The CAMPUS file services main server "files" has been back online since 
~10:45 after a successful hardware upgrade.  All services are working as 
documented at this time.

-- 
- J. Greg Mackinnon
ETS Systems Architecture and Administration
x68251

Geoffrey Duke wrote:
> Just a quick reminder of tonight's service outage for the main file 
> server for CAMPUS File Services. The server will be down for an 
> urgently-needed upgrade, beginning at 9 PM tonight (Monday, November 26).
>
> Services affected:
>
>     * All CAMPUS file services home directories ( including H: drive
>       and online-copies of "My Documents", online copies of Apple
>       Mobile Homes on "files", networked Apple Home directories on
>       "files")
>
>     * All shared directories hosted on "files" (including departmental
>       shared directories, Campus Agreement distribution share, R25
>       client/server share, "software" share, and SCT share)
>
>
> Services unaffected:
>
>     * SharePoint Services
>     * Offline copies of "My Documents" and "Apple Home"
>     * Active Directory authentication services
>     * Windows Deployment and Remote Installation Services
>     * Windows Update Services
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns,
>
> --Geoff
>
> Geoffrey Duke
> 802-656-1172  |  ETS Systems Architecture & Administration  |  
> University of Vermont
>
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Re: Downtime for CAMPUS file services
> Date: 	Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:09:16 -0500
> From: 	"J. Greg Mackinnon" <[log in to unmask] 
> </cgi-bin/wa?LOGON=A2%3Dind0711%26L%3DIT-DISCUSS%26D%3D1%26T%3D0%26O%3DD%26P%3D6827>> 
>
>
>
>
> The hardware upgrade for "files.uvm.edu" that was planed for this 
> evening, November 19th, has been canceled.  We now plan to perform this 
> upgrade between 9 pm and 10:30 pm on Monday, November 26th.
>
> Configuration changes are planned for the backbone network which 
> connects the campus to the new file server hardware.  The file server 
> upgrade delay is necessary to prevent additional disruptions in service 
> that would take place during this network reconfiguration.
>
> -- 
> - J. Greg Mackinnon
> ETS Systems Architecture and Administration
> x68251
>
> J. Greg Mackinnon wrote:
> > Correction:
> >
> > The downtime is scheduled for Monday, November 19th.
> >
> > -Greg
> >
> > J. Greg Mackinnon wrote:
> >> The file server "files.uvm.edu" will be down for maintenance between 
> >> 9 pm and 10:30 pm on Monday, November 16th.  This downtime is 
> >> necessary to perform a critical hardware upgrade and storage 
> >> expansion.  We had hoped to delay this upgrade for a few more weeks, 
> >> but a critical shortage of free space on the old filer has forced us 
> >> to move the schedule forward.
> >> Services affected:
> >>
> >>     *  All CAMPUS file services home directories ( including H: drive
> >>       and online-copies of "My Documents", online copies of Apple
> >>       Mobile Homes on "files", networked Apple Home directories on
> >>       "files")
> >>     * All shared directories hosted on "files" (including departmental
> >>       shared directories, Campus Agreement distribution share, R25
> >>       client/server share, "software" share, and SCT share)
> >>
> >> Services unaffected:
> >>
> >>     * SharePoint Services
> >>     * Offline copies of "My Documents" and "Apple Home"
> >>     * Active Directory authentication services
> >>     * Windows Deployment and Remote Installation Services
> >>     * Windows Update Services
> >>
> >> Please contact us with any concerns as soon as possible.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> - J. Greg Mackinnon
> >> ETS Systems Architecture and Administration
> >> x68251
> >>
> >>
> >
>