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System Status and Outages
Information Security Coffs Harbour campus
Service Desk
Service Desk, Technology Services
Response times

Response times

Service Calls are responded to in accordance to the level of Priority assigned

Listed below is the priority and response times that the Service Desk will aim to achieve, in high demand periods it may not be possible to meet targeted service levels.

PriorityImpactDescriptionResponse time
Priority 1 CriticalNetwork Down, Network Inoperative (all work stops)

eg. Building not connecting to network, WAN Link not connecting to network, Server not able to be connected to.
Immediate
Priority 2 HighLocalised Disruption Group Inoperative (Group work stops)

eg. No Printing for an area or Print queue not working, Group cannot see Zones or Servers. Lab faults affecting Tutorials.
1 hour
Priority 3ModerateIndividual outage (Individual's work is stopped)

eg. Computer crashed or not working, Network unavailable to individual, Email not working (if critical to role).
4 hours
Priority 4 MinimalIndividual outage (Work can continue)

eg. Software functionality problems, Restricted printing (ie. can print to another printer)
3 Days
Priority 5 Scheduled ProcessIndividual Configuration (work can continue)

eg. Software Upgrades, Scheduled Relocations / New installations
Mutually negotiated time with at least 1 weeks notice

Updated: 25 August 2011


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