We are experiencing a network issue on the Jupiter campus due to a hardware failure. We are working to resolve the issue.
Thank you
External DDoS Attack Affecting Connectivity to Non-FAU Sites and Services
An external denial of service attack is affecting connectivity to many large sites and services external to FAU. These services include Workday, Paypal, Twitter, Ellucian, Spotify, Reddit, Soundcloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and many other services. At this time, connectivity to the sites mentioned and many others on the internet may not be possible until the issues are resolved. This attack is not directed at FAU, but it is affecting access to many services on the internet for users inside and outside of FAU.
[RESOLVED] – Power Outage – various services affected
We have experienced a power outage that affects various web services. We are currently working to resolve the situation. Sorry for the inconvenience.
OIT Systems Maintenance, Thurs. Sept 22, 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, 09/22/2016 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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Add disk to ldapboc1
When: 5:00AM – 5:30AM
Affected services: None expected as there are two ldap servers
Affected systems: None expected
Description of maintenance: Adding more storage space to an FAU directory server that stores user information.
User impact: None expected
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Martin County FLR L2VPN connection turn up
When: 12:00AM – 1:00AM
Affected services: No impact expected
Affected systems: Internet Router and Firewall Boca
Description of maintenance: New connection to Martin County over Primary FLR link is being turned up for researchers. Change will add trunking to internet router and interfaces to FW.
User impact: No Impact Expected
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Posted in Network and Telecom, Systems
[Network Recovery] Recovery from internet performance issues
FAU’s primary internet connection is back up and associated performance issues have been resolved at this time.
[Network Notice] Degraded internet performance
FAU has lost it’s primary internet connection and all traffic is currently utilizing a backup connection. The backup connection has limited capacity so we are currently operating in a state of degraded performance and network connectivity to and from FAU will be sluggish. We as that users refrain from large file transfers until the issue is resolved. We will update when we have further information.
[Recovery] Network Performance Issues
The connectivity issues with FAU’s ISP have been resolved and the network including connectivity to the internet should be operating at normal capacity at this time.
Network Notice – Degraded Internet Performance
FAU’s primary internet connection is unavailable due to a possible fiber cut beyond FAU’s control. FAU is currently operating over a slower, secondary connection. All services are currently available, but network speeds to the internet will be slower than normal until FAU’s primary internet connection is restored.
[Resolved] Partial network outage in Fleming Hall
The network in Fleming Hall has been restored.
Thank you
Posted in Network and Telecom
[Update] Partial network outage in Fleming Hall
The network on the first floor in Fleming Hall has been restored. We are working to resolve any remaining issues.
Thank you
Posted in Network and Telecom