[Update] All exams that use Respondus Monitor are now available and working.
[earlier message]Exams that are using Respondus Lockdown Browser with the Monitor option is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible.
[Update] All exams that use Respondus Monitor are now available and working.
[earlier message] Exams that are using Respondus Lockdown Browser with the Monitor option is currently unavailable.
We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible.
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, 06/04/2020 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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Website Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be moving several websites to a new web server.
Downtime window start: 6/4/2020 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6/4/2020 7:00 AM
Affected services: The following websites will be affected:
accounts.fau.edu
apps.fau.edu
conduct.fau.edu
controller.fau.edu
googleprintbw.fau.edu
googleprintcolor.fau.edu
gradapp.fau.edu
graduate.fau.edu
hboi.fau.edu
www.hboi.fau.edu
honorsboca.fau.edu
honorscollege.fau.edu
incident.fau.edu
interact.fau.edu
mailstub.fau.edu
ouri.fau.edu
password.fau.edu
research.fau.edu
sharepoint.fau.edu
studenttix.fau.edu
ulr.fau.edu
wireless.fau.edu
www.cdc.fau.edu
Expected End-user impact: During this time, each website will have about 5-10 minutes of down time.
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Single Sign-on Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be moving over the production single sign-on services (Shibboleth/CAS) from the Boca Raton data center to Microsoft Azure.
Downtime window start: 6/4/2020 6:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6/4/2020 7:00 AM
Affected service: All services that utilize SSO (Shibboleth and CAS)
Expected End-user impact: During this time, there should be little to no user impact. Some SSO sessions may be invalidated.
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University Forms Server Version Update
Description of change: OIT will update the University forms server (Frevvo) to the latest version.
Downtime window start: 6/4/2020 6:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6/4/2020 8:00 AM
Affected services: University Forms (Frevvo)
Expected End-user impact: During this time, students, faculty and staff will be unable to submit university forms.
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Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be increasing the memory in 2 virtual servers.
Downtime window start: 6/4/2020 4:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6/4/2020 5:00 AM
Affected services: Non-degree application, ssoauth.fau.edu services including the MyInfo Channel and Duo Enrollment.
Expected End-user impact: During this time, services hosted on the listed servers will be unavailable.
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Run SHATAEQ Deletion scripts in Production
Description of change: The Undergraduate Admissions department has asked to run the scripts necessary to delete some workspace records
Downtime window start: 6/4/2020 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6/4/2020 3:20 AM
Affected services: Three Banner tables will have some workspace records deleted resulting in minimal delays in access time.
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected
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[2020-06-01 01:08 PM] The Non-Degree Admissions Application has returned to service. We are investigating the root cause of the issue but the application is again online.
[2020-06-01 11:30 AM] We have detected a problem with the Non-Degree Admissions Application. We are investigating the cause of the issue and will update this post as more information is discovered.
Sonic Foundry will be updating Mediasite Video Cloud to the latest release during the scheduled maintenance window on May 30, between 1:01AM and 5:00AM EDT. Extended downtime is not expected. However, Mediasite may be unavailable for brief periods during this time.
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, 05/28/2020 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: OIT will be power cycling a server chassis to correct an issue.
Downtime window start: 4:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:30 AM
Affected services: DHCP, EDUROAM RADIUS, DNS, SSO, Network gear licensing, Network gear logging
Expected End-user impact: During this time, most of the affected services have redundant counterparts so end-user impact should be minimal. If you experience any issues accessing a particular service, please try again after the maintenance has been completed.
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Switch to SSO logins for document signing software
Description of change: Our document signing software (Docusign) is now setup for SSO and we will be forcing the switch from email/password logins to the SSO integration.
Downtime window start: 7:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:10 AM
Affected services: Docusign
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected. After the change, Docusign will no longer allow email/password logins, unless requested.
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Modification to the Forms Server’s settings
Description of change: OIT will apply some changes to the University’s forms server. There will be a temporary downtime while the changes are applied.
Downtime window start: 6:00 AM
Downtime window end: 7:00 AM
Affected services: University forms server (Frevvo)
Expected End-user impact: During this time, the University form server will be unavailable and students, faculty and staff will be unable to submit many of the University forms. Users should wait until after the maintenance window to submit any forms.
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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, 05/21/2020 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 configuration change
Description of change: OIT is changing the way the iOS clients connect to virtual apps (apps.fau.edu). Currently VPN mode is requested, but OIT will be changing it to WICA mode based on recommendation from Citrix.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: Virtual apps located at apps.fau.edu.
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected. If you have trouble connecting, please try again after the maintenance window.
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Admission apps load changes for parent info and preferred names
Description of change: OIT will apply changes to the load process of admission apps to load parent info and preferred names to Banner.
Downtime window start: 12:00 AM
Downtime window end: 12:30 AM
OIT Units involved in the change (Internal Only) AS group
Affected services: Banner custom load process of admission apps
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected.
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OIT will be performing network maintenance on Friday, May 29 from 6:00 a.m. until 6:30 a.m. Due to the nature of the maintenance, users may experience intermittent Internet outages lasting approximately 5 minutes during this window. The Internet connection will be rerouted to the backup connection to minimize any downtime.
Thank you
UPDATE: Microsoft has resolved the issue as detailed in EX212990
Some users are receiving an error message when using OWA. Office 365 is currently experiencing issues. We will update this ticket when we have more information.
Thank you
Systems
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, 05/14/2020 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: OIT will be changing the domain that the xitracstest server is joined to.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: xitracstest.fau.edu
Expected End-user impact: During this time, the affected application/server will be unavailable.
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OIT client management system feature addition
Description of change: OIT will be adding functionality for encryption management to it’s client management system
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:30 AM
Affected services: Endpoint management
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected
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Server Maintenance
Description of change: OIT will be decommissioning a web server it hosts.
Downtime window start: 5:00 AM
Downtime window end: 6:00 AM
Affected services: controller.fau.edu
Expected End-user impact: During this time, OIT will decommission the website http://controller.fau.edu as it is no longer needed.
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Fix the tuition deposit date issue with Banner extract to StarRez
Description of change: OIT will apply a fix for the tuition deposit date issue with Banner extract to StarRez.
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:00 AM
Affected services: StarRez housing system
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected.
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Add Inprogress Transfer Credits to Banner extract for Visual Zen
Description of change: OIT will add a new field for in-progress transfer hours for Visual Zen/Orientation.
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:00 AM
Affected services: VisualZen/Orientation
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected
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Financial Aid production maintenance items for 2020 Summer term
Description of change: OIT will make changes and apply updates related to Financial Aid for Summer 2020.
Downtime window start: 3:00 AM
Downtime window end: 5:00 AM
Affected services: Banner Financial Aid
Expected End-user impact: During this time, no end-user impact is expected.