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 Wednesday 9/25 through Saturday 9/28 12:01 AM to 7:00 AM during OIT maintenance window. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:
Advanced VPN Client Updates
Description of change: OIT will be deploying VPN client upgrades to devices using the Advanced VPN client starting September 25th, 2024. After this date, users with outdated VPN clients will be prompted to automatically update to the current version of the client.
Downtime window start: 09/25/2024 12:00 AM
Downtime window end: 09/25/2024 12:05 AM
Affected services: Users using the Advanced VPN client including FAU PD.
End-user impact: Users with outdated VPN clients will be prompted to update to the newest version automatically. After the upgrade is complete, users will be prompted to reboot their computer.
Microsoft 365 Login Adjustments
Description of change: OIT will be making adjustments to Microsoft 365 sign-in restrictions. End user impact is expected to be minimal.
Downtime window start: 09/25/2024 7:00 AM
Downtime window end: 09/25/2024 7:05 AM
Affected services: Microsoft 365 and Azure services including VPN.
End-user impact: Compromised accounts will no longer be able to be accessed prior to remediation by OIT.
Banner Database updates
Description of change:
Downtime window start: 09/26/2024 2:00 AM
Downtime window end: 09/26/2024 6:00 AM
Affected services: Banner production, Appworx, Harvest, Follett bookstore, Oracle Enterprise Manager, ODS, Data Warehouse, Self Service, Touchnet
End-user impact: Banner will be unavailable
BHRIC Network Maintenance
Description of change: OIT Will be performing network maintenance affecting the BHRIC network from 12:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. on Friday September 27th. During this time, connectivity between the BHRIC networks and the rest of FAU on the Boca Raton campus will be briefly interrupted.
Downtime window start: 09/27/2024 12:00 AM
Downtime window end: 09/27/2024 1:00 AM
Affected services: Systems on the Boca Raton BHRIC network
End-user impact: Systems on the BHRIC will have a momentary loss of connectivity as the new changes are applied and routes reconverge
Advanced VPN Management Maintenance
Description of change: OIT Will be performing maintenance on the management server for the Advanced VPN on Saturday September 28th. During this time newly installed client installations during the maintenance may be unable to receive configuration changes, however existing clients should be able to connect to the VPN without issue.
Downtime window start: 09/28/2024 12:00 PM
Downtime window end: 09/28/2024 7:00 PM
Affected services: Advanced VPN configuration updates
End-user impact: Users installing the Advanced VPN client during the maintenance may not receive configuration from the management servers until after the maintenance. Users with the Advanced VPN client installed should be able to connect to the VPN normally during the maintenance.