Scheduled Server Down Time 13th - 17th May

[VH-Rock]

Hi guys,

 

As the title says, the Virtual Aerobatics server will be down from tomorrow (Monday 13th May) and will be back up by the weekend. Whilst this may be an inconvenience for many people, we have become victims of our own success and so some updates are necessary for the server. Pman & Max have already spent a considerable amount of time and money updating the server machine, now we are needing to upgrade the connection itself (Again). We've provided some stats below to show the sheer volume of traffic using the server:

 

• As of Wednesday, over 540 unique pilots from 14 countries have used the server.
  
• Almost 25 GB of data is uploaded every single day.
  
• During week days, there are an average of 17 players on at all times.
  
• And SDSL line has been installed, but the entire network that the server uses now needs to be recabled.
  
• The new SDSL line costs £125 + VAT, per calender month.
  
• The server machine, built from scratch since we started this project, has cost over £650 to date.
  
• Over the last 2 months, we have had a 97% Up time.
  

 

 

As you can see, running the server is not cheap. We've recently had a few people ask about contributing to the running costs of the server and so, a paypal account has been set up for those who wish to help. All donations received are greatly appreciated by all of the admin team here.

 

Details here: http://www.virtual-aerobatics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=214

 

Rock, Pman, MaxKhaos, Shadhoh