OIT will perform critical maintenance in the University Data Center on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday, August 4, 2024. During the maintenance window, access to all servers and services will be intermittent. In order to minimize the impact on the campus, the work is scheduled during a low-usage period. Continue reading Network Maintenance and Scheduled Service Outage for August 3rd
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Network Maintenance and Scheduled Service Outage for Summer 2024
OIT will perform the annual maintenance required for the networking infrastructure in the University Data Center. During the maintenance window, access to all servers and services will be intermittent. In order to minimize the impact on the campus, the work is scheduled during a low-usage period on Friday, June 21, 2024, from 9 p.m. to Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 2 a.m. Continue reading Network Maintenance and Scheduled Service Outage for Summer 2024
Infrastructure Improvements for Research and Learning Continue in 2024
The work of installing and maintaining network infrastructure for world-class research and education is a never-ending endeavor. As web services become more and more sophisticated and research data sets become larger by the day, SMU’s network must grow and improve alongside them. 2024 will see both wired and wireless network improvements in many buildings on campus, in addition to other major projects that will enhance services for our entire community. Continue reading Infrastructure Improvements for Research and Learning Continue in 2024
Data Center Firewall Update to Impact Campus Services This Weekend
This weekend, OIT will be working on the third and final phase of the 100G Firewall Project. This phase includes replacing the Data Center firewalls on campus. Unfortunately, this maintenance will include a network outage impacting all IT services housed in the University Data Center, as the firewalls are the primary gateway for network traffic within the Data Center, and when offline, will cause services in the Data Center to be unreachable.
This maintenance is scheduled to begin on Saturday, January 6, 2024, starting at Continue reading Data Center Firewall Update to Impact Campus Services This Weekend
Data Center Firewall Update to Impact Campus Services in January
TTo start off the new year, the OIT Infrastructure Team will be working on the third and final phase of the 100G Firewall Project. This phase includes replacing the Data Center firewalls on campus. Unfortunately, this maintenance will include a network outage impacting all IT services housed in the Data Center, as the firewalls are the primary gateway for network traffic within the Data Center, and when offline, will cause services in the Data Center to be unreachable.
Continue reading Data Center Firewall Update to Impact Campus Services in January
