[MAINTENANCE] VIC-IX | Vocus VDC-MEL03 | Hardware Upgrade

Scheduled for Apr 2, 13:00 - 17:00 UTC

Scheduled

IX Australia engineers will be migrating all ports at Vocus VDC-MEL03 to a new 400G-capable switch.

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Start (Local): 03/Apr/2026 00:00
End (Local): 03/Apr/2026 04:00

Start (UTC): 02/Apr/2026 13:00
End (UTC): 02/Apr/2026 17:00

Window: 4 hours
Expected downtime: ~15 minutes

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Ports will be drained of peering traffic using BCP214-compliant filters before they are migrated. Filters will be removed once the ports are back online and stable.

The work is expected to take about 15 minutes per port. However, 4 hours has been booked in the unlikely event of an emergency.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notice, please email us at peering@internet.asn.au, or call us on 1300 793 320.

Posted Mar 26, 2026 - 05:24 UTC

This scheduled maintenance affects: Peering Fabric (VIC-IX).