ResNet Network Hardware Replacement Project  

Network Outage at Churchill Hall (previous) :: Power outage affecting ResNet (next)

Our current network devices have served ResNet well over the last 6 years but they are starting to get to the end of their useful lives.  In the past it has been possible for one compromised computer to disrupt access for many users in the same hall.  New switches have many more features that will help maintain the high availability that our users expect, even when other machines on ResNet are 'misbehaving'.

We will be updating this blog post with progress several times per day during the phases so please check back for updates.

Phase 0 (Completed)

Starting on Monday 15th June and ending Wednesday 17th June we are upgrading one cabinet per morning in the Hawthorns.  Please consider the entire residence 'at risk' during these 3 days but we expect that users will only see a single 2 hour outage.

Phase 1 (Mon 6th July to Fri 17th July)

All other ResNet locations will be upgraded over two weeks starting Monday 6th July and ending Friday 17th July.  Again, please consider the entire residence 'at risk' during these 10 working days but we expect that users will only see a single 2 hour outage.

Posted by Mark (ResNet Manager) on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Filed under News & Announcements, Scheduled Downtime.
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