February 14, 2002, 12:45 PM | #1 |
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search disabled?
this sure makes it hard to do new purchase research. any idea when it might be back up and running? thanks
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February 14, 2002, 03:39 PM | #2 |
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The reindex usually takes a day or two. Seems that there's been some extra hicups this time. (I've noticed the site down here and there.) Might take longer.
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February 14, 2002, 05:07 PM | #4 |
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Here's the update on search.
We purchased an additional 500MB of Ram for the server to bring it up to 1.25 GB. This had to be installed by a third party with me directing remote control...the server is 3,000 miles away from me.
Turns out the Linux Op System only recognizes 900MB of the Ram at present....an increase of about 100MB over what it was. We're working on a solution to this now. Meantime, I restarted the search index, returning to the preferred 3 character minimum. (When we get all the memory in, I hope to drop down to 2 characters). Problem with the reindex is that it's a web process that takes about 36 hours.....during that time the Browser page must remain resident on my computer. Unless I'm *real* careful, any link that I open from another program that causes that active "reindex" Browser to pop up will load the new page over the reindex. The "Back" button results in "Page Not Found"....thus, we start from scratch. This has happened several times. I now have the reindex running on a separate, dedicated laptop to avoid this overwrite program. It started this AM and is currently on Thread 56,520 of 100,000+. Hope this helps. Rich
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February 14, 2002, 05:28 PM | #5 |
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Good God. That sounds horrible.
Man, you must have a heart of gold to put up with that stuff gratis. Thanks.
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February 14, 2002, 07:06 PM | #6 |
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Not so much time involved, really. But the process is tedious.
Rich
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February 15, 2002, 12:35 AM | #7 |
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February 15, 2002, 01:15 AM | #8 |
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February 15, 2002, 01:39 AM | #9 |
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Rich,
I have said it before, and I will say it again, but thank you very much for your dedication and effort on our behalf. I for one am very appreciative.
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February 15, 2002, 04:48 PM | #10 |
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Search is back.
3 letter minimum. Rich
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