[2020] Some details around the Live server hardware upgrades yesterday...

Hey everyone,

Tweeted some details about the server hardware upgrade we performed yesterday, while the data base migration was in-progress - https://twitter.com/AndySites/status/1222573185201098752

If you have an aversion to social media, here are the details:

"Wanted to provide some details/transparency on the @planetside2 server hardware upgrades we performed during our database maintenance yesterday... the tech ops team was able to complete the switch-over to the new hardware in all regions EXCEPT Emerald (US East).

The logistics for the hardware upgrade in the data center that Emerald is housed in on the US East Coast is a bit more intensive. So we were not able to do it yesterday. I'm speaking with the Daybreak tech ops team this morning to get a handle on the timing of when it will be done. Once we have a confirmed date/time, we will share it. The plan would be to have it coincide with a regular game update, so it shouldn't cause any unnecessary extended down time once ready. We have been getting some positive feedback on the server perf for the regions we did upgrade in yesterday, so I wanted to make sure you all knew about the status of Emerald.

And for context, the hardware that we replaced/upgraded yesterday was from launch back in 2012. So like 7+ years old. Lots of exhausted hamsters"

Anyhow, thought you'd like to know a bit more detail. Let me know if you have any questions.

Andy