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Topic # 93743 28-Nov-2011 20:57 Send private message

Folks, I'm planning on taking Geekzone down for about two hours on 1st December 2011, sometime in the afternoon.

 





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  Reply # 551187 28-Nov-2011 21:01 Send private message

Any new features being added or simply a WOF?



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  Reply # 551188 28-Nov-2011 21:02 Send private message

I'll be exporting the VMs for a full system backup. No new features or anything exciting, sorry.






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  Reply # 551193 28-Nov-2011 21:10 Send private message

freitasm: I'll be exporting the VMs for a full system backup. No new features or anything exciting, sorry.


Its not possible to do an export (or snapshot) without shutting down the VMs?



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  Reply # 551198 28-Nov-2011 21:22 Send private message

I can create snapshots but export requires the VM to be off.





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  Reply # 551215 28-Nov-2011 22:00 Send private message

approved :)

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  Reply # 551218 28-Nov-2011 22:09 Send private message

We'll just submit your RFC to Geekzone Change Management for approval ;-)

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  Reply # 551232 28-Nov-2011 22:47 Send private message

Maybe you should look at sending SMS to all Geekzone subscribers and then some TV ads on channel 1 , 3 , Prime and Billboard ads and also even some radio ads at peak time just before the 6 news morning / night on at least 10 radio stations,

Please don't forget about a banner towed behind a plane in all main centres of NZ adivsing of the outage as well

Might pay to check with Geektastic how else the message could be put out there

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Reply # 551499 29-Nov-2011 15:48 Send private message

codyc1515:
freitasm: I'll be exporting the VMs for a full system backup. No new features or anything exciting, sorry.


Its not possible to do an export (or snapshot) without shutting down the VMs?


Do you not think MF would consider that as Geekzone is his livelihood, so any downtime does mean loss of $$$$$. 

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  Reply # 551507 29-Nov-2011 16:01 Send private message

what are we supposed to do while geekzone is down ?








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  Reply # 551508 29-Nov-2011 16:02 Send private message

There's a virtual reality game called "outside". Apparently the 3D graphics are amazing, but the gameplay sucks sometime.





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  Reply # 551511 29-Nov-2011 16:09 Send private message

ah.. that game... hmm






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  Reply # 551514 29-Nov-2011 16:18 Send private message

freitasm: There's a virtual reality game called "outside". Apparently the 3D graphics are amazing, but the gameplay sucks sometime.


sounds like a 80s game are there instructions online for it?




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  Reply # 551517 29-Nov-2011 16:21 Send private message

l43a2: what are we supposed to do while geekzone is down ?


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  Reply # 552151 1-Dec-2011 10:38 Send private message

All done, in about 31 minutes. Thanks for the patience!






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