Pullman Campus Firewall Replacement

Please see the following ITS maintenance notification:

Dates: Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30, 2023
Start Time: 8:00 PM (each night)
End Time: 11:59 PM (each night)

The following work is being completed: ITS is replacing the Pullman Campus Firewalls due to a vendor-driven RMA request on the following schedule:

Wednesday, March 29

  • Replace ITB Campus Firewall
  • Failover from Sloan Campus Firewall to ITB Campus Firewall

Thursday, March 30

  • Replace Sloan Campus Firewall
  • Several failovers to test the high-availability

Duration of impact of all locations: Although no service interruptions are expected, the change involves a firewall failover.

All processes affected: The failover will cause a one- to two-second delay in traffic each time, possibly affecting very sensitive jobs.

Follow up steps customers need to take: None.

Questions? Please contact Crimson Service Desk via email at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or phone at 509-335-4357 with any questions regarding this scheduled maintenance.