2. Summary of Activities
New server selected from Interland
Migration started September 10th
Migration to finish by end of September
and old server shut down
Domain name status
Archiving of website data
Next Period
3. Need for Server Upgrade
Interland has dropped our current Accelerator
from their pricelist and will no longer provide
SW upgrades
Actions accomplished
Selected Interland over several other hosting
companies
New server ordered in mid August
Provisioned by 30th August
Starting migration 10th September
4. Web Hosting Services
Baseline is Interland – Accelerator
AdCom suggestions
Reliability – Raid 5
Regular Backup (weekly and daily)
Preferences in selection (LAMP)
Standard, widely supported OS (Red Hat Linux ES3)
Apache webserver
PHP, mySql, Perl (latest versions)
Backup services (daily or weekly)
Under investigation
Interland High Performance dedicated plans
Hostway dedicated plans
Rackspace managed plans (critical patches, backups included)
A-Plus dedicated plans
5. Upgrade Comparisons
Interland
F e a tu re C u rre n t U p g ra d e U p g ra d e U p g ra d e U p g ra d e U p g ra d e
A c c e le ra to r 1 0 0 S ta rte r B u s in e s s S T D B u s in e s s C u s to m B u s in e s s A d v B u s in e s s E lite
Account N am e a c c e le ra to r.m tt.o rg 551 881
M o n th ly F e e $ 2 7 4 .9 8 $ 1 4 9 .0 0 $ 3 9 9 .9 5 $ 5 9 9 .9 5 $ 7 2 9 .9 5 $ 2 ,2 0 0 .0 0
D e d ic a te d IP 's 3 0 $ 7 0 .0 0 $ 0 .0 0 $ 0 .0 0 $ 0 .0 0 $ 0 .0 0
P le s k 7 $ 2 9 .9 5 $ 2 9 .9 5 $ 2 9 .9 5 $ 2 9 .9 5 $ 2 9 .9 5
D a ily B a c k u p s + M o n ito rin g $ 1 3 8 .0 0 $ 1 3 8 .0 0 $ 1 3 8 .0 0 $ 1 3 8 .0 0 $ 1 3 8 .0 0
T o ta l $ 3 4 4 .9 8 $ 3 1 6 .9 5 $ 5 6 7 .9 0 $ 7 6 7 .9 0 $ 8 9 7 .9 0 $ 2 ,3 6 7 .9 5
S e tu p $ 2 4 9 .0 0 $ 5 4 9 .0 0 $ 5 4 9 .0 0 $ 3 4 9 .0 0
T e c h S u p p o rt In c lu d e d , lim ite d $ 4 5 p e r h a lf-h o u r $ 4 5 p e r h a lf-h o u r $ 4 5 p e r h a lf-h o u r $ 4 5 p e r h a lf-h o u r
S ta tu s D is c o n tin u e d C u rre n t P ro d u c t C u rre n t P ro d u c t C u rre n t P ro d u c t C u rre n t P ro d u c t C u rre n t P ro d u c t
S /W u p g ra d e s N one C u s to m e r C u s to m e r C u s to m e r C u s to m e r
S /W M a in te n a n c e In te rla n d C u s to m e r C u s to m e r C u s to m e r C u s to m e r
OS L in u x R H 8 L in u x R H E S 3 L in u x R H E S 3 L in u x R H E S 3 L in u x R H E S 3 L in u x R H A S 3
S e rve r H P LP1000R IB M x S e rie s IB M x S e rie s IB M x S e rie s IB M x S e rie s IB M x S e rie s
CPU P III, 9 3 3 M H z C e le ro n 1 .7 G H z P 4 , 2 .8 G H z S in g le 3 .0 G H z X e o n D u a l 3 .0 G H z X e o n D u a l 3 .0 G H z X e o n
M o n th D a ta T ra n s fe r 65G B 75G B 300G B 500G B 500G B 1T B
M e m o ry 256M B 256M B 512M B 1G B 1G B 4G B
C o n tro l P a n e l W e b -b a s e d , lim ite d W e b -b a s e d , lim ite d P le s k 7 , w e b -b a s e d P le s k 7 , w e b -b a s e d P le s k 7 , w e b -b a s e d P le s k 7 , w e b -b a s e d
S to ra g e 18G B SC SI 4 0 G B ID E A T A 1 0 0 2 x 3 6 .4 G B , S C S I 3 x 3 6 .4 G B S C S I 3 x 3 6 .4 G B S C S I 6 x 3 6 .4 G B S C S I
R a id R a id 1 R a id 5 R a id 5 R a id 5
W in M e d ia /R e a l 1 0 S tre a m s /1 0 0 M B O p tio n O p tio n O p tio n O p tio n O p tio n
P o p E m a il 1 5 0 d e d ic a te d s e rve r d e d ic a te d s e rv e r d e d ic a te d s e rve r d e d ic a te d s e rve r d e d ic a te d s e rve r
m yS Q L s h a re d s e rve r d e d ic a te d s e rve r d e d ic a te d s e rv e r d e d ic a te d s e rve r d e d ic a te d s e rve r d e d ic a te d s e rve r
6. Plesk 7 Web Server Management Software
Visit http://www.sw-
Server Admin soft.com/en/products/plesk7/
Domain Admin
New Plisk7 server management
software very promising. Limits
command line tinkering while
managing complex server
functions
7.
