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Scheduled Service Change: Upgrade to Edge Switch Infrastructure

Event:
2020-07-27 09:00:00
Expected Duration:
2020-07-27 12:00:00
Status:
Closed
Brief Description:
On Monday July 27th between 5:00am and 8:00am EST, CIT Network Engineering will reboot most campus switches, excluding the CIT data centers and the Isolated Utilities Network (IUN), to load new firmware, inducing a 5-10 minute downtime as switches reboot.
User Impact:
Wired and wireless connectivity will go down while the switches reboot, approximately 5-10 minutes. Hardware failures of a few devices are a known risk. Field Services will be engaged to address these. Outages that result from a hardware failure will take longer to remediate.
Services Affected:
Network
Full Description:
CIT Network Engineering will upgrade the firmware and reboot most campus switches on Monday July 27th between 5:00am and 8:00am EST. Both wired and wireless connectivity will be unavailable for approximately 5-10 minutes as the switches reboot. This change does NOT include the CIT data centers or the Isolated Utilities Network (IUN).

If you have any questions about this change please contact the IT Service Desk at itservicedesk@cornell.edu or 607-255-5500.
CIT TDX ID:
76817



Timeline of Changes

Description Current Status Date Time
CIT Network Engineering will upgrade the firmware and reboot most campus switches on Monday July 27th between 5:00am and 8:00am EST. Both wired and wireless connectivity will be unavailable for approximately 5-10 minutes as the switches reboot. This change does NOT include the CIT data centers or the Isolated Utilities Network (IUN). If you have any questions about this change please contact the IT Service Desk at itservicedesk@cornell.edu or 607-255-5500. 2020-07-22 18:38:48