On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 at 18:32, Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 8:21 AM sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Do we want to start the process of migrating to whimsy-vm5? > > Setup needs to be completed. There still are a number of commented > out sections in > infrastructure-p6/data/nodes/whimsy-vm5.apache.org.yaml and > infrastructure-p6/modules/whimsy_server/manifests/init.pp > > Yes, I assume that is to stop accidental access to the system. I would rather change the port before attempting to enable these. > Some decisions will need to be made. For example, I would recommend > no rvm this go around - there is really no need to maintain multiple > versions of Ruby. If the system provided ruby is not good enough, we > can always use the brightbox debian repositories. > > > Almost all the data on the host is derived from SVN or Git, so I think > most > > of the code can be run in parallel, at least for testing. > > > > Exceptions include: > > - the secretary workbench maintains a YAML file with details on which > > emails have been processed. Prior to actual changeover, the files will > need > > to be synchronised. > > > > - emails are stored for some other lists. Whilst these are not derived > from > > SVN or Git, they can safely be captured in parallel, and can be imported > > from mail archives if necessary > > > > - is there any other unique data? > > > > To avoid accidental use of the wrong host. I wonder if it would make > sense > > to use a non-standard port, especially in the early testing stages? > > The way I have done migration in the past is to get whimsy-vm(n+1) up > and running; Yes, but during this time there is a risk some people could use it by mistake. Hence the suggestion to use a different port during the early stages at least. > change the dns for whimsy.apache.org to point to it, and > then leave whimsy-vm(n) as a hot backup. > > It cannot be a strict hot backup unless it has all the latest data. At present there is some data that is only on the local system. > Sebb. > > - Sam Ruby >
