Each week, the CMS Cloud program provides a list of upcoming changes, maintenance windows, and updates to help customers build awareness and plan effectively and summarizes changes from the previous week.
This newsletter includes:
Completed change summary for the week of 7/31/2025
- 8/2/2025 - Lambda runtime upgrade version to 22.x for 25 accounts
- 8/3/2025 - Marketplace SSM patching - PROD
To learn details about previous changes please go to the News and Updates section on cloud.cms.gov. (Secure Access required)
For Patching and Gold Image release schedule please view :Patching and Gold Image Release Calendar - 2025
8/9/2025 - Upgrade Enterprise (OIT) Jira to version 10.3.9 in PROD
Summary:
The CMS Enterprise Agile Tools team will upgrade Enterprise Jira, which will be unavailable during the maintenance window outlined below.
Actions we are taking:
- Enterprise Jira will be upgraded from 9.12.22 to 10.3.9 version
When is this happening?
Start Time: Saturday, 8/9/2025 at 7:00 AM ET
End Time: Saturday, 8/9/2025 at 3:00 PM ET
Who will be impacted?
All Enterprise Jira Users
What is the impact?
Enterprise Jira (https://jiraent.cms.gov/ will be unavailable.
Questions:
For general questions about the tool and this upgrade, please email CMS Agile Tools Support at AGILETOOLS@cms.hhs.gov
8/9/2025 - Splunk GovCloud Quarterly Maintenance
Summary:
In order to keep up to date with the latest versions and security advisories, the CMS Hybrid Cloud team will be performing maintenance updates on Splunk GovCloud.
Actions we are taking:
- Add security group ingress rules for HEC load balancer endpoint to restrict inbound access to Splunk.
- Encrypt EBS volumes on indexers for security compliance.
- Scale up deployment server EC2 instance.
- Update Splunk GovCloud EC2 instances with the latest Amazon Linux 2023 Gold Image from CMS Cloud.
When is this happening?
Start Time: Saturday, 8/9/2025 at 09:00 a.m. ET
End Time: Saturday, 8/9/2025 at 11:30 p.m. ET
Who will be impacted?
MITG MSI, EMM and CCIC search heads peered to the Splunk environment.
What is the impact?
Due to maintenance the environment will have a short impact on service availability of the GovCloud environment. Some users will be impacted and will need to rerun queries or refresh dashboards.
8/9/2025 - Cloud Splunk Cluster Manager OS Patching
Summary:
The CMS Hybrid Cloud Splunk team will be performing manual OS patching of the Cloud Splunk Splunk Cluster Manager.
Actions we are taking:
- Verifying instance snapshots.
- Creating a patch list.
- Applying patches.
- Rebooting the server.
When is this happening?
Start Time: Saturday, 8/9/2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET
End Time: Saturday, 8/9/2025 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Who will be impacted?
DRaaS ITSI, MITG MSI, EMM and CCIC search heads peered to the Splunk environment.
What is the Impact?
No impact to user searches are the Cluster Manager is rebooted.
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to your assigned Hosting Coordinator. CMS IT Support can be reached via cloudsupport@cms.hhs.gov, or call (800) 562-1963, and is documented here at Support Page on cloud.cms.gov.
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