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The Staff of SOH
"The server is too busy......."
- Thread starter Navy Chief
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MrZippy
SOH-CM-2025
and yesterday and today, the download speed from the library is down to about a quarter of that on a typical day before this week - - that is, about 40KB/sec today compared to 160KB/sec normally.
Yep, I noticed that, also, yesterday!
Yes that is by design to see if the total number of people downloading is causing the issue. Unfortunately there is no tool to tell me how many people are downloading.
When NC posted this thread the loads were spiking every hour. When I blocked the known problem IP Addresses the loads spiked every 2 hours.
The next change was to the download speeds which were trimmed across the board slightly. That did not really help we still had the same frequency. I then got draconian with the download speeds across the board just to see if that helped. That caused the spike frequency to go to every 3 hours.
The next thing I did was run a maintenance tool in the that repairs and optimizes the forum database tables. I have had to run that tool a couple times to clear out posting issues. That change 6 hours until the next spike.
I have some more testing to do this morning. After that we will adjust again. We are missing something that is the issue. I am not sure if all of these changes are fixing the issue or if they are just giving room for the issue to live on unnoticed.
Either way the move to the new server is coming and we have preparations to do related to that project.
When NC posted this thread the loads were spiking every hour. When I blocked the known problem IP Addresses the loads spiked every 2 hours.
The next change was to the download speeds which were trimmed across the board slightly. That did not really help we still had the same frequency. I then got draconian with the download speeds across the board just to see if that helped. That caused the spike frequency to go to every 3 hours.
The next thing I did was run a maintenance tool in the that repairs and optimizes the forum database tables. I have had to run that tool a couple times to clear out posting issues. That change 6 hours until the next spike.
I have some more testing to do this morning. After that we will adjust again. We are missing something that is the issue. I am not sure if all of these changes are fixing the issue or if they are just giving room for the issue to live on unnoticed.
Either way the move to the new server is coming and we have preparations to do related to that project.
I found another possible culprit which could have been additive to the problem. The AV Scanner was using 30% of the system memory. I booted it out the door to see if that helps the issue. I just did that so now the clock starts again to see how things are running.
I will increase the server speeds if this turns out good.
I will increase the server speeds if this turns out good.
Next step is a reboot which I will do in the early am my time.
Next timer starts. The reboot just finished.
Yes the problem still persists and the final verdict on where the core of the problem is coming from is the download section.
Its has always been a problem when there is a new hot file. Now the normal daily load from the number of members downloading is really dragging down the server.
Look for notices about the new server. It was handed over to us the end of December. The plan was to have it in place in the month of January and that planned slipped by.
Its has always been a problem when there is a new hot file. Now the normal daily load from the number of members downloading is really dragging down the server.
Look for notices about the new server. It was handed over to us the end of December. The plan was to have it in place in the month of January and that planned slipped by.
I will boost us up when I get us into the new server.
Yesterday when I checked we had served 800+ files for 45Gb in a 24 hour period. Today it is 947 files for 28.87 Gb just a few minutes ago.
The server is built and I am transferring files off this one and to the .net server to send them all to the new server. How long does it take to transfer 500Gb. We will see.
Yesterday when I checked we had served 800+ files for 45Gb in a 24 hour period. Today it is 947 files for 28.87 Gb just a few minutes ago.
The server is built and I am transferring files off this one and to the .net server to send them all to the new server. How long does it take to transfer 500Gb. We will see.
Over a network or the internet using copy software or commands? It all depends on your bandwidth of course, but my experience says more than a couple of hours, even when having super broadband.
Good luck Dave!!
Priller
Server move - congratulations!
A word of appreciation and congratulations to the SOH admin team for a seemingly uneventful server migration!
Working in IT support as I do, I know that these things are far from a sinecure, especially considering you migrated from a Windows server to a Linux server. (Linux being a very wise choice indeed)
So well done and thank you to the team!
Cheers,
Priller
A word of appreciation and congratulations to the SOH admin team for a seemingly uneventful server migration!
Working in IT support as I do, I know that these things are far from a sinecure, especially considering you migrated from a Windows server to a Linux server. (Linux being a very wise choice indeed)
So well done and thank you to the team!
Cheers,
Priller
Navy Chief
Senior Member
Yes, a big thank you for the smooth move! NC
Try the next one and see what you get. I increased the allotments again.