Brief loss of connectivity for all customers although it should be largely un-noticable
Estimated Downtime
Up to 120 seconds in small bursts across the course of the day
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Following some repeated firmware issues on access switches, we are systematically replacing all access switches in every rack in Joule House.
As we run a redundant switching network, we will begin by powering down the B switching network, and replacing cabling and switches. Then powering it back up. Then repeating the same process on the A switching network.
When the switching networks go down and back up (4 times in total), it will cause a spanning tree calculation, which will result in momentary downtime (<30s).
