Network Changes Planned to Reduce Impact of Outages
The IT Services Network Engineering Team will begin a project to reduce the impact of network outages on the campus community. The project, which entails a reconfiguration of network equipment, will not affect how students, faculty and staff connect to campus Internet or access online services.
This project addresses a type of building network outage that can overwhelm the core router and cause the Internet to go down campuswide. The reconfiguration will prevent this type of outage from affecting the core router, limiting building outages to a single distribution switch and reducing the likelihood of outages for users campuswide.
The reconfiguration will also result in a more efficient use of hardware resources. After the project is completed, network routing will be spread across six distribution switches instead of being consolidated at two core routers.
The changes will be implemented over the next few months during regular network maintenance periods, affecting one distribution switch per period. During maintenance on each switch, users may experience 5 to 10 seconds of Internet downtime as the changes are applied.
------
Like IT Services at facebook.com/uarkITS or visit its.uark.edu/news for recent IT Services news.
Topics
Contacts
Erin Griffin, documentation/user support specialist
IT Services
479-575-2901,
ecgriff@uark.edu
Headlines
Peter Ungar Chosen as Member of the National Academy of Sciences
A distinguished professor of anthropology and director of environmental dynamics, Ungar is the first U of A faculty member to be elected to the prestigious Academy.
Ag Technology Students Visit Greenway Equipment, Learn About Advances in Machinery
Members of the U of A's Agricultural Systems and Technology Club recently spent a day at the Greenway Technology Farm in Newport to learn about advances featured in John Deere tractors and machinery.
College of Education and Health Professions WE CARE Everywhere Campaign Kicks Off This Summer
Retractable scroll banners with the phrase "WE CARE Everywhere" are small enough to fit any suitcase and just waiting for your chance to shine in social media posts throughout the summer.
Staff Senators for 2024-25 Elected
Twelve newly elected staff members will begin serving the U of A staff community for three-year terms beginning July 1 on the university's Staff Senate.
Matlock Briefs Congressional Staff Regarding Crop Sustainability Research
Professor Marty Matlock briefed U.S. House of Representative and Senate staff members on research conducted by the U of A regarding the effects of management practices on crop sustainability.