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== <span style="color:#ff0000">SERVICE OUTAGES <span>==
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== <span style="color:#ff0000">CS IT STAFF AVAILABILITY</span> ==
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*  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. 
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* We continue being available M-F, 8:30 to 5pm, but there may be certain times we might be online only.
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*  Therefore, please remember to email [mailto:support@cs.jhu.edu support@cs.jhu.edu] for assistance.
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*  Also, please have [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Zoom Zoom] available on your device(s), so that we can arrange to contact you using that method, as an alternative to in-person communication.
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* For the time being, Steve DeBlasio, our accounts liaison, is providing a virtual version of his daily office hours for accounts, etc.  Email [mailto:support@cs.jhu.edu support@cs.jhu.edu] for details.
  
::'''WHAT:''' The CS and WSE websites are down.
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::'''WHEN:''' Started evening of April 6.
 
  
::'''UPDATE:''' (4/6 10:30pm) The CS (and WSE) websites are back up again!
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== <span style="color:#ff0000">JHU IT SERVICE OUTAGES AFFECTING CS IT SERVICES<span>==
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=== PLANNED ''JHU'' SERVICE OUTAGES ===
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::'''DETAILS:''' The main CS website is downThe CS website is run by WSEAnd, WSE's own website is down.  We've heard from WSE that they have hardware down and are investigating the problem now.
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  |type=Planned JHU outage
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  |services=Malone Hall
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  |time=Friday, March 10, starting around 11am and lasting until completed
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  |summary=Wi-Fi access point replacement
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  |details=JHU Networking will be swapping out all of the Hopkins-managed Malone Hall ''wifi'' access points in the building. They plan to start work around 11am that Friday, and they expect it could take 4 hours, more or less, to replace them allDuring that time, wifi access might disappear and reappearAdditionally, when your wireless device tries to reconnect to the newly-replaced access point, you ''might'' be prompted to accept a certificate, and we were informed that you should do so.<br/>
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After the wifi outage, if you continue to have issues with your device, '''''please contact JHU IT directly...''''' Visit [[Wireless Networking]] for details on who to contact for assistance.
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=== UNPLANNED CS SERVICE OUTAGES ===
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::JHU Networking has indicated they are testing power transfer equipment in Mason Hall that will affect several buildings, including Malone and Hackerman. They will be cycling power to the buildings, perhaps several times. They expect their outages to be < 10 seconds each.
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::'''WHAT:''' <span style="color:#ff0000">The department web server, www.cs.jhu.edu is unavailable.</span>
 
  
::'''WHEN:''' Since about 4:30 on Thursday, April 18th.
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::Our CS IT servers that provide you most of our IT services should remain up and running, since our servers have backup battery power.  Unfortunately, the JHU network in the building does not.  So, you will probably experience brief network interruptions when the power is cycled by Facilities.  And each time the power is out, CS services that you interact with (email, web, home directories, etc.) will be inaccessible due to the building's network being unavailable during the outage times.
  
::'''DETAILS:''' The server hosting the website is having problemsWe're working on a fix.
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::Faculty who run their own servers in the CS Server Room (MH G-29), please note that if you do not have UPS units in your racks (and most of you do not), you can expect your systems will power cycle each time Facilities cycles power in Malone HallPlease be aware.  PhD students who maintain those systems (and perhaps other systems in the building), please keep that in mind as well.
  
 
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::The CS computing labs' systems (currently, for the summer, all located in G-61), those computers are not on UPS systems, so those computers will power cycle and should boot back up on their ownBut, if you're planning to use our lab systems, because they might go up and down several times during the electrical work time period, you might not want to do your school work on those systems during that time.
::'''WHAT:''' MH 122: ugrad1 cannot display anything on the projector
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::'''WHEN:''' Since February 2019
 
 
 
::'''DETAILS:''' Communication between ugrad1 and the projector does not currently work.  The A/V in the lab is managed by JHU's A/V group, Kit-cats.  They have notified the manufacturer of the A/V connection equipment of the problem, and they are waiting on a fix from the manufacturerYou ''can'' still connect a laptop to the projector using the instructions available at the table.
 
 
 
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::JHU Facilities is preparing for BGE to test electrical equipment that affects several Homewood buildingsThey will be performing this test on Saturday evening, June 26 at 8pm.  If you recall, back on May 6, there was a very short power outage that affected our building and othersThe testing BGE will be doing is part of their troubleshooting what happened in May.
:masters and ugrad linux systems unreachable from outside of JHU.
 
;'''WHEN'''
 
:11/12/18 10pm
 
;'''DETAILS'''
 
:We are looking into why we cannot reach the masters and ugrad linux clients from outside of JHU.  If you're within JHU, you should still be able to reach themWe will update when we know more.-->
 
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=== PLANNED CS SERVICE OUTAGES ===
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::In the case of the upcoming 6/26 testing, there is a potential for another short power outage (1 to 2 minutes) that evening. 
  
