August, 2019
Email Service Interruptions
Aug. 28, 2019—On Monday, August 26, and Tuesday, August 27, many users experienced email difficulties related to the split of the VU and VUMC systems. VUIT worked with clients to repair and refresh mailboxes. By Tuesday night, all but a handful of issues were resolved. Impacted users fall into one of the following three broad categories: Users’...
Email System Interruptions
Aug. 27, 2019—We are experiencing a widespread but sporadic set of email difficulties related to the split of the VU and VUMC systems. VUIT is working with clients to repair and refresh mailboxes and expects all affected clients to be restored today. While the ongoing migration of the VU email system to the Microsoft Office 365 cloud...
Microsoft patching on general servers
Aug. 22, 2019—On Sunday, August 25, from midnight to 9 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will install security and Operating System (OS) patches as part of the monthly Windows server patching routine. After the patches are installed, non-redundant services will be impacted by a server reboot.
VUIT Network Maintenance on August 6 and 7
Aug. 2, 2019—On Tuesday, August 6, and Wednesday, August 7, Vanderbilt IT will upgrade network hardware at Hill Center. Significant impact is not expected during this time, but connectivity may be briefly impacted at the locations listed below: Tuesday, August 6, between 5 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. Cohen North East Memorial Hank Ingram 1400 18th...
VUIT maintenance on VU1File platform
Aug. 1, 2019—On Sunday, August 4, from midnight to 9 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will perform an update to the VU1File network file sharing platform to improve security, dependability, and performance. During this time, Windows clients with active sessions may experience a momentary disconnect and reconnect. Linux servers that connect to VU1file using NFS (Network File System) will...