OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Aug 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, 8/10/2017 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: We are moving several servers to a more suitable network for their usage.
Downtime window start 8/11/2017 12:00 AM
Downtime window end 8/11/2017 3:00 AM
Affected services: banner and maybe dns
Affected systems: banner.fau.edu, seeker.fau.edu(if needed to be moved as well)
Expected End-user impact: banner maybe unavailable for a few minutes while we push DNS to update to the new DMZ IP.

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Network Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be performing network maintenance in the early morning hours of August 11th. Some connectivity on the Boca Raton campus may be intermittent towards the beginning of the maintenance window.
Downtime window start 8/11/2017 12:00 AM
Downtime window end 8/11/2017 3:00 AM
Affected services: Boca DHCP, Boca DNS
Affected systems: Boca DHCP, Boca DNS
Expected End-user impact: The changes involved require some quick changes on services including DHCP and DNS on the Boca Raton campus. While the changes are being made, these services will be unavailable. This disruption is only expected to last a couple of minutes.

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EMS and OwlCard system maintenance
Description of change: The systems supporting EMS and OwlCard will be migrated
Downtime window start 8/11/2017 1:30 AM
Downtime window end 8/11/2017 3:00 AM
Affected services: EMS, OwlCard
Affected systems: sqlnode01, sqlnode02, sql05vs, boc22mssqlfau
Expected End-user impact: EMS and OwlCard will be unavailable during the window

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Network Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be performing maintenance on network equipment within the Boca Datacenter and on the Jupiter campus. There may be limited interruptions to services in both locations briefly during the mainteannce window.
Downtime window start 8/11/2017 3:00 AM
Downtime window end 8/11/2017 4:30 AM
Affected services: Boca: SSO, DHCP, DNS, Network Monitoring Jupiter: DHCP, DNS, PaperCut
Affected systems: Boca: boc96cas, boc96dns, dhcpboc1, dnsboc1, ldapboc1, ldapboc1-el6, overwatch, shibboleth2p Jupiter: dhcpjup1, dhcpjup2, dnsjup1, dnsjup2, jup17pcprt01, ldapjup1, ldapjup2
Expected End-user impact: Affected services in Boca may become degraded. Affected services in Jupiter will be offline during the maintenance window.

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Mail system maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be performing maintenance on the mail system to improve resiliency in the event of a disaster recovery event.
Downtime window start 8/11/2017 4:00 AM
Downtime window end 8/11/2017 6:00 AM
Affected services: All inboud email to fau.edu recipients, any service that relays email through smtp.fau.edu.
Affected systems: IronPort cluster (bertx, berty, boc22esa02), SMTP/bertjr
Expected End-user impact: We ideally would like to expect zero end user impact, there is a possibility anyone who relays their mail through smtp.fau.edu might experience issues.

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Complete: Single Sign On Maintenance

The Single Sign On System maintenance has been completed. Please report any difficulties logging into the Helpdesk.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Educational Technologies, Email, Instructional Technologies, Lecture Capture, Network and Telecom, Systems, Video Conferencing, Workday

OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Aug 3 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, 08/03/2017 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 – Mail Routing changes
We will be changing the way email is routed from our on-premises servers.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: On-Premises Exchange
Affected systems: ExchangeCA01.ad.fau.edu, ExchangeCA03.ad.fau.edu, ExchangeCA04.ad.fau.edu,
Expected End-user impact: During this time, minimal impact on users is expected. Sending an email through our on-premises exchange transport servers may fail when the service is restarted. Office 365 will not be affected.

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Application maintenance – Single Sign On Page Adjustments
The Office of Information technology will be making small adjustments to the login system to improve usability and reliability
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: Shibboleth, CAS, SSO
Affected systems: shibboleth1p, shibboleth2p
Expected End-user impact: During this time, users may be redirected to wordpress.fau.edu during this period. Single sign on will fail over between each server when they restart.

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Server maintenance (Davie campus) – Update Switch Firmware
OIT will be updating the firmware on a switch.
Downtime window start: 4:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:00 AM
Affected services: The following services for the Davie campus:
Active Directory, Papercut, SCCM, DHCP, DNS, LDAP,
Affected systems: dav90hv01, dav90hv02, dav90pcprt01, dav90sccmdp01, davdcfau01, davdcirm01, dhcpdav1, dnsdav1, ldapdav1
Expected End-user impact: During this time, the affected systems will not be available during the change window.

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Server maintenance – Identity Management Systems (idm.fau.edu)
OIT is moving the idm.fau.edu server to a more suitable network for its usage.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: The IDM webpage
Affected systems: idm.fau.edu
Expected End-user impact: During this time, users may not be able to login to the idm site for a few minutes while the IP is changed

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Server maintenance
We are moving several servers to a more suitable network for their usage.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
OIT Units involved in the change Systems, fauapps
Affected services: owlapp and gradrates.
Affected systems: owlapp.fau.edu, gradrates.fau.edu,
Expected End-user impact: During this time, owlapp and gradrates may be unavailable for a minute while DNS is pushed to point to the new IPs. As such some users may experience connection issues while trying to access these servers.

