Due to a configuration error, many IRIS-hosted websites such as people.eecs.berkeley.edu, www2.eecs, iris2.eecs, and other, were unavailable beginning at around 5:27pm earlier today. The problem was resolved around 5:41pm. We apologize for the inconvenience.
File Server Maintenance (3 of 3), Tues. 2/13 12PM
Tuesday, February 13th, between 12:00 and 1:30 PM, we will be performing network maintenance on one of the NetApp file servers which provides home and project file storage.
We expect no noticeable impact from this work, but there is the possibility for some increased latency and/or packet loss to the file servers. We will be monitoring for any performance issues and will be prepared to roll back the changes if necessary.
Update 13:07: This work has been completed without any noticeable interruptions. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any file service related issues.
February IRIS Server Patching
Microsoft will release their patches for the month on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024. Various IRIS Windows and Linux servers will be patched and rebooted Tuesday or Wednesday.
PRINT, WINTERM and WDS will automatically patch and reboot Wednesday, February 14th, at 3:00am. WINTERM may be unavailable till 10:00am Wednesday, February 14th, depending on additional software updates.
Linux servers lists.eecs, iris2.eecs (for access to the network and roster databases), and login.eecs will be patched and rebooted Tuesday night. DNS servers cronus and rhea may also be briefly unavailable while rebooting at approximately 8:00pm Tuesday.
On Wednesday, February 14th, the departmental DHCP server is scheduled for downtime from 10pm to 10:30pm (actual downtime is expected to be shorter than scheduled).
[Read more…] about February IRIS Server PatchingUnexpected Power Outage at Campus Datacenter
A test of temporary generator power at the campus Data Center didn’t go well, and the Data Center was shut down at about 11am this morning. This affects a number of IRIS services, such as lists.eecs (mailing lists) and IRIS apps (account and system registration requests), and is also having an impact on wifi authentication.
Please see the Berkeley Status Dashboard for updates: https://berkeley.statusdashboard.com/event/192049/
[Read more…] about Unexpected Power Outage at Campus DatacenterFile Server Maintenance (2 of 3), Thurs. 2/8 1PM
Today, February 8th, between 1 and 3 PM, we will be performing network maintenance on one of the NetApp file servers which provides home and project file storage.
We expect no noticeable impact from this work, but there is the possibility for some increased latency and/or packet loss to the file servers. We will be monitoring for any performance issues and will be prepared to roll back the changes if necessary.
Update: This work was completed without any interruption to file shares. Please email help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any issues.
File Server Maintenance, Thurs. 1/25 1PM
This Thursday, January 25th, between 1 and 3 PM, we will be performing network maintenance on one of the NetApp file servers which provides home and project file storage.
We expect no noticeable impact from this work, but there is the possibility for some increased latency and/or packet loss to the file servers. We will be monitoring for any performance issues and will be prepared to roll back the changes if necessary.
Update 1/25 14:14: This work has been completed. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you notice any issues with file service.
Sutardja Dai Network Interruptions, Wed. 1/10
From 6AM to 10AM on Wednesday, January 10th, facilities will be performing electrical work in Sutardja Dai Hall which will affect power to our network equipment.
We expect that as a result, there will be two 5-10 minute network outages throughout SDH, one each at the beginning and end of the electrical work.
During these two periods, please expect all wired and wireless networks to be unavailable while our equipment reboots. We expect full network service to resume after each of these periods, however if we experience an unexpected prolonged outage we will update this post with more information.
Update 1/10 12:30PM: All SDH networks are online and stable after a couple brief interruptions earlier this morning. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you continue to experience any network-related issues.
January IRIS Server Patching
Microsoft will release their patches for the month on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024. Various IRIS Windows and Linux servers will be patched and rebooted Tuesday or Wednesday.
PRINT, WINTERM and WDS will automatically patch and reboot Wednesday, January 10th, at 3:00am. WINTERM may be unavailable till 10:00am Wednesday, January 10th, depending on additional software updates.
Linux servers lists.eecs, iris2.eecs (for access to the network and roster databases), and login.eecs will be patched and rebooted Tuesday night. DNS servers cronus and rhea may also be briefly unavailable while rebooting at approximately 8:00pm Tuesday.
On Wednesday, January 10th, the departmental DHCP server is scheduled for downtime from 10pm to 10:30pm (actual downtime is expected to be shorter than scheduled).
[Read more…] about January IRIS Server PatchingMailing List maintenance, Wed 6-6:30pm
The Department’s mailing list server lists.eecs.berkeley.edu will be offline for maintenance beginning at 6pm on Wednesday, January 3 2024. The server should be back up no later than 6:30pm. During this time the web interface will not be accessible, and mail to mailing lists will be delayed. This maintenance is to prepare for the January 4th power outage.
[Read more…] about Mailing List maintenance, Wed 6-6:30pmEECS Network Core Maintenance, Tues. 12/26
Between 11AM and 5PM on Tuesday, December 26th, we will be performing maintenance on one of the EECS core routers in Soda Hall in preparation for various other projects occurring in 2024. We expect that this maintenance should not affect any network traffic; however there is the possibility of a brief (~5 minute) outage to some networks in the event of an unforeseen circumstance.
Update 12/26 14:46: This maintenance has been completed without any impact to network service. Please contact us at help@eecs.berkeley.edu if you are experiencing any network issues.