Outages
- Monthly Microsoft operating system patching on general services
January 16, 2020
On Sunday, January 19, from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. VUIT will install monthly Microsoft security updates and patching on general servers. After the patches/updates are installed, a brief outage will occur during the reboot of the server. As always, if you have questions or need assistance, please contact the VUIT support number (615-343-9999) or submit a... - Phone system hold music temporarily unavailable Jan. 20
January 15, 2020
On Monday, Jan. 20, from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Vanderbilt University Information Technology will relocate the sources for Music on Hold. All VU and VUMC users of NEC phones put on hold during the one-hour relocation timeframe will hear silence while holding. This will not affect Skype calls. If you have questions or need assistance,... - Ping Update on Monday, January 13, from 8:30-9 p.m.
January 13, 2020
The Security team will be processing a VU-only Ping update from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, to support the password expiration event on January 14. This change ensures that the 450 end users whose passwords are expiring can log in to SailPoint to update their password even after their “active” resources... - Monthly Microsoft updates and patching on shared services servers.
January 9, 2020
On Sunday, January 12, from midnight to 4 a.m., VUIT will install monthly Microsoft updates and patching on shared services servers. After the patches/updates are installed, a brief outage will occur during the reboot of the servers. As always, if you have questions or need assistance, please contact the VUIT support number (615-343-9999) or submit... - Monthly updates and patching on Microsoft servers
December 20, 2019
From Friday, January 3, at 10 p.m. to Saturday, January 4, at 6 a.m. VUIT will install monthly Windows server security updates and patching on Microsoft servers. Lync 2013 voice users may be briefly disconnected during the patching window while the server reboots but will be automatically reconnected. Chat messages will not be impacted. As... - Brief Lync/Skype outage Dec. 17-18
December 13, 2019
Beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, and ending at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, VUIT will be performing maintenance on network systems that support the Lync/Skype environment. During this time, you may experience intermittent trouble placing calls, hosting meetings, sending instant messages, or seeing availability. If you have questions or need assistance,... - Brief WiFi outages on Tuesday, November 26
November 21, 2019
To maintain security and supportability of the VU wireless networks, VUIT will be working on the networks on Tuesday, November 26, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be 10-minute WiFi outages in each of the buildings on campus (excluding residence halls) within the maintenance window. If you have questions or need assistance, please... - Microsoft Windows Operating System patches on voicemail servers
November 20, 2019
On Sunday, November 24, from midnight to 4 a.m., VUIT will install Microsoft Windows Operating System patches on voicemail servers. This will impact VU and VUMC users of traditional voicemail. (Skype voicemail will not be affected.) While the patches are installed and the system server is restarted, the following will occur: 1. Outside callers will... - Monthly Microsoft updates and patching on shared services servers
November 20, 2019
On Sunday, November 24, from midnight to 4 a.m., VUIT will install Microsoft updates and patching on VU/VUMC shared services servers. After the patches/updates are installed, a brief outage will occur during the reboot of the server. For more information or assistance, please contact the VUIT Help Desk at 615-343-9999. - Monthly Microsoft patching on general servers
November 20, 2019
On Sunday, November 24, from midnight to 8 a.m. VUIT will install monthly Operating System (OS) patches to maintain security for core Microsoft operating systems. For more information or assistance, please contact the VUIT Help Desk at 615-343-9999.