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Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 7.30 a.m.: Interruption of TSM service due to software update
The update will take place in multiple steps in order to guarantee the data integrity. First, the available server instances under AIX will be raised to a new level.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 4 p.m. - HISinOne maintenance
The Campus Management System HISinOne (productive, demo and active test system) will be unavailable on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 4 p.m. for about 60 minutes due to the installation of some bug fixes.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 4 p.m. - HISinOne maintenance
The Campus Management System HISinOne (productive, demo and active test system) will be unavailable on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 4 p.m. for about 60 minutes due to the installation of some bug fixes.
myAccount maintenance - January 30, 2019, 8 - 11 p.m.
Due to maintenance, the myAccount service will not be available on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 8 to 11 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience caused!
File server/central storage system: NFS disruption
The are currently issues with the NFS service on our central file server (central storage system) since the switch to the new operating system version on January 11, 2019.
First admin meeting of 2019
On January 29, 2019, between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., the first admin meeting of the year will take place. The venue will be room 112 of the computer center.
Wednesday, January 16, whole day - HISinOne maintenance
The Campus Management System HISinOne (productive system) will not be available throughout the whole day of Wednesday, January 16, 2019 due to an update to the new HISinOne version 2018.12.
Current Windows 7 Update is impeding activation through KMS
A new Windows 7 system security update from January 8, 2019 can impede an activation through KMS.
09.01.2018: Old BSCW server offline
As previously planned, the University IT Services took the "bscw server" off the grid at the end of 2018. It had been in operation since 2004. Since 2017, the alternative "group server" ("Arbeitsgruppenserver"), which also runs on the basis of the BSCW system, is available.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019: Adobe Connect Server update completed
Online meetings are possible again!
bwLehrpool disruption due to router and data server maintenance
Since tomorrow, 20.12.2018, from 8:00 to 8:15 the central IT Services router will be converted, and additionally the file server will be updated from 8:00, disruptions to the bwLehrpool system should be expected.
20.12.2018, from 8:00 to approximately 8:15 - central IT Services router conversion
On 20.12.2018, starting at 8 a.m., the central IT Services router will be converted. This will lead to all connections that run through this router being interrupted. The external connections of the university will also be affected. The interruptions will last approximately 15 minutes.
Update: File server/central storage system: maintenance completed at approx. 3.30 p.m.; original message: File server/central storage system: Firmware update on 20.12.18 and interference of various services
Update: All nodes have been successfully updated. The maintenance works were completed at approx. 3.30 p.m. and no further interruptions are expected.
18.12.18 - 19.12.18: Partial bwClud downtime (Freiburg)
Due to hardware maintenance work, which includes a significant expansion of the main memory in the cloud nodes, all Intel nodes of the bwCloud and de.NBI cloud will not be available from December 18 to 19. VMs running on those will be shut down temporarily.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 4 p.m. - HISinOne maintenance
The Campus Management System HISinOne (productive, demo and active test system) will be unavailable on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 4 p.m. for about 60 minutes due to necessary maintenance work.
E-Learning workshops and advanced ILIAS courses
The E-Learning department is still offering University of Freiburg teachers some courses and workshops in the winter semester.
bwLehrpool disruption (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
Starting at approximately 11 a.m., there was a (partial) system failure (launching new machines not possible) of the bwLehrpool system due to an internal system error. The failure could be fixed.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 4 p.m. - HISinOne maintenance
The Campus Management System HISinOne (productive, demo and active test system) will be unavailable on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 4 p.m. for about 60 minutes due to the installation of some bug fixes.
Campus Management Portal LSF maintenance
The LSF portal and the application pages at www.verwaltung.uni-freiburg.de will not be available on December 5, 2018 from 12 p.m. until the evening.
Monday, December 3, 2018 from 12 p.m. for approx. 30 min. - HISinOne maintenance
The Campus Management System HISinOne (productive, demo and active test system) will be unavailable on Monday, December 3, 2018 from 12 p.m. for about 30 minutes due to the installation of some bug fixes.
HISinOne (productive) available again
After a successful update, the Campus Management System HISinOne (productive system) is available again.
The RDMG of Freiburg will be presenting at the World Digital Preservation Day
The Freiburg Research Data Management Group will be represented at the "Conference for the preservation of digital culutral heritage" at the national library in Frankfurt/Main. This event is one of the activities of the "World Digital Preservation Day" on November 29, 2018.
Fake invoices from the University IT Services or other University institutions
Since this week there is an increasing number of fake invoices being sent by which use fake addresses from the University IT Services. These emails should be deleted immediately and attachments should neither be clicked nor opened.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 from 7:30 to 9:00: Work group server update
Between 7:30 and 9:00 the work group server/group server will not be available!
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from 11 a.m. - Docata maintenance
The system for the administration of doctoral candidates Docata will not be available on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from 11 a.m. for a couple of hours, due to necessary maintenance work.
Wednesday, November from 12 p.m. until evening - HISinOne (productive) maintenance
On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, from 12 p.m. until the evening, the Campus Management System HISinOne (productive system) will not be available due to necessary maintenance work.
bwLehrpool as E-Assessment Platform at LERU Conference
The bwLehrpool system as an open PC pool and E-Assessment platform was presented at the LERU "Blended Conference November 2018 - Digital Higher Education Science" with two webinars as a joint-activity of the E-Learning and E-Science departments of the University IT Services.
November 22, 2018, 9.30 a.m.: Mail server maintenance
Mail server maintenance, including update to server software and CommuniGate version.
Maintenance of the printing account recharge
Today at 2 p.m., the server for the printing account recharge will be unavailable for two hours.
bwLehrpool failure resolved
This morning, there was a total failure of the bwLehrpool system, which was resolved at 10:17 a.m. The trigger was a rogue service that repeatedly created gigabytes worth of logs and then disappeared. We have solved the problem and are taking measures to ensure that such mistakes to not occur in the future.