Service-impacting Change – Mainframe, The Links, Blackboard, Blackboard Vista, and other services – 2/13 12am-6am

Date: Sunday February 13th, 2011
Duration: 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM
Services affected: Mainframe, Mainframe Applications, Mainframe Central Printing, Mainframe Local Printing, Mainframe Connection software, Mainframe Online reports, ADABAS, Alumni Systems Management, Batch Jobs, Business Intelligence, DB2 – Datacard, Document Imaging , Faculty Systems Management, Financial Systems Management, GALAXY, Graduate Systems Management, HR Systems Management, IBM Pseries, zLinux clusters, Microsoft SQL Server (SEVIS), Oracle (Document Imaging, iMedris, Portfolio Management), Reporting and Analytics, Ricoh Print services, Student Systems Management, BUWorks, The Links, Blackboard, Blackboard Vista, departmental file shares and applications, and backup services
Description of impact: All services will be unavailable for the duration of this change
Actions to be taken: Take 881 machine room power source off of generator/UPS and connect to utility power/UPS
Reason or benefit: Maintain the availability of the mainframe and all servers in 881 machine room