Welcome
The University IT Services ("RZ") is the IT service provider for the University of Freiburg. The RZ has been the central operating facility since 1966. We provide the IT infrastructure for the university. On our web pages you will find all information about our tasks and services.
Further instructions and information regarding our services are available in the RZ-Wiki (currently available only in German).
Current Announcements
RSS-Feed abonnieren | Twitter | Alerts and Malfunctions | News-Archive
| Title | Creation Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2026, 06:30 – Firmware update for various firewalls successfully completed | Jun 17, 2026 09:12 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung The firmware update was successfully installed on the various firewalls this morning. All services are now available as usual. |
| 17 June 2026 08:35: HISinOne is back online | Jun 17, 2026 08:37 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung The HISinOne campus management system is now available again following successful maintenance. |
| 17 June 2026 07:48: | Jun 17, 2026 07:48 AM | On 26 June 26, maintenance work on the bwCloud-OS (Gen2) and (Gen3) will take place in Freiburg from 08:00 to 20:00. This will affect storage and network systems, which is why, as a precaution, all VMs will be shut down and Freiburg users will be logged out. After the maintenance, users must restart their VMs themselves. Further information at: https://bwcloud-os.de/status #ufrstatus #wartung #ufrstatus |
| 16 June 2026, 19:46: The effects of the power cut in Machine Room II have been resolved | Jun 16, 2026 07:49 PM | #ufrstatus #stoerung All systems are now back online. The cause was likely a power cut in Merzhausen, which led to voltage fluctuations in our power supply. As a result, safety mechanisms were triggered, disconnecting some feeds from the mains. |
| 16 June 2026, 18:58: Power cut in Machine Room II, University IT Services | Jun 16, 2026 07:00 PM | #ufrstatus #stoerung We are currently working to restart the affected machines and network components in Machine Room II at the University IT Services, Hermann-Herder-Straße 10. A number of services are affected, including the WebUI and parts of the HPC connections. This is due to a power cut. |
| 2026-06-16 11:24: HISinOne (productive system) is expected to be available starting at 8 a.m. on Wed., June 17 | Jun 16, 2026 11:31 AM | #ufrstatus #maintenance The HISinOne campus management system (productive system) is expected to be unavailable until 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 17 June due to maintenance work at the data center. |
| 16 June 2026, 08:49: Problems sending emails to Microsoft (Hotmail, Outlook) | Jun 16, 2026 08:53 AM | #ufrstatus #stoerung Currently, it is not possible to send emails from CommuniGate to Microsoft addresses |
| 15 June 2026, 10:55: 17 June 2026, approx. 09:00–12:00 Maintenance work on the central mail server | Jun 15, 2026 11:05 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung #stoerung Maintenance work will be carried out on the central mail server (CommuniGate) on 17 June. |
| 17 June 2026, 06:00 – 07:00 – Urgent firmware update for various firewalls | Jun 12, 2026 01:19 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung Due to the installation of new firmware on various firewalls on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the following services may be temporarily unavailable or experience brief interruptions between 06:00 and 07:00: - External and internal access to University systems. - University of Freiburg VPN connection - Internet access - various HPC services (bwCloud, bwSFS, deNBI, Nemo2) - University of Freiburg email service - telephony services - DNS name resolution - Central Administration VPN access - Central Administration email service - Central Administration services and systems (HISinOne, intranet and others) |
| 12 June 2026, 12:40: University website CMS update completed | Jun 12, 2026 12:41 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung Maintenance break on the University of Freiburg CMS successfully completed |
| 11 June 2026, 17:09: Open WebUI maintenance window successfully completed | Jun 11, 2026 05:10 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung Maintenance work on the Open WebUI cluster has been successfully completed. The service is now available again. Thank you for your patience. |
| 11 June 2026, 15:05: WordPress Core Update 12 June 2026, 12:00–13:00 | Jun 11, 2026 03:09 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung On 12 June 2026, between 12:00 and 13:00, WordPress version 7.0 will be installed on the university website. During this time, editors should not edit any content. |
| 11 June 2026, 14:39: Friday 12 June 2026 between 14:00 and 17:00: Maintenance and service interruption at Rheinstrasse 10–12. | Jun 11, 2026 02:46 PM | #ufrstatus #ufrstatus #wartung We are replacing the older OS6850 switches with the newer OS6560 models, which means there will be an interruption during this process and neither internet nor telephone connections will be available. This will affect the data network and VoIP telephones#maintenance #stoerung #wartung #stoerung |
| 11 June 2026, 13:23: Open WebUI maintenance window extended | Jun 11, 2026 01:25 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung Maintenance work on the Open WebUI cluster is still ongoing. Thank you for your patience. |
| 10 June 2026, 10:20: The OriginPro licence server will be taken offline on 1 December 2026 and subsequently shut down permanently. | Jun 10, 2026 10:20 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung The OriginPro licence server will be taken offline on 1 December 2026 and subsequently shut down permanently. From now on, OriginPro licensing will be based on single-user licences. This will ensure that you can continue to work with Origin without restriction or interruption. |