On Friday, July 19, 2019, Executive Director Tim Brown presented on ransomware prevention for the Florida Local Government Information Systems Association (FLGISA). View his presentation here.
Yesterday
Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) would like to inform you of upcoming maintenance:Service(s): NWRDC Cloud Infrastructure Services for Tallahassee and AtlantaMaintenance Start Time: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 0600 (ET)Maintenance End Time: Friday, July 30, 2021 - 1800 (ET)Service Availability: No downtime nor performance impact is expectedDetails: NWRDC staff will be performing standard virtual center server appliance (VCSA) and host patching in the NWRDC Tallahassee and Atlanta virtual environments.Questions?We're here to help. If you experience issues after the maintenance has concluded or have any questions, please contact the NWRDC Operations Team at (850) 645-3500, it_support@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Saturday, July 31st
Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) would like to inform you of upcoming maintenance:Service(s): NWRDC Facility Electrical WorkMaintenance Start Time: Saturday, July 31, 2021 – 0730 (ET)Maintenance End Time: Saturday, July 31, 2021 – 1400 (ET) Service Availability: No downtime expected.Details: Customer electrical installation and removal of deactivated cables. Questions?We're here to help. If you experience issues after the maintenance has concluded or have any questions, please contact the NWRDC Operations Team at (850) 645-3500,it_support@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) would like to inform you of upcoming maintenance:Service(s): NWRDC Ticketing System/Service PortalMaintenance Start Time: Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 1015 (ET)Maintenance End Time: Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 1415 (ET)Service Availability: Service Portal access may be temporarily unavailableDetails: The NWRDC Ticketing System/Service Portal will be undergoing a regularly scheduled upgrade. During this upgrade, access to the Service Portal may be temporarily unavailable. If you are unable to submit a ticket during this maintenance window, please contact the NWRDC Operations Team at (850) 645-3500 and they will assist you. Questions?We’re here to help. If you experience issues after the maintenance has concluded or have any questions, please contact the NWRDC Operations Team at (850) 645-3500, it_support@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Monday, August 2nd
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.
Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) would like to inform you of upcoming maintenance:Service(s): NWRDC Facility Electrical WorkMaintenance Start Time: Monday, August 2, 2021 – 1700 (ET)Maintenance End Time: Monday, August 2, 2021 – 1900 (ET)Service Availability: No downtime expectedDetails: Required work on UPS system.Questions?We're here to help. If you experience issues after the maintenance has concluded or have any questions, please contact the NWRDC Operations Team at (850) 645-3500, it_support@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Wednesday, August 4th
Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) will perform its annual Mainframe Disaster Recovery Exercise August 4, 2021 through August 6, 2021.Service(s): Mainframe Disaster Recovery Services TestingRecovery Start Time: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 0800 (ET)Customer Testing Start Time: Thursday, August 5, 2021 0800 (ET)Recovery End Time: Friday, August 6, 2021 0800 (ET)Details: August 4, 2021 is reserved for Ensono staff to restore and configure the Disaster Recovery environment. Customer testing begins Thursday August 5 at 0800 EDT and concludes at 0800 EDT on Friday, August 6.Please let NWRDC know if you are planning to participate in the annual Mainframe Disaster Recovery exercise via email addressed to Mainframe-DR-Support@nwrdc.fsu.edu. Questions?We are here to help. If you have any questions, please contact the NWRDC Operations Team at (850) 645-3500, it_support@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Friday, August 6th
NWRDC Policy Board retreat to discuss board governance. If you are interested in attending this meeting, please contact Kate Wasson at kate_wasson@nwrdc.fsu.edu.
Monday, August 9th
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.
Monday, August 16th
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.
Monday, August 23rd
Mainframe system time begins at 2:00AM Monday mornings. The system is shutdown to a minimal state to allow for a pristine snapshot of all DASD volumes. Maintenance and upgrades are typically scheduled during this time as well. An IPL is performed before production services are made available by 6:00AM.