8. Website Administration
Administration is multi-level
MTT-S webmaster has highest level control & access
(root)
Control usernames, passwords
Establishes disk, bandwidth quotas, privileges
Controls DNS, IP address allocation, domain names
Interfaces with Interland to open trouble tickets
Each symposium webmaster will be given site-
specific control, including control panel
Can create/admin users on his/her domain
Can create/admin email accounts on his domain
Mtt.org content providers will be given access to their
area of the mtt.org/httpdocs tree
16. Server Upgrade Summary
Upgraded Interland account to support growth and
new capabilities for Technical Paper Management
System
Major new capabilities
Plesk webserver administration
Pond TPMS system hosted
50 IP addresses
Multi-level management of users
Client level
Webuser
E-mail
ftp and email services for various MTT-S functions
File storage
E-mail for T-MTT activities and paper reviews.
17. IP Addresses
216.122.145.52, 216.122.145.53
216.122.105:75 – 124
Can assign IPs as exclusive or shared
Can create sub-domains without costs
(ie. forums.mtt.org)
18. Domain Names Status
Last Last
d o m a in E x p ire s R enew ed d o m a in E x p ire s R enew ed
.o rg
im s 2 0 0 1 .o rg 1 /9 /2 0 0 3 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 m tt .o rg 6 /1 9 /2 0 1 2 1 1 /1 2 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 0 2 .o rg 1 /9 /2 0 0 5 1 0 /1 2 /2 0 0 3 m tt-tp m s .o rg 9 /1 4 /2 0 0 7 9 /1 4 /2 0 0 4
im s 2 0 0 3 .o rg 1 /9 /2 0 0 5 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 m ttw ire le s s .o rg 9 /5 /2 0 0 7 9 /5 /2 0 0 4
im s 2 0 0 4 .o rg 1 /9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 ra d io w ire le s s.o rg 9 /5 /2 0 0 7 9 /5 /2 0 0 4
im s 2 0 0 5 .o rg 1 /9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 rfic 2 0 0 4 .o rg 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 5 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 0 6 .o rg 1 /9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 rfic 2 0 0 5 .o rg 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 6 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 0 7 .o rg 1 /9 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 rfic 2 0 0 6 .o rg 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 0 8 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 rfic 2 0 0 7 .o rg 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 0 9 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 rfic 2 0 0 8 .o rg 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 1 0 .o rg 6 /2 2 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 rfic 2 0 0 9 .o rg 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 1 1 .o rg 7 /3 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 rfic 2 0 1 0 .o rg 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 7 1 1 /1 9 /2 0 0 2
im s 2 0 1 2 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 1 3 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 1 4 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 1 5 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 1 6 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 1 7 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 1 8 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 1 9 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 2 0 .o rg 6 /2 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
im s 2 0 2 1 .o rg 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 1 1 1 1 /1 1 /2 0 0 1 .o rg
19. Archiving of Web Sites
Need to establish guidelines on archiving of
old IMS websites and mtt.org materials
Am backing up “snapshots” of server
contents off-line periodically to CD/DVD
Questions:
How long post conference should web site be
alive?
How long is domain registration maintained?
When (and by whom) is web site archived?
When are server archives moved to off-line
(CD/DVD)?
20. Plans Next Period
Finish configuration of all current mtt.org,
rfic, rawcon, mttwireless sites
Re-establish local access by each content
owner and conference webmaster
Re-create community forums on new server &
migrate forums from Yahoo
Trade between vBulletin vs PHPBB
Develop a fresh homepage for mtt.org
Investigate the implementation of CMS or
blogging capability for content creation &
maintenance
21. Acknowledgements
Adcom leadership (Bob Trew, Mike
Harris)
Web Team
Marc Goldfarb (domain names)
Jeff Pond (TPMS)
Jon Hacker (IMS2005 paper submission)
Jenshan Lin
Conference webmasters
Content developers
