Information Technology staff will be working on some of our major systems starting January 18th through January 21st, 2008. We regret any inconvenience this causes, but it is necessary for continued operation of our systems throughout the term. This outage notice applies to the following systems: My Chemeketa, WebCT (elearn.chemeketa.edu), Banner, Sharepoint, CCRLS internet access, IP Phones (Eola, Dallas Center, McMinnville Tanger Mall location, Building 33), All Network services.
Please take a moment to review the schedule below to facilitate your planning for this period.
TIMELINE:
Friday Jan 18th 5:00 pm
- Exchange Email server will be unavailable for an extended period of time. Estimates range from 12 to 24 hours.
- Building 2 Switch replacement starts expected completion 1/21/2008. No Network in the following Affected areas: Counseling, Tutoring, Human Resources, Presidents Office, Public Relations, Testing Services, College Support Services Office
Sunday Jan 20th 7:00 am
- Main campus switch upgrade begins.
- Main Affected systems - All Internet Traffic
Sunday Jan 20th 8:00 am
- New switch configuration and system maintenance begins
- Expected Completion 4 pm Sunday Jan 20th
Main Affected systems:
- My Chemeketa
- WebCT (Elearn.chemeketa.edu)
- Banner
- Sharepoint
- CCRLS internet access
- IP Phones
- All Network service
The above web systems will be "redirected" to a system maintenance page during the upgrade. Web systems will be back online throughout the day as the configurations are completed and tested. Access to student systems such as eLearn and My Chemeketa will be restored first. Other systems not listed above may be down for short periods as part of the overall upgrade/configuration process.
The work will be focused on:
1. Completing the email purging change by significantly reducing the size of our email storage now that the high volume of stored messages has been reduced. This will allow for faster recovery in case of catastrophic failure.
2. Repair and upgrade our core switch which connects Chemeketa to the outside world and maintains quality communications between systems on campus. This is required to manage our ever increasing network usage and prepares for current projects and future service requirements.
3. Consolidation of systems in our data center to address current power capacity problems and provide for expansion.
4. Relocate upgraded switch in Building 2 to complete the Building 2 remodel. Currently there is no additional capacity available to complete the remodel.
