Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

KACE Ticketing System: Planned Maintenance

Tuesday, May 19 | 7–8 a.m.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

• The KACE Systems Management Appliance will be unavailable from both on-campus and off-campus during the maintenance window. 

• The ability to create, view, update, and manage tickets using kbox.pugetsound.edu will be unavailable during the maintenance window.

• Email-based ticket activity may be delayed during the maintenance window. We recommend submitting or replying to tickets after the maintenance is complete to avoid possible delivery delays.

• Because the IP address of the site will be changing, it is possible that your device may try connecting to the old IP address even after the change which will cause errors. Usually, this will resolve itself within 24 hours. However, if you have issues accessing the site after the maintenance window is complete, you may try flushing the DNS cache on your device. 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

• KACE Systems Management Appliance (kbox.pugetsound.edu) 

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

• TS will be moving the server into a dedicated network zone on the firewall. This improves network security by segregating public-facing servers from the internal network and allowing more granular controls.

For more information on Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help: support.pugetsound.edu 

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Network Security Devices (Firewalls): Planned Maintenance

Wednesday, May 20 | 6–8 a.m.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

• No perceptible outage or interruption to services is expected.

• If any unexpected outages to impacted systems occur during the maintenance window, they should last no more than a few minutes. 

• Security Services will remain reachable at (253) 879-3311 during this time.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

• Inbound and outbound internet access 

• GlobalProtect VPN 

• Systems requiring Internet connectivity on campus, such as Zoom phones and blue pole emergency towers

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

• To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment, TS will be installing updates on our network security devices (firewalls) to address several vulnerabilities.

For more information on Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help: support.pugetsound.edu 

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Music Theory Textbook Website: Planned Maintenance

Wednesday, May 13 | 3–4 p.m.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

• The musictheory.pugetsound.edu website will be unavailable from both on-campus and off-campus during the maintenance window. 

• Because the IP addresses of the sites will be changing, it is possible that your device may try connecting to the old IP addresses even after the change which will cause errors. Usually, this will resolve itself within 24 hours. However, if you have issues accessing these sites after the maintenance window is complete, you may try flushing the DNS cache on your device. 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

• musictheory.pugetsound.edu 

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

• TS will be moving the server hosting this website into a dedicated network zone on the firewall. This improves network security by segregating public-facing servers from the internal network and allowing more granular controls.

For more information on Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help: support.pugetsound.edu 

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu