OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Nov. 1 from 3:00AM to 7:00AM

Office of Information Technology will be performing routine systems maintenance which includes but is not limited to rebooting Windows servers as deemed necessary, installing critical patches and other health checks on Thursday, 11/01/2012 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:

When: 3:00 AM – 4:30 AM
Affected services: Blackboard
Affected systems: Blackboard
Description of maintenance: Apply Blackboard Patchset2 as well as supplementary patches.
User impact: Blackboard will not be available during the proposed downtime.

When: 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM
Affected services: Talisma
Affected systems: Talisma
Description of maintenance: Install hotfix to talisma to fix an outgoing email issue.
User impact: Talisma will not be operable. Any users trying to send emails out from talisma at the time will not be delivered. Users will have to update their clients to the newest hotfix to be able to use client. They will be informed via admissions office on where to download and apply the hotfix.

When: 6:00 am to 6:30am
Affected Services: Secure ANDI server and 80_SU desktops
Affected Systems: FAU\BOC\80_SU desktops
Description of Maintenance: We will be adding a new GPO to enable IPsec communication between 80_SU desktops and the secure ANDI server
User impact: None

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems

ePrint maintenance – rescheduled

The ePrint server maintenance has been rescheduled for 8:00am Saturday, 11/10/2012 through 8:00pm Sunday, 11/11/2012. ePrint will be unavailable during this time.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems

ePrint maintenance

The ePrint server is scheduled for maintenance starting 8:00am this Saturday, 11/3/2012 through 8:00pm Sunday, 11/4/2012. ePrint will be unavailable during this time.

Posted in Network and Telecom

Network outage bldg 69 — RESOLVED

Network has been restored in bldg. 69

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Network outage building 69

There is currently a network outage on the Boca Raton campus that is affecting building 69. The outage is due to loss of light on the fiber uplink. We are working to resolve the problem.

Thank you

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[COMPLETE] Graduate Admissions Application Upgrade

The Graduate Application upgrade is complete.

 

Thank you

Rhian Resnick

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Educational Technologies, Systems

OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Oct. 25 from 3:00AM to 7:00AM

Office of Information Technology will be performing routine systems maintenance which includes but is not limited to rebooting Windows servers as deemed necessary, installing critical patches and other health checks on Thursday, 10/25/2012 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:

When: 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM
Affected services: Admissions Application System
Affected systems: Admissions Application System
Description of maintenance: The Admissions application system will be upgraded to support Letters of Recommendation and an improved administrator and end user interface.
User impact: Graduate College applicants will not be able to create or manage admissions applications. Undergraduate Admissions applications and fees will be delayed and processed after 6:00 AM.

When: 3:00 AM – 4:30 AM
Affected services: Blackboard
Affected systems: Blackboard
Description of maintenance: Apply Blackboard Patchset2 as well as supplementary patches.
User impact: Blackboard will not be available during the proposed downtime.

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Central Authentication Service restart at 8:45 am

Central Authentication Service must be restarted to improve Blackboard reliability. Users may experience approximately 1 minute of service interuption.

 

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Completed Network Upgrade Bldg. 31E Friday October 19th 3:00am to 7:00am

On Friday, October 19, 2012, between 3:00 am and 7:00 am, The networking department will upgrade the data switch in building 31E (Student Activities Center) on the Boca Raton campus. This upgrade will cause an interruption to the FAU network in the Student Activities Center building. This upgrade will not affect the PCI network.

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Network Upgrade Bldg. 31E Friday October 19th 3:00am to 7:00am

On Friday, October 19, 2012, between 3:00 am and 7:00 am, The networking department will upgrade the data switch in building 31E (Student Activities Center) on the Boca Raton campus. This upgrade will cause an interruption to the FAU network in the Student Activities Center building. This upgrade will not affect the PCI network.

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