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Jan-Feb 2024: UGA Boyd Data Center Maintenances

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

EITS will conduct maintenances on January 13, January 27, and February 10 at the Boyd Data Center in efforts for the UPS system replacement. 

During the January 27 maintenance, building cooling will be shut down and elevator systems will be unavailable for the Boyd Graduate Building, McBay Science Library, and Boyd Data Center from 4:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. There are no power, cooling or elevator systems interruptions expected during the January 13 and February 10 maintenances. 

These activities are the next steps of a multi-phase project focused on replacing the current Boyd Data Center uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units and expanding the power handling capabilities in the facility. The project is expected to be completed in early 2024. Future phases will require additional scheduled maintenances, which will be shared with the campus community at a later date. 

Key Points for the Upcoming Maintenances:

  • UGA's Telephone Services should not experience an outage during these maintenances. In case of an emergency and UGA Telephone Services are unavailable, it is important to remember to use a cell phone to contact UGA Police by calling 911 instead of 706-542-2200. The UGA Police Department will still respond to all calls for service during this time. Members of the campus community are reminded that 911 is always the appropriate number to call for an emergency on campus. In the event of a future interruption in landline phone services at UGA, cell phones should be used to contact police. 

  • January 27: Building fire alarm panels may beep continuously until power is restored and possibly beyond if the system does not reset automatically. During the outage time, there is no need to call the UGA Police Department or Facilities Management Division to report this issue. However, employees and students should remain aware and notify the UGA Police Department if they observe any indications of fire or smoke. 

Information Technology System Owners may elect to shut down non-essential systems in the Boyd Data Center during these maintenances.

If you are aware of activities planned during these maintenance activities that you anticipate will be impacted and would like assistance with planning or have questions on these maintenance activities, please contact Jeff Teasley at jteasley@uga.edu. 

Key Points for the January 13 Boyd Data Center Maintenance:

  • The maintenance will last an estimated 10 hours (6:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) and will involve the Boyd Data Center. 

    • The primary impact will be to select systems in the Boyd Hosting Area. EITS will contact impacted system owners to plan and prepare. 

    • The Boyd Data Center will not have generator support during this period. 

Key Points for the January 27 Boyd Data Center Maintenance:

  • The maintenance will occur in two phases: 

    • Phase I will last an estimated 4 hours (4:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.) and will involve the Boyd Graduate Building, McBay Science Library, and the Boyd Data Center. During Phase I, the following impacts are expected: 

      • Building cooling will be shut down for the Boyd Graduate Building, McBay Science Library, and Boyd Data Center. 

      • Elevator systems will not be operational during this phase. 

    • Phase II will last an estimated 4 hours (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) and will involve the Boyd Data Center. During Phase II, the following impacts are expected:

      • The Boyd Data Center will not have generator supporting during this period. 

Key Points for the February 10 Boyd Data Center Maintenance:

  • The maintenance will last an estimated 8 hours (6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.) and will involve the Boyd Data Center. 

    • The primary impact will be to select the systems in the Boyd Hosting Area. EITS will contact impacted system owners to plan and prepare. 

    • The Boyd Data Center will not have generator support during this period.