Upgrade in progress

January 29, 2004 6:18 PM

Just a heads up, I'm in the middle of a slightly messed up software upgrade in process - expect things to be broken for the next few hours
posted by mathowie (staff) to Uptime at 6:18 PM (32 comments total)

i got a weird error message about a license thing..i guess that was part of it.
posted by amberglow at 6:39 PM on January 29, 2004

Big speed increase, though! Is it Cold Fusion or SQL Server that sped up? Anyway, thanks!
posted by nicwolff at 6:40 PM on January 29, 2004

Yeah, that should be gone now. Let me know if you find new errors from here forward.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 6:40 PM on January 29, 2004

Since you asked:

Error processing CFX custom tag "CFX_JSpellCheck".
The CFX custom tag "CFX_JSpellCheck" was not found in the custom tag database...

(on clicking the Spell Check button)
posted by dg at 7:02 PM on January 29, 2004

It's not MeFi but a.wholelotta is down.
posted by riffola at 7:07 PM on January 29, 2004

AskMe just stopped working...is that being upgraded too?
posted by amberglow at 7:07 PM on January 29, 2004

Oh and I get this when trying to view ask.mefi

Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.
posted by riffola at 7:08 PM on January 29, 2004

I am getting that intermitently as well, riffola.
posted by dg at 7:12 PM on January 29, 2004

it's ok for me now...just a blip i guess
posted by amberglow at 7:19 PM on January 29, 2004

metafilter, metatalk, ask metafilter, a whole lotta nothing, sxswblog, blogroots, metafilter.net, and ticketstubs should all be working ok now, lemme know if you find errors.

I'll fix the spellcheck thing tonight
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:23 PM on January 29, 2004

Dang. I was hoping it meant the new AskMe functionality was going to be slotted in. Still planning that, Matt?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:20 PM on January 29, 2004

spellcheck fixed.

With the CF upgrade, a lot of new stuff will be coming down the pike. I'm hoping to have ask mefi done and up by etech in a week and a half
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:24 PM on January 29, 2004

The MeFi family's doing much better than orkut.com right now...
Maybe I shouldn't have attempted a mass invitation of 17,175...
posted by wendell at 8:34 PM on January 29, 2004

Thanks, mathowie, we appreciate all your efforts to keep the place(s) spiffied up!
posted by Lynsey at 8:45 PM on January 29, 2004

Cool. Looking forward to new toys!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:47 PM on January 29, 2004

Like stavros, I had visions of seeing a brand-new AskMe when the errors faded from my eyes, but appreciate the work in keeping things up to date anyway.
posted by dg at 8:50 PM on January 29, 2004

NAG NAG NAG. You people are like a bunch of old women.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:11 PM on January 29, 2004

As an old woman, I take umbrage at that, m_c_d. Oh, no wait, I just take an umbrella. [emilylitella] Never mind! [/emily]
posted by Dreama at 9:16 PM on January 29, 2004

hey. why does it smell like old lady in here?
posted by quonsar at 9:17 PM on January 29, 2004

Dreama: if you don't mind, I'll belong to the old women, if it's all right with you.

Crash: you have what we Portuguese call, in our own quaint language, issues. ;)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 9:22 PM on January 29, 2004

Issues: in Internationalspeak, Uzi.
posted by MiguelCardoso at 10:02 PM on January 29, 2004

dang! site is flying off the server.

please email me if i can order a pizza or chinese to feed the troops (troop :) )
posted by specialk420 at 11:13 PM on January 29, 2004

mig - is there a drop of west african blood running down this page? or is just my imagination?
posted by specialk420 at 11:25 PM on January 29, 2004

dang! site is flying off the server.

Yup. Fastest its been for a long, long time. Thanks, Matt.
posted by anathema at 4:28 AM on January 30, 2004

dang! site is flying off the server.

What have they done to my site, Ma?

Obrigado, Mateus!

P.S. Thanks for the gentle cattle prod, specialk420: my silly remark was indeed in very bad taste. Sorry about that, my friend. :(
posted by MiguelCardoso at 5:49 AM on January 30, 2004

yeah, site is still screaming ...new box(es)? ... i think ill go check out that wishlist.

miguel - just staying in my usual cranky form and poking you in the ribs. :) serious issue though ... making money selling death machines to poor countries.
posted by specialk420 at 6:39 AM on January 30, 2004

Good job Matt--it really is loading faster.
posted by amberglow at 7:56 AM on January 30, 2004

Good job Matt

Don't thank me, thank the Inanimate Carbon Rod!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:09 AM on January 30, 2004

Not sure if this error is related or not:

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/29258
posted by terrapin at 9:15 AM on January 30, 2004

I just received an error while trying to view this askmefi thread: http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/5006

The error:
Server Error
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request.

Could not connect to JRun Server.

Hit back, went in again and it worked fine. This is with Mozilla.
posted by SteveInMaine at 11:32 AM on January 30, 2004

I've gotten SteveInMaine's error a bunch of times over the past 30 min or so. Not sure if it signifies anything.
posted by rushmc at 7:05 PM on January 30, 2004

I have been getting that same error sometimes (in AskMe only). Refreshing one or more times makes it go away. Firebird 0.6.1/XP if it matters.
posted by dg at 3:32 AM on February 1, 2004