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ETS Work Summary
Work Week of October 17-24, 2013
Work Activity Planned for Friday, October 18th (5PM) to Sunday, October 20th (10PM)
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Branch: Service Delivery Team 1 Contact: Roy Ray Phone: 274-1857 Status: New Single Agency Request for DCI |
Work to be done: Migrate DCI data to new file server for the Cheyenne Administrative Office. We will begin the migration and cutover to the new server on Friday, October 18th. Customer Impact: Customer’s data will be offline until the work is complete. The work was requested and authorized by the DCI Director and Deputy Director. Duration: Friday, October 18, 2013 (5:00 PM) to Sunday, October 20, 2013 (10:00 PM). |
Work Activity Planned for Saturday, October 19th (8AM) to Sunday, October 20th (11PM)
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Branch: Servers Contact: Josh Soffe and Dominic Miluk Phone: 777-5083 and 777-5765 Status: New Non-Routine Request
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Work to be done: Migrate PublicSQL/SPPublicSQL instance data off of the EMC Clarion to new hardware. This will require the PublicSQL/SPPublicSQL instance to be taken offline for the data copy. All applications connected to this instance will be offline. Customer Impact: This work will affect the following: ETS Public SharePoint Sites, Secretary of State, DOT (MVR and SolarWinds DB), Retirement, Public Service Commission, Business Council, Amber Alert, Livestock Board, Homeland Security, and A&I-HR. Duration: Work will begin on Saturday, October 19, 2013 (8:00 AM) and conclude Sunday, October 20, 2013 (11:00 PM). |
Work Activity Planned for Saturday, October 19, 2013 (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM)
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Branch: Network Contact: Jeffrey Sutter Phone: 287-1985 Status: New Non-Routine Request |
Work to be done: Migrate the fifth (5th) Floor Hathaway switch stack’s uplink from Hathaway CES to Hathaway 5Ks. This will provide redundancy and higher bandwidth to the 5th Floor switch. Customer Impact: Users connected to the 5th Floor Hathaway Switch Stack (DFS, SFC, and CCC) will have limited connectivity during the maintenance. This includes wireless users on the 5th Floor Hathaway. Duration: 1 hour |
Work Activity Planned for Saturday, October 19, 2013 (9:00 AM to 9:00 PM)
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Branch: Network Contact: Jeff Sutter Phone: 287-1985 Status: Single Agency Request for DFS – Previously Approved |
Work to be done: Migrate DFS field office router, Rtr-0217, from the Hathaway to EDC2. DFS Offices with MoE connections will be migrated to the DFS VRF on the core 7Ks, and offices with dedicated lines will remain on Rtr-0217. The DFS VRF will still route traffic through the existing DFS ASA firewall. Replace the DFS core switch stack with new 3750X switch stack. Reconnect port-aggregator connection with Twinax to replace CX-4 connectors. Renumber VLANs in accordance with ETS internal network on all DFS used Hathaway switches, including the new Core switch stack and the HP port-aggregator, and the DFS ASAs. Customer Impact: All DFS office users, including field offices, will have limited to no connectivity during this maintenance window. Duration: 12 hours |
Work Activity Planned for Sunday, October 20, 2013 (5:00 AM to 7:00 AM)
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Branch: Mainframe Contact: Dan Finnegan and Alan Wolf Phone: 208-484-8545 and 307-777-5009 Status: New Routine Request |
Work to be done: Modify RACF settings to comply with IRS requirements to be completed by January 21, 2014. Customer Impact: No impacts expected. Duration: 2 hours |
Work Activity Planned for Sunday, October 20, 2013 (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM)
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Branch: Mainframe Contact: Ed Lackman Phone: 307-259-8210 Status: New Non-Routine Request |
Work to be done: Reorder (defragment) the DFHSM control data sets. Customer Impact: Will not be able to restore data sets from backups during this time. There will be no changes for mainframe users after the work is performed. Duration: 1 hour |
Work Activity Planned for Monday, October 21, 2013 (2:00 AM to 6:00 AM)
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Branch: Network Contact: Ben Ward and Daniel Schmidt Phone: 777-8091 and 777-8589 Status: New Routine Request |
Work to be done: Upgrade 7K switches. Also troubleshoot and fix bad card connecting to EDC2-2K-J1-3. The second will have little impact. Customer Impact: Users will be down during the work period. Duration: 4 hours |
Work Activity Planned for Tuesday, October 22, 2013 (4:00 AM to 6:00 AM)
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Branch: Systems Contact: Eric Lopez and Rich McAtee Phone: 777-7963 and 777-5091 Status: New Routine Request |
Work to be done: Automated WYO.GOV active directory maintenance. Customer Impact: No customer impact. Duration: 2 hours |
Work Activity Planned for Thursday, October 24, 2013 (7:00 PM to 11:00 PM)
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Branch: Network Contact: Rob Anderson and Josh Krzywicki Phone: 777-7578 and 777-5116 Status: New Single Agency Recurring Request for WDE |
