Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming EDIT: It's here!

Jump

We just received word from Steve Hartmeyer (Istvan) at NetDevil that there is a major upgrade to the Jumpgate Servers in anticipation of the launch of Jumpgate Evolution.

IMPORTANT: Colocation Change Coming

By the end of October, NetDevil will be relocating the Live Jumpgate Classic servers to a new colocation provider. This action is being taken as part of our preparations for eventually launching external (beta) servers for Jumpgate Evolution, but as a result, Jumpgate Classic will benefit greatly.

The new colocation arrangement will result in all of our old server hardware (which dates from original launch in 2001) being replaced with modern high-quality multicore IBM blade servers. The bandwidth available through the new provider will be a factor of five improvement over what we presently have. Furthermore, we also expect the change to provide us an opportunity to improve our support procedures and mechanisms in response to outages. We expect performance to show a significant improvement (and there should be a huge one for our greatly overtaxed JOSSH webserver) once things have been cut over to the new equipment and location.

The next few weeks will be extremely busy as the replacement systems are brought online and tested prior to cutting over our Live services. We intend the minimum disruption, but because of the nature of the Jumpgate Classic product, there is no doubt there will be some. Dates of outages and actual cutover will be announced here, just as soon as we are able to gauge the real progress of getting things moved.

Ideally, we will replicate the game servers, test them, and then activate them during an outage that allows us to move the current state data over. Access to the new location will be provided to the clients with a patch that will point you to the new servers. The same patch will also contain a change to the networking code so that MS Vista users will be able to play Jumpgate Classic.

If you do not obtain the patch before the patching server is itself moved, you will need to obtain either a new installer, or a specific file that will direct your client to the correct patching server. Vista users will not be able to use the original patcher, but will be required to use a new installer to be able to play the game.

New versions of the file, and the new installer, will be made available at the time of cutover. Once they are available, we ask members of the community to share these install files freely with other members, to expedite the conversion.

The support team and I request your patience as we get through this probably bumpy patch in Jumpgate Classic's continuing voyage. We've been assured that the improvements of the new location will be well worth the inconveniences of the conversion.

Again, further bulletins will be posted here as soon as information and files can be made available. Please pass the word that big happenings are afoot.

Injustice

That's BIG news

Bingofuel

WOW, What a pleasnt and unexpected supprise. I would not have expected ND to make Jumpgate Classic Vista compatable or even bother changing over to better hardware.

I love ND they realy care.

Karash

Cool...maybe fleet fights of over 40 can be done now

Milkman

Very good news!

Radi

Nice!

Lordopic

Its on the home run.

Montaugh

This must mean that the hampster that was running the classic servers finally died.

Algore

If they make Jossh anything but the slowest loading heap of poopoo on the www then I'm quiting.
I time many things on loading up a Jossh webpage:

1)Getting a beer from the fridge.
2)Making a reefer.
3)Having a pee/poo.
4)Masturbation.
5)Kicking the dog.

If this alleged change is going to affect Jossh meaning it will load up faster I DEMAND a switch allowing the option to keep it as it is.

Regards
Al

Tritian

Hopefully this will be a bigger improvement to JOSSH then the time they hit the TURBO button on the front of the old Packard Bell 386-SX that it was running on.

Tim

sweeeeeeet.. now i can play jumpgate again.. end of october, then?

Jump

It might not help me since I am on Vista x64.

Radi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tritian

Hopefully this will be a bigger improvement to JOSSH then the time they hit the TURBO button on the front of the old Packard Bell 386-SX that it was running on.

