Report received shortly after 10pm that the EMU web server was not available on the Internet. The webserver was unresponsive. All systems are now functioning normally.
Problem was identified and access was restored about 11:15pm. There might be a few lingering issues that Info Systems techs will resolve on Thursday morning, 08/25.
The library catalog server developed problems and was rebooted.
Information Systems will be updating myEMU software on Saturday morning, 08/20. This update will extend the functionality of the JICS framework to enable EMU web programmers to create web pages optimized for display on mobile devices. myEMU will be unavailable for approximately one hour beginning at about 8:00am.
As part of the project to move from Novell to Microsoft, all files and folders on the Faculty/Staff Z: drive will be copied to the new Microsoft server. This Z: drive will be taken off-line at 5:30pm on Friday, 08/19/2011. Service will be restored by about noon on Saturday, 08/20/2011.
When the process is complete a second prompt for the user’s password will appear during the network login process. This is necessary because, for most employees, this migration of Z: drive data will be the first time they will access files stored on the new Microsoft file servers. Eventually, as departments are moved, one-by-one, to be completely located on the Microsoft servers (P: drives, G: drives and the physical computers themselves) the need for this second password entry prompt will disappear.
As the next step in the process of Information Systems moving from Novell to Microsoft for network file and print services, we will be moving STUDENT files. This will impact users as follows:
The process begins at noon on Thursday, 04 AUG and we hope to complete it by noon on Friday, 05 AUG.
There will be NO network access to student PERSONAL files (P: drive), SHARED files (Z: drive) or CLASSDATA files (V: drive).
Lab computers will be usable but for STUDENTS no P:, Z: or V: drives will be mapped. Any EMU employees who login to a lab computer (or teacher workstation) will not have V: drive mapping.
Specialty programs on lab computers that execute from the M: drive will be unavailable.
Lab computers WILL be able to access the Internet as well as the lab printers.
After the STUDENT files have been moved to the Microsoft network (we have named it the ROYALS domain), several things will be different for all users. A follow up email will be sent when the process has been completed and it will describe the changes brought about with moving STUDENT data to the Microsoft ROYALS domain.
This outage announcement will be updated when the process has been completed about noon on Friday, 05 AUG.
On Wed, August 3, Info Systems will be upgrading the login software used by all copiers on campus. This will require an outage for all copiers during the upgrade process which is expected to require about six hours. Printing to copiers will not be affected by this outage.
The following copiers will be reconfigured during this outage to operate without a login requirement:
– Campus Center 3rd Floor: Hallway
– Campus Center 2nd Floor: Copier Room (near Smith St Entrance)
– Campus Center 1st Floor: Admissions/Registrar/Financial Aid
– Campus Center 1st Floor: Business Office
– CJP: Main Office
– Library: Public Copier
– Physical Plant: Office
– Science Center: Faculty Lounge
– Seminary Middle Floor: Public/Open Area
– University Commons: Student Life Offices
The Moodle server was inaccessible beginning early this morning–our first report of trouble came at 8:30 a.m. We resolved the problem around 9:15 a.m. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Faculty/Staff (FS) Novell server crashed. Reboot was initiated. Likely a result of previous instability issues with the server.
Network Systems techs performed a routine reboot of the Faculty/Staff (FS) server at 7am this morning and encountered difficulties. Network services for login, printing and web browser file access using NetStorage may return intermittent failures. If you encountered login errors, restart your computer.
Network Systems techs are working to stabilize the FS Novell server. We don’t have an estimated time for resolution.
There will be a short outage of EX and myEMU, to install updates to their database server.