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Managing channel maintenance

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Managing channel maintenance - MediaLive

The AWS Elemental MediaLive service routinely performs maintenance on underlying systems for security, reliability, and operational performance. The maintenance activities include actions such as patching the operating system, updating drivers, or installing software and patches.

Maintenance is performed individually on each channel, as it is required.

You can't disable channel maintenance. But you can control when the maintenance occurs.

The routine for maintenance is the following:

  • When you create a channel, MediaLive automatically assigns an arbitrary maintenance window: a particular day of the week and a two-hour window. For example, Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00 UTC.

  • When a channel needs maintenance, you receive notification in the AWS Health Dashboard and by email. For more information, see Managing maintenance notifications.

  • When you receive a notification, you should decide if you want to adjust the timing of the maintenance. There are several ways to adjust the timing. See Options for handling maintenance.

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