On December 19, 2022, IRIS will begin blocking incoming SSH connections from off-campus, except to those machines registered with IRIS as approved SSH servers.
See https://iris.eecs.berkeley.edu/faq/security/ssh-server-configuration/ for details.
Instructional & Research Information Systems
On December 19, 2022, IRIS will begin blocking incoming SSH connections from off-campus, except to those machines registered with IRIS as approved SSH servers.
See https://iris.eecs.berkeley.edu/faq/security/ssh-server-configuration/ for details.
At 9PM on Wednesday, September 21, we will be performing software updates on the EECS-Secure authentication server. As a result, EECS-Secure will be unavailable between 9 and 10 PM.
[Read more…] about EECS-Secure Maintenance, 9/21 9PMMicrosoft will release their patches for the month on Tuesday, September 13th, 2022. PRINT, WINTERM and WDS will automatically patch and reboot Wednesday, September 14th, at 3:00 am.
WINTERM may be unavailable till 10:00 am Wednesday, September 14th, depending on additional software updates.
[Read more…] about September Windows Server PatchingBetween 9PM Friday 9/2 and 7AM Sat 9/3, the wireless networks for all EECS buildings (except Calvin) will be migrated to a new set of campus wireless controllers, with the aim of reducing overall load on the campus wireless networks. During this time, there will be some interruptions to wireless networks in Soda, Cory, Sutardja Dai, Jacobs, Blum, HMMB, and BWRC.
Additional work on the wireless networks is planned throughout the weekend, but that work is not expected to be disruptive.
For more details and up to date status information, please visit https://systemstatus.berkeley.edu/.
Please visit our helpdesk in 395 Cory Hall next week during business hours if you experience any new issues with the wi-fi networks after this maintenance.
Various Linux servers will be down for patching and needed reboots to activate changes delivered by some RHEL patches.
login.EECS.Berkeley.EDU is scheduled for downtime from 6:30am to 7am.
The departmental dhcp server is scheduled for downtime from 6:30am to 7am.
cronus one of the departmental DNS and time servers is scheduled for downtime from 6:45am-7:00am.
rhea the other departmental DNS and time server is scheduled for downtime from 7:00am-7:15am.
The departmental authenticating outgoing SMTP server gateway.eecs is scheduled for downtime from 7:30am to 7:45am.
We expect actual downtimes to be less than scheduled.
[Read more…] about Various Linux servers (login, dhcp, DNS, SMTP, NTP) downtime Thursday September 1, 2022 06:30-07:45 amAs many return to campus for the beginning of Fall Semester, we fully expect to experience some issues with campus Wi-Fi. Campus has made many improvements to our growing Aruba Wi-Fi infrastructure, but increased traffic may reveal additional avenues for improvement. And some people will need assistance with individual devices on Wi-Fi.
Beginning next Monday, August 22, campus is increasing drop-in and phone support for Wi-Fi, for the first few weeks of the semester. Anybody with Wi-Fi issues is encouraged to call or drop-in, for quickest Wi-Fi support. An Instructor Hotline is available, and Hotspots can be requested. Please see the following page for details:
It’s important to troubleshoot any issues on a case-by-case basis, so that service can be improved for everyone.
Various Linux servers will be down for patching and needed reboots to activate changes delivered by some RHEL patches.
login.EECS.Berkeley.EDU is scheduled for downtime from 6:30am to 7am.
The departmental dhcp server is scheduled for downtime from 6:30am to 7am.
cronus one of the departmental DNS and time servers is scheduled for downtime from 6:45am-7:00am.
rhea the other departmental DNS and time server is scheduled for downtime from 7:00am-7:15am.
The departmental authenticating outgoing SMTP server gateway.eecs is scheduled for downtime from 7:30am to 7:45am.
We expect actual downtimes to be less than scheduled.
[Read more…] about Various Linux servers (login, dhcp, DNS, SMTP, NTP) downtime Thursday August 18, 2022 06:30-07:45 amMicrosoft will release their patches for the month on Tuesday, August 9th, 2022. PRINT, WINTERM and WDS will automatically patch and reboot Wednesday, August 10th, at 3:00 am.
WINTERM may be unavailable till 10:00 am Wednesday, August 10th, depending on additional software updates.
[Read more…] about August Windows Server PatchingAt 6AM on Thursday, July 14th, we will be performing emergency maintenance in order to address recent network instability. Soda and Cory Hall wired and wireless networks will experience interruptions during this time, and we expect all connectivity will be restored by 7AM. IDSG services in 290 Soda (such as file service) will not be interrupted, but Instructional services in 290 will be interrupted.
BWRC will also be isolated from Campus and the Internet for a period during this maintenance.
Some systems or services such as nfs mounts may need to be restarted after this maintenance. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.
Update 7/14: This maintenance has been completed. Wired networks have been restored, and wireless networks are coming back online.
At 6AM on Wednesday, July 13th, we will be performing emergency maintenance in order to address recent network instability. Sutardja Dai wired and wireless networks will experience interruptions during this time, and we expect all connectivity will be restored by 7AM.
Some systems or services such as nfs mounts may need to be restarted after this maintenance. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.
Update 7/13 6:28AM: This maintenance has been completed and most connectivity has been restored. Wi-fi networks in some areas are still coming back online, but we anticipate all connectivity will be restored by start of business.