Update @ 2:03pm PDT: Laurel is now once again accepting FTP connections
Update @ 12:11pm PDT: Laurel is now back up and processing Lasso

Currently Laurel is experiencing a problem regarding the processing of Lasso 3.6. It seems to 'time-out' whenever it is thrown certain Lasso code. Our system administrator is researching what is causing this problem and anticipates that this problem should be resolved by noon.

We will keep this post updated if new information becomes available.

-digital.forest technical support

Our electrician is installing some new wiring in the datacenter today for our new row of racks. This work will require the brief shutdown of the two rows immediately adjacent in Server Room 2. One row is home to our oldest MacOS-based computers ("BandW G3's and older "beige" units.) The other is home to the servers we acquired last summer from FMPHosting.net. At noon PST we will perform an orderly shutdown/reboot of the Mac servers to accommodate the work. We will delay the FMPHosting.net reboot until after 2PM PST (to match 5 PM EST)

NO OTHER servers will be affected.

Thanks for your patience.

On Wednesday, September 24th at 10:00 PM PST we will be performing a brief hardware changeover on mesquite.forest.net. Downtime should be limited to a maximum of about 15 minutes and will involve swapping the machine’s hard drive into a new machine.

With an increasing number of customers making the move to new technologies such as Lasso 6, it is necessary for us to consolidate our Lasso 3 servers in order to make the best available use of our resources and provide you with the best possible service. On Friday, September 5th, starting at 10:30 PM PST, will be merging senna.forest.net and sumac.forest.net with kentia.forest.net (the combined machine will eventually be known as kentia.forest.net)

The upgrade window will be about two hours, during which time your web site may be briefly unavailable. All data will be copied over to the new server, and the new server will assume the IP address and name of senna in addition to the machine's current name and IP address.

In the day or two following the upgrade, you may need to use the IP address of the new server (216.168.37.22) for FTP. Web services will not be affected.

Generally, the upgrade should require little or no action on your part. But there are several important changes, both short-term and long-term, that might affect you -- please see the notification e-mail that was sent to you earlier. Please feel free to contact us if you have any question!