My apologies, I mis-spelled the link for Service Status. The correct URL is
http://servicestatus.msu.edu
-Ed
Edward R Kryda writes:
> Just an fyi to the list, that ACNS is posting the message below to
> http://service.status.msu.edu shortly. We will update Service Status as we
> progress.
>
> Service Status Content:
>
> MSU’s central e-mail system – mail.msu.edu – data backups to tape
> were temporarily suspended while alternative backup solutions are put in
> place. The last back-up was completed on 10/23/07. The increased demands
> on mail.msu.edu have placed a strain on the system; specifically, the main
> storage filer. As a result, the system has performed at below-normal
> speeds during the backup process.
>
> While data backups to tape are currently suspended, the system does have
> built-in redundancy to protect from data loss. For example, the storage
> filer uses double parity raid volumes that protect system data in the
> unlikely event that two drives fail at one time. It also has a number of
> hot standby disks that are automatically provisioned in the event of a
> disk failure.
>
> New storage filer units are being purchased that will replicate e-mail
> data to disk at a remote site. The backups are planned to resume on or
> before January 7, 2008. Replicating data to disk instead of tape will
> allow for near real-time data duplication and significantly reduce
> recovery times in the event of a disaster. The new storage filer units
> should increase the system’s overall performance and may allow us to
> increase disk quotas for faculty and staff.
>
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