*Updated with outage for all services*

On Saturday 20 February, power to Dupuis Hall will be shut down in order to replace the main electrical switch. All ITServices e-mail, Web-based, and database services will be affected. During this time, no access to the building will be allowed and there will be extensive service outages and limitations (3:00 AM - 10:00 PM).

3:00 AM - 6:00 AM ALL production servers will be shut down. This includes all email, web-based services, and database services provided to a variety of facilities, departments and offices.

6:00 AM - 10:00PM Most services will continue to be unavailable, with the exception of the following limited services:

Internet
Main Web Server
Email
NotifyLink
WebCT
Listserv
QShare

Resumption of services will take about four hours to complete after power is restored.
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Previous Description (2010-02-04 10:19:27):

On Saturday 20 February, power to Dupuis Hall will be shut down in order to replace the main electrical switch. The work is expected to take the full day to complete, starting at 8 AM. During this time, no access to the building will be allowed. Some essential services will be maintained on temporary power. All other services will be shut down before power is disconnected, and restarted once power is restored. Resumption of services will take about four hours to complete after power is restored.

The services that will be maintained on temporary power are:
Main Web Server (Internet)
Email
NotifyLink
WebCT
Listserv
QShare

If you are concerned about critical activities requiring IT services on this day, please contact Andy Hooper at 32019 or hooper@queensu.ca.