Topic: Weenie Juke Status

[Bunker Hill]

Oops, meant to mention that what I'm attempting to connect to is this IP:

http://66.28.200.122:7160/

[Slack]

Just to keep you informed.  And I say thank god they are "...configuring a full iBGP mesh, over our private dark-fiber-based Internet backbone" - we'll all sleep better tonight for it.

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Dear ViaStreaming Customer,
as a valued customer, ViaStreaming is committed to keeping you informed about any changes in the status of your service with us:
 
-Summary Description of Maintenance: ViaStreaming will be performing hardware upgrades on edge and core network routers.
 
-Time: October 23th, Monday 12:00 - 1:00 AM. EST Time.
 
-Location of Maintenance: s4.viastreaming.net server - Equinix DC - Ashburn VA - USA.
 
Customers will sustain intermittent downtime in between the times posted;
Please note, there will be only be an outage of up to 5 minutes for each customer;
 
 
-In an effort to provide an even higher level of redundancy within our network infrastructure, we have upgraded our secondary core routers at our datacenter facility. We are also configuring a full iBGP mesh, over our private dark-fiber-based Internet backbone;
These upgrades and modifications will further ensure that our network remains online and available at all times even if multiple issues arise at our facility. Please note that should these interruptions occur, they will likely only affect some Internet users attempting to access your streams.
 
 
We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause you, rest assured we will do our best to minimize any and all service interference.
Thank you for your cooperation,
 
Support Dept.
 
 
 
Best Broadcastings from
 
 
ViaStreaming.com
The Streaming Service Provider
www.viastreaming.com

[Slack]

Just to let you all know that the juke will be down for a period of time this evening - I'm going to upgrade the broadcasting software.

[Slack]

The broadcasting software has been updated (took about 10 minutes) however the servers at LoudCity are down.  you can listen to the Juke if you saved an iTunes link.  Hopefully the station pages will be up soon.

[Slack]

FYI,

FastServ, LoudCity's streaming network administrator,  has
informed of necessary network maintenance. All icecast servers
with "lax1" in the name will experience a 15 minute downtime on
Saturday, April 25, between 7 PM and 8 PM - PST (Pacific Time).


The following is the notification we received form FastServ:
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Event:
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On April 25, 2009 between the hours of  19:00 PST (Pacific Time)
and 20:00 we will be performing critical maintenence on the SAN01
switch in the San Diego datacenter.

Reason:
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In order to assure continuous uptime and maximum performance, we
need to upgrade a core switch to better handle traffic spikes and
surges in one of the switching nodes (SAN01).  After the upgrade,
customers should experience overall faster and more consistant
download/upload speeds.

Who is affected:
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Servers located on the SAN01 switch which include shared
Shoutcast, Icecast, Windows Media, and some Dedicated Servers.
NOTE: Dedicated Server and Colo customers on SAN02 or Ashburn
nodes will NOT be affected by this work.

Expected Downtime:
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We are expecting less than 15 minutes of downtime, but we have
allocated a 1-hour to perform the work to allow for any
unforseen circumstances.

[uncle bud]

Just letting everyone know that the Juke is down for the time being. ISP service to the juke server has been knocked out by inclement weather in Texas (i.e. a dusting of snow  ).

[Slack]

Alright the 1/8 inch of snow fall melted - we're back up.

[Slack]

Just in case anyone thinks to check the board (doubtful  ) -- I'm going to upgrade the Juke machine over lunch today --- the Juke will be down for 15-20 minutes.

Thanks.

[Slack]

You guys are too quiet - I think the Juke was down most of the day without me realizing it (I left for work this morning and it was playing - but had not realized it was in manual DJ mode ).  In any case - I'm fooling with configuration changes in order to try something new. More about this later.

Cheers,

[Slack]

Just an FYI,

More upgrades on the Juke - so it will be down for several hours tonight, the evening being off peak hours (peak hours being working hours  ) 

[uncle bud]

The Juke is currently choking on a peanut (I get SQL errors). In the meantime, everyone sing a Bo Carter song.

[uncle bud]

Successful Heimlich Maneuver seems to have been performed. Juke back up and running.

[Parlor Picker]

Maneuver ?? Uncle Bud - I thought you were a Canadian, i.e. a proper colonial ( ). Surely you must know the correct English spelling of manoeuvre, especially as the other language of Canada is French.

Still, I suppose I can't talk, what with my Weenie name and all...

[uncle bud]

Yes, I will often Americanize my spelling for the benefit of the majority - and of course to avoid spelling French words.  Interesting to note that Microsoft Office, which defaults to US English over here, is creating a generation that can't spell in Canadian English, at least from anecdotal (i.e. what I see) evidence.

[Parlor Picker]

It's everywhere, Andrew. Every idiot in the world has been let loose on a computer and the results in terms of spelling and grammar are atrocious. That's my rant of the day, back to work now...