Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted May 03, 2024 - 17:00 EDT
Update
We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Posted May 01, 2024 - 12:22 EDT
Scheduled
The Linux Timesharing and Andrew File System (AFS) Services, used for programming, creating personal webpages, and running specialty engineering and mathematics software, will be unavailable during extended maintenance between Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. until Sunday, May 5, at 7 a.m. The hosting of personal web pages at www.pitt.edu/~user or sites.pitt.edu/~user will also be affected by the maintenance. The systems will be returned to full service earlier if the upgrades are completed ahead of schedule.
Pitt Information Technology (Pitt IT) scheduled this maintenance during the weekend between semesters to minimize customer impact. The maintenance timeframe includes completing full system backups, before updating and testing AFS and Linux Timesharing servers. Newer versions of some common Linux tools will also be made available, such as compilers.
Pitt IT will implement these changes and has conducted checks to ensure the systems are ready. In the unlikely event that issues or problems prevent the upgrade, rollback procedures are also in place to ensure continuation of all systems and updates will be provided at status.pitt.edu.
This upgrade is required for continued vendor support and security updates to ensure high levels of availability, secure work environment, and the continued reliability and stability of these services.
Please share this information with others in your department as appropriate and submit a request to the Technology Help Desk or call +1-412-624-HELP (4357) if you have any questions about this announcement or experience issues related to this maintenance. This effort is being led by Anthony DiGregorio, Pitt IT’s associate director of operations.
Posted May 01, 2024 - 12:17 EDT
This scheduled maintenance affects: Enterprise Network File Storage (Andrew File System) and Enterprise Web Hosting (EWI, Pantheon, AFS).