Service Announcement

scheduled Outage

Network Outage at the Swinburne Node

  • Scheduled start: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00p.m. (UTC), Scheduled end: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 1:00a.m. (UTC)
  • Outage start: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00p.m. (UTC), Outage end: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 5:55a.m. (UTC)

The Network team at Swinburne is refreshing the core network infrastructure.

To support migration activities, the networks associated
with the Swinburne Nectar Node will be subject to,
at least, two brief outages.

Note, that although 2 x 1-hour outages are expected
as a minimum, exact timelines may vary, and
there is potential for further unexpected outages
throughout the change window.

As a precaution, we will be asking users to power-off
their VMs, before this change window.

Current Status:

Completed

Severity:

Severe

Last modification at:
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 5:55a.m. (UTC)

Updates

  • Completed

    we are completing this outage -
    please restart your VMs if you stopped them.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Completed

    Normal service has resumed.

    Please file a support request if you encounter issues using your VM.

    Thank you for your support and patience.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    All VMs that were paused for the outage are now resumed.

    We are continuing to conduct testing, please file a support request if you encounter issues using your VM.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    We are starting to resume VMs. If you shutdown or suspended your VM before the outage, feel free to resume it now!


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    Federation re-link has succeeded, with minor anomalies. We are conducting testing and if successful will begin to resume user VMs.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    Ceph storage has resumed, we are attempting to re-link to the federation today if possible.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    We are resuming the underlying ceph storage.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    The second network change has completed and the network is currently undergoing testing.

    We are investigating whether we can resume service earlier than planned.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    The second of two major network changes is ongoing.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    We have been advised that the first of two major network changes has been completed.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Progressing

    The scheduled outage has started. To prevent data corruption, we are pausing any VMs that are not suspended or shutdown.

    During the outage you will see your VM state as paused, or it may not be visible at all.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.

  • Started

    Scheduled outage started.


    Update posted 2 weeks ago.