Planned Campus Network Maintenance Fri 9/15 | 7 p.m. – Sat 9/16 | 1 a.m.

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Dear members of the Puget Sound campus community,


Technology Services (TS) will be performing critical maintenance to our campus core network as we continue our efforts to transition the university to a more modern network. During this time, network connectivity both on and off campus will be intermittently unavailable as various components are moved to the new core network infrastructure.


Network, WiFi, and Phones: On Campus Network Maintenance

Friday, September 15 | 7 p.m. –  Saturday, September 16 | 1 a.m.


What You Should Know:  

  • All on campus network connectivity, including access to systems hosted on campus, such as myPugetSound and network shares, as well as Internet will be intermittently unavailable.
  • Systems requiring network connectivity on the Puget Sound campus, such as physical phones and printers will be intermittently unavailable.
  • GlobalProtect VPN will be unavailable. 
  • Internet access (WiFi and Ethernet) will be intermittently unavailable.

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. For support or questions related to this planned maintenance outage, please contact the TS Service Desk at servicedesk@pugetsound.edu or call 253.879.8585. 


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:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

Google Mail & Calendar: Sign up for Shared Mailbox Training

This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:

Google Mail & Calendar: Sign up for Shared Mailbox Training

As part of the transition to Google Mail and Calendar, Technology Services (TS) will be converting departmental/shared email accounts to Google Groups on January 4, 2023. Please sign up for one of the below training sessions to learn more about how to manage Shared Mailboxes and Distribution Lists in Google. 

Google Groups Trainings:

o   Thursday, December 15 @ 11 a.m. Registration Link

o   Tuesday, December 20 @ 1 p.m. Registration Link

o   Tuesday January 3 @ 11 a.m. Registration Link

For more information on Technology Services transition to Google Mail and Calendar or to view a list of Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our Google Mail and Calendar Transition Project Page.

Thank you,

Google Mail TS Communications Team

Margot Casson

Lindsay Morris

Faithlina Abeshima

Bea Padilla

Alyssa Humphreys

 

PeopleSoft PLANNED HR Oracle Database Upgrade – Fri, Apr 19th @ 6 – 8 p.m.

PeopleSoft Upgrade: Planned HR Oracle Database Upgrade

Friday, April 19th @ 6 – 8 p.m.

 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED:  PeopleSoft Human Relations Management System will be unavailable during the maintenance window

 

REASON FOR IMPACT: Upgrading databases is part of our standard practices to maintain a reliable environment.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         myPugetSound will still be available during the maintenance window.

·         Some of the links within myPugetSound may not work if they originate from PeopleSoft Human Relations Management System.

·         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 site.

 

To opt out from receiving these messages in the future, please go to https://mailweb.pugetsound.edu/mailman/listinfo/tscommunications and follow the Unsubscribe options in the TScommunications Subscriber section. For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext 3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

{PeopleSoft DEV/TST} Patch and Refresh Maintenance: Thurs April 25th @ 6 a.m. – Fri April 26th @ 5 p.m.

This is a message from Technology Services regarding upcoming scheduled Patch and Refresh Maintenance. Please see details below.

 

PEOPLESOFT DEV & TST:  Patch and Refresh Maintenance

Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 6 a.m. – Friday, April 26, 2019 to 5 p.m.

 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED:

·         DEV: All PeopleSoft DEV environments will be unavailable [PA91DEV, CS92DEV, FN92DEV, HR92DEV]

·         TST: All PeopleSoft TST environments will be unavailable [PA91TST, CS92TST, FN92TST, HR92TST]

 

REASON FOR IMPACT

·         Standard patch maintenance and refreshing our databases to maintain a secure, reliable environment

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         Communications about maintenance on PeopleSoft DEV and TST environments are delivered to the PeopleSoft distribution lists.

·         Communication about maintenance for PRD environments are routed through the TS Communications Listserv.

·         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 site.

 

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: 253-879-3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

 

{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sunday Mar 10, 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

 

This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:

The following planned maintenance actions have been completed.

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Maintenance

Sunday, March 10, 2019 from 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: The following systems will be intermittently unavailable during the maintenance window:  

Campus file servers

Email and calendar

Moodle

pugetsound.edu

myPugetSound.edu  

PeopleSoft Human Resources

PeopleSoft Financials

PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

vDESK

Various Puget Sound systems and applications

DATE(s) of IMPACT: Sunday, March 10th, 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

REASON FOR IMPACT: To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment TS will be completing routine patch maintenance on our Puget Sound production servers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·       The university network, internet access and wireless will NOT be affected.

