[Resolved] Users Reporting Issues with Grade Submission in Canvas

This issue has been resolved. If you ran into problems using Grade Submission in Canvas, please try again now.

If you run into further issues, let us know by filling out this Help Desk request.

Instructors are reporting an error when trying to access Grade Submission in their Canvas courses. We’re looking into the issue and working on a solution.

Posted in Canvas / LMS

Addition of Google Workspace Quota Login Prompt

Starting at 4 pm October 14th, 2022 users who are using more than 5GB in Google Workspace will receive a notification upon login to all SSO services. This prompt will continue until they decrease their Google Workspace usage. Please be aware that it may take up to 48 hours for Google correctly report usage to OIT so please be patient after cleaning up your account. More information may be located at the Google Workspace site. https://www.fau.edu/oit/google. 

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Educational Technologies, Email, Instructional Technologies, Research Computing, Systems, Workday

Google Workspace idle account suspension

OIT will be suspending inactive Alumni accounts (those not used for +180 days) at 8 am Thursday, October 13th.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Email, Research Computing, Systems

OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs 10/13/22 & Fri 10/14/22

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, 10/13/2022 from 12:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window and Friday, 10/14/2022 from 10:00PM to 10:30PM. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:


Maintenance Research Computing storage
Description of change: Research Computing will be performing maintenance on the BHRIC storage
Downtime window start: 10/13/2022 12:00 AM
Downtime window end:10/13/2022 5:00 AM
Affected services: BHRIC virtual machines
End-user impact: None expected. However, this houses new BHRIC VM’s and there maybe a small window where there is a slowdown. However, no service interruption should occur


Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT is upgrading the software for our email servers.
Downtime window start: 10/13/2022 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 10/13/2022 4:00 AM
Affected services: Email
End-user impact: None expected as email servers are being upgraded incrementally.


Network Adjustments – Boca and Jupiter Campuses
Description of change: OIT will be performing network maintenance from 10:00 p.m. until 10:30 on Friday October 14th affecting the Boca Raton and Jupiter campuses.
Downtime window start: 10/14/2022 10:00 PM
Downtime window end: 10/14/2022 10:30 PM
Affected services: Boca and Jupiter firewalls
End-user impact: No end user impact is expected.


Posted in Email, Network and Telecom, Research Computing

[COMPLETED] [Network Maintenance] All Campuses – October 7th

The network maintenance scheduled for tonight has been completed.

Posted in Network and Telecom

[Network Maintenance] All Campuses – Friday October 7th from 10:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.

OIT will be performing network maintenance tonight from 10:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. affecting all campuses. As a result of this maintenance, all connectivity to services and the internet will be disrupted for up to 10 minutes on each campus during the maintenance window.

Posted in Network and Telecom

OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Oct 6 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, 10/06/2022 from 12:00 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:


REDCap Update
Description of change: REDCap will be offline while the Office of Information Technology performs routine maintenance.
Downtime window start: 10/06/2022 12:00 AM
Downtime window end: 10/06/2022 1:00 AM
Affected services: RedCap
End-user impact: Service will be offline for everyone during update.


Server Maintenance Aptitude Remote Service
Description of change: The Office of Information Technology will be performing maintenance on a remote server used by the Aptitude team and other OIT users.
Downtime window start: 10/06/2022 8:00 PM
Downtime window end: 10/06/2022 9:00 PM
Affected services: Aptitude Remote Service
End-user impact: Aptitude and users from IEA that use this server to RDP to other servers.


Posted in Research Computing, Systems