

Over the next few days, there will be several changes on our way to the following final hardware configuration:

Server One --> Two Dual-Core Opteron 265's + 8 GB RAM + SATA drives
-- 100% dedicated to the board database

Server Two --> Two Dual-Core Opteron 265's + 8 GB RAM + SATA drives
-- Serving: www.abovetopsecret.com

Server Three --> Two Dual-Core Opteron 265's + 2 GB RAM + SATA drives
-- Serving: www.belowtopsecret.com
-- Serving: politics.abovetopsecret.com
-- Serving: atsnn.com
-- Serving: tinwiki.com
-- Serving: conspiracymasters.com
-- Serving: images.abovetopsecret.com
-- Serving: ads.abovetopsecret.com
-- Serving: podcasts.abovetopsecret.com
-- Serving: uploads.abovetopsecret.com
-- Serving: www.ignorancedenied.com


The first step will be the transition of the core discussion board sites. Then the other domains/sites will follow.

This new core structure will offer a significant performance boost (obviously) and more important, a better path to load-balanced multi-server hosting clusters should the need arise.

Stay tuned.

Awesome setup, thanks for the update.

What a job and how cool this will be!

I'll just say it all here: Congratulations, Thank You and Well-Done!

When this is all transferred, I'll be expecting a Skeptic Overview with all the details. Or whatever you want to talk about, really, but I'm telling you... I need me some Skeptic Overview! And this seems like as good an excuse as any!

Much appreciated...



Sounds so Whizzy!

[edit on 4-5-2006 by Benevolent Heretic]

wow

You guys are Grreat!

I don't have any idea what Dual-Core Opterons or SATA drives are, but they sound very expensive.

You go, SO!

And thanks for all your hard work.

WHAT!!?!?!? No double overhead cam or 4 barrel carb?

Well, ok I guess you know what you're doing...

Sweet setup. I wish I had them. Out of curiosity, how large are the SATAs?, How many? RAID configuration?

I'm sorry, but this is like a dirty mag for me.

[edit on 4-5-2006 by Rasobasi420]

Ulterior Motives

What didn't get mentioned is the fourth ATS server, outfitted as above, but with the addition of four Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics cards in a quad SLI configuration.

The purpose? To allow -- in conjunction with the killer multiple OC3 trunks and gigabit Ethernet connections, and a proprietary direct neural interface (DNI) -- the Overlord to PWN the Counterstrike universe.

Negative ping times, baby.

SO 4 teh w1n!

sounds awesome...

i love to see ATS grow...

2z160 gig RAID, 12,000 RPM (though I suspect they're actually 10,000 as the 12,000 rpm SATA drives are not yet in broad distribution)


First step is in-progress, the images server is now on the new configuration.


As soon as the database server receives its full compliment of ram, we'll shut down the existing board to a read-only state, and transfer the data to the new server... test it out, and begin the cut-over.

You kinda lost me after this part..........




Why do I bother.....If I see SO and computers in the title......I know I wont understand 1/10 of what he is saying

Awesome setup.

Gotta give credit to the people behind the scenes that make this place tick.