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:'''WHAT:''' Emergency reboot of ''blaze'', the dept's main Grad/Research net mail server.
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:'''WHEN:''' (TODAY!) Tuesday, Dec. 12 @ noon and lasting approx 1/2 hour if all goes well. 
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::We are having issues with our mail spool disk on ''blaze'' our Grad/Research net mail server. As such, we expect that a configuration change and reboot should fix the problem. 
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::We plan to do this shortly, at ''noon today (lunchtime.)''  The reboot should take approx. 1/2 hour if all goes well.
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::During the reboot time, there will be no CS email service in or out of the CS Grad/Research network. You will not be able to send or receive mail (IMAP/POP/etc.) through blaze (smtp.cs.jhu.edu/pop.cs.jhu.edu) or via webmail during that time. Also, DNS might be slow or non-existent, depending upon your client's own configuration.
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::You also might experience slow connection times to www.cs.jhu.edu.
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::Grad Net Lab Linux systems (masters1 through masters16, gradx, and gradz) may experience a short delay as their NIS service connects to a different server.
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Any updates will be presented through this NOTICES page.
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Revision as of 15:20, 12 December 2017


SERVICE OUTAGES

UNPLANNED CS SERVICE OUTAGES

None at this time.

PLANNED CS SERVICE OUTAGES

None at this time.
WHAT: Emergency reboot of blaze, the dept's main Grad/Research net mail server.
WHEN: (TODAY!) Tuesday, Dec. 12 @ noon and lasting approx 1/2 hour if all goes well.
DETAILS:
We are having issues with our mail spool disk on blaze our Grad/Research net mail server. As such, we expect that a configuration change and reboot should fix the problem.
We plan to do this shortly, at noon today (lunchtime.) The reboot should take approx. 1/2 hour if all goes well.
During the reboot time, there will be no CS email service in or out of the CS Grad/Research network. You will not be able to send or receive mail (IMAP/POP/etc.) through blaze (smtp.cs.jhu.edu/pop.cs.jhu.edu) or via webmail during that time. Also, DNS might be slow or non-existent, depending upon your client's own configuration.
You also might experience slow connection times to www.cs.jhu.edu.
Grad Net Lab Linux systems (masters1 through masters16, gradx, and gradz) may experience a short delay as their NIS service connects to a different server.

Any updates will be presented through this NOTICES page.



CS COMPUTING LAB AVAILABILITY

MH 122 (Ugrad Lab)

Projector in the main MH 122 Ugrad lab is down.

11/2/17 - Kit-cats (JHU's A/V group) has been called. They have been out and are evaluating their options for repair. ETA for repair is unknown at this time.


MH G-61 (Masters/Ugrad Lab)

None at this time.