ICI Downtime for 1/3/08:
Camden Computing Services needs to perform some maintenance on the ICI subnet on 1/3/07 between 6:15am and 7:30am. During this downtime, the following services will be unavailable:
Student Home Directory Access (H: Drive)
Student Email (email.clam.rutgers.edu)
During this downtime no email or personal files will be lost, however email may be delayed for an hour. The maintenance is needed in order to increase the network bandwidth for the ICI subnet. Please send email to help@camden.rutgers.edu or call (856) 225-6274 if you have any questions or concerns.
Camden Campus Network Outage - 12/26/2007:
Starting December 26th, network services to the following buildings will be affected by a planned power outage on the campus:
- Armitage Hall
- Fine Arts
- Gym
- ASB
- Robeson Library
- Law School
- 406 Penn
Network equipment in the affected buildings will be shut down to prevent electrical damage. This will begin at approximately
7AM on December 26th. The network will remain unavailable in these buildings until after power is permanently restored. Depending upon
the duration of the power outage, some or all of the affected buildings may not regain network connectivity until late in the day on the
26th or 9AM on Thursday, December 27th. Power to the Law School will be out longer than to the other buildings, so its network will be
unavailable until some time between the evening of December 27th and Noon on December 28th (Friday).
Requests for Required Software Installation in the Computing Services Labs:
Faculty members who require a specific software application to be available on public lab PCs for the Spring 2008 semester should bring the software to Camden Computing Services no later than January 2, 2008. Due to the time required to load and test new software in the labs, and the time spent by Computing Services staff on their routine responsibilities, sufficient time must be allowed prior to the start of the Spring semester in order to fulfill your requests.
Computing Services is unable to guarantee the installation of any software presented later than this date.
We appreciate your cooperation.
ESS Maintenance Notification for Administrative Applications:
OVERVIEW: The Office of Information Technology has scheduled an infrastructure maintenance which will result in an intermittent service outage.
OUTAGE WINDOW: Friday, December 28, 2007. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 0800 (8:00am) and complete by 1430 (2:30pm). During this time frame there will be intermittent outages to systems housed with ESS-ASB.
HOW YOU MAY BE AFFECTED: The following applications/services may be degraded or unabailable during the maintenance:
Graduate admissions application services
Undergraduate admissions application services
Central Authentication Services (CAS)
Catalogue Navigator
Online Directory, Privilege View, Dean's View, Guest Processing University Units Search
Degree Navigator
Data Dictionary
Financial Aid Management System
myRutgers portal
RIAS
Calendar of Events
Schedule of Classes
Transcripts and Grades application
Course Scheduling System
Web Registration
Enterprise Application Services (EAS) Home Page
CMAN Access to ESS data stores
RutAdmin TSO & IMS
NetId Query application
RUID Query application
SEVIS
Please note that email and other services provided by RCI will not be affected by this maintenance.
TYPE OF MAINTENANCE: This is a schedule maintenance.
OBJECTIVES: During this maintenance period, ESS-ESO will be performing the following work:
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Architectural network changes within the ESS Data Center
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Applying patches to the production systems
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Upgrading the Operating System on select production systems
Additional Note:
For this maintenance period, systems will be intermittently taken down for a period of 15-20 minutes per system (reboot). The time frame of 6.5 hours represents the time it will take for the completion of all the planned maintenance. Critical systems will be rebooted first. This notice does not imply that all systems will be down for the 6.5 hour window.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Help Desk at 732-445-HELP.
RIAS PROCURE-TO-PAY/PURCHASING 11.5.10 FINAL UPGRADE REMINDER:
IMPORTANT RIAS PROCURE-TO-PAY UPGRADE REMINDER - PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE AND REVIEW THE REFERENCED LINKS, INFORMATION AND USER REQUIREMENTS.
RIAS PROCURE-TO-PAY DOWNTIME
The RIAS Procure-to-Pay application will be unavailable Wednesday December 12, 2007 through Sunday December 16, 2007.
Access to the RIAS Procure-to-Pay application will be disabled and no attempt should be made to sign on until a listserv announcement is sent advising the system is available for your use.
STEPS TO TAKE BEFORE YOU SIGN ON TO THE UPGRADED SYSTEM
It is strongly recommended that you clear all “Cookies” (cache) and “Temporary Internet Files” from your system to avoid old stored (cached) screens from appearing after the upgrade is applied. A detailed explanation of this procedure can be found on the RIAS Procure-to-Pay upgrade site http://rias.rutgers.edu/11510/p2pupdate11510.html.
CHANGES IN THE UPGRADED RIAS PROCURE-TO-PAY APPLICATION
It is strongly recommended that you review the 11.5.10 upgrade information links on the RIAS website (http://rias.rutgers.edu) or links from the Purchasing website before you sign on for the first time. Instructions are provided on steps to take before you sign-on for the first time as well other information about the upgrade - including new terminology, screen shots, known issues.
