NOTICE
DATE: January 6, 2009
NOTICE TYPE: M- A010609-01 – INITIAL: Planned Outage – ERCOT.com
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT.com will experience a
maintenance outage from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM today, January 6, 2009 due to a
chassis that is currently experiencing an Optical Pass-thru Module (OPM)
failure.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: All Market
Participants
DAY AFFECTED: January 6, 2009 from 5:30 PM to
6:30 PM
LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT.com will be unavailable from 5:30 PM
to 6:30 PM today, January 6, 2009. ERCOT has a chassis that is
currently experiencing an Optical Pass-thru Module (OPM) failure. To correct this issue a hardware
replacement will be required.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: Discussions with IBM support determined
that the failure is a known issue and is detailed in IBM document ECA071:
Optical pass-thru module loses network connectivity - IBM
BladeCenter.
CONTACT: If you have any
questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the
general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT
Client Services via e-mail at [log in to unmask].
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