Hello CIX-ATL members,
To accommodate the continuing growth of the exchange, we brought online a
second switch yesterday afternoon at Equinix AT1. It appears that, while
doing so, we encountered what is likely a bug which affected reachability
for members connected at that site for a few minutes.
To further diagnose the issue and ensure that there is no ongoing risk to
IX operations, we'll be performing emergency maintenance tonight, Tuesday
morning, at 12:01am for about an hour.
Depending on the results of the testing, we may proceed with the switch OS
upgrades previously planned for next week, so members may see their ports
drop during the work.
As usual, we will block BGP traffic across the exchange, so that routing
fails gracefully, and will remove the block after maintenance is complete.
No action is required on your part.
In the event that you experience trouble after the completion of the work,
please contact the Community IX NOC at noc(a)communityix.org
Regards,
Ryan Woolley
for the Community IX Technical Committee
