IT Update: Systems to be down on Nevada Day, Oct. 27
By: Jan Jones
October 24th, 2006
Steve Zink, vice president of Information Technologies, has announced that Exchange email services, departmental file services on IT’s Network Attached Storage, 18 campus databases and streaming media services will be moved to a new server room on Nevada Day, Oct. 27, making them unavailable for the day. WebCT and library online services will not be affected.
The move, to ensure greater security, reliability, and redundancy, will make these systems unavailable on Friday, Oct. 27, from 6 a.m. until the move is complete, which is expected to be late Friday afternoon.
We also anticipate that the primary University website will be unaffected.
Why Now?
Nevada Day provides a state holiday when IT can bring in hardware specialists from an out-of-state vendors to assist with this major relocation. Normally, IT would have scheduled this move during the Winter Break. However, during this year’s Winter Break, IT staff will be bringing up a new, campuswide telephone system.
The following services will be affected on Nevada Day:
- Exchange Email Services: The campus Exchange server, as well as its web interface is being moved. All incoming email will be queued and delivered when Exchange is brought back up.
- File Services: Campus file storage for departments and home directories located on \\UNRNAS.unr.edu is also being moved.
- Database Services: The SQL cluster that hosts the following 18 databases is being moved:
1. Continuity with Ecommerce– Ext. Studies/ Indep. Learning
2. EMS – JTSU
3. Financial Edge - DAR, AAUN, AAUN Endowment
4. FootPrints – Helpdesk
5. FsaATLAS – International Students & Scholars
6. GIS – Geography Web site with static temperature data
7. InCircle – DAR
8. Information Edge – DAR
9. Inteum – Technology Transfer
10. LanDesk (Desktop Services)
11. MS Project database
12. Nolij document-imaging program (scanned docs on the NAS)
13. PGCalc – DAR
14. Raiser’s Edge – Development & Alumni & KUNR
15. Researcher’s Edge – DAR
16. SharePoint databases
17. Titanium – Counseling Services
18. Ultimate Survey – Campus Wide - Streaming Media Services: Streaming services hosted on http://imedia.unr.edu.
If you have questions or concerns, contact Steve Zink at (775) 784-6500, ext. 252, or email him at stevenz@unr.edu.
Jan Jones, technical communications specialist, Information Technologies, can be reached at janicej@unr.edu.
