Reminder: HA Rollback This Weekend

Reminder: HA Rollback This Weekend

This is a reminder of the high-availability rollback event that will be occurring this weekend.  The rollback process will begin Sunday, March 17th at 3:00 AM ET. During this time, there will be a period of approximately 60 to 90 minutes that will include an interruption to the following services: CU*BASE/GOLD, CU*Talk audio response and… Read more »

Mar 14, 2024

Reminder: The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

Reminder: The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

Twice each year, CU*Answers tests our ability to redirect CU*BASE core-processing from our production data center in Kentwood, MI to our high-availability (HA) data center in Yankton, SD.  The next HA rollover is scheduled for Sunday, March 10th. The rollover is scheduled to begin at 1:00 AM ET on Sunday, March 10th with the rollback… Read more »

Feb 27, 2024

Reminder: The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

Reminder: The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

Twice each year, CU*Answers tests our ability to redirect CU*BASE core-processing from our production data center in Kentwood, MI to our high-availability (HA) data center in Yankton, SD.  The next HA rollover is scheduled for Sunday, March 10th. The rollover is scheduled to begin at 1:00 AM ET on Sunday, March 10th with the rollback… Read more »

Feb 27, 2024

Reminder: The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

Reminder: The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

Twice each year, CU*Answers tests our ability to redirect CU*BASE core-processing from our production data center in Kentwood, MI to our high-availability (HA) data center in Yankton, SD.  The next HA rollover is scheduled for Sunday, March 10th. The rollover is scheduled to begin at 1:00 AM ET on Sunday, March 10th with the rollback… Read more »

Feb 21, 2024

The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

The Next HA Rollover is Coming March 10th – We Need You to Perform a Connectivity Test!

Twice each year, CU*Answers tests our ability to redirect CU*BASE core-processing from our production data center to our high-availability (HA) data center.  The next HA rollover is scheduled for Sunday, March 10th. This rollover will enable support teams to perform planned network maintenance at the primary production data center without disrupting core processing.  The rollover… Read more »

Feb 21, 2024

Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the HA Rollover Process!

Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the HA Rollover Process!

We’re getting ready to announce the dates for the CU*Answers Spring High-Availability (HA) Rollover exercise. This is your opportunity to learn what is happening behind the scenes as we prepare! The spring HA rollover will be special in that it will involve a planned power interruption at the primary data center to complete an upgrade… Read more »

Feb 2, 2024

[The Pulse] 2024 Business Continuity Plan Now Available

[The Pulse] 2024 Business Continuity Plan Now Available

As your core data processor, we continue to invest in high availability and recovery strategies to ensure that the products and services you count on us for are there when you need them. Implementing those strategies and responding when uncertainty happens requires a well-designed and thoroughly tested plan. We’ve recently completed the 2024 CU*Answers Business… Read more »

Jan 29, 2024

[The Pulse] HA Rollover Results Now Available

[The Pulse] HA Rollover Results Now Available

HA Rollover Results Now Available HA Rollover: September 17 – 20 Now available for your review is a summary of the recent CU*Answers HA (high availability) rollover event performed September 17th to 20th for the CU*BASE core processing environment.  In this report, you will find details about the exercise, including challenges observed, lessons learned, and… Read more »

Oct 9, 2023

HA Rollback Completed – Report Coming Soon

HA Rollback Completed – Report Coming Soon

Originally scheduled for September 17th through September 24th, the CU*Answers HA Rollover event was shortened as detailed in the alert posted earlier this week.  As such, the Rollover event is now complete, and the HA Rollback scheduled for this coming Sunday is no longer necessary.  CU*BASE core processing is once again operating from the production… Read more »

Sep 22, 2023

Rollover Event This Weekend – Updates to be Posted on CU*BASE Alerts Page

Rollover Event This Weekend – Updates to be Posted on CU*BASE Alerts Page

Don’t forget: this weekend, we will be testing our ability to redirect CU*BASE core-processing from our production data center to our high-availability (HA) data center.  The Rollover event is scheduled to begin at 2:00 AM ET on Sunday, September 17th.  Once completed, CU*BASE core-processing will be provided from systems at the HA data center for… Read more »

Sep 15, 2023