Planned  Maintenance - 6 October 2300 - 0100 (yes, another middle of the night)

The following maintenance is set for Wednesday evening.

Job completed - scroll down for details..

Maintenance Window

Take two to upgrade a core network element. The issues encountered with some of the optics has been resolved and we are ready to proceed.

Planned Work

A number of end connections will go offline while the maintenance takes place. Once complete it is expected end connections will return online automatically. If this does not happen, then restarting the router is the first step to take.

The purpose of the work is to replace the item below which has reached end of life.

The new core network element below is the high performance replacement. Staff will attend and fit the new unit close to the existing one. Once operation is confirmed cutover will be performed. The network will be monitored closely to see that operation is as expected.

In the event of issues being encountered cutover will not proceed. We will update this page and advise if the work is rescheduled. As always if you have any questions or encounter issues please get in touch.

Work Outcome - Success

Morning update - Things went smoothly and the changeover completed within the maintenance window. Network staff continue to monitor and we will issue a further update later in the day. Please make contact if you are having any issues.