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Scheduled Outage: PPCS/ETS/GAC/Cobalt Networks in Cory Hall

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On Thursday, October 16th, between 6 and 7 AM, IST will be performing a scheduled upgrade on their switch in Cory Hall. This upgrade will result in an outage for the following networks:

– PPCS (169.229.210.0/26, 128.32.211.0/27)
– ETS / General Assignment Classrooms (169.229.246.0/24, 169.229.250.128/27)
– UCPD Cobalt Network (10.254.244.0/24)

For updates, please see ucbsystems.org, CMR# 3286. Please direct any questions or concerns to Kevin Wong at IST-Telecom: kwong@ack.berkeley.edu.
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Updated Synopsys Licensing

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The new licenses for Synopsys tools (such as Sentaurus WorkBench), effective September 25, 2014, are limited to working with new versions of the tools — generally those with a 2014 release date. You may need to update your PATH to include the newer versions.

The following package release versions are included in the current licensing. These are installed on Instructional systems, and most are available on the department’s /usr/eesww for machines that mount it.

For Synopsys licensing, please note that the license server has changed. See /usr/eesww/synopsys/README for details.

CustomExplorer                  (customexp_vJ-2014.09)
HSPICE                          (hspice_vJ-2014.09)
Hercules                        (hercules_vB-2008.09-SP5)
Raphael                         (raphael_vJ-2014.09)
Saber                           (saber_vI-2013.12)
StarRC                          (starrc_vJ-2014.06-SP2)
Synplify FPGA                   (s_fpga_vJ-2014.09)
TCAD Sentaurus                  (tcad_sentaurus_vJ-2014.09)
TCAD Sentaurus PCM Studio       (sentaurus_pcm_vJ-2014.06)
VCS MX                          (vcs_mx_vI-2014.03-SP1)
VCS VCSi                        (vcs_vI-2014.03-SP1)
VCS Verification Library        (vcs_verif_vJ-2014.06-SP1)

If you need help with configuring these changes, feel free to email help@eecs. It would be useful to provide the output from the following commands:

which swb
echo $LM_LICENSE_FILE
echo $SHELL

Brief Scheduled Outage for EECS Wireless

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There will be a brief scheduled outage of all EECS wireless networks on this Friday, September 19th, in order to perform a minor configuration change which will require a reboot of the wireless controllers. The maintenance will begin at 6:30AM and is expected to be complete by 7AM.

This is scheduled to coincide with a related maintenance being performed by IST on their wireless controllers, which serve the rest of campus. Information on the IST scheduled outage can be found at ucbsystems.org, CMR #3214.

This outage will affect all wireless networks (including AirBears) in all EECS locations: Soda, Cory, Sutardja Dai, and Blum Halls, as well as the Calvin Lab and the BWRC, and some areas of the Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

For questions, concerns, or comments, please contact help@eecs.berkeley.edu.

Thanks,
IRIS Network Group
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PHP upgrade on apps.eecs, Wednesday Sep 3

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We have had numerous requests to upgrade PHP on apps.eecs to a newer version. Version 5.3 is available for this operating system and, barring any complaints, will be installed Wednesday, September 3rd beginning at 5pm. The server will be briefly restarted between 5pm and 6pm to complete the installation. This will affect the web hosts:

  • apps.eecs.berkeley.edu
  • bjc.berkeley.edu
  • bsim.eecs.berkeley.edu
  • csillustrated.berkeley.edu
  • leed.eecs.berkeley.edu
  • rt.eecs.berkeley.edu
  • snap.berkeley.edu
  • wiki.eecs.berkeley.edu
  • www-device.eecs.berkeley.edu

If you manage content on any of these hosts, please check your scripts for compatibility with PHP 5.3. The following references may be helpful

  • http://php.net/manual/en/migration52.php
  • http://php.net/manual/en/migration53.php
  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9587767/upgrading-from-php-5-1-to-php-5-3

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EECS Wireless Network Upgrades, Outages, and Changes

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On Saturday, August 30th, between 11AM and 6PM, we will be replacing the EECS wireless controllers with newer models. As a result, all wireless networks in all EECS locations will be offline during the upgrade. The wired network will not be affected.

Networks affected: EECS, EECS-Secure, EECS-Open, EECS-Guest, EECS-Robonet, EECS-Viper, 326capture, 540capture, AirBears, AirBears2, attwifi.

Locations affected: Soda Hall, Cory Hall, Sutardja Dai Hall, Calvin Lab, Blum Hall, Sibley Auditorium, Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Additionally, the following changes are being made to EECS wireless network offerings:

EECS: this network will be renamed to EECS-PSK and the security protocol will be changed from WEP to WPA2-PSK, which is much more secure. The preshared key (password) used to access the network will not change.

EECS-Open: this network will no longer be offered.

326capture and 540capture: these networks are being merged into a single network called EECS-Capture. The preshared key will not change.

Simons: the Simons SSID will no longer be offered.

Please direct any questions or concerns to help@eecs.berkeley.edu.
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