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Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Email, Systems

DARS degree auditing system upgrade

On Tuesday, July 25th at 11pm we will begin upgrading the DARS degree auditing system to UAchieve Self-Service. During this time users will not be able to submit audits through Banner Self-Service. The upgrade will be complete by 8am Wednesday, July 26th. After the upgrade, the DARS degree audit link in Banner Self-Service will begin forwarding users to UAchieve Self-Service.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems

[RESOLVED]Password changes/resets are currently unavailable

Password changes and resets are functioning and the issue is resolved.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

OIT

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Password changes/resets are currently experiencing extended delays. We recommend holding off changing your password until further notice.

We are working with due diligence to resolve this issue.

We appreciate your patience during this time.

OIT

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Educational Technologies, Email, Network and Telecom, Systems, Uncategorized

[Complete] Single Sign On Upgrade

The Single Sign On System was upgraded early this morning. Please report any issues to the HelpDesk (https://helpdesk.fau.edu).

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Educational Technologies, Email, Instructional Technologies, Network and Telecom, Systems, Workday

OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. July 20, 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, 07/20/2017 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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Application maintenance – Single Sign On Upgrade
Description of change: The single-sign on system used by most FAU users when logging into websites will be upgraded to provide an improved user experience.
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:00 AM
Affected services: Single Sign On, Canvas, Banner, Workday, and all web based applications using Single Sign On
Affected systems: BigIP, shibboleth1p.fau.edu, shibboleth2p.fau.edu
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no downtime with single-sign on is expected.

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Server Maintenance – cuttlefish server migration
Description of change: We are moving the server named cuttlefish to a different network more suited for its use.
Downtime window start: 5:30 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: nagios, logins to other boxes, various scripts
Affected systems: cuttlefish, nautilus
Expected End-user impact: During this time, OIT internal users who rely on cuttlefish will probably experience various connection issues as overlooked firewall issues may need to be resolved throughout the day. The Opsview nagios interface that user services and operations rely on for system and network status may be awry as well.

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Server maintenance – Directory server network migration
Description of change: We are moving services between networks
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: DSEE LDAP
Affected systems: ldapboc0, ldapboc1
Expected End-user impact: During this time we do not anticipate any end-user impact; however, the following services might be intermittently unavailable:
IDM, dhcp, frevvo, piwik, privateeye, privateeyetest, fauvcp, kiosk, swifttickets, notify, webferret, baselinelistentest, baselinelisten, macverter, sso-module, phonebill2, chessboard, mfa, password, pt, ach, netreg

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Server maintenance – BHRIC Compellent Upgrade
Description of change: OIT is upgrading the BHRIC Storage cluster
Downtime window start: 4:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:00 AM
Affected services: BHRIC DFS (user profiles) and VM storage
Affected systems: boc22-em, boc22-s-compellent-1, boc22-s-compellent-2
Expected End-user impact: During this time no end-user impact is expected.

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Server maintenance – Banner patches
Description of change: OIT will be performing patches to the Banner system to provide up-to-date functionality in Banner 8 and additional supporting infrastructure for Banner XE
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:00 AM
Affected services: Banner INB will be unavailable for a brief period of time during the installation of the two upgrades but the effects on the user population should be minimized because it will take place during the maintenance window at which time Banner accessibility is usually diminished
Affected systems: Banner 8 General module in production, Banner 8 Student module in production
Expected End-user impact: During this time, Banner INB will be unavailable for a brief moment

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Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Network and Telecom, Systems

[COMPLETED] Network Maintenance – Boca Raton and HBOI Campuses

The network maintenance scheduled for this morning has concluded and initial testing of core services has been completed. All services are expected to be operating normal at this time.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Email, Network and Telecom, Systems

[RESOLVED] Issues with some services and single-sign on (SSO)

** UPDATE **

All services are operating normally at this time.

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We are currently experiencing issues with some services and single-sign on. This impacts services such as Workday, Banner, Canvas and other applications. We are working on resolving the issue as soon as possible.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Educational Technologies, Email, Instructional Technologies, Network and Telecom, Systems, Uncategorized, Workday

Network Maintenance – Boca Raton and HBOI Campuses – Friday July 14th from 4:00 until 7:00 a.m.

OIT will be performing network maintenance on the Boca Raton and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute campuses from 4:00 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. Maintenance at Harbor Branch campus is expected to be completed before 5:00 a.m. During the maintenance window, connectivity will be sporadic including 10-15 minute outages affecting network services and internet connectivity on the Boca Raton and HBOI campuses. We will post an update when all maintenance is concluded.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Network and Telecom, Systems, Workday