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author: christel
date: 2006-12-22 00:00:53+00:00
slug: scheduled-maintenance-ircd-upgrade
title: [Scheduled Maintenance] IRCD upgrade.
category: infrastructure
category: technical
imported: yes
robots: noindex
---
In order to upgrade our ircd code to fix various bugs and security issues, it has become necessary to restart a large  portion of freenode network.

This morning, between 6:00 and 7:00AM UTC, we will be restarting numerous servers, including our network hubs.   Approximately 35% of the network will be disconnected and the rest will notice significant fragmentation.  We have planned the  upgrades well in advance and with hope, the affected servers will only be down for a few minutes, at which point the network  will return to normal operation.

We have already sent notices to users on the affected servers (i.e., those that will shunt clients).  A list is also below.   You may find which server you're on by a **WHOIS** command on yourself (i.e., **/whois nick**)


  * **adams.freenode.net**

	
  * **asimov.freenode.net**

	
  * **lem.freenode.net**

	
  * **leguin.freenode.net**

	
  * **niven.freenode.net**

	
  * **orwell.freenode.net**

	
  * **sterling.freenode.net**

	
  * **zelazny.freenode.net**


Additionally, servers used for tor connections will shunt users.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for using freenode.  Further questions can  be directed to staff@freenode.net.
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849bdd6f SB	2	author: christel
	3	date: 2006-12-22 00:00:53+00:00
	4	slug: scheduled-maintenance-ircd-upgrade
eeb00e73	5	title: [Scheduled Maintenance] IRCD upgrade.
c5191f36 EK	6	category: infrastructure
c5191f36 EK	7	category: technical
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849bdd6f	10	---
849bdd6f	11	In order to upgrade our ircd code to fix various bugs and security issues, it has become necessary to restart a large portion of freenode network.
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849bdd6f	13	This morning, between 6:00 and 7:00AM UTC, we will be restarting numerous servers, including our network hubs. Approximately 35% of the network will be disconnected and the rest will notice significant fragmentation. We have planned the upgrades well in advance and with hope, the affected servers will only be down for a few minutes, at which point the network will return to normal operation.
34876803	14
849bdd6f SB	15	We have already sent notices to users on the affected servers (i.e., those that will shunt clients). A list is also below. You may find which server you're on by a WHOIS command on yourself (i.e., /whois nick)
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	20	* adams.freenode.net
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	23	* asimov.freenode.net
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	26	* lem.freenode.net
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	29	* leguin.freenode.net
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	32	* niven.freenode.net
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	35	* orwell.freenode.net
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	38	* sterling.freenode.net
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	41	* zelazny.freenode.net
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	44	Additionally, servers used for tor connections will shunt users.
34876803	45
849bdd6f	46	We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for using freenode. Further questions can be directed to staff@freenode.net.