Slashdot is Moving. Help Load Test! 345
We're moving the Slashdot cluster from Exodus East to Exodus West in the next couple days. In good Slashdot Tradition, we've opened up brak.slashdot.org for you to help load test the new cluster. Currently its almost an exact copy of our existing setup (missing a couple of webheads which will be up soon). The actual move will occur late at night (most likely tonight or tomorrow depending on how things go), and will hopefully involve only a few minutes of downtime as we copy the last of the data over the continent. Thanks for your help.
Slashdotted already (Score:5, Funny)
Someone please post mirrors!
Re:Slashdotted already (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdotted already (Score:4, Funny)
That one's slashdotted too. Does anyone have the google cache link??
Re:Slashdotted already (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Can Slashdot slashdot Slashdot? (Score:3, Funny)
Once again, the power of countless geeks wasting time online has been demonstrated. We must always remember that this power can be used for good... or evil....
Re:Slashdotted already (Score:2)
Messaging Weirdness (Score:4, Informative)
For some reason when I log onto the brak site, it says I have one new message but in fact there are no new messages! And for some reason, a tab for user number 178529 shows up in my account page in addition to my own information. All of this seems to have infested my account on the old server too. (This is real, I am not trying to make a lame joke.)
Could this be a newly identified issue with the server move?
What should be changed.. (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:What should be changed.. (Score:3, Interesting)
Do we hear a third vote?
Re:What should be changed.. (Score:3, Interesting)
If it ain't broke, don't fuck with it.
nows a good time to explain..... (Score:4, Interesting)
Its been asked by me before - and I am sure many others...
can you please give us a rundown on what Slashdot physically and technically looks like?
Re:nows a good time to explain..... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:nows a good time to explain..... (Score:2)
But like always - I dont RTFM!
Re:nows a good time to explain..... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:nows a good time to explain..... (Score:5, Interesting)
Maybe an update is in order?
Re:nows a good time to explain..... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:nows a good time to explain..... (Score:5, Funny)
Technically? I haven't got a clue.
Re:nows a good time to explain..... (Score:2)
Brak eh? (Score:5, Funny)
Three hams!!!
You guys got another one called Zorak?
Re:Brak eh? (Score:4, Funny)
An evil, giant, annoying bug out to take over the world that's always getting blasted by the host....
That'd be the server where
Re:Brak eh? (Score:3, Funny)
Brak: And we make a kite outta squirrels and fly it to the moon!
Zorak: No, we track ourselves down,
Brak: Then what?
Zorak: We make our other selves do the homework!
Brak: Hey, Zorak, can I ask you a question?
Zorak: Yeah, what?
Brak: Where are we gonna find enough squirrels to make a kite?
Zorak: Are you really that stupid?
Brak: Oooh! I dare you to say that again! Only this time, say 'Brak, I love you!'
Zorak: Let's go
Re:Brak eh? (Score:4, Informative)
Thundercleese: Feed him exactly three milligrams of Tickle Snax! And be forewarned - three hams will certainly kill him. [close-up of Thundercleese's, uh, face] Three hams.
Brak:
[singing] Three hams will kill him,
Three hams will kill him,
I shouldn't feed him three hams! [Brak spreads his arms on the last word. Mr. Tickles hides behind the car.]
Thundercleese: Excellent! Your mission begins in the morning.
[Wipe to the room with Mr. Tickles's aquarium. Brak and Zorak are standing in front of it.]
Brak: Now what did Thundercleese say I was s'posed to feed Mr. Tickles for breakfast? I forget... [Thundercleese appears in a thought bubble by Brak's head. Brak turns to look at it.]
Thundercleese:
[singing] Three hams will fill him,
Three hams will thrill him,
Why don't you feed him three hams! [Thundercleese holds his arms up. A giant plate with three hams lands on his hands.]
Brak: Thank you, thought bubble! [The thought bubble disappears.]
Brak: Hey, Zorak, d'you think Mr. Tickles would like a delicious three ham omelet?
hey Taco! (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:hey Taco! (Score:4, Informative)
Take a look at this article [poppolitics.com]. A quote from the article:
Now, the one-time crusader for the geek underclass has decided to concentrate on writing more general technology articles and media commentary.
Re:hey Taco! (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:I agree (Score:2)
Well, it's only fair, after you Easterners complained about how boring the World Series was because there were no New York teams! BTW, you guys missed an INCREDIBLE series!!!!
