Vernon Smith Hall 1st Floor A Side Outage

Outage category: 
Wired Network, Wireless Network
Location: 
Vernon Smith Hall 1st Floor A Side
Status: 
Closed
Resolved alert: 
03/09/2022 1:39 pm

Users were unable to connect to Wired and Wireless internet services.

Initial symptoms: 

Down alarm from monitor

Duration: 
03/09/2022 10:31 am - 03/09/2022 1:39 pm
Impact to Mason: 

No internet access for users on 1st floor A side of building.

Affected Services: 
Network Access
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
Cause: 

The UPS the switch was plugged into failed.

Resolution: 

The switch was plugged directly into the wall outlet, bypassing the UPS, while Network & Security Operations obtain a replacement.

Prevention: 

Continued monitoring of equipment and having engineers on stand-by to dispatch quickly.

STATISTICS
Service Team: 
NSOPS