The ERCOT scheduled maintenance outage completed at approximately 18:45 today, Sunday, November 14, 2010.  All systems and transaction processing were reinstated at that time.

As always, connectivity issues such as NAESB or TML can be reported to the ERCOT Help Desk at 512-248-6800 or [log in to unmask] or tomorrow to your ERCOT Account Manager.

JR

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From: ERCOT Client Relations
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:08 AM
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Subject: M-B110410-02 REMINDER: Maintenance Outage - Retail/Wholesale - Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 06:00 through 21:00

NOTICE DATE:  November 4, 2010

NOTICE TYPE:  M-B110410-02 REMINDER: Maintenance Outage – Retail/Wholesale

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Scheduled Maintenance Outage

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  All Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 06:00 through 21:00

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has scheduled a maintenance outage for Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 06:00 through 21:00.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  During the outage the following functions will be affected:

• Market Participants utilizing NAESB to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT will NOT be able to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT during the outage. This includes all retail transactions.
• 867 transactions will NOT be forwarded during the outage.
• 997 Functional Acknowledgements will NOT be sent during the outage.
• Components of the TML and Commercial API will NOT be available including:
• Find ESI ID
• Find Transaction
• Submit Transactions
• USA Functionalities
• Report Explorer, including
• Reports
• Extracts
• Invoices
• Settlement Statements
• Extract Scheduler
• Web Services Data Requests 

• ERCOT Internet Services will NOT be available, including but not limited to:
• ERCOT.com – www.ercot.com
• MarkeTrak - https://marketrak.ercot.com:8443/tmtrack.dll
• TCR - https://tcr.ercot.com
• Texas Renewables – www.texasrenewables.com
• Components of the MIS will NOT be available including:
• Retail Applications
• Components of the MIS will intermittently NOT be available including:
• Downloading of extracts and reports

• Components of the External Web Services (EWS) will intermittently NOT be available including:
• GetReport

MOS, Scheduling API, MOSTML, MOSPUBLIC, and Outage Scheduler will not be affected as there will be a DNS failover from Taylor to Austin.

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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JR/DP

160669

From: ERCOT Client Relations
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 11:46 AM
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Subject: M-B110410-01 INITIAL: Maintenance Outage – Retail/Wholesale - Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 06:00 through 21:00

NOTICE DATE:  November 4, 2010

NOTICE TYPE:  M-B110410-01 INITIAL: Maintenance Outage – Retail/Wholesale

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Scheduled Maintenance Outage

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  All Market Participants

DAY AFFECTED:  Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 06:00 through 21:00

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has scheduled a maintenance outage for Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 06:00 through 21:00.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  During the outage the following functions will be affected:

• Market Participants utilizing NAESB to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT will NOT be able to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT during the outage. This includes all retail transactions.
• 867 transactions will NOT be forwarded during the outage.
• 997 Functional Acknowledgements will NOT be sent during the outage.
• Components of the TML and Commercial API will NOT be available including:
• Find ESI ID
• Find Transaction
• Submit Transactions
• USA Functionalities
• Report Explorer, including
• Reports
• Extracts
• Invoices
• Settlement Statements
• Extract Scheduler
• Web Services Data Requests 

• ERCOT Internet Services will NOT be available, including but not limited to:
• ERCOT.com – www.ercot.com
• MarkeTrak - https://marketrak.ercot.com:8443/tmtrack.dll
• TCR - https://tcr.ercot.com
• Texas Renewables – www.texasrenewables.com
• Components of the MIS will NOT be available including:
• Retail Applications
• Components of the MIS will intermittently NOT be available including:
• Downloading of extracts and reports

• Components of the External Web Services (EWS) will intermittently NOT be available including:
• GetReport

MOS, Scheduling API, MOSTML, MOSPUBLIC, and Outage Scheduler will not be affected as there will be a DNS failover from Taylor to Austin.

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].

If you are receiving e-mail from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to unsubscribe from this list: http://lists.ercot.com.

JR/DH/DP

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