Unplanned Outage: Connection to Office 365 unavailable
Last Updated:
2013-11-21 05:00:00
Event:
2013-11-21 05:00:00
Status:
Closed
Brief Description:
Email
User Impact:
N/A
Workaround:
There is no workaround for this issue
Current Status:
N/A
Services Affected:
Full Description:
Users are unable to connect to Outlook Web App (OWA) at http://outlook.cornell.edu at this time. Email is available through other mail clients.
CIT TDX ID:
Timeline of Changes
| Description | Current Status | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| We are currently investigating this problem and will notify you of any updates on this situation. | We are currently investigating this problem and will notify you of any updates on this situation. | 2013-11-21 | 05:00:00 |
| Office 365 was unavailable on Thursday, November 21, from approximately 5:15 to 6:15 pm due to a Microsoft outage. \n\nInitially we thought the outage was limited to Outlook Web App, but it actually affected all mail access. \n\nMail that was queued during the outage has been delivered, and Office 365 is now performing as usual.\n\nMicrosoft should be providing a post-incident report within 5 business days; this alert will be updated at that time. | Office 365 was unavailable on Thursday, November 21, from approximately 5:15 to 6:15 pm due to a Microsoft outage. \n\nInitially we thought the outage was limited to Outlook Web App, but it actually affected all mail access. \n\nMail that was queued during the outage has been delivered, and Office 365 is now performing as usual.\n\nMicrosoft should be providing a post-incident report within 5 business days; this alert will be updated at that time. | 2013-11-21 | 05:00:00 |
| New information from Microsoft indicates that the cause of the Office 365 outage was "a DNS network issue. Upon investigation it was determined that a network update may have caused some customers to experience intermittent connectivity issues to Office 365 services." | New information from Microsoft indicates that the cause of the Office 365 outage was "a DNS network issue. Upon investigation it was determined that a network update may have caused some customers to experience intermittent connectivity issues to Office 365 services." | 2013-11-21 | 05:00:00 |