ECISD Network Outage Scheduled for July 16, 2012

To:       All ECISD Campus Principals, Department Heads and Office Support 

             Staff

From:  Technology Department

Re:       ECISD Network Outage Scheduled for 5:30pm - July 16, 2012

Thank you for your attention to this notification. Please be aware that the ECISD is upgrading its Internet Service Provider (ISP) so as to provide improved service and bandwidth for the 2012-2013 school year. Please note the impact to systems you may need to access below. Be aware that while every effort will be made to ensure that District Internet Service is restored by the start of business on July 17, 2012, unanticipated issues may sometimes arise. 

Server Outage Period:

Starting Date and Time:  July 16, 2012, 5:30pm

Ending Date and Time:  July 17, 2012, 7:00am

Systems affected and not available during maintenance:  All Internet and ECISD hosted applications, including the following: Eduphoria, ESC-20 Services (e.g. iTCCS, TxGradebook), Filemaker Pro Web, GoogleApps email, Winocular, HealthMaster, and SchoolFusion web pages/sites.

Purpose:  Staff will be reconfiguring district web servers and domain names to match new Internet Protocol (IP) addresses provided by the new Internet Services Provider.  The service outage may extend if unanticipated technical problems occur. 

If you have any questions regarding the outage or have any issues after the outage, please contact the ECISD Technology Department during normal business hours at 649-2343. 

Miguel Guhlin
Director of Technology Operations
East Central ISD
Email: miguel.guhlin@ecisd.net
Web: http://bit.ly/ecisdtech

Phone: 210-649-2343
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