Backup of the Millen9i instance was configured and tested today. Backup time was set for 7 PM.
Millenium Upgrade I
Upgrade of Millenium, and migration of the MIL instance to the new database hardware was begun.
Access to Vashon restricted
In preparation for the Millenium upgrade, access to Vashon’s web server was restricetd to the main and McIntyre subnets.
Access to Ketron, which had been restricted to the above subnets, was opened to include all subnets.
Micros Server Adjustments
The Micros server, which controls the cash registers in the CBORD One-card system, ran out of disk space on the C: drive, causing serveral services to crash. This in turn caused the cash registers to go offline.
The pagefile was split among the C: and D: drives in the folowing manner: 500 MB on C: and 1 GB on D:, and serveral temp files and an old log file were deleted.
The NT backup was moved from 3:30 AM to 2:30 AM, because it was not finishing before opening time for the cafe and diner.
Modified network interfaces on mail server
On Monday, November 3 between noon and 1pm, the ce interfaces on the University mail server were reset to 100 MB full duplex along with ports 13 and 15 on mc007#2 switch. The port statistics on the switch were also reset.
As a result there have been zero collisions to date on either port of the switch, and user unknown errors have decreased.
Vlan Expansion
The Micros Server and cash registers were moved into a separate vlan on October 28, 2003 in an attempt to overcome system problems. The cash registers were having problems operating on-line in the congested Wheelock subnet. After some period of time, the cash registers would lock up, failing to process transactions.
The cash registers connection to the Micros Server seems much more stable now that they are in a separate vlan with a much smaller broadcast domain.
Vlan Implementation
On October 17, 2003, the network in Trimble Hall was divided into two vlans. Vlan 116 contains all the Resnet ports while Vlan 100 contains the public ports located in the Forum and Seminar Rooms. The uplink from Trimble to the Core router was converted from a Layer 3 routed port to a Layer 2 Vlan Switched port. This configuration will be the prototype for the rest of the campus network.
Cascade web interface down
The Cascade web interface was down for a several hours on the morning of October 8, 2003 following the regularly scheduled Information Services preventative maintenance period.
This outage was partially the result of some miscommunication within Information Services, and the improper shutdown of the Oracle Application Server on the effected system, Camano.
The backup server was brought on line around 11:00 am and remained up until late in the afternoon. The issues surrounding the failure are being addressed both within Information Services and with Oracle.
The production instance of the Oracle Application Server issue was resolved, and brought back on-line by the 5:00 pm.
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Sun OS patches applied
On October 8, 2003 during Information Services normal preventative maintenance window, all systems with Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 received Sun’s recommended OS patches.
DNS Upgrades
As a result of CERT Advisory CA-2003-26 and minor changes in the named daemon by ISC, we have upgraded both the named daemon on the internal and external DNS servers.
Main web server software upgraded
Apache, mod_fastcgi, mod_ssl, php, and openssl were all upgraded to the follwoing versions on the University’s main web server, www.ups.edu:
| Component | Version |
| apache | 1.3.28 |
| mod_fastcgi | 2.4.0 |
| mod_ssl | 2.8.15 |
| php | 4.3.3 |
| OpenSSL | 0.9.7c |
OpenSSL upgrade
As a result of CERT Advisory CA-2003-26 the openssl has been upgrade on the University mail server, web server and dns servers. We are now working on rebuilding applications which use the effected libraries (e.g. httpd, sendmail, named).
Prospero version dropped to version 1.4
For reasons that are not entirely clear, Ohio State has revoked the license on Prosepero version 2. The only information available is on their web site at http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/prospero/.
This morning, the version of Prospero on the main web server was dropped to version 1.4.
Prospero 3 is on the way, and should be available in mid-October.
Sendmail configuration files upgraded
The sendmail configuration files on the University’s mail server have been upgraded to version 8.12.10. The early problem with the configuration files and the vacation program have been resolved. The vacation program has also been upgrade to prevent rev-lag.
The sendmail configuration files were also modified to use the currect os_type.
problems with vacation messages and new sendmail configuration
Problems were encountered with the sendmail 8.12.10 configuration file and the auto-responder (vacation) message. The configuration file has been rolled back while further investigation in being done.