At 2:50AM SLT (US Pacific) Second Life login servers apparently failed. It was brief, and thankfully just after minimum concurrency. At the time the problem commenced 28,788 users were online.
Linden Lab responded with unusual rapidity, and the problem was resolved by 3:10AM, a scant 20 minutes.
[Update: 3:35AM - Linden Lab posted a notice about the problem after the fact, and apologizing for the problems]
At 5:50AM SLT (US Pacific) a number of Second Life services began to show signs of failure, as noted by Eloise. Only 37,734 users were logged into Second Life at the time the troubles commenced, so the cause is unclear.
Second Life is down for a period of scheduled maintenance, due to be completed by 10AM SLT (US Pacific), if all goes well.
The work involved is primarily hardware related with a few minor bug-fixes, and a rolling restart to follow in the afternoon with a general server-side update that will include more fixes. It's possible, also, that we might see a viewer update today or tomorrow that contains a fix for the recently announced exploit.
Enjoy the break or just catch up on your reading. We'll see you all on the other side.
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