Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

[Balfree]

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news5780.shtml

From: PlayOnline
Oct. 12, 2005 04:00 [PDT]

PlayOnline Server Maintenance (Oct. 13)

At the following time we will be conducting PlayOnline server maintenance. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI and Tetra Master will be unavailable.

The "Friend List Plus" feature, as well as the "Q&A" feature accessible from the official PlayOnline homepage (http://www.playonline.com/) will be unavailable as well.

We thank you for your understanding and patience.

[Date & Time]
Oct. 13, 2005 from 8:00 to 18:00 (PDT)
*Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

[Maintenance Details]
Part of server equipment will be exchanged.

[Affected Services]
PlayOnline
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http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news5783.shtml

From:FINAL FANTASY XI
Oct. 12, 2005 06:30 [PDT]

Details on Current Known Issues (Oct. 12)

Since the implementation of the latest version update on Oct. 10, 2005, several gameplay and system related issues have been discovered. Solutions to these issues are now being tested. Players will be informed as soon as solutions are finalized.

The following issues have been discovered:

-An issue where the screen would blackout upon entering Lower Jeuno from Rolanberry Fields.

*This screen blackout can be prevented by entering into Lower Jeuno at the center of the zone line from Rolanberry Fields.

-The item "Safety Mantle" appears to be equippable in the "waist" slot instead of the "back" slot.

-Mistakes were found in the following synthesizing recipes, as well as the recipes given by the NPCs from the guild:

Seer's Pumps
Warrior's Belt

We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Great! 10 hours, AND right when i get home from work! eheh no FFXI tomorrow

[neighbortaru]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

whelp, looks like i'll be putting on the tights and firing up City of Heroes again

[fastcart]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

whelp, looks like i'll be putting on the tights and firing up City of Heroes again

When you wear tights, how do you prevent chaffing? It's so annoying!!

^^

Back on topic tho...

"[Date & Time]
Oct. 13, 2005 from 8:00 to 18:00 (PDT)
*Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

[Maintenance Details]
Part of server equipment will be exchanged."

What are they moving? Machines that need to be forklifted? 10 hr maint...again...

[TheGrandMom]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

Hmmm....there are several other issues that need to be addressed also! I hope they are going to catch them all at once! 10 hours.....

[Hyperian]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

hey what time is the maintence end eastern time?

[Etra]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

It ends at 9 -_-

[KingJesterEOE]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

9pm i belive . We are 3 hours ahead of them

[Caspian]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

6 pacific, 7 mountain, 8 central, 9 eastern.
subtract an hour if you're one of those weird states that doesnt do daylight savings time.
Hopefully it wont run too much longer than expected and I can get on after work. Didnt they do a server equipment change like a month or two ago?

[fastcart]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news5790.shtml

FromlayOnline
Oct. 13, 2005 15:37 [PDT]

PlayOnline Maintenance Extension (Oct. 13)

The PlayOnline server maintenance currently underway has been extended. The estimated finish time is now 20:00 (PDT) as noted below.

The "Friend List Plus" feature, as well as the "Q&A" feature accessible from the official PlayOnline homepage (http://www.playonline.com/) will be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience this delay may have caused.

[Date&Time]
Oct 13, 2005 8:00 to 20:00 (PDT)

[Affected Services]
PlayOnline

Ugh! Another 2 hrs. 11pm EDT.

[Yossar]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

S-E loves to kill our prime playing times, don't they? Oh well, looks like I won't be getting much done in game today.

[little ninja]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

Hmmm....there are several other issues that need to be addressed also! I hope they are going to catch them all at once! 10 hours.....

its now up to 12 hours last i heard. sad those are such minor errors. should they really take 12 hours to fix ???

[Knight of Death]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

Well in kinda lucky im in Alaska so it ends at 5 here =P.. everyone 1 MORE HOUR!!!

[Sammonoske]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

How long does it take to make a minor upgrade, add 2 little things and move others around??

[Susurrus]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

Well in kinda lucky im in Alaska so it ends at 5 here =P.. everyone 1 MORE HOUR!!!

I'm in Alaska, too, lol. But appearently you didn't see the extension. Now it will be at 7pm here. ;;

[InuTrunks]

Re: Server Maintenance and Details on Current Known Issues

No, last I read they were doing equipment upgrades, depending on the number of servers, this could take days. I don't know if You've ever upgraded business server software/hardware before, but it's a pain in the ass.

Now, if they just have 1 server machine per world (doubtful), there are 32 servers, which would mean 32 machines need to be:

1) powered down
2) old hardware taken out
3) new hardware put in
4) booted back up without login
5) tested to make sure they work

This takes quite a long time.