Site upgrade update: Anyone else notice the site is running slow? - Page 2

TacticalCompact · April 23rd, 2008, 02:38 AM

Yep, super-duper slow. I think I one-armed man with no fingers could produce a handgun and empty the magazine before the page was fully loaded after clicking it's corresponding icon in my "favorites" folder...

Bumper · April 23rd, 2008, 05:38 AM

Actually, I need to get back to Mark about the upgrade quotes. He was supposed to have had them together late last week. The problem is, indeed, the amount of traffic we are experiencing. Looking at the stats, it actually sped up a bit early last week.

We also have an upgrade coming in a week or so that has some minor performance improvements. For that I will have to take the forum down for a few hours late at night....

retsupt99 · April 23rd, 2008, 06:12 AM

I just thought that the gerbils on the treadmills were getting tired...

Such is life when you a popular and growing site...

Bumper · April 23rd, 2008, 10:52 PM

I just received the upgrade options from Mark at Tranquil Host (one of the best hosts out there) and I gave the "go-ahead" for a significant upgrade to our horsepower. We are currently on a Dual-Core Opteron server, 1.8GHz with 2GB of RAM. Our bottleneck has been with the CPU.

We will be upgrading to a new 2.0GHz Quad-core Xeon server, which are much more efficient than older ones at the same clock-rate. Since we're still doing good on disk space, Mark will put our existing drives in the new server allowing us to get back up and running with an estimated downtime of less than an hour.

Total cost is under $400/year so I think we are good on the budget without our members making extra donations, although I do VERY MUCH appreciate the offers. All of you and the sponsors have helped us keep enough funds in the bank to cover these kinds of upgrades to the forum. If you really want to help, buy something for yourself through one of our sponsors and tell them you saw their banner here....

You guys are great!

flagflyfish · April 23rd, 2008, 11:53 PM

That is really good news!! I'ts been great to watch this forum grow and still keep a civil, family tone! Thanks for your hard work Bumper and Mods!!

msgt/ret · April 24th, 2008, 01:40 AM

And I thought it was just the string getting loose at Time Warner. Thanks for the upgrade; the site is running faster now.

QKShooter · April 24th, 2008, 02:38 AM

Tell Mark at Mark at Tranquil Hosting that we sure do appreciate him shootin' us some extra "go juice" - We sure do need that healthy shot of cyber~caffeine.

Bumper · April 24th, 2008, 03:25 AM

Sorry guys, it's running better because traffic has dropped off peak; we haven't upgraded yet. I'm currently waiting to see when Mark can get it done. How quick we get upgraded depends on whether he has a server in stock right now.

I'll let everyone know as quick as I find out but it may be at a moment's notice. I told him to do it the first opportunity he gets.

stormbringerr · April 25th, 2008, 10:50 PM

yes, very much so. on april,19th i got a new very fast computer,but when i log onto DC it moves so sloooooowwwww.

Sheldon J · April 27th, 2008, 10:50 PM

Some times when I long in here early in the day the server fly's but sometimes like tonight I will click a topic and wait close to a minute before anything happens, N sometimes I triple click to get the page to load... Every other site I visit is fine.
So anyone else notice or have this happen to them?

April 23rd, 2008, 05:38 AM	#12
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 12,917	Actually, I need to get back to Mark about the upgrade quotes. He was supposed to have had them together late last week. The problem is, indeed, the amount of traffic we are experiencing. Looking at the stats, it actually sped up a bit early last week. We also have an upgrade coming in a week or so that has some minor performance improvements. For that I will have to take the forum down for a few hours late at night.... __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

April 23rd, 2008, 06:12 AM	#13
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 12,549	I just thought that the gerbils on the treadmills were getting tired... Such is life when you a popular and growing site... __________________ ‘‘Four out of five politicians surveyed prefered unarmed, ignorant peasants.’’ — Unknown Liberals are as American as 'dog dodo' pie...

April 23rd, 2008, 10:52 PM	#14
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 12,917	I just received the upgrade options from Mark at Tranquil Host (one of the best hosts out there) and I gave the "go-ahead" for a significant upgrade to our horsepower. We are currently on a Dual-Core Opteron server, 1.8GHz with 2GB of RAM. Our bottleneck has been with the CPU. We will be upgrading to a new 2.0GHz Quad-core Xeon server, which are much more efficient than older ones at the same clock-rate. Since we're still doing good on disk space, Mark will put our existing drives in the new server allowing us to get back up and running with an estimated downtime of less than an hour. Total cost is under $400/year so I think we are good on the budget without our members making extra donations, although I do VERY MUCH appreciate the offers. All of you and the sponsors have helped us keep enough funds in the bank to cover these kinds of upgrades to the forum. If you really want to help, buy something for yourself through one of our sponsors and tell them you saw their banner here.... You guys are great! __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

April 23rd, 2008, 11:53 PM	#15
flagflyfish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Flagstaff Az. Posts: 767	That is really good news!! I'ts been great to watch this forum grow and still keep a civil, family tone! Thanks for your hard work Bumper and Mods!! __________________ "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." -- Thomas Paine (The American Crisis, No. 1, 19 December 1776)

April 24th, 2008, 02:38 AM	#17
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Runthegun, USA Posts: 18,776	Tell Mark at Mark at Tranquil Hosting that we sure do appreciate him shootin' us some extra "go juice" - We sure do need that healthy shot of cyber~caffeine. __________________ *Support Our Troops* How Very Fortunate You Are To Have Two Arms To Put Into A Ward 57 T-Shirt. DC MEMBERS ~ PLEASE BUY A WARD 57 SHIRT. Click Here.

April 23rd, 2008, 02:38 AM	#11
TacticalCompact Ex Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 321	Yep, super-duper slow. I think I one-armed man with no fingers could produce a handgun and empty the magazine before the page was fully loaded after clicking it's corresponding icon in my "favorites" folder...

April 24th, 2008, 01:40 AM	#16
msgt/ret Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 454	And I thought it was just the string getting loose at Time Warner. Thanks for the upgrade; the site is running faster now.

April 24th, 2008, 03:25 AM	#18
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 12,917	Sorry guys, it's running better because traffic has dropped off peak; we haven't upgraded yet. I'm currently waiting to see when Mark can get it done. How quick we get upgraded depends on whether he has a server in stock right now. I'll let everyone know as quick as I find out but it may be at a moment's notice. I told him to do it the first opportunity he gets. __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

April 25th, 2008, 10:50 PM	#19
stormbringerr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Capitol City, Texas Posts: 716	yes, very much so. on april,19th i got a new very fast computer,but when i log onto DC it moves so sloooooowwwww. __________________ later ,Stormbringerr "The obstacle is the path" - Zen Proverb ------------------------------------------------------

April 27th, 2008, 10:50 PM	#20
Sheldon J Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Battle Creek, Mi. Posts: 1,588	S....L....O....W........ Some times when I long in here early in the day the server fly's but sometimes like tonight I will click a topic and wait close to a minute before anything happens, N sometimes I triple click to get the page to load... Every other site I visit is fine. So anyone else notice or have this happen to them? __________________ "The sword dose not cause the murder, and the maker of the sword dose not bear sin" Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac 11th century

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