Scheduled Network Maintenance – Sunday June 23, 2019

In an ongoing effort to increase McMaster’s network reliability and performance, University Technology Services (UTS) has scheduled a network maintenance window for Sunday, June 23 from 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

This maintenance is part of planned monthly UTS maintenance windows necessary to perform upgrades to our network. UTS will be using this time to update software on the university’s network infrastructure to improve overall service. This maintenance will be service impacting and you will experience instances of slow or unresponsive network.

Planned activities for the morning of Sunday, June 23 include:

Applying recommended software updates to our Campus Internet Firewall. No service impact is expected.
Applying software updates to the BlueCat DNS and DHCP service. No service impact is expected.
Network switch software upgrades affecting wired and wi-fi connectivity and phones, in the following locations: CSB, E.T. Clarke, Commons, 1685 Main St., Ron Joyce Centre, University Hall, General Science Bldg., Thode Library, Gilmour Hall, Chester New Hall, Innovation Park, Ron Joyce Stadium, IWC Annex, T13 and all twelve student residences.

User patience and understanding is appreciated. For further questions and support, please see https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/ or contact uts@mcmaster.ca.

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In an ongoing effort to increase McMaster’s network reliability and performance, University Technology Services (UTS) has scheduled a network maintenance window for <strong>Sunday, June 23 from 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. </strong>

This maintenance<strong> is part of <a href="https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worthmentioning/uts-schedules-sunday-morning-monthly-maintenance-june-to-november/">planned monthly UTS maintenance windows</a></strong> necessary to perform upgrades to our network. UTS will be using this time to update software on the university’s network infrastructure to improve overall service. This maintenance will be service impacting and you will experience instances of slow or unresponsive network.

<strong>Planned activities for the morning of Sunday, June 23 include:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Applying recommended software updates to our Campus Internet Firewall. No service impact is expected.</li>
 	<li>Applying software updates to the BlueCat DNS and DHCP service. No service impact is expected.</li>
 	<li>Network switch software upgrades affecting wired and wi-fi connectivity and phones, in the following locations: CSB, E.T. Clarke, Commons, 1685 Main St., Ron Joyce Centre, University Hall, General Science Bldg., Thode Library, Gilmour Hall, Chester New Hall, Innovation Park, Ron Joyce Stadium, IWC Annex, T13 and all twelve student residences.</li>
</ul>
User patience and understanding is appreciated. For further questions and support, please see <a href="https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/">https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/</a> or contact <a href="mailto:uts@mcmaster.ca">uts@mcmaster.ca</a>.

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