Hello all,
I thought it is time for another status-update, because some things happened in the last days.
==s1-dump== WMF and WMDE finally found an agreement that makes it possible for the toolserver to get dumps again. As a first step the wmf-techs created a s1(enwp)-dump for us. I transfer this dump at the moment to our cluster. Somewhere on the way between Virginia and Amsterdam is a rate-limiting we have to find, but otherwise the hole thing looks quite good. When the dump is there, I will import it on thyme (during the import sql-s1-rr will point to rosemary), than switch rosemary read-only, dump the user- databases, import the user-databases to thyme and let point sql-s1-user to thyme. After that Nosy will dump commons from rosemary to re-create sql-s4- user on z-dat-s4-a. After that I will import the wmf-dump also on rosemary and we should have 2 correct s1-hosts again. Details when something will happen will be in a future eMail.
==TS-future== It was not possible for me the convince the Vorstand of WMDE to create a budget-position for the toolserver for the year 2013. To solve this I have sent a request for the general member meeting few minutes ago. You can find the request at [1] in german language. To summarize the account: -Non-ending of the toolserver. -Buying of 5 additional database-servers for 2012 at the beginning of 2013. -Further extension in 2013 and behind. -WMDE will pay for the hosting if WMF decide it will no longer do that. -WMDE does all it can to convince WMF to provide db-replication and dumps. -WMDE will continue to pay a sysop for the TS. The general meeting can (and I guess will) change the request before it vote about it, so we have to see what we get.
==University== This week my university started again and so I have less time for the toolserver than in the last months. So please accept if some thing will take a little longer. I also can not be in IRC as often as I would like. So if you find a problem or need something: Fill in jira-request and try to reach Nosy.
Sincerely, DaB.
[1] de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:DaB./MV-TS-Antrag