Serious question (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Serious question (Score:5, Informative)
to slashdot.org:
4 gige1-2.core1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net (213.244.165.101) 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms
5 CW-Level3.level3.net (213.244.165.246) 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms
6 bcr1-so-3-0-0.Amsterdam.cw.net (208.173.211.237) 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms
7 dcr2-loopback.NewYork.cw.net (206.24.194.100) 85 ms 85 ms 85 ms
8 cable-and-wireless-internal-isp.NewYork.cw.net (206.24.207.226) 85 ms 85 ms 85 ms
9 bbr01-g6-0.jrcy01.exodus.net (216.32.223.129) 85 ms 85 ms 85 ms
10 bbr01-p4-0.wlhm01.exodus.net (209.1.169.66) 90 ms 91 ms 91 ms
11 dcr04-g1-0.wlhm01.exodus.net (64.14.70.50) 91 ms 91 ms 91 ms
12 csr03-ve240.wlhm02.exodus.net (64.14.70.130) 150 ms 91 ms 91 ms
13 64.28.66.204 (64.28.66.204) 91 ms 91 ms 91 ms
to brak.slashdot.org:
4 gige6-0.core1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net (213.244.165.45) 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms
5 CW-Level3.level3.net (213.244.165.246) 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms
6 bcr1-so-3-0-0.Amsterdam.cw.net (208.173.211.237) 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms
7 dcr2-loopback.SantaClara.cw.net (208.172.146.100) 156 ms 156 ms 156 ms
8 ibr01-p4-0.sntc08.exodus.net (208.172.156.198) 156 ms 156 ms 156 ms
9 dcr02-g2-0.sntc08.exodus.net (66.35.194.4) 156 ms 156 ms 156 ms
10 csr02-ve242.sntc08.exodus.net (66.35.194.59) 157 ms 157 ms 157 ms
11 66.35.210.202 (66.35.210.202) 158 ms 158 ms 158 ms
Re:Serious question (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Serious question (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Serious question (Score:4, Informative)
At work (dual T1s): ~45ms to the old one, ~80ms to the new one.
At Home (DSL): ~75ms old, ~150ms to the new one, twice as bad.
It doesn't help that I don't get to Cable & Wireless except by going to Chicago. Going east it was on the way, going west its just a needless round trip.
I imagine it won't make much difference (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Serious question (Score:3, Informative)
Just in case... (Score:5, Funny)
Have you Meta Moderated recently?
This page was generated by a Flock of Elite Mummies for American AC in Paris (230456).
Smells like...
NewsPosted by krow on Tuesday October 29, @09:45
from the 40-thousand-years-we-have-been-painting-in-caves dept.
Is this working, fee, fi, foe, fum....
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Apple: Darwin 6.0.2 for x86 Released!?!?!?!
OS X (Apple)Posted by pudge on Monday October 28, @16:24
from the foo-on-you-in-th'-hizouse-yo-yo dept.
Jos Louis writes "Apple has released the x86 version 6.0.2 of Darwin, the FreeBSD-based core of Mac OS X Jaguar. You can download the bootable ISO from here." Commence the raising of the roof
Yup, its working (Score:5, Funny)
Load test is inverted (Score:3, Insightful)
Honestly, you aren't getting a good load test by putting up a link (at least, not a good 'slashdot' loadtest).
Re:Load test is inverted (Score:3, Interesting)
In fact I've wondered just how
What are you doing posting here anyway? Get over to the new site and help break it with everyone else.
FYI reupdate the message inbox of users (Score:5, Informative)
Just thought you should know in case you didn't know already (?).
And I have 30 Mod points.... (Score:2)
-B
slashdots going to be slashdotted? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:slashdots going to be slashdotted? (Score:2, Funny)
Yummy! (Score:4, Informative)
Slower now (Score:2, Informative)
What will this do to the uptime!? (Score:4, Funny)
Recipe for saving uptime (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:What will this do to the uptime!? (Score:2)
Hey Gang! Perhaps it's time to fix the flag icon! (Score:3, Informative)
Quick!! Get all your meta discussions in while there still is time!
I dunno.... (Score:2)
Load test? I mean, in order to do that you'd have to be running some sort of website which got a lot of people to click on a link at once. It would have a large effect on slashdot, some sort of "Slashdot effect", if you will.
I just don't think we can manage it.
Misunderstanding (Score:5, Funny)
From: Management
Moving all the data from the East to the West is NOT what we meant when we said "copyleft"!
I've seen duplicate stories before... (Score:4, Funny)
brak.slashdot.org?!?!?!? (Score:4, Informative)
Heh. Adult Swim. Next time are you going to name the server "Master Shake"?!?!?!?!
Wierd thing just happened (Score:3, Interesting)
Does this have anything to do with the test? Or with Daylight Savings perhaps?
What was with the Daylight Savings Time story? (Score:2)
Mirror (Score:5, Funny)
Disappearing story (Score:2, Interesting)
Others than the webheads (Score:2)
Don't you mean.. (Score:2)
The wonder of unsyncronised data... (Score:2, Interesting)
Ch-ching!