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::A short outage of this type will affect our CS servers and IT services in the following way:  Although our servers should physically stay running, as they are on battery-backed equipment, because our services require network connections that are controlled by JHU (and not on battery backup), all of our CS IT services will be unavailable during the expected brief outage.
  
:None at this time.
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::Once the power returns, our services should be available again, because the network should be available again.
  
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::Also, if there is indeed an outage, the CS Grad and Undergrad Lab systems (that currently, you can only access remotely) will power offHowever, when power is restored, those lab systems should automatically reboot.
:Major CS Grad/Research Net (and some Ugrad) IT services outage, as we update our file server system.
 
;'''WHEN'''
 
:''Wednesday, June 13, from 5:30pm to approx 7:30pm.''
 
;'''UPDATE'''
 
:June 13, 8:30pm.  The service outage is complete, and are services our back to normal operation.
 
;'''DETAILS'''
 
:Our CS Grad/Research Net home directory file server-related system, ''rtfm.cs.jhu.edu'', will be shut down so that important server-related updates can be applied. (In order to shut down that server, we must also shut down our mail, DNS, and other services server, ''blaze.cs.jhu.edu''.)   We will apply the required updates on Wednesday, June 13, from 5:30pm to approximately 7:30pm.
 
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:During the process of applying updates, several of our CS services will be unavailableIf there are any unexpected complications during the update process that will delay the restoration of services, we will update this CS IT Support Wiki's Notices page.  
 
  
===Suspended (Unavailable) ''Grad/Research Net'' services while rtfm.cs.jhu.edu & blaze.cs.jhu.edu are down:===
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::Other notes:  WiFi and other networking in the building would be unavailable during the outage. Most likely, lights would be unavailable.   My group does not maintain J-Card systems, so we do not know how the J-Card readers will perform during a power outage.
  
* CS Mail service, both incoming and outgoing, will be suspended for CS Grad/Research Net users.
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::''For your own equipment, whether it be in your office or the server room, please prepare as for any other planned power outage.''
  
* Incoming mail should be queued by the sender until our mail service is back up again. Outgoing mail will not be available.  
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::If there are additional details that we hear of, we will update here.
  
* IMAP, POP, and Webmail from our CS (Grad/Research Net) Mail server will be unavailable.
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* Some CS webpages, including user (and possibly lab and other CS pages), will be unavailable.
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== <span style="color:#ff0000">CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES (Unplanned & Planned)<span>==
  
* Grad/Research Net user accounts/home directories will be inaccessible during the downtime.
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=== UNPLANNED ''JHU'' SERVICE OUTAGES ===
  
* SMB File Shares (CS Office Staff uses these) will be unavailable.
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====<span style="color:#ff0000">9/29/23 MAJOR JHU email outage and delays</span>====
  
* ssh service to our CS Grad/Research Net Linux boxes (masters1 through masters16, gradx, and gradz) will be unavailable.
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:JHU is experiencing email issues with it's @jhu.edu mail services due to a global outage at Cisco.  This affects both incoming and outgoing email messages to external recipients.  It also impacts systems that send email through JHU's email gateways.  Expect major mail delays until this is fixed.  (We suspect that those with @jhu.edu addresses can still send and receive to others with @jhu.edu addresses.)
  
* Console (desktop) access to masters1 through masters16 will be unavailable.  
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:'''''UPDATE:'''''  JHU has implemented a work-around to the email problem, and email delivery has returned to normal.
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* MySQL service via the mysql.cs.jhu.edu server will be unavailable.
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: '''Note to Ugrad Net users:''' During the rtfm.cs.jhu.edu and blaze.cs.jhu.edu updates, email directed to your ugrad acct @cs.jhu.edu will not be immediately delivered. Other Ugrad Net services should remain available. -->
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=== UNPLANNED CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES ===
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====Major CS Grad/Research Net service outage (mail, web, home directories, login, etc.) ====
 
  
'''WHAT:''' Major CS Grad/Research Net (and some Ugrad) IT services outage, as we apply security updates to our systems.
 
  
'''WHEN:''' '''''Rescheduled for''''' Thursday, January 18, from 5am to approx 7am.
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{{outage
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  |time=Started Aug 15, 2022 around 7am
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  |services=MH-122's MH122PRT printer
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  |summary=The HP printer in MH-122, mh122prt, is down due to a fuser error.  Service has been called.
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  |details=In the meantime, please use the printer in MH-G61, mhG61prt.<br/>
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Other available printers can be found at:  [[Available Printers]]
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'''DETAILS:''' Many  CS Grad/Research Net servers will be shut down to apply security updatesWe will apply these updates on Thursday, January 18, from 5am to approximately 7am.
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{{outage
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  |time=Started Monday, April 8 around 7:30 am
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  |services=all CS services – FIXED
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  |summary=There was a power outage affecting Malone Hall and all of CS's servers running there.
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  |update=As of about 9:30 am, all CS services have been restoredPlease email {{mailto|support}} if you encounter any problems.
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  |details=As of about 8:30, the power is back and we're working on restoring all of our services.
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During the process of applying updates, several of our CS services will be unavailable.  If there are any unexpected complications during the update process that will delay the restoration of services, we will update the CS IT Support Wiki's Notices page at https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Notices
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Suspended (Unavailable) Grad/Research Net services while the servers are updated:
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<!--====<span style="color:#0000ff">PHISHING EMAIL AND OTHER ACCOUNT ISSUES!</span>====
  