haha...I had one of those a loooooo

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	Jump Big Daddy Pilot Name: JumpDemon Faction: Solrain Joystick: MS FF2 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tracy, Ca. Posts: 6,938	Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming EDIT: It's here! We just received word from Steve Hartmeyer (Istvan) at NetDevil that there is a major upgrade to the Jumpgate Servers in anticipation of the launch of Jumpgate Evolution. IMPORTANT: Colocation Change Coming By the end of October, NetDevil will be relocating the Live Jumpgate Classic servers to a new colocation provider. This action is being taken as part of our preparations for eventually launching external (beta) servers for Jumpgate Evolution, but as a result, Jumpgate Classic will benefit greatly. The new colocation arrangement will result in all of our old server hardware (which dates from original launch in 2001) being replaced with modern high-quality multicore IBM blade servers. The bandwidth available through the new provider will be a factor of five improvement over what we presently have. Furthermore, we also expect the change to provide us an opportunity to improve our support procedures and mechanisms in response to outages. We expect performance to show a significant improvement (and there should be a huge one for our greatly overtaxed JOSSH webserver) once things have been cut over to the new equipment and location. The next few weeks will be extremely busy as the replacement systems are brought online and tested prior to cutting over our Live services. We intend the minimum disruption, but because of the nature of the Jumpgate Classic product, there is no doubt there will be some. Dates of outages and actual cutover will be announced here, just as soon as we are able to gauge the real progress of getting things moved. Ideally, we will replicate the game servers, test them, and then activate them during an outage that allows us to move the current state data over. Access to the new location will be provided to the clients with a patch that will point you to the new servers. The same patch will also contain a change to the networking code so that MS Vista users will be able to play Jumpgate Classic. If you do not obtain the patch before the patching server is itself moved, you will need to obtain either a new installer, or a specific file that will direct your client to the correct patching server. Vista users will not be able to use the original patcher, but will be required to use a new installer to be able to play the game. New versions of the file, and the new installer, will be made available at the time of cutover. Once they are available, we ask members of the community to share these install files freely with other members, to expedite the conversion. The support team and I request your patience as we get through this probably bumpy patch in Jumpgate Classic's continuing voyage. We've been assured that the improvements of the new location will be well worth the inconveniences of the conversion. Again, further bulletins will be posted here as soon as information and files can be made available. Please pass the word that big happenings are afoot.
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	Injustice Member Pilot Name: Injustice Faction: Pirate Joystick: Some POS Logitech because my FF2 broke Join Date: May 2007 Location: 29 Palms, CA Posts: 629	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming That's BIG news
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	Bingofuel Member Faction: Solrain Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 122	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming WOW, What a pleasnt and unexpected supprise. I would not have expected ND to make Jumpgate Classic Vista compatable or even bother changing over to better hardware. I love ND they realy care.


	Karash Member Pilot Name: Karash Faction: Octavius Joystick: Saitek x52 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eve Online Posts: 396	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming Cool...maybe fleet fights of over 40 can be done now


	Milkman Moderator Pilot Name: Milkman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 303	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming Very good news!
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	Radi Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 616	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming Nice!


	Lordopic Member Faction: non-aligned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: over the hills and far away Posts: 880	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming Its on the home run.


	Montaugh Recruit Pilot Name: Gohlem Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 23	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming This must mean that the hampster that was running the classic servers finally died.


	Algore Member Pilot Name: Algore Joystick: MS Force Feedback 2 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Belfast. Northern Ireland Posts: 547	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming If they make Jossh anything but the slowest loading heap of poopoo on the www then I'm quiting. I time many things on loading up a Jossh webpage: 1)Getting a beer from the fridge. 2)Making a reefer. 3)Having a pee/poo. 4)Masturbation. 5)Kicking the dog. If this alleged change is going to affect Jossh meaning it will load up faster I DEMAND a switch allowing the option to keep it as it is. Regards Al


	Tritian Butcher of Solrain Pilot Name: Tritian Faction: Pirate Joystick: Mouse Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Behind you. Posts: 814	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming Hopefully this will be a bigger improvement to JOSSH then the time they hit the TURBO button on the front of the old Packard Bell 386-SX that it was running on.


	Tim Head Goober Joystick: Some 3-axis thing. It's black. Join Date: May 2004 Location: recovering from Naked Volleyball Posts: 771	Re: Jumpgate Colocation Change Coming sweeeeeeet.. now i can play jumpgate again.. end of october, then?
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