Re:The wonder of unsyncronised data... (Score:2)
Is this a hint, that I should stop posting?
Ask Slashdot (Score:2)
This just in.... (Score:2)
*laughs* (Score:2, Interesting)
Secondly, did you know 'brak' is Dutch, and literally means 'something that sucks'? Seems appropriate since people complain it is slashdotted [even though it works for me!]
Moderators: (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Moderators: (Score:2)
I likes the new slashdot! (Score:3, Interesting)
Let's be realistic... (Score:3, Funny)
So, I think what they really meant it to say was:
You have 30 Moderator Points! Abuse 'em or lose 'em!
Too... much... power... Anyone else feeling drunk?
Re:I likes the new slashdot! (Score:2)
Re:I likes the new slashdot! (Score:2)
Wouldn't it be nice if... (Score:2, Redundant)
You have 30 Moderator Points! Use 'em or lose 'em!
Mod point problem (Score:2)
woohooo (Score:3, Funny)
Re:woohooo (Score:2)
Moderator access seems to be broken. (Score:2)
Well, I clicked on the link to brak, and I immediately got moderator access... except the points say that they expire on 1970-01-03. I also seem to have 30 moderator points. Er, not good.
I'll use my points anyway...
different engine (Score:5, Funny)
That was fun! (Score:2)
Well, I just stumbled into the test site and suddenly had 25 or so moderator points...such an orgy of excessive, freakish moderation you never did see! People went up! People went down!
Head over there, bang on the system. It's fun to play God for a few minutes.
found bug already (Score:2)
You have to admit... (Score:4, Insightful)
30 Mod Points (Score:2)
"load test" or something else? (Score:2)
Or you could just do network load testing by playing a large number of fps games on a locally-connected network segment.
Additionally, as I crafted this little response... How about using Apache Bench? http://codeflux.com/ab/ is a gateway for it.
Tsunami-bench is a front-end
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tsunam
BenJaws is another front-end
http://sourceforge.net/projects/benjaw
Run those a few times...
search error (Score:2)
Searching For: linux kernel
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:04:07 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) mod_gzip/1.3.19.1a mod_perl/1.27 mod_ssl/2.8.10 OpenSSL/0.9.6g X-Powered-By: Slash 2.003000 Connection: close Transfer-Encoding: chunked Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
OK
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, pater@slashdot.org and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
brak.slashdot.org not responding (Score:2)
Re:brak.slashdot.org not responding (Score:2)
MRTG Report of the beating... (Score:2, Interesting)
Weird (Score:2)
In addition, because most people suddenly have 30 mod points a piece on brak, I just had my first post ever marked as a Troll: here [slashdot.org]. It's moderation totals are as follows: Flamebait=1, Troll=3, Redundant=1, Insightful=1, Interesting=1, Informative=2, Funny=1, Overrated=2, Total=12. Wow. It was just a little comment about the server working and hoping the actual moves goes smoothly.
As I said over there: (Score:2)
Full text of article in case it gets slashdotted.. (Score:4, Funny)
Slashdotted!!!! (Score:2)
Smells like... (Score:2)
Damn... (Score:2)
Exodus (Score:4, Interesting)
It's a mad house over there... (Score:3, Insightful)
Especially when two of my posts (very on topic, legitimate) were both modded +2 troll.... Odd....
Brak is down! 3:27 PM CST (Score:3, Funny)
I think the raging debate over daylight savings time was just too much for the poor server.
RIP Brak (Score:3, Funny)
Frankly, I found it easy to break. (Score:4, Funny)
while [ 1 ]
do
wget "http://brak.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/29
echo "hello"
done
I run that on an Ultra Enterprise 10000 with a 100mbit/full network drop (not the best network connection but my gigabit ether boxes were doing "real" work). Because this system had 4gb of RAM in it, Maxusers was very high, which resulted in the maxprocs being very high. And the kernel seemed to work very well under that kind of pressure.
Then, for fun, add in another box or two. Presto! Instant simulated Slashdot effect. But then again, I happen to be using a MASSIVE network connection from a very well-known telco. So that gives me a big advantage over most people.
Lesson learned: Wow. I can slashdot Slashdot itself.
Jeez... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why is it moving? (nc) (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Moving to West? (Score:2)
Move out west. The west is the best, baby!
Wow!!! Free porn! (Score:2)
Re:If that's not (Score:2)
Re:You have 30 Moderator Points! Use 'em or lose ' (Score:5, Insightful)
Interestingly, I used all 30 points, did my Meta-modding, and then came back a bit later to find I then had 60 points!