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=== PLANNED CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES ===
  
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==== Malone '''MH 122''' ''and'' '''G61''' Ugrad and Masters Labs {{red|'''''Closure'''''}}====
  
===={{red|'''OUTAGE: CS Linux Lab Systems Downtime/Upgrade Schedule'''}}====
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:'''WHAT:''' Malone Hall MH 122 '''and''' Malone Hall G61, both the Masters and Ugrad sides of the lab, '''and ''all'' the lab Linux computers, will be closed to CS students due to an ACM Programming Contest.
  
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:'''WHEN:'''  Starting Friday evening, November 15, 5pm '''through''' Saturday, November 16, 9pm.
  
'''WHEN:''' Monday, August 19 through Friday, August 23
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'''WHAT:''' Subsets of the CS Linux clients will be down for upgrades over the course of the week.
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: Both the MH 122 '''and''' G61 Masters and Ugrad Labs will be used for an ACM Programming Contest and will therefore be '''''closed''''' to those not participating in the contest.
  
'''{{red|UPDATE}}''': As of 1:00 pm on Thursday, August 22, all Linux clients have been upgraded to Fedora 40.  No systems will be down on Friday.
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: Additionally, all of the labs' Linux computers (grad1 through grad16 and ugrad1 through ugrad24) will be unavailable during the time period referenced above.
  
'''DETAILS:''' In prepping for the new semester, we will be upgrading the CS Dept's [[:Category:Linux Clients|Linux clients]] (our lab systems and others that are remotely-accessible-only) from Fedora 38 to Fedora 40.  This will require having the clients offline during the upgrades. We'll do this in stages, so there will always be some clients available at all times.
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* During the lab closure times, compute servers, gradx.cs.jhu.edu, gradz.cs.jhu.edu, ugradx.cs.jhu.ed, and ugradz.cs.jhu.edu  '''''will continue to be available remotely''''', via SSH.
  
The upgrade schedule for these systems will be as follows:
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* We have to take down the lab systems late that Friday afternoon.  At the end of the ACM contest that Saturday night, the coordinators of that contest will be turning our lab computer systems back on. Most should boot normally.  But, if some do not, just trying using an alternate one in the lab.  We'll be back in the Monday afterwards and can check on any systems that didn't boot normally. (And don't forget, as mentioned above our compute servers -- gradx, gradz, ugradx, ugradz -- will continue to be remotely available, even if the lab systems are not.)
*        On Monday, August 19, ugrad1 through ugrad12 (in MH 122) will be upgraded.  
 
*        On Tuesday, August 20, ugrad13 through ugrad24 and masters1 through masters16 (in MH G61) will be upgraded.  
 
*        On Wednesday, August 21, ugradz and gradz (remotely-accessible only) will be upgraded.
 
*        On Thursday, August 22, ugradx and gradx (remotely-accessible only) will be upgraded.
 
*      On Friday. August 23, any systems that had to be skipped during the previous days will be upgraded. Our Notices page will have information about any such systems.
 
  
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* The printers in MH 122 and MH G61 will remain online, but, please pick up your printouts outside of the contest hours.
  
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 16 November 2024


CS IT STAFF AVAILABILITY

  • The CS IT Support staff is back in Malone Hall. Our group is working a hybrid schedule with some of us working remotely on certain days, while others of our team are on campus.
  • We continue being available M-F, 8:30 to 5pm, but there may be certain times we might be online only.
  • Therefore, please remember to email support@cs.jhu.edu for assistance.
  • Also, please have Zoom available on your device(s), so that we can arrange to contact you using that method, as an alternative to in-person communication.
  • For the time being, Steve DeBlasio, our accounts liaison, is providing a virtual version of his daily office hours for accounts, etc. Email support@cs.jhu.edu for details.


CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES (Unplanned & Planned)

UNPLANNED CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES

None at this time.

PLANNED CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES

Malone MH 122 and G61 Ugrad and Masters Labs Closure

WHAT: Malone Hall MH 122 and Malone Hall G61, both the Masters and Ugrad sides of the lab, and all the lab Linux computers, will be closed to CS students due to an ACM Programming Contest.
WHEN: Starting Friday evening, November 15, 5pm through Saturday, November 16, 9pm.
DETAILS:
Both the MH 122 and G61 Masters and Ugrad Labs will be used for an ACM Programming Contest and will therefore be closed to those not participating in the contest.
Additionally, all of the labs' Linux computers (grad1 through grad16 and ugrad1 through ugrad24) will be unavailable during the time period referenced above.
  • During the lab closure times, compute servers, gradx.cs.jhu.edu, gradz.cs.jhu.edu, ugradx.cs.jhu.ed, and ugradz.cs.jhu.edu will continue to be available remotely, via SSH.
  • We have to take down the lab systems late that Friday afternoon. At the end of the ACM contest that Saturday night, the coordinators of that contest will be turning our lab computer systems back on. Most should boot normally. But, if some do not, just trying using an alternate one in the lab. We'll be back in the Monday afterwards and can check on any systems that didn't boot normally. (And don't forget, as mentioned above our compute servers -- gradx, gradz, ugradx, ugradz -- will continue to be remotely available, even if the lab systems are not.)
  • The printers in MH 122 and MH G61 will remain online, but, please pick up your printouts outside of the contest hours.


CS COMPUTING LAB AVAILABILITY

MH 122 (CS Undergrad Lab/Collaboration room) is available for in-person access.
However, please see the info above regarding the mid-November lab closure and systems unavailability.


MH G61 (CS Masters/Ugrad Labs) is available for in-person access.
However, please see the info above regarding the mid-November lab closure and systems unavailability.


AUDIO/VISUAL (A/V) OUTAGES

None at this time.