Sonic Foundry will be updating Mediasite Video Cloud to the latest release during the scheduled maintenance window on May 30, between 1:01AM and 5:00AM EDT. Extended downtime is not expected. However, Mediasite may be unavailable for brief periods during this time.
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. May 28 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, 05/28/2020 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
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Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be power cycling a server chassis to correct an issue.
Downtime window start: 4:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:30 AM
Affected services: DHCP, EDUROAM RADIUS, DNS, SSO, Network gear licensing, Network gear logging
Expected End-user impact: During this time, most of the affected services have redundant counterparts so end-user impact should be minimal. If you experience any issues accessing a particular service, please try again after the maintenance has been completed.
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Switch to SSO logins for document signing software
Description of change: Our document signing software (Docusign) is now setup for SSO and we will be forcing the switch from email/password logins to the SSO integration.
Downtime window start: 7:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:10 AM
Affected services: Docusign
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected. After the change, Docusign will no longer allow email/password logins, unless requested.
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Modification to the Forms Server’s settings
Description of change: OIT will apply some changes to the University’s forms server. There will be a temporary downtime while the changes are applied.
Downtime window start: 6:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:00 AM
Affected services: University forms server (Frevvo)
Expected End-user impact: During this time, the University form server will be unavailable and students, faculty and staff will be unable to submit many of the University forms. Users should wait until after the maintenance window to submit any forms.
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Posted in Systems
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. May 21 from 12:00AM 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, 05/21/2020 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
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Server configuration change
Description of change: OIT is changing the way the iOS clients connect to virtual apps (apps.fau.edu). Currently VPN mode is requested, but OIT will be changing it to WICA mode based on recommendation from Citrix.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: Virtual apps located at apps.fau.edu.
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected. If you have trouble connecting, please try again after the maintenance window.
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Admission apps load changes for parent info and preferred names
Description of change: OIT will apply changes to the load process of admission apps to load parent info and preferred names to Banner.
Downtime window start: 12:00 AM
Downtime window end: 12:30 AM
OIT Units involved in the change (Internal Only) AS group
Affected services: Banner custom load process of admission apps
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected.
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Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Systems
[Completed]Network maintenance on May 29 at 6:00 am
OIT will be performing network maintenance on Friday, May 29 from 6:00 a.m. until 6:30 a.m. Due to the nature of the maintenance, users may experience intermittent Internet outages lasting approximately 5 minutes during this window. The Internet connection will be rerouted to the backup connection to minimize any downtime.
Thank you
Posted in Network and Telecom
[resolved] Reported issues with OWA (Outlook on the Web)
UPDATE: Microsoft has resolved the issue as detailed in EX212990
Some users are receiving an error message when using OWA. Office 365 is currently experiencing issues. We will update this ticket when we have more information.
Thank you
Systems
Posted in Systems
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. May 14 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, 05/14/2020 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
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Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be changing the domain that the xitracstest server is joined to.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: xitracstest.fau.edu
Expected End-user impact: During this time, the affected application/server will be unavailable.
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OIT client management system feature addition
Description of change: OIT will be adding functionality for encryption management to it’s client management system
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:30 AM
Affected services: Endpoint management
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected
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Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be decommissioning a web server it hosts.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: controller.fau.edu
Expected End-user impact: During this time, OIT will decommission the website http://controller.fau.edu as it is no longer needed.
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Fix the tuition deposit date issue with Banner extract to StarRez
Description of change: OIT will apply a fix for the tuition deposit date issue with Banner extract to StarRez.
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:00 AM
Affected services: StarRez housing system
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected.
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Add Inprogress Transfer Credits to Banner extract for Visual Zen
Description of change: OIT will add a new field for in-progress transfer hours for Visual Zen/Orientation.
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:00 AM
Affected services: VisualZen/Orientation
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected
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Financial Aid production maintenance items for 2020 Summer term
Description of change: OIT will make changes and apply updates related to Financial Aid for Summer 2020.
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:00 AM
Affected services: Banner Financial Aid
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected.
Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Systems
[Resolved] Mediasite Playback Issues
[13:05] Service has been restored and SonicFoundry continues to monitor the system
[10:27] SonicFoundry is aware of issues within the Mediasite Video Cloud environment, and is investigating. Users may experience playback issues, issues with live streaming, and inability to log into the Management Portal and other applications.
Posted in Canvas / LMS, Lecture Capture
[RESOLVED] Several FAU applications/services unavailable
UPDATE: At this time all services have been restored.
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We are currently experiencing issues with an Oracle back-end server. At this time, several applicatios/services are unavailable such as:
Student information in MyFAU
eGrades
Forms.fau.edu
University Appstatus
University Applications
OwlDone
We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
OIT
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. May 7 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, 05/07/2020 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
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Server software change
Description of change: OIT will apply some updates to fix a licensing issue with the Citrix setup for the OIT Lab team. Xentegra has suggested using a GPO to set RDS licensing and we are implementing this suggestion.
Downtime window start: 4:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: Virtual applications from apps.fau.edu.
Expected End-user impact: During this time there might be a short downtime if the server needs to be rebooted. During that time, end-users will not be able to access virtual apps.
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Server Patches
Description of change: OIT will apply patches to the Grouper application
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:00 AM
Affected services: Grouper
Expected End-user impact: During this time no end-user impact is expected. LDAP group changes will not occur while the system is offline.
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Banner database maintenance
Description of change: OIT will add additional fine-grained access control polcies to restrict access to SSN columns in specific Banner tables. This will impact a group of users with direct SQL access to Banner.
Downtime window start: 6:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:00 AM
Affected services: Banner
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected.
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Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Systems
Turnitin Scheduled Maintenance: May 2, 2020, 11 AM – 3 PM
On May 2, 2020, Turnitin will require an emergency maintenance window from 11 AM – 3 PM EDT as a preemptive measure to avoid rescheduled maintenance work. During this time, users may experience problems submitting papers for any Turnitin assignments in Canvas courses. The maintenance should only take the first two hours of this window, however we ask that you plan for the full duration. Faculty, please use this Help Desk Request if you need assistance adjusting any Turnitin assignments that are due during the maintenance window.
Posted in Canvas / LMS, Educational Technologies