Work to be done: Apply all critical Microsoft patches to all Dept. of Education (WDE) servers; and update firmware on Equalogic Storage Arrays. Customer Impact: All websites, databases, and servers will be unavailable during this work process. Duration: 4 hours each Thursday from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. This will become permanently Recurring Work from this date. |
Recurring Weekly Maintenance Work Activities
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Branch: Network Contact: Tim Walsh or Fatima Taha Phone: 777-5093 or 777-5610 respectively Status: Recurring Work |
Work to be done: Network Maintenance, Upgrades, and Patching. Customer Impact: Customers should not be impacted during the work period. Duration: 4 hours Monday mornings from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM |
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Branch: Tech Support Contact: Tech Support Phone: 777-5000 Status: Recurring Work |
Work to be done: Install patches and updates on ETS managed servers during work windows on Sunday 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM and/or Tuesday 4:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Customer Impact: ETS managed enterprise customers will not have the services managed by these servers available during this time. Duration: 2 hours |
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Branch: Mainframe Contact: Jerry Isbell Phone: 777-7910 Status: Recurring Work |
Work to be done: IPL (Initial Program Load) expected duration of 15 minutes or less during the Tuesday 4:00 AM to 6:00 AM work window. Customer Impact: Affects Mainframe customers during IPL and anyone who needs Mainframe access during this time as the Mainframe will not be available. Duration: 15-30 minutes |
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Branch: Mainframe Contact: Mark Wenger Phone: 777-5026 Status: Recurring Work |
Work to be done: Perform WYDOT database maintenance to include: file reorders, field length changes, adding superdescriptors, renaming or renumbering files, creating a new file, adding a new field, adding descriptors, releasing descriptors, releasing superdescriptors, and restoring natural programs. Customer Impact: This work has been arranged and scheduled by the customer, and fully coordinated with ETS Mainframe staff and WYDOT IT personnel. Duration: This work will be performed from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and continue every Saturday through December 28, 2013. |
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Branch: Servers Contact: Rick Cox Phone: 777-6368 Status: Recurring Work |
Work to be done: Department of Health patches and/or upgrades to WDH/ETS managed servers. Customer Impact: This recurring work is a single agency request affecting only the Department of Health (WDH). Servers being patched and/or upgraded will not be available for use during the work periods. Duration: Every Sunday continuing (as needed) from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. |
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Branch: Systems Contact: Henk Meyer, and Mike Budzinak Phone: 777-3606 and 777-5613 Status: Recurring Work |
Work to be done: Install updates, patches and perform normal maintenance on Dept. of Family Services (DFS) POSSE/WYCAPS. Customer Impact: Servers and Systems will be unavailable for the duration of the work period. This work affects only DFS. Duration: This work will occur every third (3rd) weekend through the end of 2013, from 7:00 AM on Saturday until 12:00 PM (Noon) on the following Sunday. |
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Branch: CCI and UC Contact: Tom Herdt and Darren Walker Phone: 777-3381 and 777-3383 Status: Recurring Work |
Work to be done: Perform routine patches and firmware updates on Avaya Servers, Media Gateways, and Circuit Packs. Customer Impact: Installs will interrupt service to devices on the individual gateway or circuit packs for approximately 10 minutes each. Users at 24 X 7 locations will be contacted before commencement of work. Duration: 2 hours each Sunday 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM; and each Tuesday 4:00 AM to 6:00 AM. |
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Branch: Network Contact: Rob Anderson and Josh Krzywicki Phone: 777-7578 and 777-5116 Status: New Single Agency Recurring Request for WDE |
Work to be done: Apply all critical Microsoft patches to all Dept. of Education (WDE) servers; and update firmware on Equalogic Storage Arrays. Customer Impact: All websites, databases, and servers will be unavailable during this work process. Duration: 4 hours each Thursday from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. |
*Note: All work activities pose a risk of outage. This notice serves to remind technical professionals to be aware of activities taking place. ETS reserves the work window to conduct work as well as any remediation needed in the event of an outage. Durations noted are estimates only.
If you are having technical difficulties during these work times and it does not appear to be related to the activities being performed, please call the ETS Technology Support Center at 307-777-5000 or email helpdesk@wyo.gov
This weekly work activity schedule is also available under “Scheduled Work” on the ETS website at: https://sites.google.com/a/wyo.gov/ets/resources/state-employee-resources/scheduled-maintenance
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