Secure25 and Secure27 Maintenance
September 17, 2008 by tracy
We have prepared the following summary for our regularly scheduled monthly maintenance window (normally the 3rd Sunday of each month). We strive to perform them without a negative impact to you. However, the possibility always exists that a maintenance event can have unintended consequences that negatively impact your business, up to and including unplanned or extended downtime. We hope you understand that such maintenance is necessary to benefit you and your customers.
Time Window: September 21st, 2008
Maintenance Event:
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Implementation
Impact – Low:
Maintenance Window: 12:01 A.M. to 3:00 A.M. CDT (6:01 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. BST)
In order to provide a faster response to any network topology changes; we will implement Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). The implementation of RSTP will provide for faster convergence times in the event a failover occurs. Once the maintenance has begun a command will be executed causing a shift in traffic from primary to secondary. During this shift there may be brief periods of latency and packet loss as convergence takes place. There is no other expected impact associated with this maintenance.