Scheduled Maintenance - Security Patch and Server Reboot
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Thursday, 18th February, 2016
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02:48am
We have scheduled the following server security maintenance affecting your account as below:
Maintenance type:
Security Patch - Reboot
Reason for Maintenance:
A recent vulnerability with CentOS 6 and 7 operating systems has been exposed [https://access.redhat.com/articles/2161461]. This requires a patch installation and reboot in order to secure servers running these operating systems. Our team has already patched our shared and reseller servers for this vulnerability, but a reboot is still required at this time.
Action to be taken:
Our team is will be rebooting your server tonight, within the maintenance window listed below, in order to complete the security patch installation.
Clients affected:
All clients on the server.
Maintenance window:
START - February 17th, 2016 @ 11:00PM EST
FINISH - February 18th, 2016 @ 12:00AM EST
Data center:
Orlando DC2
Estimated amount of downtime:
We understand the importance of keeping your sites and services online, and our team will be working as quickly as possible to complete this task. As of now, our system administrators expect no more than 10-15 minutes of service interruption while your server is rebooted within the maintenance window.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review this notice. If you have any questions or concerns about this scheduled procedure, please don't hesitate to contact our staff for more details.
Warm Regards,
Hosticon.com
