Due to active generator testing in building 97, Culture and Society, the building is experiencing network and power related issues. We are working to resolve the networking issue as soon as possible.
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[Resolved] Power and Network Issue in the Culture and Society building
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Do Not Open Phishing Email with subject line “Important announcement from President John Kelly”
If you received an email that appears to come from President John Kelly with subject line “Important announcement from President John Kelly” do not open and please delete this email immediately. This is a phishing email.
If you already opened the attached document contact the OIT Help Desk at 561.297.3999 for further assistance.
[Completed] OIT network maintenance January 7 from 1:00 am – 6:00 am
The network maintenance scheduled for January 7 has been completed.
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OIT network maintenance January 7 from 1:00 am – 6:00 am
On Saturday, January 07, 2017, between 1:00 am and 6:00 am, OIT will implement an emergency update to the core network. Due to the nature of the maintenance, users may experience intermittent network outages lasting approximately 20 – 30 minutes during this time period. This outage will affect connectivity to the Internet as well as connectivity within FAU.
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OIT Upgrade and Enhancement Schedule, Dec. 21 – 30
To minimize impact to our user community, the Office of Information Technology has planned several upgrades and enhancements during the upcoming holiday break. Please see the schedule below for dates, times and impacts.
Outstanding Maintenance
Wednesday, Dec. 28 through Friday, Dec. 30; each morning from 12:01 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Network Core Maintenance; expect intermittent network outages during this time period.
Completed Maintenance
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m., through Thursday, Dec. 22, 6 a.m. Datacenter Power Upgrades [Completed]
Monday, Dec. 26, 1 a.m. – 6 a.m: Network Core Maintenance [Completed]
Monday, Dec. 26, 6 p.m. through Tuesday, Dec. 27, 6 a.m: Banner Patches and Upgrades [Completed]
[Completed] Network upgrade in the Education Building on Dec 04
The network upgrade in the Education building has been completed.
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Network upgrade in the Education Building on Dec 04
On Sunday, December 04, 2016, between 12:00 am and 6:00 am, OIT will upgrade the network in the FAU Education building #47. This upgrade will cause intermittent interruptions to the network in the Education building during the implementation and testing of the new hardware. If you experience difficulties after the times outlined above, please contact the FAU help desk at http://www.fau.edu/helpdesk or 561-297-3999 for immediate assistance.
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Resolved – Wireless networks in Davie and Jupiter able to access SSO
Update: Jupiter and Davie campuses are now able to access SSO from the wireless networks.
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Nov 10 from 12:01AM 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, 11/10/2016 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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Migration of virtual servers to new BigIP load balancers (SSO)
When: 5:00AM – 6:00AM
Affected services: Single-Sign On (SSO)
Affected systems: Bigip Load Balancers
Description of maintenance: Our current BigIP load balancers are being upgraded, so we are moving secure websites hosted by the old ones to the new ones.
User impact: SSO will be inaccessible for 5 minutes. (more than likely 5 seconds)
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Migration of www and Myfau to the new BigIP load balancers
When: 5:00AM – 6:00AM
Affected services: FAU website and MyFAU
Affected systems: BigIP Load balancers
Description of maintenance: Our current BigIP load balancers are being upgraded, so we are moving secure websites hosted by the old ones to the new ones
User impact: Users may experience a brief interruption while trying to access these websites
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Oracle quarterly DB patches (bannerprd and odsprod)
When: 3:00AM – 7:00AM
Affected services: Banner and ODS production along with services that are tied to the these systems such as jobsub, appworx, dars, and cleanaddress
Affected systems: bannerprd, odsprod, sctcache1-7, sctforms-2
Description of maintenance: Applying Oracle PSU to DB’s on hosts bannerprd and odsprod
User impact: Users will be unable to login to Banner or ODS during the period the database is offline. This should be no longer than 1 hour.
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Oracle quarterly DB patches (bbloracle)
When: 3:00AM – 7:00AM
Affected services: Blackboard Production
Affected systems: bbloracle
Description of maintenance: Applying Oracle PSU to DB’s on host bbloracle.
User impact: Blackboard will become temporarily unavailable during the maintenance window.
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Oracle quarterly DB patches (boc22ora07)
When: 3:00AM – 7:00AM
Affected services: Oracle Identity Manager production
Affected systems: boc22ora07, boc22oimp1, boc22oimp2
Description of maintenance: Applying Oracle PSU to DB’s on host boc22ora07
User impact: The OIM system will be unavailable for a short period. During this time, account changes will not be processed and the self-service interface will be unavailable.
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Verasmart upgrade
When: 12:01AM – 2:00AM
Affected services: phone billing
Affected systems: boc22comm1
Description of maintenance: Upgrading verasmart software
User impact: no phone billing during this time
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[Resolved] Jupiter Campus Network Issue
The network on the Jupiter campus has been restored.
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Posted in Network and Telecom