Update 00.08 23/12/10:
Emergency Maintenance is now complete. As expected there was no service interuption as a result of this work.
Background:
Following the unplanned downtime this morning (Packet Loss and High Latency in the Derby Data Centre 07.20 – 07.30 22/12/10) engineers need to perform diagnostics on the LAN switches in an effort to ascertain what caused the issue.

Impact:
This maintenance is not expected to be service affecting however all services within Derby/DC2 will be deemed “at risk”. These services include internet transit, layer-2 and layer-3 services.

Maintenance Window
Thursday 23rd December 00:00 – 01:00

Our network operations engineers will closely monitor the work and will do everything possible to minimize any inconvenience to you.  If you have any problems with your connection after this time, or if you have any questions regarding the maintenance at any point, please call Technical Support at 0845 413 3800

While it is important for Server Centre to perform maintenance such as this to ensure the quality of our network, we do everything possible to minimize any inconvenience to our customers.  We appreciate your patience and welcome any feedback.

Regards,

Server Centre Technical Support