https://vhealth.fau.edu is currently offline due to an VMware error that occurred while applying updates. We are currently on the phone with VMware attempting to resolve the issue but do not expect it to be online by 8 am. At this time users should connect to https://vhealthon.fau.edu to connect to the BHRIC Virtual Desktops. We are working with the firewall team to make sure all users have access to this URL.
Filelocker will be no longer available, February 25, 2022
On Friday, February 25, 2022, Filelocker will be no longer available.
Please use Microsoft OneDrive to share files securely.
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Feb. 24 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, 02/24/2022 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
Authentication Configuration Change
Description of change: OIT will be making a change to authentication requirements for certain users.
Downtime window start 2/24/2022 8:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/24/2022 8:00 AM
Affected services: Access to Office 365
Expected End-user impact: This will only impact OIT staff. OIT staff will need to re-authenticate to Office 365 applications to acquire a new token.
HPC Cluster Slurm Upgrade
Description of change: OIT will upgrade the HPC Clusters’ queuing system Slurm. There will be no downtime during this update.
Downtime window start 2/24/2022 6:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/24/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: KOKO HPC Cluster, OnDemand, Jupyter Notebooks, Galaxy
Expected End-user impact: None expected, this upgrade will not cause any downtime.
BHRIC VMware maintenance
Description of change: BHRIC VMware will be undergoing maintenance
Downtime window start 2/24/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/24/2022 5:00 AM
Affected services: BHRIC VMWare, vhelath, vheatlhon
Expected End-user impact: During the upgrade, BHRIC VMware, vhealth.fau.edu and vhealth.fau.edu on will be unavailable.
BHRIC storage maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be performing maintenance of the BHRIC storage system
Downtime window start 2/24/2022 2:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/24/2022 6:00 AM
Affected services: BHRIC VMWare VDI
Expected End-user impact: No end-user impact is expected during this upgrade
Posted in Research Computing, Systems
[Resolved] MyOpenMath Invalid Consumer error
The issue with MyOpenMath is resolved. Students should now be able to access MyOpenMath assignments through Canvas.
Users trying to access MyOpenMath assignments through Canvas are currently experiencing errors. This issue is being assessed by MyOpenMath. We are posting updates as we get more news. Thank you for your patience!
Posted in Canvas / LMS
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Feb. 17 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, 02/17/2022 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be migrating the Oracle Identity Manager services to new hosts during this maintenance window.
Downtime window start 2/17/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/17/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: Oracle Identity Manager (OIM)
Expected End-user impact: OIM will be down for a period of time during the window. During this time, services such as account claiming, password reset, account provisioning will be unavailable.
Service enhancement
Description of change: OIT will be performing a service enhancement for Malwarebytes clients.
Downtime window start 2/17/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/17/2022 4:00 AM
Affected services: Malwarebytes cloud clients.
Expected End-user impact: After the change users will no longer be able to remove the Malwarebytes cloud client without a password.
Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be migrating the WebFOCUS services to a new host during this maintenance window.
Downtime window start 2/17/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/17/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: WebFOCUS/Report Caster
Expected End-user impact: WebFOCUS and Report Caster will be unavailable for a short period during the maintenance window.
BHRIC storage maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be performing maintenance of the BHRIC storage system
Downtime window start 2/17/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/17/2022 6:00 AM
Affected services
BHRIC VMWare VDI
Expected End-user impact: There should be no downtime for users during this upgrade
Redcap storage Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be performing REDCAP storage maintenance
Downtime window start 2/17/2022 2:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/17/2022 2:30 AM
Affected services: REDCap
Expected End-user impact: During this time users will not be able to save reports or download data from REDCap
Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Systems
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thur. Feb 10 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, 02/10/2022 from 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
Server Upgrades
Description of change: OIT is upgrading network infrastructure servers (DHCP) to comply with security requirements.
Downtime window start 2/10/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/10/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: Connectivity to the internet for desktops without static IP addresses
Expected End-user impact: Minimal user impact is expected as attempts will be made to copy lease information over to the new servers
Student Information System (Banner) Maintenance
Description of change: OIT is upgrading the student information system (Banner)
Downtime window start 2/10/2022 2:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/10/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: BANNER 8X/XE
Expected End-user impact: The student information system, Banner, will be unavailable during the installation of the new release code.
Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Systems
Undergraduate Application Maintenance – 02/11/22, Friday, 7:00AM – 8:00AM
The Undergraduate Application (UG APP) will be unavailable to Faculty, Staff and Students starting Friday, February 11th at 7:00AM until 8:00AM. During this maintenance period users will not be able to load the UG APP. Students with applications in progress will be able to re-login once the maintenance is completed, and will not lose any of their application information.
Posted in Uncategorized
[Resolved] FAU Virtual Apps Unavailable
The issue affecting FAU Virtual Apps was resolved last night.
FAU Virtual Apps is temporarily unavailable. OIT is working diligently to restore this service. We will update this post once the issue is resolved.
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Feb 3 from 2:00AM 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, 02/03/2022 from 2:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
Banner Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be upgrading Banner.
Downtime window start 2/3/2022 2:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/3/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: BANNER 8X/XE
Expected End-user impact: The Banner system will be brought down during the upgrade.
Storage Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be performing maintenance on some backend storage. No end user impact is anticipated.
Downtime window start 2/3/2022 6:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/3/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: No downtime is expected but there is potential to affect services dependent on NetApp storage at NWRDC. Those services are: backup Banner services, backup ODSprod services,
secondary DNS, secondary FAU webservers, ADFS, backup Andishares, backup IBIweb, backup Papercut,
Expected End-user impact: End-users should not see any impact.
Server Upgrades
Description of change: OIT is upgrading servers.
Downtime window start 2/3/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/1/2022 7:00 AM
Affected services: Single Sign On, any login services that depend on the Oracle Unified Directory directory access servers such as logins to various UNIX servers. Other services that rely on directory access information for group management/generation.
Expected End-user impact: Minimal end-user impact is expected. If you receive error while trying to log in to a single-sign on enable service, try again after the maintenance window.
Research Computing Active Directory Clean Up
Description of change: Research Computing will be cleaning up the Active Directory objects used to provide services, desktops, servers, etc…
Downtime window start 2/3/2022 5:00 AM
Downtime window end 2/3/2022 6:00 AM
Affected services: Academic Network, Compellent Management, Research Computing Desktops, Koko DTN
Expected End-user impact: There is no expected end-user impact we are moving Active Directory objects to make sure things are named correctly and to decrease Group Policy complexity.