·       Technology Services schedules regular maintenance windows, generally on the second Sunday of every month, to ensure a secure, reliable computing environment. Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work.

·       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 site.

To opt out from receiving these messages in the future, please go to https://mailweb.pugetsound.edu/mailman/listinfo/tscommunications and follow the Unsubscribe options in the TScommunications Subscriber section. For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext 3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

PeopleSoft DEV/TST Planned Maintenance: Thurs, Mar 14th @ 6 a.m. – Fri Mar 15th @ 5 p.m.

This is a message from Technology Services regarding upcoming scheduled Patch Maintenance. Please see details below.

PEOPLESOFT DEV & TST: Planned Maintenance

Thursday, March 14th @ 6 a.m. – Friday, March 15th @ 5 p.m. 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED:  

·         DEV Refreshes:

o   Impact: The following PeopleSoft DEV environments will be unavailable [PA91DEV, CS92DEV, FN92DEV, HR92DEV]

o   Duration: Thursday, March 14th all day

·         TST Refreshes:

o   Impact: All PeopleSoft TST environments will be unavailable [PA91TST, CS92TST, FN92TST, HR92TST]

o   Duration: Friday, March 15th all day

 

REASON FOR IMPACT: Refreshing our databases is a standard practice to maintain reliable environments.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         Communications about maintenance on PeopleSoft DEV and TST environments are delivered to the PeopleSoft distribution lists.

·         Communication about maintenance for PRD environments are routed through the TS Communications Listserv.

·         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 site.

 Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext. 3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

 

{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sunday Mar 10, 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Maintenance

Sunday, March 10, 2019 from 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: The following systems will be intermittently unavailable during the maintenance window:  

Campus file servers

Email and calendar

Moodle

pugetsound.edu

myPugetSound.edu  

PeopleSoft Human Resources

PeopleSoft Financials

PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

vDESK

Various Puget Sound systems and applications

DATE(s) of IMPACT: Sunday, March 10th, 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

REASON FOR IMPACT: To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment TS will be completing routine patch maintenance on our Puget Sound production servers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         The university network, internet access and wireless will NOT be affected.

·         Technology Services schedules regular maintenance windows, generally on the second Sunday of every month, to ensure a secure, reliable computing environment. Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work.

·         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 site.

To opt out from receiving these messages in the future, please go to https://mailweb.pugetsound.edu/mailman/listinfo/tscommunications and follow the Unsubscribe options in the TScommunications Subscriber section. For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext 3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

Planned Network/Server Maintenance ( 4 March at 5:15 – 5:45pm)

This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Network/Server Maintenance

Monday March 4, 2019 5:15 PM to 5:45 PM.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: The following systems will be intermittently unavailable during the maintenance window:  

·      Peoplesoft HR applications, including sections of my.pugetsound.edu

DATE(s) of IMPACT: Monday March 4th 5:15 PM to 5:45 PM

REASON FOR IMPACT: To ensure a secure and reliable computing environment, TS will be updating SSL certificates.

·      Users may be unexpectedly kicked out of Peoplesoft HR applications during this time period, they should be able to re-login after a few minutes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·      The university network, internet access and wireless will NOT be affected.

·      Technology Services requires periodic planned maintenance windows to ensure a secure and reliable computing environment. Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work.

·      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 site.

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: 253-879-3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

 

Planned Network/Server Maintenance ( 20 February at 8:00 – 10:00pm)

This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Network/Server Maintenance

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: The following production services will be become unavailable during the maintenance window:

·         25live

·         CAS

·         Job listings on main website

·         PeopleSoft Portal

·         PeopleSoft Campus

·         PeopleSoft Financials

·         PeopleSoft HR

·         Transfercreditsearch

·         vDesk

·         Webwork

 

DATE(s) of IMPACT: Wednesday, February 20th, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

 

REASON FOR IMPACT: Stability issues with the server load balancers require us to fallback to an older firmware version.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         The university network, internet access and wireless will NOT be affected.

·         Technology Services requires periodic planned maintenance windows to ensure a secure and reliable computing environment. Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work.

·         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 site.

To opt out from receiving these messages in the future, please go to https://mailweb.pugetsound.edu/mailman/listinfo/tscommunications and follow the Unsubscribe options in the TScommunications Subscriber section. For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext. 3394

 

Planned Network/Server Maintenance

This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Network/Server Maintenance

Saturday and Sunday, February 16-17, 2019 from 6a.m.-6p.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: The following systems will be intermittently unavailable during the maintenance window:  

·         Domain Controller – DNS server (users may experience a brief delay when logging in and accessing some programs)

·         Safe Connect Server – (new users who haven’t been on the network before may experience a failure to connect. Users should wait a few minutes and try again)

DATE(s) of IMPACT: Saturday and Sunday, February 16-17th, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.

