Server restart?

[Cowman12]

How long do these normally take?
I am new here, and just got my toon some loot before an announcement said it was going to restart.
Looking forward to knowing you all,
Cowman12 AKA Pockets AKA LArkendar AKA Hedaevin

[Henhouse]

It should have taken 3 minutes, however we seem to be encountering a random problem that has occurring. It's completely unrelated to the updates we put it, those were just content updates. We seem to be having a problem with the mail-system. It might be overloaded from voting mails.

Either way, we're trying to perform some cleanups and get it back up as soon as possible. I think I seriously am going to buy another server soon and move over to that. I'm sick of this 2009 version of linux, it's started to get really buggy lately...

[Cowman12]

Thank you for your swift response! Knowing what is going on all ways makes me happy!
Also any update from 2009 software(And or Hardware) would be good. :)

[Aegrotatio]

It should have taken 3 minutes, however we seem to be encountering a random problem that has occurring. It's completely unrelated to the updates we put it, those were just content updates. We seem to be having a problem with the mail-system. It might be overloaded from voting mails.

Either way, we're trying to perform some cleanups and get it back up as soon as possible. I think I seriously am going to buy another server soon and move over to that. I'm sick of this 2009 version of linux, it's started to get really buggy lately...

1.) Why don't you just update your distro?
2.) When you move the database, or whatever you said you needed to do, I don't really know exactly but you should do that and getting a new server at the same time. Sounds easier.

[Henhouse]

It should have taken 3 minutes, however we seem to be encountering a random problem that has occurring. It's completely unrelated to the updates we put it, those were just content updates. We seem to be having a problem with the mail-system. It might be overloaded from voting mails.

Either way, we're trying to perform some cleanups and get it back up as soon as possible. I think I seriously am going to buy another server soon and move over to that. I'm sick of this 2009 version of linux, it's started to get really buggy lately...

1.) Why don't you just update your distro?
2.) When you move the database, or whatever you said you needed to do, I don't really know exactly but you should do that and getting a new server at the same time. Sounds easier.

I am updating the distro. But attempting to update it instead of just installing a new would doesn't really help anything if problems already exist and can actually CREATE more problems in the process.

I would like to change my server's specs, we don't need 16gb of ram. It's a waste of money, I'd rather have a better CPU but I don't think there's really many options left anymore. I was checking on DediServ and they redid their website and dropped a lot of the old servers they used to have. Maybe I could make a ticket and ask... Their prices went up too. I'm paying 109 euros for each server (we have 2) a month and that was with a 10 euro off coupon (so originally 119). How I can get like the same server for 129 euro :/. So maybe I could try to find another company or something, not sure. But I really have liked DediServ.

[Henhouse]

A followup:

I was checking out leaseweb which I was looking at once months ago, I can get the exact same server we have now for like the same 109 euros, and that's without applying a discount or anything. I almost feel like moving to them :O. We've never needed the 16GB of RAM, really I almost feel like downgrading our server to save some money. :P but it's not worth it I guess.

If I had a reason to leave DediServ I'd go to them...