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VUIT Scheduled Maintenance for SerVU
Sep. 17, 2019—On Wednesday, September 18, between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., Vanderbilt IT will upgrade the production environment in SerVU to version 9.5.3. Users will not be able to log into the SerVU client once the upgrade begins. Users who access SerVU with the rich client (blue icon) will be prompted to upgrade the client the first time they log...
VUIT Scheduled Maintenance to Install Windows OS patches on UM8700 voicemail servers
Mar. 22, 2019—On March 24, from midnight to 3 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will install Microsoft Windows 2008 system patches on UM8700 voicemail servers to assure the continued security of the Windows operating systems on these servers. Upon patching, VUIT will restart the CallXpress server. During the scheduled maintenance, patching of the server will cause the following: 1....
Microsoft patching on shared services servers
Mar. 22, 2019—On March, 23, from midnight to 4 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will install security patches on the servers listed below to maintain security for core Microsoft operating systems. After the patches are installed, non-redundant services will be impacted by a server reboot. Pinnacle IIS web server MA4000 Alertus List Proxy: Please note during the duration of...
Monthly Microsoft patching on General Servers
Mar. 22, 2019—On March, 24, from midnight to 6 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will Install monthly security and Operating System (OS) patches as well as any previous patches & updates that are still required to the servers maintain security for core Microsoft operating systems. After the patches are installed, non-redundant services will be impacted by a server reboot.
FYI – VU Gmail Login Page Changing on March 5
Mar. 1, 2019—Dear VU Gmail User, At 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, the VU Gmail login will transition to a new authentication platform. As the service transitions, there may be a brief outage to the login service. If you are already using your Gmail, you session should not be interrupted. Please use gmail.vanderbilt.edu to access...
VUIT Scheduled Maintenance to Install Server Updates
Sep. 5, 2018—From Friday, September 7, at 10 p.m. to Saturday, September 8, at 6 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will install Microsoft security patches on collaboration servers to maintain security for core Microsoft operating systems. During this time frame, non-redundant services will be impacted by a server reboot after the patches are installed. Email, SharePoint, and Skype may...
VUIT Scheduled Maintenance to Install Server Updates
Jul. 25, 2018—On Sunday, July 29, from midnight to 6 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will install Microsoft security patches on Windows servers to maintain security for core Microsoft operating systems. During this time frame, non-redundant services will be impacted by a server reboot after the patches are installed. For information about upcoming and recent outages, see: **https://it.vanderbilt.edu/scheduled-outages**...
VUIT Scheduled Maintenance to Install Windows OS patches on AVST voicemail servers
Apr. 12, 2018—On April 15, from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m., Vanderbilt IT will install Microsoft Windows 2008 system patches on AVST voicemail servers. This scheduled maintenance will ensure the continued security of the Windows Operating Systems on these servers. Upon patching, VUIT will restart the CallXpress server. During the scheduled maintenance, patching of the server...
VUIT Scheduled Maintenance to Install Windows OS Patches
May. 25, 2017—Vanderbilt IT will install Microsoft security patches on university Windows servers beginning at 12 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, and ending at 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 28. During this timeframe, non-redundant services will be impacted by a server reboot after the patches are installed.
Upgrades to Isilon Cluster
May. 18, 2017—On Sunday, May 21, between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m., the Open Systems and Storage Services team, in coordination with the Linux and Database teams, will upgrade the Isilon cluster to the latest firmware version. This upgrade will remediate many known issues, improve performance, reliability and bring enhancements to the VU1FILE/VU1NFS NAS platform. We anticipate...
Scheduled wired and wireless infrastructure upgrade
May. 18, 2017—Beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, Vanderbilt IT will upgrade the Baker Building’s network infrastructure. Upgrades are expected to take up to six hours, and the wired and wireless networks will be affected by rolling outages during this time.
Beginning at 12 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, Vanderbilt IT will install patches and restart all AVST voicemail servers.
May. 18, 2017—The restart will cause 35 to 45 minutes of downtime: 1) Outside callers will receive a prompt that their messages may be delayed because of system maintenance. 2) Users will not be able to log into their voicemail mailboxes. 3) Out-call notifications will be delayed for messages so marked. Skype for Business (Lync) voicemail...
Semi-annual Oracle Database server and software patching
May. 18, 2017—Beginning at 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, Vanderbilt IT will apply 1) operating system patches to all Oracle production servers and 2) Q2 security and bug-fix patches to the Oracle software on these servers. These procedures are expected to take up to two hours. During this time, Oracle services will not be available...
Operating System Switch Upgrades
May. 5, 2017—On May 9, VUIT Network Operations will perform a routine upgrade to the operating system on network switches from 5 to 7 a.m. All network connections will be unavailable for 30 minutes during the upgrade. This will impact IP phones, access points, building controls, and computers in the Wyatt Center, East Hall, Cohen Hall, and...