Network disruption for around 2 minutes, Tuesday 10 September 2019, 07:30

Posted: Mon 9 Sep 2019, 3:07pm.

Description of work:
As part of an update to our campus firewalls, there will be an interruption to all networked services of around 2 minutes. This will happen sometime between 07:00 and 08:30, most likely around 07:30.

Date / time:
10 September 2019, 07:00 - 08:30

What will you notice while this work is carried out?
You will be unable to use networked services, including access to the internet and email, for a short time during this work.

Why are we doing this work?
This is an essential update to the software on our firewalls, the part of the network that protects us from cyber attacks. The change will take about an hour and a half to complete, and will require a short disruption to networked services.

IT Services change/incident number:
3001966


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