* CS Mail service, both incoming and outgoing, will be suspended for CS Grad/Research Net users.
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:5/5/20:  We are currently receiving a large number of phishing emails directed at the CS Department.  If you receive an email with links in it and have ''any'' doubts about the email, '''do not click the link'''.  You '''do not''' need to send the emails to us at this time, as we are actively tracking the situation.
  
* Incoming mail should be queued by the sender until our mail service is back up again. Outgoing mail will not be available.  
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::Also...
  
* IMAP, POP, and Webmail from our CS (Grad/Research Net) Mail server will be unavailable.  
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:Because of these phishing attacks, if you've followed the phishing links and provided your account credentials to others, and then find you are unable to login to your CS account get your CS email, then, please see our [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/How_To_Reset_Your_Password password reset procedures]. If your CS email account has been disabled, and you need you need to contact us,  you will need an alternate non-CS email address to do so.  Also, if you did follow a phishing link and enter your account credentials and then realize what happened, please email [mailto:support@cs.jhu.edu support@cs.jhu.edu] '''''right away''''', and let us know.
  
* Some CS webpages, including user (and possibly lab and other CS pages), will be unavailable.  
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* Grad/Research Net user accounts/home directories will be inaccessible during the downtime.
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=== PLANNED CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES ===
  
* SMB File Shares (CS Office Staff uses these) will be unavailable.  
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:None at this time.
 
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* ssh service to our CS Grad/Research Net Linux boxes (masters1 through masters16, gradx, and gradz) will be unavailable.
 
  
* Console (desktop) access to masters1 through masters16 will be unavailable.
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====Major Malone Power Outage Planned (Affecting CS IT Services) - Saturday, March 30 from 6am to 2:30pm (CS IT Services Outage before and after Power Outage as well)====
  
* MySQL service via the mysql.cs.jhu.edu server will be unavailable.  
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:'''WHAT:''' There will be '''''no''''' CS IT computing services available during an upcoming all-day major power outage for ALL of Malone Hall.
  
Note to Ugrad Net users: During the Grad Net servers' security updates process, email directed to your ugrad acct @cs.jhu.edu will not be immediately delivered. Other Ugrad Net services should remain available.  Also, we will be applying security patches on the CS Ugrad net the next day, so you'll see an email for that at some point soon.
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:'''WHEN:'''  Power Outage - Saturday, March 30, 2024, starting at '''6am''' and running until '''2:30pm''' (so, roughly, 8.5 hours.)
  
Updates, if necessary, will be posted here.
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:: Loss of CS IT services - Saturday, March 30, 2024, starting at '''5am''' (one hour before the power outage) and lasting until '''4:30pm''' (two hours after the power outage is completed.)
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::::'''''NOTE: DATE CHANGE BELOW for OUTAGE #1!!!!!!!!'''''
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:'''DESCRIPTION:'''   JHU is planning an a all-day power outage for Malone Hall, and all of our computing services will be unavailable during that time.
  
====OUTAGE #1 - Major CS ''UGrad Net'' service outage (mail, web, home directories, login, etc.) ====
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:The actual power outage is planned to start at 6am, Saturday morning, March 30,, and will continue  for approximately an 8.5 hours.  '''''However,''''' we need to safely bring down our computer servers and clients ''earlier'' than that (before the power goes out.)  We plan to bring our systems down that morning around '''5am'''.  And although the power to the building should restored around 2:30pm that same day, we will not have all our systems back up and running until approx. 4:30pm, so plan on about 2 hours after the power outage is deemed over until our servers and services are available again.
  
'''Update 2''': As of 7:45 am, all services are available.
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:<span style="color:#ff0000">Please read all of the notes below regarding Malone Hall Residents, CS Server Room users, and a list of the CS IT services that will be unavailable during the outage. </span>
  
'''Update''': As of 7:00 am, all services are available ''except for ugradx''It will need some additional time to finish its updates.
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::<span style="color:#ff0000">'''NOTES TO MALONE HALL RESIDENTS:'''</span>  During the time of the outage, we're assuming most building lights will be out and the J-Card system might be out too.  That might make it more difficult to get into the building during the outage.  But with the power out, we're not sure how much need there will be for anyone to be in the building during that time anyway.  If you have an office refrigerator, expect that to be out tooIf you are counting on your UPS (battery-backup) systems to continue powering your office equipment, keep in mind the expected length of the outage (8 hours) and plan for a longer period of time, just to be safe.  And keep in mind that your office phones may be inoperable during the outage.  So please plan in advance for this outage.  
  
