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Goodbye Bigma

By Cosimo Strepponecstrep. Friday, March 26, 2010 9:10:11 AM

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Just a few words to say a final goodbye to "bigma".

Bigma has been the My Opera master database server for many years. When I joined the My Opera team, in November 2007, it was already in service.
Lately Bigma served as secondary master since after the master-master switch.

I remember at least 3 total panic crashes of this machine, but even with some shaking, she recovered and was up and running again, so let's all say thank you to bigma. She is probably in servers heaven already smile

And of course, say welcome to Bigdog (why oh why we have these silly names? smile that is now our shiny new secondary master database. Just to leave a trace for the future, this server has got:

  • 2 x Xeon X5560 (quad cores)
  • 64 Gb of RAM
  • 600 Gb of 15krpm disks in RAID 0+1
and it's able to serve thousands of queries per second.

So, earlier this week we switched bigdog for bigma as our new secondary master database. We will soon be re-testing the master failover procedure, hopefully without problems smile

Temporary site instabilityRunning on the new master database, bigdog

Comments

Tamil Friday, March 26, 2010 9:23:31 AM

up

Aleksander AasAleksander Friday, March 26, 2010 9:36:06 AM

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I<3Bigma

Abhinavdecodedthought Friday, March 26, 2010 9:41:59 AM

up 64G Ram up

Dacotah Friday, March 26, 2010 9:46:02 AM

Thank you bigma
Welcome bigdog

"we switched bigdog for bigma as our new secondary master database"

I think you mean "we switched bigma for bigdog". smile

Sami Serolaserola Friday, March 26, 2010 10:26:00 AM

Originally posted by darklemcs:

I suppose there was bigda before bigma?


Or bigbrother bigsmile

Cleanclean Friday, March 26, 2010 11:38:17 AM

Sounds big. wink

Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl Friday, March 26, 2010 12:25:35 PM

So, what's going to happen with the old hardware?

Free to a good home? whistle

Vetle Roeimvetler Friday, March 26, 2010 1:22:40 PM

Goodbye bigma, you will be missed... norris

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Friday, March 26, 2010 2:05:17 PM

rip

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, March 26, 2010 3:29:02 PM

up

64 Gb of RAM

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Drool.gif -

d4rkn1ght Friday, March 26, 2010 6:08:41 PM

up

Anthony Museatlantis FletcherMuseatlantis Friday, March 26, 2010 8:47:57 PM

smile welcome bigdog

Muttsfan Friday, March 26, 2010 11:38:08 PM

cry bye

Diego Schild Smithstekonaza Saturday, March 27, 2010 4:02:14 AM

Good server.
Bye!

Send to me! rolleyes

Hilton's BoyfriendHolo3D Saturday, March 27, 2010 12:06:18 PM

uh oh up wink

christopher browncplot4u1 Saturday, March 27, 2010 12:31:23 PM

good by bigma rip good luck bigdog yes What next doh

StelianLZ2SDC Saturday, March 27, 2010 8:26:24 PM

Sorry for Bigma
After final,should a new start - after death,new life!
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Yeni Setiawansandalian Sunday, March 28, 2010 6:35:37 PM

Because servers are my fetish, I would like to see some pics of Bigma bigsmile

StelianLZ2SDC Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:25:43 PM

Originally posted by sandalian:

Because servers are my fetish, I would like to see some pics of Bigma


haha bigsmile
It would be nice to have pictures and so we have something in history for Bigma.
(I had not heard of such a fetish ... but they are different as people smile I'm sure you know the meaning of fetish?!)

ugochukwu david ikechukwudavi3001 Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:47:44 PM

who is bigma acutally.

Charles SchlossChas4 Sunday, March 28, 2010 10:39:41 PM

Bigma has been the My Opera master database server for many years

Joginderpal Monday, March 29, 2010 12:43:45 PM

Hello friends. . . . .i am new sinup operamini . . . . .i like this . . . . .

25dcent Friday, April 2, 2010 10:12:19 PM

Привет!

OTTO Gutscheingutschein Saturday, April 3, 2010 10:10:19 AM

Goodbye...

Артёмbumblebeekmaro Sunday, April 4, 2010 11:17:27 AM

64 GB RAM!!!knockout Good for me =)

Igor ContrabasIgor-Contrabas Monday, April 5, 2010 12:43:11 AM

HOHO-HI psmurf

Marius Fredbomfredbo Monday, April 5, 2010 8:01:59 PM


Originally posted by LZ2SDC:

Because servers are my fetish, I would like to see some pics of Bigma

haha :D It would be nice to have pictures and so we have something in history for Bigma. (I had not heard of such a fetish ... but they are different as people :smile: I'm sure you know the meaning of fetish?!)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19-inch_rack

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:My_Opera_Server.jpg

NadiaSweetoms Tuesday, April 6, 2010 12:52:00 AM

Opera was great but now I have to go....

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Tuesday, April 6, 2010 12:55:19 AM

Originally posted by Nadia:

Opera was great but now I have to go....


Why is that?

Igor ContrabasIgor-Contrabas Tuesday, April 6, 2010 1:45:04 AM

How much I have understood it yours купер - good likely? I in the 50 am capable to operate a bicycle "brother" and too as the invalid I can will join my opera "with great pleasure". yes

Dustin WilsonKhadgar Wednesday, April 7, 2010 6:53:28 PM

"Bigma" is what she said.

SLaCk3RnXslackmaster Saturday, April 10, 2010 2:43:34 AM

64 GB Whoa!!!!!

I wants it :-D

ugochukwu david ikechukwudavi3001 Friday, April 16, 2010 12:22:52 PM

what is the 64 gb about.

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, April 16, 2010 1:07:52 PM

64 Gb of RAM

Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue Monday, April 19, 2010 3:03:43 PM

Now there is only one thing you need to do now. Use that new server to play Pong whistle.

kamoelan Wednesday, April 21, 2010 3:11:29 AM

:) :up:

Joan Winfreynailcare Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:21:48 PM

What do you need 64gb of ram for?

Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:30:27 PM

That's for the server's buffer. It speeds up delivery of content! up.
Probably a cache in there for regularly requested pages as well. up.

Sabaresejsabarese Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:00:58 AM

How amusing-- if an "Opera Jobs" listing were appended here.
;-)

rock

Moteo GrandoteTeemoteo Monday, May 3, 2010 10:31:27 PM

Hmm.. i wonder.. It would appear as though the zeitgeist is running contrary to that wonderfully sunny sentiment.. Seems like i was just getting the custom butt-dent properly settled into my chair at work when it was "good-bye" time out of the blue! So far no new "Hello's".. (..or butt-dents for that matter!)
(t)

Pardaopardao Friday, May 7, 2010 3:25:15 AM

Hi Bigdog.

Silly name, but sounds imponent

Andrew Grayel.guru Monday, May 10, 2010 8:41:40 AM

Surely you mean the "BigDogsB*ll**ks 64GB Ram woooooooo:yes: cheers yes

Moteo GrandoteTeemoteo Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:53:16 AM

Originally posted by pardao:

Silly name, but sounds imponent



imponent? alt.language? (the Anguish Lenglage)
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Jinh Wangronald0099 Friday, May 14, 2010 6:10:40 AM

bigsmile

perfect

SAMUEL SENTSHOmoanakwena Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:14:31 PM

thanx to my opera.

BBwhy-banned Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:55:32 AM

up

SAMUEL SENTSHOmoanakwena Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:49:57 AM

good luck and i hope we will meet oneday.

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