Datacentre UPS maintenance scheduled for 22 to 24 May

4th May 2017

The datacentre in which our servers are located has sent us the following advisory:

On 22nd – 24th May from 09:00 to 17:00 our Reading data centre UPS [Uninterruptible Power Supply] systems are undergoing routine planned preventative maintenance. Only one UPS will be under maintenance at a time and it may be necessary to operate the UPS bypass or simulate a mains failure to an individual UPS to ensure correct operation. The UPS are designed to allow these checks with no loss of load however the activity will be classified as at risk. 

The maintenance is scheduled to take place between 0900 and 1700 BST. In line with this message, we do not expect there to be any interruption to web or email services. However, services are classed as “at risk” due to the reduced redundancy.