23 AUG 2008 11:53PM CST

Business Verification signed off with no major issues

23 AUG 2008 11:40PM CST

NIH is officially online

We are minutes away from sign off in all areas

23 AUG 2008 10:00PM CST

We are in full business verification on all systems except fionn. fionn is down for backups. We will begin testing their at approx 10:30. No major issues to report.

23 AUG 2008 9:30PM CST

All groups in IT or Biz testing. No Major issues at this time.

Dial in here for more info

US Dial-In number: 877.326.2337

International Dial-In number: 303.928.3232

Conference ID:5979306

23 AUG 2008 9:00PM CST

Most systems back up, IT testing in progress..No major issues at this time

Biz verification to begin at 10PM or sooner!! Please check w/Mike Beamer via sametime or cell 762-3526 if you would like to potentially get started earlier.

23 AUG 2008 8:00PM CST

Network change applied, Infrastruce testing complete, Bringing up applications.

Business Verification testing to begin at 10pm

23 AUG 2008 7:00PM CST

All shutdown tasks complete, network team ready to begin

Testing time for business verification 10pm

23 AUG 2008 6:00PM CST

The scheduled network downtime to make changes to improve network stability has begun.

Est test time is 10pm CST

23 AUG 2008 9:00 AM CDT

The NIC network is generally stable with no reports of significant new issues.

Known issues that remain are:

• ni.com Web site performance appears stable, but there is still the risk of intermittent availability issues
• Some reports of websites external to NI being only intermittently available to people web surfing from within NI
• VPN access via the wireless ‘Internet’ SSID on NIC campus

Any other issues should be reported to the Service Desk or to your local IT support.

REMINDER: SCHEDULED DOWNTIME 23 AUG 2008 6-11 PM CDT Many NIC systems will not be available. This maintenance is in our network core, and it is an important part of our ongoing efforts to stabilize the network. Full details of the maintenance window can be found in the downtime notice sent by Arleene Porterfield to #NI Worldwide.