[tech] Fwd: PLANNED OUTAGES/HAZARDS - Dialup service, Resnet, Central Plant FMI, 16 Aug 2008, 7-10am

[David Adam]

As below: users of ssh.ucc.asn.au and other ResNet services (including 
outgoing network connections and incoming mail) can expect a loss of 
service for 'about one minute' at some stage between 0700 and 1000 on 
Saturday.

David Adam
UCC Wheel Member
zanchey at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:55:41 +0800 (WST)
From: ITS Notices <ITS-help at uwa.edu.au>
Subject: PLANNED OUTAGES/HAZARDS - Dialup service, Resnet, Central Plant FMI,
    16 Aug 2008, 7-10am
 
THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SENT TO:  
The UWA mailing lists Tech-Contacts, Subnet-Administrators and Secretaries
and to a contact for ResNet users.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:         
Recabling of power connections for various ITS equipment.

DATE:  
Saturday 16th August 2008.

TIME:       
07:00-10:00 (7-10am)

GENERAL DETAILS:
Power will be briefly disconnected for the following equipment during
recabling:
    Media converter on router zapata
    Dialup server illium
    Backup firewall

The servers Manticore and Hera are subject to a hazardous situation only
as they are on the UPS and thus have an alternative power source.

IMPACTS:
The following services will be unavailable for brief periods at some
time during the outage window:

  * Those connected to the DIALUP service will be disconnected when power is
    lost.  No connections will be possible until a reboot is complete,
    which takes about 10 minutes. 
  
  * There will be brief interruption (1 minute) to the RESNET internet
    service and the CENTRAL PLANT FMI.
  
  * The backup firewall will be unavailable for 5 minutes.

The Hazardous situation 
  * for Manticore - will affect software downloads via Eclipse if there is
    not a smooth transfer.
  * for Hera - should have no immediate impact as it is the backup webserver. 
    The UWA website will be unavailable if there are problems with both
    the UPS and the primary webserver.
            
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Please pass this information on to those who may need it.

OTHER NOTIFICATIONS:
This information has been emailed to the UWA mailing lists
Tech-contacts, Subnet-administrators and Secretaries
and to a contact for those using Resnet



For further information on the above notice or general information
regarding ITS, please email us at ITS-Help at uwa.edu.au or alternatively,
contact us during regular working hours (8:00am-5:00pm) at 6488 2822.  You
can also find information regarding this notice on our Status & Notices
web page at http://notices.its.uwa.edu.au/status.html.


Regards,


ITS Client Services
Phone:  (08) 6488 2822
Email: ITS-help at uwa.edu.au
Web: http://www.its.uwa.edu.au/ 

----- End of forwarded message from ITS Notices -----


Gaye Harvey
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