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The shared database server, mysql3333.cp.blacknight.com – will be taken offline at approx 7pm for emergency maintenance. This will affect all databases using the following hostnames or IP addresses: mysql3333int.cp.blacknight.com (172.17.0.161) mysql3333.cp.blacknight.com (185.2.65.145) Maintenance is expected to last 1.5 to 2 hours.
We are scheduling two maintenance windows to upgrade our edge routers in Blacknight Carlow. Customers may experience brief periods of packet loss and increased latency during these maintenance windows as the network re-converges. Date: 2025-09-14 06:00 – 2025-09-14 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Data Centre: Blacknight Carlow Router: ec-r02.bk0 Impact: Reduced capacity Date: 2025-09-18 00:01 – […]
We are scheduling a maintenance window to upgrade an edge router in Equinix DB2. Customers may experience brief periods of packet loss and increased latency during this maintenance window as the network re-converges. Date: 2025-09-03 00:01 – 2025-09-03 06:00 IST (UTC+1) Data Centre: Equinix DB2 Router: ec-r01.bk1 Impact: Reduced capacity
We are scheduling two maintenance windows to upgrade our edge routers in BT Citywest. Customers may experience brief periods of packet loss and increased latency during these maintenance windows as the network re-converges. Date: 2025-09-06 06:00 – 2025-09-06 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Data Centre: BT Citywest Router: ec-r02.bk3 Impact: INEX LAN1 / Reduced capacity Date: […]