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The server pemvzmps142 hung and required a reboot. Services should now be back as expected.
EURid, the .eu domain name registry, will be conducting maintenance on November 4 between 0600 and 0900 CET. During this timeframe their EPP servers will be unavailable, so no new registrations, updates or transfers of .eu domain names will be possible. Existing .eu domain names will not be impacted.
We are scheduling an emergency network maintenance window for midnight tonight to restore connectivity to a core access switch in Dublin. This switch was removed from production this afternoon as a result of an ASIC failure on an adjacent switch. While every effort will be taken to minimise disruption, dedicated and shared hosting customers may experience […]
We are currently experiencing a network-related outage that is affecting almost all services. It is our highest priority right now and we hope to have it resolved as soon as possible. We will update this post as soon as we have more information. Update: 13:15: We’re continuing to work towards a resolution. Unfortunately we […]