diff --git a/NEXT.md b/NEXT.md
index 148ed10..b680b81 100644
--- a/NEXT.md
+++ b/NEXT.md
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@
 - Gateway cpuset hard reservation (16-17) waits for the window → the
   compose cgroup_parent wiring is THE starvation fix meanwhile (ticketed).
 - q35 / 20 vCPU / 128G / GPUs / USB3 reseat / NFS-outage-for--02 all move
-  to the same October window (#601, #606).
+  to the same October window (#601 → version october-2026-window, due
+  10-31; #606).
+- Fri 2026-09-04 = #609: troubleshooting-only outage (USB SDR reseat +
+  zero-cost socket/PSU/BIOS checks). Host down ⇒ this VM down, auto-starts
+  via onboot=1; gateway auto-recovers (validated 2026-08-31).
diff --git a/TRACKING.md b/TRACKING.md
index 9566c05..f0678b2 100644
--- a/TRACKING.md
+++ b/TRACKING.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ One table, updated in place at each checkpoint. States: done ✅ / doing 🔄 /
 Inbox (mid-task interrupts): none.
 
 Decisions log (latest wins):
+- 2026-08-31 (late): Redmine replan complete: #601 Oct window (due 10-31, High, version october-2026-window; Redmine API refuses start_date on update — Oct-1 start recorded in the note instead), NEW #608 cgroup_parent wiring (High; THE starvation fix on 8 vCPU), NEW #609 Fri 09-04 troubleshooting-only outage (USB SDR reseat + socket/PSU/BIOS checks; NO upgrades; host down → this VM auto-starts via onboot=1, gateway auto-recovers). #605/#606 noted. docs repo pushed (main 9eb324e).
 - 2026-08-31 (eve): HARDWARE WINDOW → ~OCT 2026; presume 8 vCPU/48G operating values; cpuset reservation deferred → cgroup_parent wiring = the starvation fix; one VM-5111 reboot owed for multiqueue (5-activate-multiqueue.sh, human-timed; crush may roll OTHER VMs on pfv-tsys5 anytime).
 - 2026-08-31 (eve): PUSH AS YOU GO standing permission (human monitors gitea/redmine/discourse, not ssh/crush). House rules updated + pushed (86d8565).
 - 2026-08-31 16:5x: Redmine = record: perf pass + RCA filed as #602 (project 55, tracker Support, left New for human review); open items #601 (Fri window, Urgent, due 09-04) #603 root growth #604 metrics #605 k8s+proxmox (blocked by #601) #606 GPUs (relates #601). mred = docker exec wrapper (~/.local/bin/mred → mopac-cli-mred container).