[Resolved] Soundnet Mysites Issue 02/09/2012

[Updated 02/09/2012 8:29 p.m.] Soundnet is fully functional again.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Mysites on Soundnet are temporarily unaccessible.

We are working to restore service as quickly as possible.  We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.

Updates will be posted here as soon as they become available.

[COMPLETED] Production Monthly Patch Maintenance Sunday the 12th of February 2012, from 3:00 am to 12:00 pm

Production patch maintenance for Sunday, February 12th, 2012 has completed as of 11:00 AM PST.

The monthly patch maintenance is scheduled for Sunday the 12th of February 2012, from 3:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Most services, may be intermittently or entirely unavailable, including:

  • Email
  • Personal and departmental file shares (on Alexandria and Merlin2)
  • Database applications: Cascade, FAMIS, Millennium, and Banner
  • Web services such as www.pugetsound.edu, cs.pugetsound.edu, and Moodle
  • vDesk
  • Print Services

An update will be posted once Server Maintenance has been completed.

[Resolved] Network access issues for certain users 01/30/2012

[Updated 01/30/2012 5:14 p.m.] Network access has been restored for affected users.  Thank you again for your patience and understanding.

Some members of the campus community have reported that they are unable to access the Internet.  They are being continuously prompted to install the Safe Connect Key, and are constantly being redirected to that page, restricting the ability to access off-campus websites.

We are working to restore service as quickly as possible.  We appreciate your patience and apologize greatly for the inconvenience.

Updates will be posted here as soon as they become available.

Production Monthly Patch Maintenance Sunday 15th January 2012, from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm

[Updated 1/15/12, 11:25 am] The Monthly patch maintenance was completed at 11:22 AM, and all systems are back online. The next production patch window is scheduled for Sunday, February 12th, and will be a monthly patch.

The monthly patch maintenance is scheduled for Sunday the 15th of January 2012, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Most services, may be intermittently or entirely unavailable, including:

  • Email
  • Personal and departmental file shares (on Alexandria and Merlin2)
  • Database applications: Cascade, FAMIS, Millennium, and Banner
  • Web services such as www.pugetsound.edu, cs.pugetsound.edu, and Moodle
  • Print Services

Vdesk will not be affected by this outage. An update will be posted once Server Maintenance has been completed.

[Completed] Email Server Maintenance 12/3/2011

[Updated 12:40 a.m. 12/4/2011] Email server maintenance completed. Email service is restored to normal. Thank you for your patience.

Due to recent issues with Outlook connections, special email server maintenance must be performed. This maintenance will take place Saturday, 12/3/2011, from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Email will be unavailable at this time.

[Resolved] Some Email Delivery Delayed to Outlook

Some members of the campus community have reported a delay in Outlook’s display of email messages received by their Puget Sound accounts. Messages that have appeared in Webmail or on smart phones are not showing up immediately in Outlook. Additionally, some members are able to see messages in Outlook, but the contents of the messages are slow to load. We are investigating the matter and hope to resolve the issue shortly. Please contact the Technology Service Desk at 253.879.8585 or servicedesk@pugetsound.edu if you experience any problems. Thank you for your patience!

[Completed] Monthly Patch Maintenance Scheduled for the 27th of November 2011, from 8 am to 12 pm

[Completed] The monthly patch maintenance has been completed at 10:25 am. There will not be a scheduled Monthly Patch Maintenance for the month of December. The next scheduled patch maintenance window will be for January 2012.

The monthly patch maintenance is scheduled for Sunday the 27th of November 2011, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Some services may be intermittently or entirely unavailable, including:

  • Email
  • Personal and departmental file shares (on Alexandria and Merlin2)
  • Web services such as www.pugetsound.edu, cs.pugetsound.edu, and Moodle
  • vDesk

A followup will be posted upon completion of this scheduled patch maintenance window.

[Completed] Cascade Unavailable – Saturday, 11/19/2011

UPDATE: As of 3:00 PM, the maintenance has been completed. All services are online and available.

[Updated 11/19/11 12 p.m.] Cascade Web and Cascade Web Forms are now available.

On Saturday, November 19, from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Technology Services will perform important updates to the following database systems: Cascade Web, Cascade Web Forms, and Banner. These database systems will be unavailable during this time.

This outage will not impact email, individual and departmental file shares, or Web services such as Moodle and the university’s website.

Visit our Service Announcements or subscribe to an RSS feed for updates on technology-related service issues and to receive notification when services are restored.

For assistance, contact the Technology Service Desk at 253.879.8585 or servicedesk@pugetsound.edu.

We appreciate your patience and support as we make these important updates.

Friday Update on Logon Issues for Affected Staff

Email, Cascade, and most systems requiring a Puget Sound login should be accessible by the 210 staff members affected by yesterday’s account issues. We continue to work on residual issues associated with some of these accounts. Please contact the Technology Service Desk at 253.879.8585 or servicedesk@pugetsound.edu if you experience any problems.

Your patience is very greatly appreciated!

[Updated] Logon Issues for Certain Users 11/17/2011

[Updated 11/17/11 6:37 p.m.] Email service has now been restored for affected users. We continue to work to address any residual issues affecting accounts and permissions for these particular members of the Puget Sound community. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated!

[Updated 11/17/11 3:37 p.m.] At this time, affected users are being notified individually by the Technology Service Desk that access to Cascade has been restored. We continue to work to restore email and access to other services which require a Puget Sound login. We sincerely regret the inconvenience and thank you again for your patience!

An issue has arisen which affects the Puget Sound login for certain members of the campus community. If you are in this group, you may not be able to log onto university computers or access email, Cascade, Moodle, or other accounts which require your Puget Sound username and password.

We are working to restore service as quickly as possible, but this issue may take several hours to resolve. We appreciate your patience and apologize greatly for the inconvenience.

Updates will be posted here, and affected users will be notified directly as new information becomes available.