Unix4 Migration

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On Monday 5/22/06 we will be migrating user data and settings from Unix4 to a new server.

Start time (Eastern): 2:00 PM Monday 5/22/06

End time (Eastern): 10:00 PM Monday 5/22/06

This is being done in response to a quota issue which can only be corrected by reinstalling the server's OS.

In an effort to minimize downtime for users, we have installed a new server which will run in parallel with Unix4. The user data will be copied while the server is live. When the data migration is complete, we will set Unix4's IPs on the new server.

The FTP service on Unix4 will be disabled at the start of the data migration in order to minimize content changes. All other services will remain online during the procedure.

Since the majority of the migration will be done while the server is live, we expect less than 1 hour of total downtime.