Spring Break Network Service Interruptions

Spring Break Network Service Interruptions

The message below was originally sent to all Haverford community members on Tuesday, March 3rd at approximately 2:30 PM.

To: All Haverford Community Members
From: Networking & Systems via Sgray
Subject: Spring Break Network Service Interruptions
Impact Summary: Email and Networking Interruptions

Email Service Interruption
Sunday , March 8th at 10:00 PM through Monday, March 9th at 2:00 AM (Spring Break)
The mail system will be unavailable while we perform maintenance. During the interruption, users will not be able to collect email messages from the college servers. Web based email access (Emumail and SquirrelMail) will be unavailable as well. Mail received during this period will be queued and delivered when mail service is restored.

Campus-wide Network Service Interruptions
Sunday , March 8th at 10:00 PM through Monday, March 9th at 2:00 AM (Spring Break)
There will be a series of five minute interruption in network service affecting all campus buildings, while we upgrade hardware in our network core. Typically, each campus building will experience three to four interruptions in network service. During each interruption, computers and network devices will be unable to access email, network connected printers, and the Internet. Between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM networking hardware that serves the college web site server will be upgraded, causing a one-time five minute interruption of the college web site, www.haverford.edu.

Email Service Interruption
Monday , March 9th at 10:00 PM through Tuesday, March 10th at 2:00 AM (Spring Break)
The mail system will be unavailable while we perform maintenance. During the interruption, users will not be able to collect email messages from the college servers. Web based email access (Emumail and SquirrelMail) will be unavailable as well. Mail received during this period will be queued and delivered when mail service is restored.

Campus-wide Network Service Interruptions
Monday , March 9th at 10:00 PM through Tuesday, March 10th at 2:00 AM (Spring Break)
There will be a series of five minute interruption in network service affecting all campus buildings, while we upgrade hardware in our network core. Typically, each campus building will experience three to four interruptions in network service. During the service interruption, computers and network devices will be unable to access email, network connected printers, and the Internet. Between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM networking hardware that serves the college web site server will be upgraded, causing a one-time five minute interruption of the college web site, www.haverford.edu.

If you have questions or concerns about these interruptions, please contact the Help Desk.
Telephone: 610-896-1480
Email: helpdesk@haverford.edu