'''WHAT:''' Major CS Ugrad Net IT services outage, as we apply security updates to our systems.  
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::<span style="color:#ff0000">'''NOTE TO CS SERVER ROOM (MH G-29) SERVER OWNERS:''' </span>  Our server room will be out of power, so our servers will be unavailable.  If you host servers in the server room, your servers will be down as well.  Plan ahead of time to shut down and to bring back up your servers.  Your group is responsible for any systems you choose to shut down before the outage or boot back up after the outage.
  
'''WHEN:''' '''''Rescheduled for''''' Tuesday, January, 23, from 5am to approx 7am.
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=====Tracking Our CS IT Services Status Updates During The Outage=====
  
'''DETAILS:''' Many of our CS Ugrad Net servers will be shut down to apply security updatesWe will apply these updates on Tuesday, January 23, from 5am to approximately 7am.
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:Because we will not have power to our servers in Malone Hall, the CS IT Support Wiki, and especially this Notices page ( https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Notices ) will be unavailable during the outageInstead, during the outage, we have arranged for status updates to be available at the following website (served at an off-site facility):
  
During the process of applying updates, several of our CS services will be unavailable.  If there are any unexpected complications during the update process that will delay the restoration of services, we will update the CS IT Support Wiki's Notices page at https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Notices
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::[https://csstatus.jhu.edu https://csstatus.jhu.edu]  We will update that page soon with this information.
  
Suspended (Unavailable) Ugrad Net services while the servers are updated:
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:(Bookmark that link ahead of time, in case you can't access your CS mail during the outage.)
  
* CS Ugrad Mail service, both incoming and outgoing, will be suspended for CS Ugrad Net users.
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:As soon as we're able to do so after the outage, we'll also make this Notices page available again.
  
* Incoming mail should be queued by the sender until our mail service is back up again. Outgoing mail will not be available.  
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=====CS IT Services ''Un''available During The Power Outage Include...=====
  
* IMAP, POP, and Webmail from our CS (Ugrad Net) Mail server will be unavailable.  
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* DNS resolution (hostname lookups) for all cs.jhu.edu hostnames will be unavailable.  This will affect all websites with cs.jhu.edu domain names, even if the website is hosted by someone other than the CS department.
  
* CS Ugrad Net webpages will be unavailable.  
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* CS Mail service, both incoming and outgoing, will be suspended for CS Grad/Research Net users.  And some CS email services will not be available for CS Ugrad Net users.
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** Incoming mail ''should'' be queued by the sender until our mail service is back up again. Outgoing mail will not be available.
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** Outgoing CS mail will not be available to Grad Net users, but since CS Ugrads can send through the JHU mail server, CS Ugrads might still be able to send email during the outage (just not from a Malone Hall–based computer.)
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** IMAP, POP, and webmail (for both Grad/Research and Ugrad accounts) will be unavailable.
  
* CS Ugrad Net user accounts/home directories will be inaccessible during the downtime.  
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* '''No''' CS webpages will be available.  This includes the main CS website.  And, as mentioned above... because we will not have power to our servers, the CS IT Support Wiki, and especially its Notices page will be unavailable during the outage.  Please refer to https://csstatus.jhu.edu for status updates during the outage.
  
* ssh service to our CS Ugrad Net Linux boxes (ugrad1 through ugrad24, ugradx, and ugradz) will be unavailable.  
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* Grad/Research Net and Ugrad Net user accounts and home directories will be inaccessible during the power outage.
  
* Console (desktop) access to ugrad1 through ugrad24 will be unavailable.  
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* ssh service to our CS Grad/Research Net & Ugrad Net Linux boxes (masters1 through masters16, ugrad1 through ugrad24, gradx, gradz, ugradx, and ugradz) will be unavailable.
  
* MySQL service via the dbase.cs.jhu.edu server (Dr. Yarowsky's class) will be unavailable.  
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* Console (desktop) access at any of our lab Linux client systems will be unavailable.
  
Updates, if necessary, will be posted here.
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* SMB (SAMBA) File Shares (the CS Office Staff and some others use these) will be unavailable.
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:'''WHEN:''' ''(TODAY!)'' Tuesday, Dec. 12 @ noon and lasting approx 1/2 hour if all goes well.
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* MySQL service via the mysql.cs.jhu.edu server and through the dbase.cs.jhu.edu server will be unavailable.
  
:'''DETAILS:'''
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* Network switches in the building will be without power, so no network connections in Malone Hall.
  
::We have discovered an issue with our mail spool disk on ''blaze'' our Grad/Research net mail server which must be corrected right away.  As such, we expect that a configuration change and reboot should fix the problem. 
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* Wifi access points in Malone Hall will be without power and will therefore not be available.
 
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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. If there are issues, it might take some additional time to complete the repair. 
 
