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IT Maintenances

To improve services, District Information Technology (IT) must perform regular patches and routine maintenance on its systems and networks. Many of these activities require downtime in order preserve the integrity of the systems and data. While this work is essential, it also presents an inconvenience for those who use these systems. To enable our faculty, staff, and students to better plan for such events, IT is establishing a new “Scheduled Maintenance Plan” for performing routine maintenance and upgrades to our services.

Scheduled Maintenance Plan

 Date Start Time End Time Status
March 21st, 2021 2:00 AM 5:00 PM Completed
March 15,2021 12:00 AM 3:12 PM Completed
February 10 – February 16, 2021 10:00 PM 6:00 AM Completed
January 10, 2021 12:00 AM 5:00 AM Completed
December 19, 2020 12:00 AM 5:00 AM Completed
November 21, 2020 12:00 AM 5:00 AM Completed
September 27, 2020 12:00 AM 4:00 AM Completed
August 15, 2020 12:00 AM 5:00 AM Completed
July 03, 2020 3:00 PM 6:00 PM Completed
January 03, 2020 10:00 PM 4:00 AM Completed
December 13, 2019 10:00 PM 2:00 AM Completed
November 08, 2019 10:00 PM 9:00 AM Completed
October 04, 2019 10:00 PM 9:00 AM Completed
September 05, 2019 10:00 PM 2:00 AM Completed
August 09, 2019 9:00 PM 7:00 AM Postponed

Periodic maintenance on IT systems and network include:

  • Critical Security Patches
  • Software/Hardware Patches and Upgrades
  • Software/Hardware Installations
  • System Re-configurations
  • Server Reboots
  • Availability Testing

Scheduled maintenance may last from four (4) to six (6) hours, but a twelve (12) hour period is reserved if business users are required to perform verification.

There are times during the academic year when scheduled system changes are postponed (blackout) in order to minimize disruptions to business services. Requests for blackout exceptions are based on approval and may be sent to Peralta Help Desk at helpdesk@peralta.edu.