We will be performing a read-only load test of our Oregon data center at 2 PM EST today. The Q&A sites will be in read-only mode for the duration of the test; when DNS redirects traffic to Oregon users will start seeing the read-only version of the sites hosted there.
We expect to test load for about 15 to 20 minutes then direct traffic back to the active data center in New York.
If you see issues please let us know via @StackStatus, we will of course be monitoring everything closely on our side for this test. We will also be posting updates via stackstatus during the test.