 
 
::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 and notice of completion will be presented through this NOTICES page today.
 
 
 
:'''''UPDATE:''''' 12/12/17 at 12:15pm
 
 
 
::Reboot successful!  Blaze is back in operation and services have been returned to normal operation.
 
 
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  |summary=Most CS IT services will be unavailable due to file server maintenance.
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  |details=We will be performing maintenance on our several of servers. This will require downtime for several major CS IT services.  The affected IT services will be unavailable on the morning of Tuesday, December 27, starting at 9:00 am.  Most services should be restored before 10:00 am, but services depending on the ugrad file server will remain unavailable for longer.  Please see below for the list of affected services.<br/>
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'''CS IT Services That Will Not Be Available During The System Maintenance:'''<br/>
  
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* CS mail service, both incoming and outgoing, will be suspended for CS Grad/Research Net users.  Some CS email services will not be available for CS Ugrad Net users.  Incoming mail should be queued by the sender until our mail service is back up again.  Outgoing CS mail will not be available to Grad Net users.  CS ugrads can send through the JHU mail server, which will remain available.  We expect mail service to be restored by 10:00 am, but see below about mail retrieval for ugrad accounts.
 
 
:'''WHEN:''' ''Rescheduled for'' Thursday, July 20, from 9am to 9:30am.
 
  
:'''DETAILS:''' JHU Networking (in conjunction with JHU Network Security) will be moving the various CS Networks in Malone Hall from one firewall platform to anotherThis will ''now'' take place on Thursday, July 20 at 9am and should only last approximately 5 minutes or so.  But, we're providing a 30 minute window in case JHU Networking needs to troubleshoot any issues.
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* IMAP, POP, and webmail (for both Grad/Research and Ugrad accounts) will be unavailable.  We expect Grad Net email to be full operational by 10:00 amUgrad IMAP, POP, and webmail should be available by 12:00 pm.
  
:During the network outage, CS systems might not be seen by each other, and network traffic between CS and outside-of-CS may be haltedMany CS services will be unavailable when the network is unavailable. Again, JHU Networking expects this to be a brief network outage, so you might only experience a short system hang.
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* No locally-stored CS webpages will be available. The main CS website (run by WSE) will remain available, but some individual pages may fail to load.  Personal webpages (both grad and ugrad) will not load.  Other websites hosted by us for department affiliates (e.g. lab websites) will be unavailableThe CS IT Support Wiki and its Notices page will remain available.  We expect all service interruptions for the main webserver (www.cs.jhu.edu) and hosted websites to be completed before 10:00 am. Ugrad personal webpages should be available again by 12:00 pm.
  
We will update this Notices page in case there are delays with restoring any of our services.
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* Grad/Research Net and Ugrad Net user accounts and home directories will be inaccessible during the services outage.  We expect Grad Net services to be restored by 10:00 am and Ugrad Net services by 12:00 pm.
  
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* ssh service to our CS Grad/Research Net & Ugrad Net Linux boxes (masters1 through masters16, ugrad1 through ugrad24, gradx, gradz, ugradx,and ugradz) will be unavailable.  We expect Grad Net services to be restored by 10:00 am and Ugrad Net services by 12:00 pm.
  
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* Console (desktop) access at any of our lab Linux client systems will be unavailable.  We expect Grad Net systems to be available again by 10:00 am and Ugrad Net systems by 12:00 pm.
  
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* SMB (Samba) file shares (the CS office staff and some others use these) will be unavailable.  We expect them to be available again by 10:00 am.
  
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* MySQL service via the mysql.cs.jhu.edu server and the dbase.cs.jhu.edu server will be unavailable.  We expect mysql.cs.jhu.edu to be available by 10:00am and dbase.cs.jhu.edu by 12:00 pm.
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===Planned Outage 1: CS Ugrad Net File Server Upgrade (barley.cs.jhu.edu)===
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:We are upgrading our [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Category:Linux_Clients CS Linux Clients] to Fedora 35 (from Fedora 33) per the following schedule:
  
:'''WHAT:''' Major <span style="color:#ff0000">CS *Undergrad* Net computing services outage</span>, as we upgrade our CS Undergrad Net home directory file  server,''' barley.cs.jhu.edu'''
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:* On Monday, January 24 the systems in Malone G61's Masters/Ugrad Lab will be upgraded.  This includes all masters lab systems (masters1 through 16) and the ugrad lab systems in that same area (ugrad13 through 24).  Please use ugradx and gradx instead.
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:** As of 4:00 pm, all of the Malone G61 upgrades have been completed.
  
:'''WHEN:''' Wednesday, January 18, from ''8am to approx 11am''.
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:* On Tuesday, January 25, the systems in the Malone 122 Ugrad Lab will be upgraded.  These are ugrad lab systems ugrad1 through 12.  Please use one of the already-upgraded ugrad systems (ugrad13 through ugrad24) instead.  You may also use the not-yet-upgraded ugradx if you want.
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:** As of 2:00 pm, all of the Malone 122 upgrades have been completed.
  
