LSA Technology Services will be performing standard IT maintenance on the LSA Linux and Windows servers and various network appliances. These servers and services may be temporarily unavailable starting at 4:00 am on Saturday, February 27. All services are expected to be restored by 6:00 pm, Saturday, February 27.

What are we doing?

We're performing routine maintenance:

• Applying software updates
• Performing additional maintenance
• Testing business continuity plans

What services will be impacted and for how long?

The following services will have intermittent outages of 15 minutes or fewer between 4:00 am and 6:00 am Saturday, February 27, for bimonthly operating system patching:

• Classroom database
• Faculty, Lab, and Research Websites (FLR)
• Museums collections services (CA, IPT, and Specify)
• Web Hosting Environment (WHE)
• WordPress for Instructors & Students (I&S)

The following services will have intermittent outages between 7:00 am and 6pm Saturday, February 27:

• Bomgar screen-sharing
• Citrix Digital Workspace
• Distributed File System (DFS) links using \\dfs.lsa.umich.edu-based paths
• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
• Museums collections services (CA, FileMaker, IPT, and Specify)
• OpenShift-based services
• SharePoint services for the college and university
• Unit Websites (AEM), but not the editing functions or the LSA Gateway
• Windows Lifecycle Management System (WLMS)
• Windows Web Application Hosting (WWAH)

If you have any questions about this maintenance activity, contact the LSA TS Service Desk (734.615.0100 x2) for assistance.