5/31: Arctosdb.org - non-database website will be offline for system upgrades

[mkoo]

Planned Outage

• Date and time outage: May 31, 2024 4:30 a.m. through 7:30 p.m (Pacific)
• Reason for outage: UC Berkeley data center where Arctosdb.org is hosted, will have mechanical and electrical system upgrades
• Expected behavior during and after the outage: Only the non-database website Arctosdb.org will be unavailable during this period. The database and the handbook will function as normal.

Communication before/during outage

• Pin this issue
• Banner updated @Jegelewicz @mkoo
• Email sent to AWG
• Tweet @lin-fred (@mkoo backup)

Communication after outage

• Unpin this issue
• Banner updated @Jegelewicz @mkoo
• Email sent to AWG
• Tweet @lin-fred (@mkoo backup)
• Close this issue when above are complete

[lin-fred]

scheduled a tweet

[Jegelewicz]

I set a reminder for myself to update the Arctos Banner on May 27

[ewommack]

Scheduled emails to go out one week before, the Monday before, and the day before.

[Jegelewicz]

Banner added to expire end of day May 31.

ArctosDB.org will be down from May 31, 2024 4:30 a.m. through 7:30 p.m (Pacific) as the UC Berkeley data center where Arctosdb.org is hosted, will have mechanical and electrical system upgrades. Only the non-database website Arctosdb.org will be unavailable during this period. The database and the handbook will function as normal.

[Jegelewicz]

Also added event to the Arctos Calendar

[mkoo]

Update: the data center has indefinitely postponed their work and the shutdown has no new date-- closing!