:'''DETAILS:''' Our CS Undergrad Net home directory file server, barley.cs.jhu.edu, will be shut down to perform an major upgrade to its operating system.
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:* On Wednesday, January 26, in addition to any of the above systems that we were unable to upgrade the prior two days, we will also upgrade the Linux clients ugradz and gradz.   Please use any of the already-upgraded systems (ugrad1 through ugrad24 or masters1 through masters16) instead. You may also use the not-yet-upgraded ugradx and gradx if you want.
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:** As of 2:00 pm, both ugradz and gradz have been upgraded.
  
:Due to this shutdown for an upgrade, several of our CS '''''Ugrad''''' Net services will be unavailable during this time.   If there are any unexpected complications during the upgrade process that will delay the restoration of services, we will update the CS IT Support Wiki's Notices page at [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Notices https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Notices]
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:* On Wednesday, February 2, the Linux clients ugradx and gradx will be upgraded. Please use ugradz/gradz or the lab client systems (ugrad1-24/masters1-16) instead.
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:** As of 2:00 pm, both ugradx and gradx have been upgraded.
  
====Suspended (Unavailable) Ugrad Net services while ''barley.cs.jhu.edu'' is  down====
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:'''NOTE:'''  On each day, the upgrades will start at roughly 9:00 am and are expected to be complete by 5:00 pm.
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<!-- TEMPLATE FOR POWER OUTAGE
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==== Major CS Grad/Research Net and Ugrad Net IT Services Outage====
  
:::*'''CS Ugrad Mail service,''' both incoming and outgoing, will be suspended for CS Ugrad Net users (as this fileserver works in tandem with our CS Ugrad mail server.)  Incoming mail should be queued until our Ugrad mail service is back up again. Outgoing mail from CS Ugrad Net users will not be available.
 
  
:::*'''IMAP, POP, and Webmail''' from our CS Ugrad Mail server will be unavailable.  
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:'''WHAT:''' Most CS IT services will be ''un''available due to file server maintenance.
  
:::*'''Webpages''' served from our CS Ugrad webserver will be unavailable.
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:'''WHEN:''' ''Tuesday, December 28, 5:30am to 7:30am.''
  
:::*'''Ugrad Net user accounts/home directories''' will be inaccessible during the downtime.  
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:'''DETAILS:''' We will be performing maintenance on our two file servers, rtfm and barley, that will require downtime for both those systems and several other major CS IT services as well.  The affected IT services will be unavailable on Tuesday, December 28, from 5:30am to 7:30am.  Please see below for the list of affected services.
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=====CS IT Services That Will ''Not'' Be Available During The System Maintenance=====
  
:::*'''ssh service to our CS Ugrad Net Linux boxes''' (ugrad1 through ugrad24,and ugradx) will be unavailable.  
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* CS Mail service, both incoming and outgoing, will be suspended for CS Grad/Research Net users.  Some CS email services will not be available for CS Ugrad Net users.
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** Incoming mail ''should'' be queued by the sender until our mail service is back up again.
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** Outgoing CS mail will not be available to Grad Net users, but since CS Ugrads can send through the JHU mail server, CS Ugrads might still be able to send email during the outage.
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** IMAP, POP, and webmail (for both Grad/Research and Ugrad accounts) will be unavailable.
  
:::*'''Console (desktop) access to ugrad1 through ugrad24''' will be unavailable. However, although the CS Ugrad computers will be unavailable during the fileserver downtime, the CS Ugrad Labs will remain open.
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* '''No''' locally-stored CS webpages will be available. The main CS website (run by WSE) will remain available, but, if you have a personal or lab page that we maintain locally in the dept, those will be unavailable.  The CS IT Support Wiki and its Notices page will remain available.  
  
:::*'''MySQL service via the dbase.cs.jhu.edu server''' (used by a databases class) will be unavailable.  
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* Grad/Research Net and Ugrad Net user accounts and home directories will be inaccessible during the outage.
  
:Future updates will be posted on the [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Notices Notices] page of the CS IT Support Wiki
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* ssh service to our CS Grad/Research Net & Ugrad Net Linux boxes (masters1 through masters16, ugrad1 through ugrad24, gradx, gradz, ugradx, and ugradz) will be unavailable.
  
===Planned Outage 2:  Databases Class MySQL Database Server ('''dbase.cs.jhu.edu''') Unavailability===
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* Console (desktop) access at any of our lab Linux client systems will be unavailable.
  
:'''WHAT:''' The Databases class's MySQL database server, dbase.cs.jhu.edu, will be unavailable when the CS Ugrad Net's fileserver, barley.cs.jhu.edu, is being upgraded (see above.)
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* SMB (SAMBA) file shares (the CS Office Staff and some others use these) will be unavailable.
  
:'''WHEN:''' Wednesday, January 18, from ''8am to approx 11am''.
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* MySQL service via the mysql.cs.jhu.edu server and the dbase.cs.jhu.edu server will be unavailable.
  
