In order to solve a telnet hang (known problem for Cabletron), the SmartSwitch Router was rebooted at 6 AM.
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Adjustments to PIX
Adjustments to the PIX firewall rules were made to allow the ezproxy server to function, and to allow encoding and management of the streaming media server.
New PIX Firewall Installed
New Cisco PIX Firewall was put in place last night. Some adjustments to the rules was necessary, but all functionality, except for PCAnywhere access, should be in place.
External DNS Fixed
Found an improper MX record in the main zone in the external DNS.
Repaired it.
Micros Server Restarted
The Micros (cash register) server was restarted
Media Server Rebuilt
server media.ups.edu was rebuilt with Red Hat linux version 7.3, and RealServer version 8.01, after a hard disk failure and replacement.
Google Maintenance
Installed Google system version 1.15 and software version 3.4.10.
Updated from versions 1.13 and 3.2, respectively
Web Server follies
In trying to reboot our web server on 30 October, 2002, we ran into a novel problem. When the system tried to mount the filesystems, it gave the error “Only root can do that”. After two hours, we finally found that the mount executable had improper ownership (bin). Boy did we feel stupid!
IIS Security Patches Applied
IIS security patches were applied to Webboard, Vason, and Ketron. Systems were rebooted.
Replaced SYSTEM3 Disk on Baker
A 2.1 GB RZ28D SCSI disk failed on Baker. The volume was SYSTEM3. The failed disk was replaced and data was restored with no reboot needed.