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September, 2021

Upgrade UM8700 (NEC PBX Voicemail) servers – downtime

Sep. 16, 2021—VUIT will upgrade UM8700 (NEC PBX Voicemail) servers per request from NEC Support after issues with MySQL over the last several weeks.  This will upgrade UM8700 from v9.0.2 to v21.2.  Once the servers are upgraded the desktop software will also have to be upgraded before administrators can login. There will be an outage while the...

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Critical Security Software Update – Apple Products

Sep. 14, 2021—Apple released a critical security software update to address a significant vulnerability in its products that silently allows highly invasive spyware to infect an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Mac computer. It is imperative that you update your devices as soon as possible in order to apply the fix. To update your iPhone or iPad...

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Monthly Microsoft security update and patching on Hosting Services Unified Communication Servers

Sep. 10, 2021—VUIT will install monthly Microsoft security updates and patching on Hosting Services Unified Communications Servers from Friday, September 17, at 10 p.m. to Saturday, September 18, at 6 am. After the patches/updates are installed, a brief outage will occur during the reboot of the server. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact VUIT...

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Monthly Microsoft security and operating system patching on general servers

Sep. 10, 2021—On Sunday, September 12, from midnight to 8 a.m. VUIT will install monthly Microsoft security updates and patching on general servers. After the patches/updates are installed, a brief outage will occur during the reboot of the server. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact VUIT Support at 615-343-9999 or submit a help request...

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Monthly Microsoft Patching on Voicemail Servers

Sep. 10, 2021—On Sunday, September 12, from midnight to 3 a.m., VUIT will install Microsoft Windows Operating System patches on Voicemail Servers. This will impact VU and VUMC users of traditional voicemail. (Skype voicemail will not be affected.) While the patches are installed and the system server is restarted, the following will occur: 1. Outside callers will...

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