2018 Outages

* Outage Type P = Planned U = Unplanned R= Release Events PO= Postponed

Outages in Red have not yet taken place. Outages in Black have completed.

Previous Years Outages – 2017 2016 2015 2014

*P/U From To Reason for Outage Backlog Handling/Comments MKT System
Affected
Jurisdiction Affected Systems Undergoing Outage
P 18/11/2018

08:00

18/11/2018

20:00

Server Patching Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service.

TIBCO Market Messaging System

NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
P 13/10/2018

08:00

15/10/2018

06:00

NIE Networks Disaster Recovery Test Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service. TIBCO Market Messaging System

Market Website (NI only)

Secure Fileserver (NI only)

NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
P 16/09/2018

08:00

16/09/2018

17:00

To facilitate Site Switch Messages inbound to Networks will queue in the central HUB and be processed on resumption of normal service.
The facility to book appointments via RMP Extranet shall be unavailable during the outage.
Retail Central Market System ROI Electricity Markets SAP ISU
P 12/09/2018

07:00

12/09/2018

07:40

Apply a Critical Security Patch to the Oracle Database RMP Extranet shall be unavailable during the outage. RMP Extranet ROI Electricity Markets RMP Extranet
U 27/08/2018

09:30

27/08/2018

14:30

Internal Firewall issue within ESB Messages are now flowing and backlogs are being cleared Retail Central Market System ROI Electricity Markets SAP ISU
P 15/08/2018

20:00

15/08/2018

20:30

Unicode Cutover -Short outage of Networks SAP IS-U is required in order for some settings to take effect. During the period of the outage Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service.

Retail Central Market System

&

RMP Extranet

ROI Electricity Markets SAP ISU
U 13/08/2018

19:45

13/08/2018

20:45

An unexpected outage occurred on the TIBCO application which impacted the flow of market messages for a period of approximately 1 hour This impacted all EMMAs and put them in an offline state TIBCO Market Messaging System NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
PO 13/08/2018

07:30

13/08/2018

08:00

Unicode Cutover -Short outage of Networks SAP IS-U is required in order for some settings to take effect. During the period of the outage Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service
Retail Central Market System

&

RMP Extranet

ROI Electricity Markets SAP ISU
P 03/08/2018

18:00

06/08/2018

23:00

Facilitate the technical unicode conversion of the SAP based ROI Central Market System. During the period of the outage Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service
Retail Central Market System

&

RMP Extranet

ROI Electricity Markets SAP ISU
P 22/07/2018

08:00

22/07/2018

21:00

To facilitate Reorganisation of TIBCO Hub database During the period of the outage Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service
TIBCO Market Messaging System NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
P 15/07/2018

08:30

15/07/2018

16:30

To facilitate Site Switch The facility to book appointments via RMP Extranet shall be unavailable during the outage.
RMP Extranet ROI Electricity Markets CLICK
P 17/06/2018

08:00

17/06/2018

20:00

Apply software patches to the TIBCO infrastructure estate During the period of the outage Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service
TIBCO Market Messaging System
NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
P 20/05/2018

06:00

20/05/2018

22:00

Facilitate the execution of a limited set of DR related tests. During the period of the outage Market Messages inbound and outbound will queue and be processed on resumption of normal service
TIBCO Market Messaging System, SAP IS-U, SAP PI, Market Website, Secure Fileserver (NI)
NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
PO 21/04/2018

08:00

23/04/2018

08:00

Facilitate NIE Networks Disaster Recovery Test. During the period of the outage Market Messages will not be processed, they will be queued and processed on resumption of normal services. TIBCO Market Messaging System NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
U 18/04/2018

12:00

18/04/2018

17:00

Unplanned Outage on the RMP Extranet- MPRN Enquiry Tab RMP Extranet- MPRN Enquiry Tab not loading During Outage RMP Extranet

For detailed hourly updates click here

ROI Electricity Markets RMP Extranet
P 25/03/2018

10:30

25/03/2018

14:00

Implementation of MCR 1176 & MCR 1179 RMP Extranet shall be unavailable during the outage. RMP Extranet ROI Electricity Markets RMP Extranet
U

23/03/2018

04:00

23/03/2018

20:00

TIBCO / Market Message Issue Our technical engineers are currently investigating the issue

TIBCO Market Messaging System

For detailed hourly updates click here

NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
U

22/03/2018

04:00

22/03/2018

10:00

TIBCO / Market Message Issue Our technical engineers are currently investigating the issue TIBCO Market Messaging System NI & ROI Electricity Markets TIBCO
P 11/03/2018

08:30

11/03/2018

16:00

Facilitate Site Switch Messages inbound to Networks will queue in the central HUB and be processed on resumption of normal service. The facility to book appointments via RMP Extranet shall be unavailable during the outage. RMP Extranet ROI Electricity Markets CLICK
P 18/02/2018

10:00

18/02/2018

14:00

Facilitate Upgrade to ESB Corporate Firewall During the period of the outage outbound Market Messages to ESBN will not be processed, they will be queued and processed on resumption of normal services. No inbound messages from ESBN will be sent during the perio
d of the outage. RMP Extranet will be unavailable
Retail Central Market System &

RMP Extranet

ROI Electricity Markets ESB Corporate Firewall