Is it possible to move datacenters?
I notice now that linode has facilities in Atlanta, GA as well, which is actually closer to me. Is it possible to have my linode transferred there?
Also, I noticed in the faq that it notes that the Atlanta, GA facility blocks some IRC ports. Is there any other functional difference between facilities?
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Atlanta currently doesn't seem to support IPv6. Other than that, all Linode locations except Fremont offer more or less the same features and performance.
So if that's the primary reason you're considering moving, odds are good the issue will follow across the migration.
– David
I'm using the Newark datacenter, and so far I haven't noticed any reset from Linode/datacenter. The only "resets" I've seen are either from me or from a crashing process (I have a program setup to monitor my critical processes and reboot them if they crash).
@patrick:
Also, I noticed in the faq that it notes that the Atlanta, GA facility blocks some IRC ports. Is there any other functional difference between facilities?
appears to show what ports are currently blocked in Atlanta. (Some This recent list.) historical discussion here
I haven't noticed any other significant difference between Newark and Atlanta; both seem pretty solid.
Edit: oh, yeah, if you want IPv6 you don't want to be in Atlanta (yet).
To quote the email from linode, "The host your Linode resides on (newark390) requires emergency maintenance at this time. We're working on bringing your host back online as quickly as possible and will update this ticket as soon as we have more information."
Last one was on Nov. 4, also on Oct. 2 and Aug. 14. No big deal really, my VPS has little of importance, just didn't know if this particular "node" was more prone to resets than others.