To ensure departmental operations will not be disrupted, information on how to handle your purchases during the system downtime can be found using this “How To Plan” link. The recommendations listed should be accomplished by Monday 12/10/07.
Reserve OIT Scantron Optical Scanner: Reservations are now being accepted to score final exams on the Scantron Optical Scanner in room 132, Business & Science Building. Faculty using the scanner, their department secretary or TA should have already been instructed on its use. Computing Services is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the Scantron ES2800, not scoring the tests. Please go to the following web page, http://computing.camden.rutgers.edu/reservations/ and click on view under "Scantron Exam Scanner" to check for available time slots. Click on "scanner-reserve@camden" to submit the day and time you are requesting. Your reservation will be confirmed via e-mail.
Emergency RCI Network Downtime 11/20/07: Camden Computing Services needs to perform some emergency maintenance on
the RCI network on 11/20/07 between 6:15am and 7:15am. During this
downtime, the following services will be unavailable:
Faculty/Staff Home Directory Access (H: Drive)
Faculty/Staff Email (email.crab.rutgers.edu)
Web Services (www.camden.rutgers.edu)
During this downtime no email or personal files will be lost, however
email may be delayed for an hour. The maintenance is needed in order to
increase the network bandwidth for the RCI network. Please send email to help@camden.rutgers.edu or call (856) 225-6274 if you have any questions
or concerns.
ESS Maintenance Notification for Administrative Applications:
OVERVIEW: The Office of Information Technology has scheduled an infrastructure maintenance which will result in a service outage.
OUTAGE WINDOW: Sunday, December 2, 2007. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 0600 (6:00am) and complete by 0700 (7:00am). During this time frame there will be intermittent outages to systems housed with ESS-ASB.
HOW YOU MAY BE AFFECTED:
The following applications/services may be degraded or unavailable during the maintenance:
Graduate admissions application services
Undergraduate admissions application services
Central Authentication Services (CAS)
Catalogue Navigator
Online Directory, Privilege View, Dean's View, Guest Processing University Units Search
Degree Navigator
Data Dictionary
Financial Aid Management System
myRutgers portal
RIAS
Calendar of Events
Schedule of Classes
Transcripts and Grades application
Course Scheduling System
Web Registration
Enterprise Application Services (EAS) Home Page
CMAN Access to ESS data stores
RutAdmin TSO & IMS
NetId Query application
RUID Query application
SEVIS
Please note that email and other services provided by RCI will not be affected by this maintenance.
TYPE OF MAINTENANCE:
This is a scheduled maintenance.
OBJECTIVES:
This downtime is necessary to complete Phase 2 of the storage upgrade in the ESS-ASB Data Center.
Additional Notes:
For this maintenance period, systems will be intermittently taken down for a period of 15-20 minutes per system (reboot). The time frame of 1 hour represents the time it will take for all ESS-ASB systems to be rebooted. Critical production systems will be rebooted first, thus we only expect these systems to be affected within the first ½ hour of the maintenance period. This notice does not mean that all systems will be down for the 1 hour window.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Help Desk at 732-445-HELP.
OIT-Camden Computing Services Survey: OIT-Camden Computing Services, will soon be conducting a survey of some of its many services. Students who submit a completed survey will be entered into a drawing to win a FREE iTunes $40 gift certificate.
(4 winners* will be randomly selected from all completed surveys). Please go to the following web address to complete the on-line survey after 11/19/07:
http://computing.camden.rutgers.edu/helpdesk-survey.php
* Winners will be selected for the iTunes drawing on December 12, 2007
Upcoming Holiday & End of Semester Lab Hours:
Please check the following web site for Computer Lab Hours beginning with the Thanksgiving Holiday and ending with the New Year's Holiday. Please note the extended hours during the last three weeks of the semester:
http://computing.camden.rutgers.edu/hours.php
Network Link to NB Disruption:
On Tuesday morning, November 6, 2007, OIT will be moving the fiber patch cables from the Verizon Von lines going to NB from older routers to newer routers. This activity will start approximately at 6:30am and be completed by 7:30am.
Both of the new routers have been running in test mode for over two weeks. Armitage Hall will be affected first and then the Business & Science building will be moved.
We do not expect any noticeable downtime by the user community. There may on some slowness experienced when each of the cables are actually moved (about 10 minutes each).
OIT maintains two separate 150MB links to NB where each is designed to take over if one should fail. So, as mentioned above, there should be minimal slowness seen. As we plan for an increase in the size of the links to NB, we must move services over to these newer routers.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Help Desk at 732-445-HELP.
ESS Maintenance Notification for Administrative Applications:
OVERVIEW: The Office of Information Technology has scheduled an infrastructure maintenance which will result in a service outage.
