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Shared MS SQL database server PEMMSSQL01 is having issues this morning and is being migrated as a result. We expect the server to be unavailable for approximately 1 hour. Aliases for this server: – mssql43.cp.blacknight.com – mssql43int.cp.blacknight.com UPDATE @ 07:30: Still in maintenance, windows updates has delayed the migration a little. Databases should be accessible […]
Summary: At 14:58 today a significant DDoS targeting one of our shared hosting servers began. Thus far it has reached 12.6Gbit/s and has saturated a couple of our links while others remain within tolerance. As a result we’re removing the /19 that holds the destination IP address from our peering at the above named locations […]
Current Status: Maintenance has completed and systems are being tested. Last updated 17:05 16/11/17 Summary: Blacknight will disable its online stores, as well as its user administration control panels (cp.blacknight.com), including billing administration services, for 24 hours on Wednesday 15 November 2017 and Thursday 16 November 2017, to facilitate a planned software upgrade. Hosting and other services will continue to operate as normal during this period, but it will not […]
As you probably know Ireland is currently under a number of weather warnings ranging from red to yellow as a result of hurricane Ophelia. Many of our staff commute to work normally, but due to the weather warnings we have asked a lot of them to work from home on Monday. Strong winds and rains […]