:'''DETAILS:''' dbase.cs.jhu.edu uses the CS Ugrad Net file server and will therefore be unavailable during the barley.cs.jhu.edu upgrade time.
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:We will update this Notices page if there are changes or any delay in the restore time of our IT services.
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:Future updates will be posted on the [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Notices Notices] page of the CS IT Support Wiki
 
  
 
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<!-- **VM Server Shutdown TEMPLATE **
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** VM Server Shutdown TEMPLATE **
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'''WHAT:'''  The dept's Virtual Machine will be shutdown.
 
'''WHAT:'''  The dept's Virtual Machine will be shutdown.
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== <span style="color:#ff0000">CS COMPUTING LAB AVAILABILITY </span> ==
 
== <span style="color:#ff0000">CS COMPUTING LAB AVAILABILITY </span> ==
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:'''MH 122''' (CS Undergrad Lab/Collaboration room) is available for in-person access.
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<!--:* As of August, 2022, masks are now '''''optional''''' in the lab-->
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<!-- for those that are vaccinated '''''and''''' boosted.  Masks '''''continue''''' to be '''''required''''' for all others using this lab.-->
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:'''MH 122 ''UNAVAILABILITY'''''
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::'''WHAT:'''  MH 122 (and its breakout rooms) will be '''''closed''''' for  due to a Human Language Technology Center of Excellence (HLTCOE) workshop being held there. 
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::'''WHEN:''' Monday, Jan 8 through Friday, Jan 19, 2024.
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::'''NOTES:'''
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:* The G-61 Masters/Ugrad Lab will remain open and available during this time period.  The G-61 printer will remain available as well.
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:* The MH 122 Linux systems, ugrad1 through ugrad12, will continue to be available, '''''but only remotely via ssh'''''.  Please see our page on:  [[Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Undergrad_Net]]
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<!--
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<--  CLSP SUMMER PROGRAM
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:'''MH 122 ''UNAVAILABILITY'''''
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::'''WHAT:'''  MH 122 (and its breakout rooms) will be '''''closed''''' for the summer due to a CLSP workshop being held there. 
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::'''WHEN:''' Tuesday, June 7 through Wednesday, August 10.
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::'''NOTES:'''
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:* The MH 122 Linux systems, ugrad1 through ugrad12, will continue to be available, '''''but only remotely via ssh'''''. There will be some downtime for those systems on 6/7 and on 8/9 (and possibly 8/10) as the systems are transferred from, and then, back to MH 122.  Please see our page on:  [[Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Undergrad_Net]]
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<!--https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Undergrad_Net-->
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<!--for a list of our remotely-available Ugrad Linux systems.
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:* The printer in MH 122 will be ''unavailable'' during this time.
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:* The G61 Masters/Ugrad Lab will remain open and available during the summer, and its Linux systems will be available for in-person and remote work, as usual. The G61 printer will remain available as well.
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<!-- ****** NORMAL POSTING G61 ********** -->
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:'''MH G61''' (CS Masters/Ugrad Labs) is available for in-person access.
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<!--:* All CS Linux systems in this lab area (masters1 through masters16 and ugrad13 through ugrad24) are available for use in-person or remotely, via ssh.--> 
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**** ACM CONTEST TEMPLATE - All CS Labs Closed on Friday/Saturday, Feb 23-24, 2024*****
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=== Malone '''MH 122''' ''and'' '''G61''' Ugrad and Masters Labs <span style="color:#ff0000"> '''''Closure'''''<span>===
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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, Feb 23, 5pm '''through''' Saturday, February 24, 9pm.
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:'''DETAILS:'''
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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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<!-- ********* TEMPLATE FOR G61 Masters Closure for ACM Local Contest **********-->
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: '''Malone G61 ''Masters Lab'' Closure'''
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::'''WHAT:''' Malone Hall G61, '''the ''Masters'' side only''', will be closed to CS Masters students due to a ''local'' ACM Programming Contest.
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::'''WHEN:'''  Saturday, February 4, from 1:30pm to 7pm.
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::'''DETAILS:'''
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:::The G61 Masters side of the lab will be used for an ACM Programming Contest and will therefore be closed for non-contest use during the 1:30 to 7pm time period on Feb. 4.  The Ugrad side will be unaffected, and Ugrad students may enter through the Master's side of the lab to get to the Undergrad side of the lab.
  
: All CS computing labs available at this time.
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:::During the Masters lab closure times, the Masters computers in G61 will continue to be available remotely, via SSH.
  
