Infrastructure Summer 2023 Maintenance

by Joshua Simon, LSA Technology Services

LSA Technology Services will be performing standard IT maintenance on the LSA Linux and Windows servers and various network appliances. These servers and services may be temporarily unavailable between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm on Saturday, July 15 and again between 7:00pm and 11:00 pm on Sunday, July 16.

What are we doing?

We're performing routine maintenance:

  • Applying firmware and software updates
  • Performing additional software maintenance
  • Testing disaster recovery plans
  • Unracking decommissioned hardware

What services will be impacted and for how long?

The following services may have intermittent outages between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm Saturday, July 15:

  • Bomgar screen-sharing
  • Crestron Virtual Control Server
  • DRRS applications
  • Distributed File System (DFS) links using \\dfs.lsa.umich.edu-based paths
  • LSA server hosting and storage
  • MField Research and Data Hub
  • Math departmental servers
  • Michigan Flora site 
  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  • Museums collections services (CA, IPT, and Specify)
  • OpenShift-based services
  • SharePoint services for the college and university
  • SQL databases and reporting services
  • SumoLogic log collecting
  • TeachTech
  • Unit Websites (AEM), but not the editing functions or the LSA Gateway
  • Web Hosting Environment (WHE)
  • WebCheckout (for LSA, CAI, SOE, and Stamps)
  • Windows Lifecycle Management System (WLMS)
  • Windows Web Application Hosting (WWAH)
  • WordPress for Payments
The following services may have extended outages between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm Sunday, July 16:
  • LSA server hosting and storage
  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  • SharePoint services for the college and university
  • SQL databases and reporting services

If you have any questions about this maintenance activity, please contact the LSA Technology Services Service Desk (734.615.0100 x2) for assistance.

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Release Date: 06/27/2023
Contact: [email protected]
Tags: Technology Services; Josh Simon; Maintenance

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

G155 Angell Hall, 435 South State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1003
734.615.0100
[email protected]