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Update Confluence Upgrade – Tuesday May 20th

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

The update has hit an unforeseen snag. We’re working on bringing things back, but will probably be another couple of hours. We’ll send an update when there’s more.

Confluence Upgrade – Tuesday May 20th

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

All, We will be performing maintenance on our Confluence server tomorrow, May 20th at 8AM. We will also be upgrading the installation to the latest version. We expect downtime to be no more than 15-30 minutes. If you have any questions or if this outage window will cause any problems for you, please let us …

Outdated OS and external connectivity.

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

This is an update/followup to this post: http://wp.me/p3jwfN-5Z As older versions of operating systems and browsers stop being supported, the lab will be blocking their access to external sites to help prevent malicious sites from exploiting unpatched security issues. Windows XP has been blocked since April, for instance, as have older versions of Mac OS. …

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CIS Maintenance Weekend 5/16-5/18, 2014

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Please see the announcement from CIS on their maintenance activities this weekend. WHAT ARE WE DOING? Argonne’s quarterly IT maintenance weekend is scheduled for Friday, May 16, thru Sunday, May 18. Expect that any laboratory network and core IT services may be effected during the weekend. Specifically: · Voice mail will be unavailable from 5 …

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Update: Outlook Web App Issues Resolved

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

CIS reports the issues are resolved. The connection issues with OWA have subsided and CIS is looking into the root cause. Please contact the CIS Service Desk at 2-9999 option 2 if you’re still experiencing issues. — Craig From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stacey, Craig J. Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:27 AM To: …

Outlook Web App Issues

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Please see the below announcement from CIS. IT Admins, CIS is experiencing connectivity issues with Outlook OWA. We are working to resolve these issues and will provide an update when more information becomes available.

Systems Announce RESOLVED: Primary database server offline

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

We’ve brought the database server back online, and restarted all the related services. We are investigating the cause of the outage and will have details soon. We regret the inconvenience. Happy Mother’s Day.

Primary database server offline

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Our primary database server has gone offline and this is affecting our ticketing system, WordPress installations and other web applications. We are working on the issue and will announce when things are back.

Maintenance on MCS Compute Servers / Emptying Sandbox

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Hi All, Over the next several business days, we will be performing maintenance on the following MCS compute servers with an outage window expected from 9am to 3pm. Wednesday, May 7th: crank.mcs.anl.gov steamroller.mcs.anl.gov Thursday, May 8th: grind.mcs.anl.gov churn.mcs.anl.gov Friday, May 9th: trounce.mcs.anl.gov octagon.mcs.anl.gov Monday, May 12th: vanquish.mcs.anl.gov thrash.mcs.anl.gov Tuesday, May 13th: octopus.mcs.anl.gov During this maintenance …

Be diligent in protecting your account, data, and equipment.

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Hey, just a reminder that this audit (mentioned previously here: http://mcssys.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/be-diligent-in-protecting-your-account-data-and-equipment/) is happening. We always expect you to be on your guard, so this is just a friendly reminder to pay extra attention. Thanks!

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