{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Aug 9, 6 a.m.-3 p.m. [COMPLETE]

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Our planned maintenance is now complete.

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

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Maintenance [COMPLETE]

Sunday, August 9, 2020 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

Canvas

pugetsound.edu

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:

·       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.

For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

[Tscommunications] {Network} Planned Maintenance – Switch Reboots in Main Facilities Building – Thursday August 6th, 4:10PM

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

NETWORK: Planned Maintenance – Switch Reboots in Main Facilities Building

August 6th, 2020 – 4:10PM

REASON FOR IMPACT:

There will be a short network interruption (less than 5-10 minutes) as we reboot some network switches in the main Facilities building.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:


·       As switches reboot, network connectivity will be lost for short periods.  This includes phone/VOIP, wireless and data communication in and out of the university network.

·        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 questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

[Tscommunications] {Network} Phone/VOIP System Maintenance: Wednesday August 5th, 7PM – Midnight [COMPLETE]

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This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below.
 
Update: This work has been completed.  Thank you for your patience.
Network: Phone/VOIP maintenance
Wednesday, August 5th, 7PM to Midnight [COMPLETE]

REASON FOR IMPACT: Technology Services will be performing a Phone/VOIP system upgrade to improve system reliability.

 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • Phones and analog converters will be remotely rebooted; reboots generally take between 1-5 minutes.
  • While phones are being rebooted they will not be functional and calls may get dropped.
  • Devices will re-register and eventually come back online.
  • Devices connected to analog convertors, such as fax machines, will also temporarily go offline as the convertors are rebooted.
  • If you are logged into a Soft phone session via Jabber, you will need to logout and re-login.
  • 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 questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.
 
 

{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Aug 9, 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

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

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Maintenance

Sunday, August 9, 2020 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

Canvas

pugetsound.edu

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:

·       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.

For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

{myPugetSound} Currently Unavailable – Mon Aug 3, 11:05 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

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

 

myPugetSound: Currently Unavailable [RESOLVED]

Monday, August 3, 2020 at 11:05 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.  

 

REASON FOR IMPACT: Customers have reported issues with logging into myPugetSound.edu. Technology Services has resolved the issue. If issues persist please try clearing browser cache by following these instructions on our website:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices-services/technology-services/help-support/self-help/clearing-browser-cache/. If issues continue please contact TS Service Desk at 253-879-8585.

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.

·         For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

Thank you,

 

Lindsay Morris  |  Sr. Technical Program Manager

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Technology Services

1500 N. Warner St. #1068

Tacoma, WA 98416

O: 253.879.2854

M: 231.330.8502

pugetsound.edu 

 

{vDesk} Currently Unavailable – Aug 3 @ 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. [RESOLVED]

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

vDESK: Currently Unavailable [RESOLVED]

August 3, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.- 12 p.m.

REASON FOR IMPACT: TS noticed vDESK was not accessible and have resolved the issue. Please note that logging on to vDESK may take a little longer than usual over the next couple hours.

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.

·         For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

Thank you,

 

Lindsay Morris  |  Sr. Technical Program Manager

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Technology Services

1500 N. Warner St. #1068

Tacoma, WA 98416

O: 253.879.2854

M: 231.330.8502

pugetsound.edu 

 

 

{myPugetSound} Currently Unavailable – Mon Aug 3, 11:05 a.m.

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

 

myPugetSound: Currently Unavailable

Monday, August 3, 2020 at 11:05 a.m.  

 

REASON FOR IMPACT: Customers have reported issues with logging into myPugetSound.edu. Technology Services (TS) is actively working to remediate the issue. TS will confirm once issue is resolved.

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.

·         For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

Thank you,

 

Lindsay Morris  |  Sr. Technical Program Manager

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Technology Services

1500 N. Warner St. #1068

Tacoma, WA 98416

O: 253.879.2854

M: 231.330.8502

pugetsound.edu 

 

{myPugetSound} Menu Items not Viewable: 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. [RESOLVED]

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

 

myPugetSound: Menu Items not Viewable [RESOLVED]

Monday August 3, 2020 at 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

 

REASON FOR IMPACT: Customers have reported issues with viewing items within myPugetSound.edu. Technology Services remediated the error and verified this is resolved.

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.

·         For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

Thank you,

 

Lindsay Morris  |  Sr. Technical Program Manager

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Technology Services

1500 N. Warner St. #1068

Tacoma, WA 98416

O: 253.879.2854

M: 231.330.8502

pugetsound.edu 

 

{vDesk} Currently Unavailable – Aug 3 @ 8:30 a.m.

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

vDESK: Currently Unavailable

August 3, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

REASON FOR IMPACT: TS has noticed vDESK is not accessible and is actively working to resolve the issue. We will send an update once the issue is resolved. If you need to access the Campus Network you can connect via VPN by following these instructions on our website.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         If needing to access the Campus Network you can connect via VPN.

