Server data update method and system

A server system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including an operating system and instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the electronic device to:
• initiate maintenance of a primary server while the primary server is serving:
• a first group of users having an active status, the active status indicating that a user is logged on to the primary server and is actively utilizing an online service provided by the primary server;
• and
• a second group of users having an idle status, the idle status indicating that a user is logged on to the primary server and is currently not utilizing the online service provided by the primary server;
• map data from the primary server to an alternate server, the data including instructions for providing the online service;
• at the time when the maintenance is initiated, migrate each user in the second group of users to the alternate server;
• for each respective user in the first group of users:
• provide the online service to the respective user via the primary server until a time when the respective user discontinues the online service;
• and
• at the time when the respective user discontinues the provided service, migrate the respective user to the alternate server;
• when each of the users from the first group of users and the second group of users has been migrated to the alternate server, initiate a server update procedure, wherein the maintenance is performed on the primary server during the server update procedure.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by server system with one or more processors and memory, cause the server system to:

• initiating maintenance of a primary server while the primary server is serving:
• a first group of users having an active status, the active status indicating that a user is logged on to the primary server and is actively utilizing an online service provided by the primary server;
• and
• a second group of users having an idle status, the idle status indicating that a user is logged on to the primary server and is currently not utilizing the online service provided by the primary server;
• map data from the primary server to an alternate server, the data including instructions for providing the online service;
• at the time when the maintenance is initiated, migrate each user in the second group of users to the alternate server;
• for each respective user of the first group of users:
• provide the online service to the respective user via the primary server until a time when the respective user discontinues the online service;
• and
• at the time when the respective user discontinues the provided service, migrate the respective user to the alternate server;
• when each of the users from the first group of users and the second group of users has been migrated to the alternate server, initiate a server update procedure, wherein the maintenance is performed on the primary server during the server update procedure.