Who is affected

All the users of the shared hosting service, emails and websites alike.

When

April 15th 2009, between 20h00 and 20h30 EDT (UTC-4).

What will happen

During the maintenance window, the main server will be closed down for a short period of time (10 minutes) to proceed with the replacement of a hard drive showing weaknesses.

A new database server will also be put online later during the night.

Why

We want to act proactively to remove any chance of a disk failure requiring an emergency intervention.

Additionally, the new database server will improve general performance.

How

The main server will be shutdown to replace the drive, which should provoke a 10 minute downtime. New memory and a second CPU will be installed in the new database server, which will then be put online during the remaining of the night, which should provoke only a minor outage which should be limited.

I object!

If this operation is too problematic for you or your organisation, please let us know within 24 so that we can arrange a workaround.