As was previously announced on the xmldatadumps-l list, the sql/xml dumps generated twice a month will be written to an internal server, starting with the November run.  This is in part to reduce load on the web/rsync/nfs server which has been doing this work also until now.  We want separation of roles for some other reasons too.

Because I want to get this right, and there are a lot of moving parts, and I don't want to rsync all the prefetch data over to these boxes again next month after cancelling the move:

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If needed, the November full run will be delayed for a few days.

If the November full run takes too long, the partial run, usually starting on the 20th of the month, will not take place.

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Additionally, as described in an earlier email on the xmldatadumps-l list:

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files will show up on the web server/rsync server with a substantial delay.  Initially this may be a day or more.  This includes index.html and other status files.

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You can keep track of developments here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178893

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Thanks,

Ariel