·         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 questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

Thank you,

 

Lindsay Morris  |  Sr. Technical Program Manager

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Technology Services

1500 N. Warner St. #1068

Tacoma, WA 98416

O: 253.879.2854

M: 231.330.8502

pugetsound.edu 

 

[Tscommunications] {Network} Phone/VOIP System Maintenance: Wednesday August 5th, 7PM – Midnight

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This is an announcement from Technology Services (TS). Please see details below.
Network: Phone/VOIP maintenance
Wednesday, August 5th, 7PM to Midnight

REASON FOR IMPACT: Technology Services will be performing a Phone/VOIP system upgrade to improve system reliability.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • Phones and analog converters will be remotely rebooted; reboots generally take between 1-5 minutes.
  • While phones are being rebooted they will not be functional and calls may get dropped.
  • Devices will re-register and eventually come back online.
  • Devices connected to analog convertors, such as fax machines, will also temporarily go offline as the convertors are rebooted.
  • If you are logged into a Soft phone session via Jabber, you will need to logout and re-login.
  • 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 questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.
 
 

[Tscommunications] {Network} VPN Inaccessible – Sun July 26, 2020 [RESOLVED]

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Resending to reflect correct date and time.

 

Thank you!

 

From: Henry Lee
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:44 PM
To: TS Communications <tscommunications@pugetsound.edu&gt;
Subject: [Tscommunications] {Network} VPN Inaccessible – Wed Apr 1 @ 4:40 p.m. [RESOLVED]

 

 

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

NETWORK: VPN Inaccessible

July 26, 2020 [RESOLVED]

REASON FOR IMPACT:

Update: VPN should be working as normal without giving any errors.  If you continue having issues please let the Service Desk know.

Access to the university VPN is inaccessible at this time due to an expired certificate.  We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible.  As an alternative to using the VPN, users may opt to use vDesk to access university systems and applications.

vDesk Information:
https://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices-services/technology-services/vdesk-2/

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.

 

For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

[Tscommunications] {Network} VPN Inaccessible – Wed Apr 1 @ 4:40 p.m. [RESOLVED]

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

NETWORK: VPN Inaccessible

July 26, 2020 [RESOLVED]

REASON FOR IMPACT:

Update: VPN should be working as normal without giving any errors.  If you continue having issues please let the Service Desk know.

Access to the university VPN is inaccessible at this time due to an expired certificate.  We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible.  As an alternative to using the VPN, users may opt to use vDesk to access university systems and applications.

vDesk Information:
https://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices-services/technology-services/vdesk-2/

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.

 

For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

[Tscommunications] {Network} VPN Inaccessible – Wed Apr 1 @ 4:40 p.m. [COMPLETED]

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

NETWORK: VPN Inaccessible

July 26, 2020

REASON FOR IMPACT:

Access to the university VPN is inaccessible at this time due to an expired certificate.  We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible.  As an alternative to using the VPN, users may opt to use vDesk to access university systems and applications.

vDesk Information:
https://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices-services/technology-services/vdesk-2/

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.

 

For support questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

 

{myPugetSound} {PeopleSoft Campus Solutions} Planned Maintenance – [COMPLETE]

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

Planned Maintenance: myPugetSound, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions [COMPLETE]

Friday, July 24  @ 5 p.m. to Sunday, July 26 @ 8 p.m.

REASON FOR IMPACT: Technology’s Services needs to update myPugetSound and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to a more recent version so we have a secure and reliable environment. myPugetSound and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions will still look and feel the same as it did prior to the planned maintenance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         If you have issues connecting to myPugetSound or PeopleSoft Campus Solutions after the planned maintenance please try clearing your browser cache.

·         PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Menu – The blue menu bar has slightly changed to include a navigator icon in the upper right hand area of the screen. If you login often directly to PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and have pages set as a “Favorite” you can now access those by following the below steps:  

o    Select “Personalize Content”

o    Select “menu” in pop out message

o    View “my favorites” on left hand side of the screen

o    To access all other pages utilize the new “navigator icon” in upper right hand side of the page.

·         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 questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

Thank you,

Lindsay Morris  |  Sr. Technical Program Manager

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Technology Services

1500 N. Warner St. #1068

Tacoma, WA 98416

O: 253.879.2854

M: 231.330.8502

pugetsound.edu 

 

 

 

{myPugetSound} {PeopleSoft Campus Solutions} Planned Maintenance – Friday July 24 @ 5 p.m. to Sunday July 26 @ 8 p.m.

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

Planned Maintenance: myPugetSound, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

Friday, July 24  @ 5 p.m. to Sunday, July 26 @ 8 p.m.

REASON FOR IMPACT: Technology’s Services needs to update myPugetSound and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to a more recent version so we have a secure and reliable environment. myPugetSound and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions will still look and feel the same as it did prior to the planned maintenance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

·         If you have issues connecting to myPugetSound or PeopleSoft Campus Solutions after the planned maintenance please try clearing your browser cache.

·         COVID Health Screening Form will be unavailable during the maintenance window. If you are scheduled to work or participate in on campus activities during this maintenance window, please contact Donelle Pearson at drpearson@pugetsound.edu or x3641 for instructions on how to submit the form during this time. 

·         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 questions please contact the TS Service Desk via phone at 253-879-8585.

Thank you,

Lindsay Morris  |  Sr. Technical Program Manager

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Technology Services

1500 N. Warner St. #1068

Tacoma, WA 98416

O: 253.879.2854

M: 231.330.8502

pugetsound.edu