Maintenance Window and Blockout

[vinodmba999]

Hi any one please explain about Maintenance Window, Blackout Window , Down time and Up time in general way with examples in implementation.

[Community Alums · Accepted solution]

Hi @vinodmba999 ,

Blackout windows specify times during which normal change activity should not be scheduled.

Maintenance windows specify times during which change requests should be scheduled.

For example, create a blackout schedule for code freezes at the end of the year. blackout-maintenance-schedule

To Create the above :

Option	Description
Create a blackout schedule	Navigate to Change > Schedules > Blackout Schedules. Click New.
Create a maintenance schedule	Navigate to Change > Schedules > Maintenance Schedules. Click New.

What is uptime?

Uptime tells users how long a computer or service has been available. Historically, uptime was mainly a measure of the consecutive time a single computer was powered on before it was rebooted or powered off. This could be shown with the simple uptime command. Some system administrators would take pride in having long uptimes, sometimes measured in years. They might take extreme measures such as avoiding updates or applying patches to a live system.

What is downtime?

Downtime tells users how long a service is unavailable. Downtime can be planned due to maintenance or unplanned due to an outage. It is impossible to eliminate downtime, but it is important to try to minimize it. Downtime usually represents lost money due to lost revenue, unhappy customers or lost worker productivity.