Important Information: VPS host machine Ubuntu upgrade
We're in the process of changing our servers to the Ubuntu Operating System. The reason for this change is that it will allow us to upgrade packages more quickly maintaining long term releases for stability (resulting in better security and more rapid deployment of new versions of key software). In order to transition our VPS instances we first need to upgrade the host machine itself (we will not be upgrading the VPS guests at this time). The window for upgrading your VPS host machine...is from 6pm-8pm September 5th, PST.
We do apologize in advance for the downtime involved - we have made every effort to minimize the impact but are anticipating VPS guests being offline for approximately one hour while the OS upgrade is running. Please keep an eye on this panel announcement for any developments. If you are interested in more details on the move to Ubuntu please check out the article on our blog here:
http://dreamhost.com/dreamscape/2013/06 ... -upgrades/