NESE tape maintenance Feb 9th 2026

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NESE (NorthEast Storage Exchange)

مكتملفبراير 09, 2026 في 22:00UTC
Maintenance has completed successfully
قيد التقدمفبراير 09, 2026 في 13:00UTC
Maintenance is now in progress
مخططفبراير 09, 2026 في 13:00UTC
From our partners at NESE. Details follow:
In the process of the tape front-end file caching system upgrade, we will be installing a new IBM Storage Scale System 6000. We will provide an additional update for when the software integration and data transfer from the current IBM Elastic Storage System 5000 will be performed.
Service Affected: NESE Tape Service
Maintenance Window: No Downtime expected
NOTES:
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