[OPLINTECH] Important: Potential Network Outage

Carol Roddy croddy@oplin.org
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:16:40 -0400


This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C49CC0.F3C89800
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To:    Public Library Technology Staff and Directors

From: Carol Roddy

=20

The OPLIN Network Hub is moving, and every circuit will be =
electronically
rolled over from one location to another.  This work will be done =
carefully
and deliberately, region by region, and you will receive a letter in the
mail from OPLIN when we are ready to move your region.   The letter will
reiterate points in this message, and provide more precise details on =
the
timing of the move.  The first batch of letters will go out Monday, but =
it
may be months before we finish the entire state.

=20

The key things you will want to know are:

=20

*         When this event does occur, your OPLIN circuit will be down =
very
briefly, probably no longer than a half hour.

*         All this work will take place between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m.  No
library should be down after 9 a.m.

*         We cannot give you a precise date for your library.  You will =
be
given a two-week window of dates.  You might want to avoid running
pre-scheduled processes that use the network between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m.
during that period.

*         OPLIN staff will call you between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on the day
your circuit is rolled over to update you on its status.

*         Beginning the first week in October, you can go to
<http://support.oplin.org/> http://support.oplin.org to find a list of
libraries scheduled for each day approximately 48 hours before they are
scheduled to be moved.=20

=20

Why are we doing this?  DAS Network Services requested the move for =
security
reasons and in order to provide more effective support management.  They =
are
removing operations from the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus and
consolidating it in the State of Ohio Computing Center.  We are taking =
to
opportunity to expand our capacity at the same time.

=20

We don't anticipate problems, but are prepared to proceed slowly and =
restore
the original configurations if needed.

=20

=20

Carol Lynn Roddy

Executive Director, OPLIN

614.728.5252

=20


------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C49CC0.F3C89800
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dus-ascii">
<meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)">

<style>
<!--
 /* Font Definitions */
 @font-face
	{font-family:Wingdings;
	panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
 /* Style Definitions */
 p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
	{margin:0in;
	margin-bottom:.0001pt;
	font-size:12.0pt;
	font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
	{color:blue;
	text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
	{color:purple;
	text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
	{font-family:Arial;
	color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
	{size:8.5in 11.0in;
	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
	{page:Section1;}
 /* List Definitions */
 ol
	{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
	{margin-bottom:0in;}
-->
</style>

</head>

<body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple>

<div class=3DSection1>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Public Library Technology =
</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Staff</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and
Directors</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>From: </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Carol =
Roddy</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The OPLIN Network Hub is moving, and every circuit =
will be
electronically rolled over from one location to another.&nbsp; This work =
will be
done carefully and deliberately, region by region, and you will receive =
a
letter in the mail from OPLIN when we are ready to move your
region.&nbsp;&nbsp; The letter will reiterate points in this message, =
and
provide more precise details on the timing of the move.&nbsp; The first =
batch
of letters will go out Monday, but it may be months before we finish the =
entire
state.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The key things you will want to know =
are:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3D2
face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>&middot;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When this event does occur, your OPLIN circuit =
will
be down very briefly, probably no longer than a half =
hour.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3D2
face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>&middot;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All this work will take place between =
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>5 a.m.</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font =
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp; No
library should be down after </span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3D2
face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>&middot;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We cannot give you a precise date for your =
library.&nbsp;
You will be given a two-week window of dates.&nbsp; You might want to =
avoid
running pre-scheduled processes that use the network between =
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>5 a.m.</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font =
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> during that
period.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3D2
face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>&middot;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OPLIN staff will call you between =
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>8 a.m.</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font =
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 a.m.</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> on the day
your circuit is rolled over to update you on its =
status.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3D2
face=3DSymbol><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>&middot;<font
size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Beginning the first week in October, you can =
go to <a
href=3D"http://support.oplin.org/"><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>http://support.oplin.org</span></font></a> to find =
a list
of libraries scheduled for each day approximately 48 hours before they =
are
scheduled to be moved. </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Why are we doing this?&nbsp; DAS Network Services =
requested
the move for security reasons and in order to provide more effective =
support
management.&nbsp; They are removing operations from the =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rhodes</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tower</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> in downtown
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
  Arial'>Columbus</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and consolidating it in the State of Ohio =
Computing
Center.&nbsp; We are taking to opportunity to expand our capacity at the =
same
time.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We don&#8217;t anticipate problems, but are prepared =
to
proceed slowly and restore the original configurations if =
needed.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Carol Lynn Roddy</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Executive Director, OPLIN</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>614.728.5252</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

</div>

</body>

</html>

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C49CC0.F3C89800--