September 2011 Archives

Sep
29
2011

eServices/Banner Forms Maintenance Scheduled For Friday Evening (9/30/11) »

VCU Technology Services has scheduled maintenance for the system that supports the eServices and Banner Forms services beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday evening , September 30, 2011. During this work these services will be unavailable until the maintenance window is completed at approximately 7 p.m. Please contact the VCU helpIT Center (828-2227, helpIT@v . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
29
2011

Aspen4 Restarting »

Aspen4 is currently restarting.  Users may connect automatically to their alternate server, Oak4, via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Notes client or via oak4.vcu.edu with IMAP clients. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
29
2011

Oak4 Restarting »

Oak4 is currently restarting. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
28
2011

Oak2 Restarting »

Oak2 is currently restarting.  Users may connect automatically to their alternate server, Aspen2, via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Notes client or via aspen2.vcu.edu with IMAP clients. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
28
2011

Maintenance For Faculty Staff E-mail System Is Scheduled For Saturday (10/1/11) »

Scheduled maintenance will be performed on the Faculty/Staff E-mail system Saturday, October 1, between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. During this maintenance window, access to e-mail may be unavailable on your primary server. Access to your e-mail via your alternate server should be available automatically when accessing through VCU Mail Anywhere, or via you . . .
Posted by klfauntleroy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
27
2011

(UPDATE 10/12/11) Network Connectivity Issues »

UPDATE For 10/12/11: We are receiving reports of problems with wireless around Monroe Park this afternoon. These reports have been shared with Network Services staff and they investigating. Please report problems to the VCU helpIT Center (828-2227, helpIT@vcu.edu) with the location you are experiencing issues as well as computer OS. This is very helpfu . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
26
2011

Aspen3 Restarting »

Aspen3 is currently restarting.  Users may connect automatically to their alternate server, Oak3, via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Notes client or via oak3.vcu.edu with IMAP clients. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
21
2011

Network Failover Back Up Test (9/26/11) »

VCU Technology Services has scheduled a test of the failover system that provides back up to VCU network and data center services. This test is scheduled for Monday morning, September 26, 2011, beginning at 2 a.m. Internet traffic will not be interrupted for this test but some VoIP telephones and VPN services will be briefly interrupted during the test. . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
20
2011

Leave System Unavailable »

The Leave System is currently unavailable for a short maintenance update.  It should be available shortly. . . .
No Comments | Posted by Connie Whetstine in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
19
2011

LANDesk Website Updates »

On Wednesday, September 21 at 7am, the LANDesk website will be updated to include additional system configuration, upgrade status, and vulnerability information. (Not all website users will see all changes.) Please report any problems or questions about these changes to the LANDesk Administrators at LANDesk@vcu.edu. . . .
No Comments | Posted by Mary Young in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
16
2011

Oak3 Restarting »

Oak3 is currently restarting.  Users may connect automatically to their alternate server, Aspen3, via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Notes client or via aspen3.vcu.edu with IMAP clients. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
14
2011

Oak2 Restarting »

Oak2 is currently restarting.  Users may connect automatically to their alternate server, Aspen2, via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Notes client or via aspen2.vcu.edu with IMAP clients. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
14
2011

Maintenance For Faculty Staff E-mail System Is Scheduled For Saturday (9/17/11) »

Scheduled maintenance will be performed on the Faculty/Staff E-mail system Saturday, September 17, between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. During this maintenance window, access to e-mail may be unavailable on your primary server. Access to your e-mail via your alternate server should be available automatically when accessing through VCU Mail Anywhere, or via . . .
Posted by klfauntleroy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
14
2011

SafeNet Connection Problems (9/14/11) »

VCU Technology Services staff is reporting that some users may experience issues when trying to connect to the VCU SafeNet wireless network. Systems most affected are Apple Mac OS X computers and the company's iOS (iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch) devices. This is due to a problem with a security certificate used as part of the authentication process and h . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
14
2011

Aspen4 Restarting »

Aspen4 is currently restarting.  Users may connect automatically to their alternate server, Oak4, via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Notes client or via oak4.vcu.edu with IMAP clients. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
12
2011

Oak4 Restarting »

Email server Oak4 is currently restarting.  Users may connect to their alternate server, Aspen4, automatically via the Notes client software or VCU Mail Anywhere, or they may change their imap connection to aspen4.vcu.edu. . . .
No Comments | Posted by Connie Whetstine in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
12
2011

VCU Mail Anywhere Access »

Users may go to http://webdirect1.vcu.edu or http://webdirect2.vcu.edu to access VCU Mail Anywhere.  Email Services is working to resolve direct access. . . .
No Comments | Posted by Connie Whetstine in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
9
2011

Aspen3 Restarting »

Aspen3 is currently restarting.  Users may connect automatically to their alternate server, Oak3, via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Notes client or via oak3.vcu.edu with IMAP clients. . . .
No Comments | Posted by Connie Whetstine in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
8
2011

eServices & Banner Forms Maintenance Scheduled For Friday Night (9/9/11) »

VCU Technology Services has scheduled maintenance for the system that powers the eServices and Banner Forms services. This work is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday evening, September 9, 2011. This work is expected to be and should be completed by 8 p.m. During this work, eServices and Banner former will be unavailable. Please contact the VCU h . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
8
2011

Aspen2 Restarting »

Aspen2 is currently restarting.  Users may connect directly to Oak2 via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Lotus Notes client software, or via oak2.vcu.edu with an IMAP client. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
1
2011

Aspen4 Restarting »

Aspen4 is currently restarting. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.
Sep
1
2011

Oak4 Restarting »

Oak4 is currently restarting.  Users may connect directly to Aspen4 via VCU Mail Anywhere or the Lotus Notes client software, or via aspen4.vcu.edu with an IMAP client. . . .
No Comments | Posted by ejlichten in the Technology Services: Alerts blog.

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