[Astro] [CAPT] Captain being rebooted this lunchtime (~1-2pm Weds)

[Phil Parry]

Hi again,

Everything should be back online now, please let me know of any issues.

Thanks,

Phil P

On 03/09/2025 10:08, Phil Parry wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> This is in progress, and the servers in Physics are now shut down 
> while electrical work takes place.
>
> Since captain seems to be unused at this moment and it's in need of 
> updates, I plan to install them and reboot early this afternoon, as 
> soon as the power comes back on in Physics.
>
> I hope this is OK - please contact me this morning if this will be a 
> problem for you.
>
> I'll email again later today with an update.
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil P
>
> On 02/09/2025 11:32, Phil Parry wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> A reminder that this is happening tomorrow morning.
>>
>> We have several servers and other computers in the Physics building; 
>> these will all be shut down early tomorrow morning at around 8am:
>>
>> |astroraid|
>>
>> |astrozfs|
>>
>> |capt-gpu|
>>
>> |capt-gpu2|
>>
>> |dator|
>>
>> |pleiades|
>>
>> |mlis1|
>>
>> |mlis2|
>>
>> |ukads
>> |
>>
>> The shared machines captain, odhar and brahan are hosted elsewhere 
>> and won't be shut down, but as they use the NIS server astroraid for 
>> their password database, you won't be able to log in to these 
>> machines. (If you're logged in beforehand, you should be OK, but 
>> please consider these machines to be at-risk tomorrow.)
>>
>> If all goes well, the above machines should be back online in the 
>> afternoon.  I'll start work on restarting them as soon as the power 
>> comes back on, I expect it to take around an hour to restore everything.
>>
>> Apologies for the disruption this will cause.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Phil P
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: 	FW: IMPORTANT REMINDER: Physics building loss of power for 
>> urgent maintenance: 09:30 to 13:30, Wednesday 3rd September
>> Date: 	Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:36:13 +0100
>> From: 	Sharon Meeks (staff) <ppzsm2 at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Further to previous emails, I would like to remind you that we have 
>> an upcoming full electrical shutdown within the Physics building on 
>> *Wednesday 3rd September between 09:30 to 13:30.*
>>
>> *All areas of the building will be without power and lighting during 
>> this time (including all FoS offices and the Student Services hub)*, 
>> so I would suggest that predominantly office-based occupants should 
>> seek alternative work spaces that day; experimental Physicists and 
>> Technical staff are likely to need to be on site to assist with the 
>> safe shutdown and re-energising of key infrastructure.  Unfortunately 
>> I have to be off site until approximately 10:00 that morning, but 
>> will be available on MS teams.
>>
>> As a reminder, this shutdown is to enable contractors to undertake 
>> urgent maintenance on the high voltage transformers within the 
>> substation that serves the Physics building.  They will endeavour to 
>> complete the work in under the allotted four hour period.
>>
>> Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Please don't hesitate 
>> to contact me if you have any queries or concerns.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> *Dr. Nick Botterill, MInstP*
>>
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>>
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