This power maintenance has concluded ahead of schedule, and at this time
everything is restored to the original configuration.  No further work or
risk of outages is planned at this time.

During the power work, one of the battery backup units in place
unexpectedly failed causing a brief outage for the UMA campus.  This unit
will be replaced as soon as possible during a separately scheduled
maintenance event which will be announced when details are finalized.

Thank you, and please contact Networkmaine with any questions or concerns.
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Networkmaine NOC
University of Maine System
Maine School and Library Network
(207) 581-3587
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On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 10:50 AM Networkmaine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Monday August 22nd beginning at 5am there will be a power interruption
> to our network equipment housed at the University of Maine Augusta campus
> in order to allow required HVAC service to be conducted.  The outage is
> planned to last approximately 8 hours.  The affected equipment is on
> battery backup, and will be moved to generator power at the start of the
> outage and back to commercial power at the end of the outage.  *Barring
> unforeseen complications, no outage of services is expected.*  However,
> should circumstances result in this equipment losing power, the following
> services will be impacted:
>
>    - UMA campus - loss of Internet and local network access and phones
>    campus-wide
>    - Capitol Area Tech Center - loss of Internet service
>    - MPBN - loss of emergency communication link to State
>    - State of Maine - loss of Internet service
>
> In addition to the above, the loss of the equipment would cause a
> temporary disruption for other users as traffic reroutes to alternate
> paths, however such issues would be brief and may not be noticeable in many
> cases.
>
> Again, all possible steps will be taken to assure that power to the
> equipment is maintained, and as such no outage is expected.  However we
> wanted to make sure everyone who is potentially at risk if complications
> arise was alerted.
>
> If you have any questions or concerns about this work please feel free to
> contact us.  However please note that this maintenance work is not within
> Networkmaine's power to change or reschedule.
>
> Thank you.
> --
> Networkmaine NOC
> University of Maine System
> Maine School and Library Network
> (207) 581-3587
> [log in to unmask]
>