Re: ubuntu.org.au server down
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 at 07:50, Chris Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 09:40 +1000, Chris Jones wrote: The server always seems to get overloaded a little after each new release of Ubuntu and then admins claim that they are working on the problem so that it won?t happen again. I just wish the problem would be fixed once and for all instead of the same problem arising with each new release as has been for some years now. Regards Chris Jones Perhaps you can suggest a fix for the issue then? There's not much point complaining if you can't suggest a solution. But that's exactly how many bugs reports are made. Step One is identifying the symptoms. Then you ascertain the root problem and formulate a solution. Well the fix is clear. We need more powerful servers. Or better still, more servers. Not knowing the details of the setup, the fix cannot be clear at all. A better solution might involve more bandwidth, a more finely tuned configuration, a new version of $PACKAGE, a reverse proxy or a zillion other things. I wasn't complaining as such, but simply pointing out that it's a continuing problem that isn't going away. And sooner or later, it must be fixed once and for all. Yes it is a problem, but let's identify the disease before we prescribe a treatment. If more powerful hardware is required what sort of hardware is needed? Im sure some of us have fairly decent equipment hanging around we dont need and would be happy to donate it if required. It is the box that runs our Local server and we should support it. Leslie Gossner -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu.org.au server down
On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 at 07:50, Chris Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 09:40 +1000, Chris Jones wrote: The server always seems to get overloaded a little after each new release of Ubuntu and then admins claim that they are working on the problem so that it won?t happen again. I just wish the problem would be fixed once and for all instead of the same problem arising with each new release as has been for some years now. Regards Chris Jones Perhaps you can suggest a fix for the issue then? There's not much point complaining if you can't suggest a solution. But that's exactly how many bugs reports are made. Step One is identifying the symptoms. Then you ascertain the root problem and formulate a solution. Well the fix is clear. We need more powerful servers. Or better still, more servers. Not knowing the details of the setup, the fix cannot be clear at all. A better solution might involve more bandwidth, a more finely tuned configuration, a new version of $PACKAGE, a reverse proxy or a zillion other things. I wasn't complaining as such, but simply pointing out that it's a continuing problem that isn't going away. And sooner or later, it must be fixed once and for all. Yes it is a problem, but let's identify the disease before we prescribe a treatment. -- When you hear that Microsoft paid for the study, it will always make you wonder. It's just like all the tobacco companies paying for studies that said smoking wasn't bad for your health. - John McGlinchey, senior platform engineer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, 2005-04-12 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu.org.au server down
Chris Jones wrote: This problem never seems to amuse me. I must have missed the email where somebody said it was vaguely amusing. The server always seems to get overloaded a little after each new release of Ubuntu and then admins claim that they are working on the problem so that it won't happen again. Are you referring to the archive mirrors being slow after releases? If so, it's completely unrelated. mekong is not an archive mirror. There's no easy way to fix archive mirror slowdowns at this stage - we simply have too many users wanting to upgrade, and need more mirror power! As for mekong, we have a number of LoCo team websites and mail going through it. It's not a particularly well-specced machine, but it normally handles it fine. We're working on optimising things so it works properly all of the time, rather than just most of it. I just wish the problem would be fixed once and for all instead of the same problem arising with each new release as has been for some years now. The bandwidth required by all of our users upgrading is beyond comprehension. If you can donate the insanely large amount of bandwidth required, by all means do so. Bandwidth requires money (and lots of it), and Canonical doesn't have a money tree. Canonical (and indeed the Ubuntu development community) also has no control over third-party mirrors such as the Optus one which give users so much grief around release. -- William Grant signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu.org.au server down
On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 09:40 +1000, Chris Jones wrote: The server always seems to get overloaded a little after each new release of Ubuntu and then admins claim that they are working on the problem so that it won’t happen again. I just wish the problem would be fixed once and for all instead of the same problem arising with each new release as has been for some years now. Regards Chris Jones Perhaps you can suggest a fix for the issue then? There's not much point complaining if you can't suggest a solution. James Collier --- /* *INTERESTING FACT: * * Why are restricted formats and software bad? * * This is the first time in history someone else * * has decided where your music plays!* * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryXDhXqR-SE * */ My System: Ubuntu 8.04 GNU/Linux 2.6.24-17-generic x86_64 My website: https://launchpad.net/~james-collier412 www.morerowdy.blogspot.com Started: Tue Jun 3 10:20:04 EST 2008 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu.org.au server down
peter baker wrote: anyone else noticed that ubuntu.org.au http://ubuntu.org.au seems to be down This error (HTTP 500 Internal Server Error) means that the website you are visiting had a server problem which prevented the webpage from displaying mekong has been having load issues lately, but we are working to resolve them. I have had to alter DNS (among other things) to fix it, so it should all be fine again within an hour. I'm keeping an eye on it, as are admins from the LoCo teams that we share with. -- William Grant signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
