InCommon Operations Notifications

[Tom Scavo <>]

FYI

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Tom Scavo" 
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To: "InCommon Participants" 
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Sent: Friday, July 6, 2012 7:23:44 AM
Subject: [InC] Re: power outage at Internet2 Ann Arbor offices

Good morning! We are still without power at the Internet2 offices in Ann 
Arbor. Although the heat in the building is rising due to lack of air 
conditioning, essential online services remain operational at this time. 
Please note:

WE WILL SIGN METADATA TODAY (Friday, July 6, 2012)

We intend to sign metadata at the regular time (~3:00pm ET) but may have to 
sign earlier if the temperature in the building continues to rise. In 
anticipation of this signing event, please update your metadata asap.

Once the metadata signing process is complete, we will power down 
service1.internet2.edu, which is the host for the Federation Manager. It will 
stay down until normal operating temperatures in the building are restored.

Host wayf.incommonfederation.org, which is now operating at our sister site 
in Indiana, will remain operational, indefinitely. In other words, the 
InCommon metadata service and the InCommon discovery service will continue to 
operate despite what happens here in Ann Arbor.

The National Weather Service predicts the temperature in Ann Arbor will reach 
101 degrees (Fahrenheit) today. Tomorrow will be cooler with a high of 98 
degrees. It is not known when public power will be restored to the Ann Arbor 
area.

Tom

----- Original Message -----
> A severe thunderstorm ripped through Ann Arbor early this morning,
> causing widespread power outages, including the Internet2 offices.
> Thanks to an automatic backup power system in our building, all
> InCommon online services, including the InCommon metadata service
> and the InCommon discovery service, are fully operational. At
> approximately 5:15am EDT, these InCommon services were manually
> failed over to a twin host in Indiana as a precaution. There is
> nothing you need to do at this time.
> 
> Primary power to the Internet2 offices in Ann Arbor is still down.
> Since the local area is in the midst of an excessive heat wave, all
> Ann Arbor staff have been told to stay home. As a result,
> 
> THERE WILL BE NO METADATA SIGNING EVENT TODAY (Thursday, July 5,
> 2012)
> 
> Metadata signing will resume tomorrow at the normal time (weather
> permitting). If you have an emergency that needs immediate
> attention, or just have questions or comments, please send them to
> 
> 
> We appreciate your patience,
> 
> Tom Scavo
> Operations Manager
> InCommon.org
> https://twitter.com/trscavo
> 
>