Information Technology Services

Classroom Technology Issues Due to Power Outages

Outage category: Wired Network, Wireless Network

Location: Fairfax Campus - Classrooms throughout the Fairfax Campus

Status: Closed

Resolved Alert:

Initial Symptoms

Customers calling stating that they had no internet and some where the computer was not booting up properly and asking them to continue or cancel in recovery mode.

Root Cause Analysis

Cause

Multiple power hits on the Fairfax campus causing the network to go down.

Resolution

Rebooted the Core switch for the Innovation building to get the internet functional again. CaLT visits made to the classrooms to start the projector with a remote or cancel out of the computer being in a recovery mode.

Prevention

Power outage was a result of the power company.