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BlueZone Access for MARSHA

Creation date: 1/22/2020 3:09 PM    Updated: 7/27/2026 8:47 AM   bluezone marsha
Argus IT Help Desk · Marriott
BlueZone Access for MARSHA
Marriott's system for MARSHA access — the docs are attached, but read these notes first.
Marriott has a system (SBA / BlueZone) for accessing MARSHA. Marriott's own documentation is attached below this article — but there are a few Argus-specific things you need to know to make it work.
✅  The keys to success
  • Follow the attached SBA User Guide exactly (well — almost exactly): do all of the steps. On page 9, you may need to repeat steps 1–4 up to three times before access works properly.
  • The key to clear the MARSHA screen is Pause — not the space bar, as some of you have been using.
  • Java 8 Update 181 is the version that needs to be installed. Marriott has published a newer standard (Java 8 Update 341), but we're keeping the older version until it's fully tested.
  • A link called Marriott SBA has been published to your desktops. It only works with Internet Explorer — you'll need to change your default browser accordingly.
🌐  Add these URLs to Edge for IE mode
  • sba2.marriott.com
  • nowsba1.marriott.com
  • sba1.marriott.com
  • sba.marriott.com
If SBA stops working
A separate troubleshooting document is attached (SBA Troubleshooting.pdf). The steps will seem counterintuitive — but do them, and SBA should start working again.
📎  Attached files
SBA User Guide 1.17.20.pdf — the main setup guide · SBA Troubleshooting.pdf — when SBA stops working. See also Java Error – SBA/BlueZone (KB-70004) if BlueZone throws a Java error on load.
ArgusIT KB# 70003 · Tags: bluezone · marsha · marriott · sba