Disaster Recovery Testing

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Disaster Recovery Testing – System Availability Notice

As part of Emporia State University’s ongoing efforts to ensure our systems are resilient and can be recovered in the event of a disaster, we from time-to-time schedule Disaster Recovery (DR) testing.


🚨 During testing windows, internet services on campus and access to several systems will be temporarily unavailable. This includes wired and wireless Internet access in both academic buildings and residence halls.

Please plan accordingly for any work or access needs that may be affected during the test.


Systems Affected (Offline During Testing):

  • Campus/Residence Hall Wireless & Ethernet (wired) Internet Access

  • Banner Admin Pages

  • AppWorx

  • OnBase

  • Cognos

  • Degree Works Admin Pages

  • Timeclocks

  • Hornet Lab (formerly SkyLab)

  • SkyPrint

  • Axiom

  • Alertus

  • TouchNet

  • eTranscripts

  • Emperson8r

  • CARS

  • AMS


Systems Remaining Online (Accessible Off Campus):

  • Microsoft 365 (Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams)

  • Canvas

  • ESU Website

  • Hornet 365

  • Google Services

  • Zoom

  • Panopto

  • Star Rez

  • T2

  • Blackbaud

  • Point & Click

  • RAVE

  • Self-Service Banner

  • Student Account Center

  • Degree Works Dashboard


Additional Infrastructure Services (Remaining Online):

  • Emergency Phones and Elevator Phones

  • Fire Alarms

  • Door Access / Card Swipe Systems*

*Note: No updates or changes can be made to access permissions during the outage.


If you have any questions or need to plan for the downtime, please contact the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@emporia.edu or call 620-341-5555.