<!-- *************** END ACTIVE NOTICES  ********************-->
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::Please see our [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Category:Labs Labs] page for further information about our labs.
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=== Malone '''G61''' Masters Lab/Ugrad Lab '''Closure'''===
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:'''WHAT:''' Malone Hall G61, both the Masters and Ugrad sides of the lab, will be closed to CS students due to the ACM Programming Contest.
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:'''WHEN:'''  Saturday, February 26, from 11am to 7pm.
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:'''DETAILS:'''
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:The G61 Masters and Ugrad Labs will be used for an ACM Programming Contest and will therefore be closed for non-contest use during the 11am to 7pm time period on Feb. 26.
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* During the lab closure times, the Masters and Ugrad Linux computers in G61 will continue to be available remotely, via SSH.
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* Ugrad Lab, MH 122 will ''not be affected'' and will remain ''open'' during this time
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=== '''''UPDATE''''' - July 19, 2021 -  The CS Computing Labs are once again available for '''''in-person access'''''...===
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:'''MH 122''' (CS Undergrad Lab/Collaboration room):  Is now '''''available for in-person access'''''.
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::All CS Linux systems in that room (ugrad1 through ugrad12) are available for use in-person or remotely, via ssh. <span style="color:#ff0000">Masks are required for entry.</span>
  
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:'''MH G61''' (CS Masters/Ugrad Labs): Is now '''''available for in-person access'''''.
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::The Linux systems in this lab area (masters1 through masters16 and ugrad13 through ugrad24) are available for use in-person or remotely, via ssh. <span style="color:#ff0000">Masks are required for entry.</span>
  
===MH 122 & MH G-61 (''ALL'' CS UGRAD and MASTERS LABS) CLOSURES ON SATURDAY, NOV 10===
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Please see our [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Category:Labs Labs] page for further information.
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<!--'''NOTE:''' Remember, all of the CS Linux systems, including the ones in the labs, will be unavailable during the March 22 power outage.  Please see above.-->
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<!-- :None at this time. -->
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<!--    === MH 122 ''and'' MH G61 (both CS Ugrad labs & the Masters Lab) CLOSURE ON Sat., Nov. 9===
  
'''WHAT:'''  The MH 122 Ugrad Lab and both lab sides of the CS Masters/Ugrad Lab, MH G-61, will be closed due to the ACM Regional Programming Contest.  
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'''WHAT:'''  The 1st floor CS Ugrad lab, MH 122, and both lab sides of the CS Masters/Ugrad Lab, MH G61, will be closed due to an ACM Programming Contest.  
  
'''WHEN:'''  Saturday, November 10, 2018, from 5:30am - 7:30pm.  
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'''WHEN:'''  Saturday, November 9, from 9am - 7pm.  
 
 
'''ADDITIONAL INFO:'''  Although these labs will be closed for the ACM Regional Programming Contest, you may still access our Linux systems remotely, via ssh. Please see:
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'''ADDITIONAL INFO:'''  Although these labs will be closed for the ACM Programming Contest, you may still access our Ugrad Linux systems remotely, via ssh. Please see:
 
 
 
:: [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Undergrad_Net https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Undergrad_Net]
 
:: [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Undergrad_Net https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Undergrad_Net]
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::: or  
 
::: or  
  
:: [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Grad/Research_Net https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Grad/Research_Net]  
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:: [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Grad/Research_Net https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Linux_Clients_on_the_CS_Grad/Research_Net]
 
 
 
 
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'''''WHERE:'''''  Malone Hall G-61, both the Masters and Ugrad sides of the lab.
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'''''WHERE:'''''  Malone Hall G61, both the Masters and Ugrad sides of the lab.
  
 
'''''WHEN:'''''  Monday, March 14 & Tuesday, March 15, from 6am to 12 Noon.
 
'''''WHEN:'''''  Monday, March 14 & Tuesday, March 15, from 6am to 12 Noon.
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=====NOTES:=====
 
=====NOTES:=====
  
* During the lab closure times, the masters and ugrad Linux computers in G-61 will continue to be available remotely, via SSH.
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* During the lab closure times, the masters and ugrad Linux computers in G61 will continue to be available remotely, via SSH.
  
 
* Ugrad Lab, MH 122 will not be affected and will remain open during those times.
 
* Ugrad Lab, MH 122 will not be affected and will remain open during those times.
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== <span style="color:#ff0000">AUDIO/VISUAL (A/V) OUTAGES</span> ==
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:None at this time.
  
 
[[Category:All]]
 
[[Category:All]]

Latest revision as of 13:26, 8 April 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

Issue with all CS services – FIXED

  • WHEN: Started Monday, April 8 around 7:30 am
  • WHAT: There was a power outage affecting Malone Hall and all of CS's servers running there.
  • UPDATE: As of about 9:30 am, all CS services have been restored. Please email support@cs.jhu.edu if you encounter any problems.

  • DETAILS: As of about 8:30, the power is back and we're working on restoring all of our services.


PLANNED CS IT SERVICE OUTAGES

None at this time.


CS COMPUTING LAB AVAILABILITY


MH 122 (CS Undergrad Lab/Collaboration room) is available for in-person access.


MH G61 (CS Masters/Ugrad Labs) is available for in-person access.


AUDIO/VISUAL (A/V) OUTAGES

None at this time.