Rack Rotation Project Status

2007-12-07T20:44:00.000-08:00

This is a test of blog publishing.

And here is a picture of my dog Molly.

Project completed

2007-12-07T20:34:00.000-08:00

Jan 2007. No further posting after this time.

Final Update - All Services Restored

2007-03-31T12:14:00.000-07:00

Saturday, 3:00 PM - All services have now been restored. There will be some on-going testing through the remainder of the afternoon. No service interruptions are expected, but any that might occur should be brief.

Server Update 5 - Windows Services

2007-03-31T10:28:00.000-07:00

Saturday, 1:30 PM - The Windows file server is back up, as are all additional Windows services.

Server Update 4 - Exchange

2007-03-31T10:12:00.000-07:00

Saturday, 1:10 PM - The Exchange environment is up and running.

Server Update 3 - Ns1, Listserv

2007-03-31T09:05:00.000-07:00

Saturday, 12:00 PM - The following servers are back in service:

Ns1
Listserv

Server Update 2 - Unix1

2007-03-31T08:29:00.000-07:00

Saturday, 11:30 AM - The following server is back in service:

Unix1

Server Update 1 - Libgoph, Libms2, Prtsrv

2007-03-31T07:29:00.000-07:00

Saturday, 10:30 AM - The following servers are back in service:

Libgoph
Libms2
Prtsrv

Rack Physical Relocation Completed

2007-03-30T20:03:00.000-07:00

Friday, 11:00 PM - All server racks have been physically moved to their new locations in the computer room. Work will resume Saturday morning.

Unix Mail is Back Up

2007-03-30T15:31:00.000-07:00

Friday, 6:15 PM - Unix Mail (Mail 1) is back up. There may be additional brief interruptions of service as work progresses.

Status Updates

2007-03-15T05:20:00.000-07:00

Beginning Friday evening, project status updates will be posted here.

Rack Rotation Project

2007-03-05T17:56:00.000-08:00

ITS is making improvements to the University data center on March 30-April 2, 2007. Many IT services will be unavailable, on campus and remotely, while this work is performed. Work will begin at 5:00 p.m. Friday and conclude by 8:00 a.m. Monday. Status reports will be posted throughout the weekend and when work is complete at www.albany.edu/its. It is possible that services will be restored before Monday morning.

The University website, MyUAlbany, WebCT and Internet access should be available throughout.

For a complete list of all affected services, please visit www.albany.edu/its and read our "Did You Know" announcement.

We appreciate your patience as we improve IT services to the campus community. If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to the ITS Helpdesk (ihelp@albany.edu) or 442-3700.