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Clearspan Datacenter Migration

Event Date/Time: Wednesday, 7/9/25, noon – Sunday, 7/13/25, midnight, Event Title: Clearspan Datacenter Migration, Event Details: WCU's campus phone service will be migrated from Clearspan Internet2 servers to Clearspan Cloud Services servers.  This will involve an outage for all desk phones and softphones.            Users Impacted: Campus, Contact Information: Please contact the IT Help Desk or visit the Technology Commons if you have any questions or concerns. Check the status of your requests at any time at http://ithelp.wcu.edu/  *  http://doit.wcu.edu, * 828.227.7487 (local), * 866.928.7487 (toll free), * Available 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. EST, weekdays (Mon.-Fri.). Event Title: Clearspan Datacenter Migration. Event Locator: 2025-AGBTXT. Does your event or space usage involve children under the age of 18? FALSE. Primary Event Contact Or Sponsor: IT. Contact Email: cio_office@wcu.edu. Contact Phone Number: 7282. Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 12:00 PM – Sunday, July 13, 2025, 11:59 PM. NO LOCATION NEEDED.

Summer Data Center Outage

Event Date/Time: Saturday, 7/12/25, 6:00am – 8:00pm and Sunday, 7/13/25, 6:00am - 8:00pm, Event Title: Summer Data Center Outage, Event Details: On Saturday, July 12, 2025, 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 13, 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. IT Division staff will perform system maintenance to ensure the reliability and safety of the data center. During the maintenance work, system access (including VCAT) may be sporadic or unavailable; there will be rolling outages of systems throughout the day, which will affect the availability of all critical and non-critical systems located in the data center. Some services WILL NOT be affected by this outage including Banner, the university’s main WCU.edu website, Canvas, myWCU, and email.            Users Impacted: Campus, Contact Information: Please contact the IT Help Desk or visit the Technology Commons if you have any questions or concerns. Check the status of your requests at any time at http://ithelp.wcu.edu/, *  http://doit.wcu.edu, * 828.227.7487… Event Title: Summer Data Center Outage. Event Locator: 2025-AGBMVK. Does your event or space usage involve children under the age of 18? FALSE. Primary Event Contact Or Sponsor: IT. Contact Email: cio_office@wcu.edu. Contact Phone Number: 7282. Saturday, July 12, 2025, 6:00 AM – Sunday, July 13, 2025, 8:00 PM. NO LOCATION NEEDED.