REASON FOR IMPACT: To ensure a secure and reliable computing environment, TS will be completing cut-over maintenance on selected Puget Sound servers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         The university network, internet access and wireless will NOT be affected.

·         Technology Services requires periodic planned maintenance windows to ensure a secure and reliable computing environment. Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work.

·         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 site.

To opt out from receiving these messages in the future, please go to https://mailweb.pugetsound.edu/mailman/listinfo/tscommunications and follow the Unsubscribe options in the TScommunications Subscriber section. For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext. 3394

 

PeopleSoft DEV/TST Patch Maintenance: Wed, Feb 20th @ 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.

This is a message from Technology Services regarding upcoming scheduled Patch Maintenance. Please see details below.

PEOPLESOFT DEV & TST:  Patch Maintenance

Wednesday, February 20th:  6 a.m. – 7 p.m. 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED:

·         DEV: All PeopleSoft DEV environments will be unavailable [PA91DEV, CS92DEV, FN92DEV, HR92DEV]

·         TST: All PeopleSoft TST environments will be unavailable [PA91TST, CS92TST, FN92TST, HR92TST]

REASON FOR IMPACT

·         Standard maintenance to maintain a secure, reliable environment

 Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext. 3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

PeopleSoft DEV/TST Patch Maintenance: Wed, Feb 13th @ 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.

This is a message from Technology Services regarding upcoming scheduled Patch Maintenance. Please see details below.

PEOPLESOFT DEV & TST:  Cancelled Patch Maintenance for

Wednesday, February 13th:  6 a.m. – 7 p.m.  This event will be reschedule at a future date to be determined.

 Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext 3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

 

PeopleSoft DEV/TST Patch Maintenance: Wed, Feb 13th @ 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.

This is a message from Technology Services regarding upcoming scheduled Patch Maintenance. Please see details below.

PEOPLESOFT DEV & TST:  Patch Maintenance

Wednesday, February 13th:  6 a.m. – 7 p.m. 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED:

·         DEV: All PeopleSoft DEV environments will be unavailable [PA91DEV, CS92DEV, FN92DEV, HR92DEV]

·         TST: All PeopleSoft TST environments will be unavailable [PA91TST, CS92TST, FN92TST, HR92TST]

REASON FOR IMPACT

·         Standard maintenance to maintain a secure, reliable environment

 Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

 

    Steve

Steve Dawson

Technology Services

Office: ext 3394

Mobile: 757-234-1801

 

 

{PeopleSoft DEV/TST} PLANNED MAINTENANCE: Refreshes – Thurs, Jan 24 @ 6 a.m. – Fri Jan 25 @ 5 p.m.

The following planned maintenance refreshes have been completed.

PeopleSoft Refreshes: Planned Maintenance

Thursday, January 24 @ 6 a.m. – Friday, January 25 @ 5 p.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED:  

·         DEV Refreshes:

o   Impact: The following PeopleSoft DEV environments will be unavailable [PA91DEV, CS92DEV, FN92DEV, HR92DEV]

o   Duration: Thursday, January 24th all day

·         TST Refreshes:

o   Impact: All PeopleSoft TST environments will be unavailable [PA91TST, CS92TST, FN92TST, HR92TST]

o   Duration: Friday, January 25th all day

 

{PeopleSoft DEV/TST} PLANNED MAINTENANCE: Refreshes – Thurs, Jan 24 @ 6 a.m. – Fri Jan 25 @ 5 p.m.

This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:

 

PeopleSoft Refreshes: Planned Maintenance

Thursday, January 24 @ 6 a.m. – Friday, January 25 @ 5 p.m.

 

SYSTEMS IMPACTED:  

·         DEV Refreshes:

o   Impact: The following PeopleSoft DEV environments will be unavailable [PA91DEV, CS92DEV, FN92DEV, HR92DEV]

o   Duration: Thursday, November 29th all day

·         TST Refreshes:

o   Impact: All PeopleSoft TST environments will be unavailable [PA91TST, CS92TST, FN92TST, HR92TST]

o   Duration: Friday, November 30th all day

 

REASON FOR IMPACT: Refreshing our databases is part of our standard practices to maintain a reliable environment.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         Communications about maintenance on PeopleSoft DEV and TST environments are delivered to the PeopleSoft distribution lists.

·         Communication about maintenance for PRD environments are routed through the TS Communications Listserv.

·         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 site.