Welcome to IRIS in EECS
Recent News Items:
- login.eecs offlineOur unix login server, login.eecs, is temporarily offline. We will be building a new virtual machine to replace it, and hope to have it in service by tomorrow.
- Update to nameservers, NTP serversWe have maintained our own recursive nameservers within EECS for many years, enabling client machines to resolve hostnames to IP addresses. These servers also functioned as local NTP (time) servers. In the spirit of simplification, we are retiring these machines and will be utilizing campus servers for these services. Effective immediately, we are updating our… Read more: Update to nameservers, NTP servers
- CIFS shares from Project/Home unavailableWindows and MacOS systems use CIFS shares on our NetApp fileservers for home directories and project space. With the sunsetting of our EECS Active Directory, we are in the process of migrating our NetApp to the Campus Active Directory. In that process, we’ve run into some unexpected issues, and are working with campus IT staff… Read more: CIFS shares from Project/Home unavailable
- August IRIS Server PatchingMicrosoft will release their patches for the month on Tuesday, August 11th, 2026. Various IRIS Windows and Linux servers will be patched and rebooted Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Linux servers lists.eecs, iris2.eecs, (for access to the network and roster databases) will be patched and rebooted Wednesday night. DNS servers cronus and themis may also be… Read more: August IRIS Server Patching
- July IRIS Server PatchingMicrosoft will release their patches for the month on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. Various IRIS Windows and Linux servers will be patched and rebooted Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Linux servers lists.eecs, iris2.eecs, (for access to the network and roster databases) will be patched and rebooted Wednesday night. DNS servers cronus and themis may also be… Read more: July IRIS Server Patching
Other Items of Note:
- Annual Laptop Season: IRIS Laptop Orders