All Sites Will Be Moved Out of the Dedicated Server
We have several problems with our dedicated server located in Denmark. Besides being very slow compared to our servers located in North America, there has been several incidences occurring recently which are total unacceptable.
So we are going to move all sites hosted out there and transfer them to a faster and more stable server located in North America. Because the email format is Dovecot for DirectAdmin and inbox for cPanel - we will still use DirectAdmin as the control panel on the new server.
How do you know if your site is hosted on that dedicated server?
If your site’s control panel is DirectAdmin (login from yoursite.com/config), then it is hosted there for sure as the dedicated server is the only server running DirectAdmin as control panel.
What should you do if your site is hosted there?
Nothing for now. We suggest that you do not update your website as any new changes will not be carried over to the new server. We will start moving your server in a day or two and we will tell you when it is done and then we will tell you to change your DNS record so that your domain can point to the new server. You can start updating your website when your website domain completely resolves to the new server - it takes about 48 to 72 hours.
What will you get out of this?
To compensate for the inconvenience that this move will cause you, we have decided to host your website(s) free for six months. Even if you have not paid for your website hosting in time, we will not count the unpaid months. We will start billing all DirectAdmin hosting accounts on July 1st, 2008 - take this as our Christmas gift for you 
Note that this site transfer and the above bonus do not apply to sites hosted elsewhere.
Aubrey, thanx for all the work you put behind making our sites run smoothly. I look forward to a more responsive quicker server! And you’re giving me a free 6 months… You DO go above and beyond what you need to, and I, for one, am very appreciative. You impress me at every turn. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Jer
Comment by Jeremy Schultz — December 22, 2007 @ 3:28 am
We have finished copying all websites over to the new server. The owner of each site involved should have already received an email from us telling the DNS information for the new server.
The datacenter of the server is Savvis, one of the best in North America. The following is some information about the Savvis datacenter:
The SAVVIS Backbone Network: AS3561
SAVVIS has engineered its network around a single platform - AS3561 - which enables one global IP backbone, rather than regional Autonomous Systems stitched together. That means that once data gets on the network, it’s a single BGP hop to the global network node nearest its destination. This minimizes the number of router hops and reduces the risk of downtime when traffic has to traverse multiple networks.
Some of our international competitors support services on multiple continents through joint ventures and partnerships. SAVVIS owns its own network - there are no joint ventures that may affect performance and support.
A single AS means:
Network features include:
Comment by Aubrey — December 23, 2007 @ 5:52 pm