| Publication Date: January 15, 2008 Author: William Leith, Acting General Manager, Application, Operations and Delivery Services, Federal Student Aid Summary: Data Center Relocation Update # 2 - Second Relocation Phase Planned for January 18-21, 2008 Posted on 01-15-2008 As we informed you in an October 19, 2007 Electronic Announcement posted on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, we are in the process of relocating the data center that supports numerous Federal Student Aid systems and Web sites. The data center relocation is scheduled to occur in multiple phases. We plan to implement another data center relocation phase during the period January 18-21, 2008. Below is information about the systems and Web sites that will be affected by this implementation. Please review this information and evaluate impact to your school or organization during the periods when the affected systems and Web sites will be unavailable. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete the required activities during the January 18-21, 2008 period. Systems and Web Sites Unavailable from 5:00 P.M. (ET) Friday, January 18, 2008 until 1:30 A.M. (ET) Saturday, January 19, 2008. From 5:00 P.M. (ET) on Friday, January 18, 2008 until 1:30 A.M. (ET) on Saturday, January 19, 2008 the following systems and Web sites will be unavailable:
Systems and Web Sites Unavailable from 5:00 P.M. (ET) Friday, January 18, 2008 until 8:00 A.M. (ET) Monday, January 21, 2008 From 5:00 P.M. (ET) on Friday, January 18, 2008 until 8:00 A.M. (ET) on Monday, January 21, 2008, the following systems and Web sites will be unavailable:
Note: Monday, January 21, 2008 is the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal holiday. Complete information regarding processing and customer service hours for Federal Student Aid/Department of Education call centers on the holiday is posted in a January 11, 2008 Electronic Announcement on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP Web site). |