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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 05:40:00 -0800 (PST)
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To: enron.everyone_et&s_houston@enron.com
Subject: Upcoming Computer/Network Changes
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This is to inform you of scheduled changes to our computer environment. =20
These items were discussed in both the Corporate and ETS IT Change Control=
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meetings.  The following is a brief synopsis of only those changes that cou=
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impact your computing capabilities.

Feb. 2 Friday night from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Human Resource Computer Relocation=
s
The Corporate Unix team will be moving Human Resource Servers to the Ardmor=
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data center floor.  Access may be limited to the HR data bases and Web page=
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during this timeframe.
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Feb. 3 Saturday Morning from 12:00-1:00 a.m., Network Interruptions
Enron Network Services will be modifying network hardware settings on some =
of=20
the buildings=01, internal computer connections. You may experience compute=
r=20
connection problems during this timeframe

Feb. 3 Saturday Morning from 1:00-1:15 a.m., Network Interruptions=20
Enron Network Services will be modifying the configurations of the main=20
connection within the Enron network. This will result in your computers=20
becoming disconnected from the main network for short periods of time.=20

Feb. 5 Monday Night from 10:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m., External Network Interrupti=
ons
Enron Network Services will be upgrading the security system for=20
Advantis/EDI.  You may experience outages during this timeframe if you are =
an=20
Advantis/EDI user.=20

Feb. 17 Saturday Morning from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Computer Room Power=20
Systems Maintenance
Facilities will be performing their annual maintenance on some battery back=
up=20
systems.  During this maintenance the power consumption load will be tested=
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No loss of power is expected.  This maintenance will be canceled if=20
thunderstorms are in the area.  We will be operating on the back-up UPS=20
system during this time period.

Feb. 17 Saturday Evening from 7:00-9:00 p.m., Enron telephone system upgrad=
es.
Telephony services will be upgrading software.  We do not anticipate any=20
service disruptions during the upgrade.  However, during the switchover to=
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the back-up, calls being dialed could be dropped and the user will have to=
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redial.  Calls in progress will not be impacted. This upgrade does not affe=
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voicemail.=20
Mar. 16 Friday Evening from 7:00 p.m. through Saturday Mar. 17 at 3:00 a.m.=
,=20
Enron telephone system upgrades.
 Telephony services will be upgrading the Lucent system to prepare for the=
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new Enron building.  A complete outage of the telephone system is expected=
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during this maintenance.  We have been asked to provide requirements in=20
writing to Telephony by February 7th with all critical=20
departments/individuals and affected telephone numbers needing service duri=
ng=20
this 8-hour interruption. Please mail your requests to Tom Sroka.  He will =
be=20
compiling the requests for ETS and working with the Telephony group.  If yo=
u=20
foresee this change will cause you significant impact, please forward those=
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concerns along with your requests.

If you have issues or concerns about these activities, please contact the:

ETS Solution Center - Houston, at 713-345-4745
ETS Solution Center - Omaha, at 402-398-7454