http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/ A central location for announcements and updates of planned and unscheduled outages of technology-related services at the University of Northern Iowa and a source for technology-related announcements. Main Index | Archives | ITS Outage Calendar | IT-Comm-Corner@uni.edu | ITS Communications Corner | UNI Home en Copyright 2010 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:38:12 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The eLearning system will be shutdown from 6:00 - 7:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 1, 2010, to apply configuration changes to the application and database servers. The Blackboard/WebCT learning management and electronic portfolio applications will not be available during this period. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/09/09012010_elearning_system_brie.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/09/09012010_elearning_system_brie.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:38:12 -0600 The eLearning system will be restarted between 6:00-7:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, to add an additional node to the application server cluster. The Blackboard/WebCT learning management and electronic portfolio applications will not be available during this period. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08252010_elearning_system_main.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08252010_elearning_system_main.html Learning Management System Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:57:20 -0600 The eLearning system will be restarted between 6:00-7:00 AM on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, to apply a new SSL certificate. The Blackboard/WebCT learning management and electronic portfolio applications will not be available during this period. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08182010_elearning_system_brie.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08182010_elearning_system_brie.html Learning Management System Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:25:36 -0600 The Blackboard/WebCT learning management and electronic portfolio system will be shutdown Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 5:00 a.m. to apply a service pack to the application. The system will be available by 8:00 a.m. During this time students, teaching assistants, instructors and designers will not be able to access eLearning for UNI academic courses, administrative departmental courses, Continuing Education and Guided Independent Study courses, Allen College Courses, Camp Adventure courses, National Program for Playground Safety courses or any personal electronic portfolios hosted on the system. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/elearning_system_maintenance.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/elearning_system_maintenance.html Learning Management System Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:07:00 -0600 The Central Authentication Service (CAS) is back online as of 7:30, 5 Aug 2010, and CatID authentication is working again. The changes made this morning to the secure socket layer (SSL) certificate have been rolled back. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08052010_catid_authentication_1.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08052010_catid_authentication_1.html Major System Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:32:16 -0600 As of 5:50 AM, there was an outage of the Central Authentication Service (CAS), the method of authentication used for CatID access to MyUNIverse, eLearning and other applications. ITS is looking into the issue now. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08052010_catid_authentication.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/08/08052010_catid_authentication.html Major System Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:11:38 -0600 The eLearning system will be restarted between 6:00-7:00 AM on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, to apply a new license key. The Blackboard/WebCT learning management and electronic portfolio applications will not be available during this period. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/08042010_elearning_brief_outag.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/08042010_elearning_brief_outag.html Learning Management System Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:34:13 -0600 Following the maintenance yesterday there is a problem which requires a restart to fix. We will be restarting the application tomorrow morning at 6:00am. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07312010_myuniverse_early_morn.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07312010_myuniverse_early_morn.html MyUNIverse Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:20:36 -0600 On Friday, July 30th, from 5:00am to 6:00am the UNI MyUniverse System will be unavailable due to system maintenance. This outage will affect only Peoplesoft applications. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07302010_myuniverse_early_morn.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07302010_myuniverse_early_morn.html MyUNIverse Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:25 -0600 Normal power is scheduled to be turned off in CBB 19/21 to allow the data center housed there to be added to the campus metering project. The standby generator will pick up the load during this time. No outage is expected. The contractor is to perform this work on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 between 8AM and 9AM. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/power_outage_in_cbb_1921_on_ju.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/power_outage_in_cbb_1921_on_ju.html Major System Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:45:38 -0600 All MEMFIS applications will be unavailable from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning, July 18th. This will affect all MEMFIS applications including employee self service and time card processing. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07182010_memfis_applications_s.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07182010_memfis_applications_s.html MEMFIS Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:24:44 -0600 Due to the necessity to move additional fiber optic cable, there will be a voice telecommunications maintenance window scheduled for Friday, July 16th, between 6:30 AM and 7:30 AM. During this maintenance window, there will be a short voice telecommunications outage, impacting the Towers complex including Bender and Dancer, as well as Campbell Hall. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07162010_telephone_system_towe.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07162010_telephone_system_towe.html Telecommunications Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:13:44 -0600 Due to the need to relocate a fiber cable, there will be a maintenance window for the voice telecommunications system, scheduled for Thursday, July 8th, between 6:30 AM and 7:30 AM. This maintenance window will include an outage, affecting the Redeker Center complex, including telephones in the Hagemann, Noehren, Rider, and Shull residence halls. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this maintenance window. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07082010_telephone_system_rede.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/07/07082010_telephone_system_rede.html Telecommunications Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:00:26 -0600 A power outage is scheduled for Saturday, June 19th, between 7:00 AM and 12 Noon for the Curris Business Building. This outage should not affect the ITS data center as the standby generator is expected to handle the data center load during this power outage. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/06/06192010_electrical_outage_awa.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/06/06192010_electrical_outage_awa.html Major System Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:07:45 -0600 The eLearning system will be restarted between 6:00-7:00 AM on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, to apply a system patch. The Blackboard/WebCT learning management and electronic portfolio applications will not be available during this period. http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/06/06162010_elearning_brief_outag.html http://weblogs.uni.edu/itscomm/2010/06/06162010_elearning_brief_outag.html Learning Management System Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:38:46 -0600