UIT Alert: Emergency Power Disruption

    Current Status

    ResolvedCampus realignment of utility feeders are back in their preferred sources and balanced

    Affected Services

    • UH Wired network

    Event Updates

    IssueStarting at 2:00 pm, there will be power blips for buildings on campus as emergency electrical maintenance is performed.
    October 8, 2015 , 2:00 PM
    The maintenance will begin at 2:00 pm today and is expected to complete by 06:00 am tomorrow. It should be expected that some network equipment will power cycle as a result of the electrical blips, causing network disruptions. ITAC will be monitoring the situation, and will have resources on standby to respond to any incidents where the equipment does not return to normal status following the blips, when they occur.
    DisruptedSeveral distribution switches failed to recover from the power blips. Technicians enroute to investigate.
    October 8, 2015 , 2:10 PM
    The impacted buildings include the Center for Students with Disabilities, and Student Service Center 1. There are also partial building outages at Settigast and Bates Halls.
    IssueCampus Electrical : All impacted network switches are up and available at this time.
    October 8, 2015 , 3:30 PM
    Work on the power will continue and is expected to complete before 6:00 am tomorrow.
    ResolvedCampus realignment of utility feeders are back in their preferred sources and balanced
    October 9, 2015 , 7:12 AM
    Emergency maintenance to a electrical utility pole supplying a main feed to the university has been repaired.