jerry ,
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Oooooo Hetzner delivered the new database server. 🤤

SpaceLifeForm ,

@jerry

Live migration or downtime?

jerry OP ,
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@SpaceLifeForm there will be some downtime. To take advantage of some of the benefits from moving to postrgresql 16, I have to run a dump from the old database and import into the new database. That’ll take probably 2 hours or so

SpaceLifeForm ,

@jerry

Since we recently we recently had 2+ hours of downtime, I will allow it. /s

TBH, I would do the downtime because if there is a problem, you will be able to fallback quickly.

You want to failfast.

If you try the migration path, there could be an undetected ptoblem ocuuring that is not discovered quickly, and the remediation could end up being a bigger mess than 2 hours of downtime.

I am old skool, this is how I would do it.

gary_alderson ,
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@jerry post referral link to help defray costs - they seem v reputable, they are huge, lots of options for people /win

mustard ,
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@jerry

video/mp4

malwareminigun ,
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@jerry It's like when you upgrade your Gateway in the game Uplink...

Sempf ,
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@jerry So what's their deal? Do they actually build metal for you? Or are they spinning up virtual machines for your use?

jerry OP ,
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@Sempf its a custom built Dell server - 48core amd epyc Genoa, 512GB of ram, 2x2TB and 2x4TB nvme disks

Sempf ,
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@jerry Neat. You just don't normally hear people say 'they set up a server for me' anymore. It's usually just a button push, you know what I mean?

jerry OP ,
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@Sempf well, from my perspective, I order it just like a VM, but the provisioning time is measured in days rather than seconds

Sempf ,
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@jerry That is one big mother of a box though. Mama.

jerry OP ,
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@Sempf its the same basic server as our current database, but the current one only has 256GB of ram and 2x4TB drives. Oh, it also has 10g Ethernet to connect to the app servers.

simonzerafa ,
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@jerry

One of Herzner's specials they designed and built themselves? 🙂🤷‍♂️

https://youtu.be/5eo8nz_niiM

jerry OP ,
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@simonzerafa with this change, I will no longer be using those - will be all dell hardware

Sempf ,
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@jerry Wait, 10 GIG ethernet? They have that?

I mean I guess they would have to at some point. Is it a fiber cable?

morb ,
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@jerry benchmark time

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