OUTAGE WINDOW: Sunday, October 28, 2007. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 0800 (8:00am) and complete by 1400 (2:00pm).
HOW YOU MAY BE AFFECTED:
The following applications/services may be degraded or unavailable during the maintenance:
Graduate admissions application services
Undergraduate admissions application services
Central Authentication Services (CAS)
Catalogue Navigator
Online Directory, Privilege View, Dean's View, Guest Processing University Units Search
Degree Navigator
Data Dictionary
Financial Aid Management System
myRutgers portal
RIAS
Calendar of Events
Schedule of Classes
Transcripts and Grades application
Course Scheduling System
Web Registration
WOLP
Enterprise Application Services (EAS) Home Page
CMAN Access to ESS data stores
RutAdmin TSO & IMS
NetId Query application
RUID Query application
SEVIS
Please note that email and other services provided by RCI will not be affected by this maintenance.
TYPE OF MAINTENANCE:
This is a scheduled maintenance.
OBJECTIVES:
This downtime is necessary to complete Phase 1 of the Primary Storage Upgrade Project in the ESS-ASB Data Center. Phase 1 requires a 6 hour downtime of the production UNIX systems as well as the mainframe (RutAdmin). Phase 2, which will be implemented, late November 2007, will require a smaller outage window.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Help Desk at 732-445-HELP.
CyberSecurity Month Activities: OIT-Camden Computing Services and EDUCAUSE institutions are promoting cybersecurity awarenes on campuses throughout the year, especially during National Cyber Security Awareness month (NCSAM) held annually in October. As part of our awareness program (you will see other flyers, cards, and announcements on the campus), we invite you to view some of the 2007 Computer Security Awareness Video Contest winners (sponsored by the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and ResearchChannel) -
http://www.researchchannel.org/securityvideo2007/
We invite you to visit our table to find out more information about Identity and Security issues:
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 -
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM OIT Info Table Campus Center--Vendor Table 1
Thursday, October 25, 2007 -
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM OIT Info Table Campus Center--Vendor Table 1
Or, join us for our PC seminar:
Protecting your PC from Spyware and Viruses
Date and Time: Tue. Oct. 23, 2007 / 12:25 PM - 1:25PM; Location: BSB-117
Print Conservation to begin in October:
Beginning in October, Print Release Stations will be controlling all printing in the public computing labs. This change is part of the Print Conservation Program announced last spring. Once the stations are operational, you MUST have your University ID in order to release your print jobs. Please carry your University ID Card with you at all times.
If you do not have a card or have an older card distributed prior to spring 2006, please visit the Impact Booth in the Campus Center to obtain a new card.
Additional information regarding printing in student labs can be found at: http://printing.rutgers.edu.
Microsoft Offers $60 Office to Students:
Students with a valid e-mail address from their university will be able
to download Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 for $60 via the Web. The
offering includes Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access, Publisher,
OneNote, Groove and InfoPath. The promotion expires on April 30, 2008.
For further information visit http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx, and to purchase,
please visit the Ultimate Steal web page: http://www.theultimatesteal.com/home.asp
UPDATE TO UNIVERSITY PC PURCHASE CYCLE PROGRAM:
As an update to the current University PC Purchase Cycle Program, both Hewlett-Packard and Dell have extended their offering of Rutgers specified desktops, notebooks, displays and upgrades to students, faculty and staff. Apple products on the current PC purchase Cycle are no longer available to individuals at Purchase Cycle prices.
Go to: http://findtech.rutgers.edu/pccycle/personal for specifications, pricing and information on how to order.
OIT Fall '07 Lab Hours of Operation: Please go to the following web page for OIT Fall '07 Lab Hours: http://computing.camden.rutgers.edu/hours.php
Account Deletions on Clam and Crab for Spring 2007
Electronic mail has been sent to accounts which have been marked as "no longer current Rutgers faculty, students or staff" as determined by our data base. Crab and Clam accounts will be closed on December 10, 2007. We ask that these account holders move their files to new systems before this date, or save them to a flash drive. The checking of accounts is an automated procedure performed with the computer systems every semester on all campuses of Rutgers. This list of clam and crab accounts that are to be deleted is posted below for your review. If your account is listed, it is scheduled for closing.
Clam Account Deletion List
Crab Account Deletion List
If your name is on this list and you feel that you are still a valid student/staff/faculty member, please send us E-mail before the above dates with your FULL first name, last name, and account name to:
rohrman@camden.rutgers.edu
We will then manually check further on the status of your account and will respond back to you personally via E-mail.
Note...if you are a student who is not taking courses this semester, then your account has to be closed. No exceptions. You can reopen your account, using the normal makeacct procedure, as soon as you start attending classes again.
There are many commercial providers of Internet access such as Prodigy, CompuServe, and America-Online whose fees are reasonable. There are many local firms also that provide Internet access (called ISPs). Check your phone book or newspapers for their advertisements
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