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: Puget Sound Network: Planned Maintenance Thursday, June 15 @ 8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. REASON FOR IMPACT: Technology Services (TS) will be performing critical maintenance to our campus firewalls in order to improve the security of our network. A firewall is a network security device that controls network access and traffic flows. For continued network functionality, it is important to perform maintenance on this key infrastructure component and move its operation to supported hardware and software. SYSTEMS IMPACTED:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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: https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required) |
Category Archives: Announcements
{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun June 11, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. [COMPLETE]
{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun June 11, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Technology Services Early Close on May 26 @ 11 a.m.
TS Department Offsite at a Retreat Tues 5/16 1-5 p.m.
{WI-FI and PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Apr 16, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Puget Sound Network is RESTORED
Puget Sound Network Outage Update – Monday March 27
UPDATE: Puget Sound Network Outage: Monday March 27 @ 1 p.m.
UPDATE: Puget Sound Network Outage: Monday March 27 @ 10:35 a.m.
Puget Sound Network Outage: Monday March 27 @ 7 a.m.
{PUGETSOUND NETWORK} Planned Firewall Maintenance – March 13 and 14, 5:30 a.m – 8:00 a.m.
{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Feb 19, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. [COMPLETE]
This is an updated announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:
Puget Sound Systems: Planned Maintenance
Sunday, February 19 @ 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. [COMPLETE]
SYSTEMS IMPACTED:
Update: The campus-wide network outage planned for Sunday morning has been cancelled. The remaining planned maintenance will still be performed as scheduled, from 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
From 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. a firmware update will be installed on our core switches. This will cause a full network outage on campus resulting in the following:
Internet access will be unavailable on campus.Accessing services on campus that require a network connection will not be available including email, file shares, PeopleSoft, and other services.Zoom phones connected to the campus network will not work.Wifi will be unavailable.Wired network will be unavailable.
From 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., the following systems will be intermittently unavailable:
- Campus file servers
- myPugetSound.edu
- PeopleSoft Human Resources
- PeopleSoft Financials
- PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
- vDesk
- Various Puget Sound systems and applications
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:
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Technology Services schedules regular maintenance windows, generally on the second Sunday of every other month, to ensure a secure, reliable computing environment. Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work.
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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.
For support questions, please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.
{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Feb 19, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. – UPDATED
This is an updated announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:
Puget Sound Systems: Planned Maintenance
Sunday, February 19 @ 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SYSTEMS IMPACTED:
Update: The campus-wide network outage planned for Sunday morning has been cancelled. The remaining planned maintenance will still be performed as scheduled, from 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
From 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. a firmware update will be installed on our core switches. This will cause a full network outage on campus resulting in the following:
Internet access will be unavailable on campus.Accessing services on campus that require a network connection will not be available including email, file shares, PeopleSoft, and other services.Zoom phones connected to the campus network will not work.Wifi will be unavailable.Wired network will be unavailable.
From 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., the following systems will be intermittently unavailable:
- Campus file servers
- myPugetSound.edu
- PeopleSoft Human Resources
- PeopleSoft Financials
- PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
- vDesk
- Various Puget Sound systems and applications
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:
-
Technology Services schedules regular maintenance windows, generally on the second Sunday of every other 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.
For support questions, please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.
{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS and NETWORK}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Feb 19, 5:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below:
Puget Sound Systems and Network: Planned Maintenance
Sunday, February 19 @ 5:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SYSTEMS IMPACTED:
From 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. a firmware update will be installed on our core switches. This will cause a full network outage on campus resulting in the following:
-
Internet access will be unavailable on campus.
-
Accessing services on campus that require a network connection will not be available including email, file shares, PeopleSoft, and other services.
-
Zoom phones connected to the campus network will not work.
-
Wifi will be unavailable.
-
Wired network will be unavailable.
From 5:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., the following systems will be intermittently unavailable:
-
Campus file servers
-
myPugetSound.edu
-
PeopleSoft Human Resources
-
PeopleSoft Financials
-
PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
-
vDesk
-
Various Puget Sound systems and applications
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:
-
Technology Services schedules regular maintenance windows, generally on the second Sunday of every other 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.
For support questions, please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.