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Scheduled wireless security certificate update, Friday, August 31, 2012 between 6 am and 8 am

Wireless security certificates will be updated on August 31, 2012 between 6 am and 8 am. Existing users with MAC and iOS devices having issues connecting to the RU-Secure wireless network should follow the instructions available at http://www.ryerson.ca/ccs/connecting/oncampus/wireless/how/newCertificate.html. – Computing … Continue reading

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Groupwise (GWPOS2) service interruption – Aug. 21, 2012 5:00 AM – 7:05 AM

The web interface for the GroupWise server GWPOS2 was not available this morning from 5 AM – 7:05 AM.   A forced reboot was carried out this morning and full services were restored at approximately 7:05 AM. The outage affected e-mail services for CCS staff. We … Continue reading

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Interruption to Wireless Access – 12:30 pm 20-August-20

Wireless access was interrupted for all locations except TRSM. One of the wireless controllers had to be rebooted to clear the issue. Service was restored @ 13:20 20-August-20 . We apologize for the interruption. Computing and Communications Services

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Intermittent LDAP authentication failures – Friday, July 27, 2012 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Various LDAP servers used for authentication experienced high CPU load this morning, causing intermittent response for various applications, includuing my.ryerson, Blackboard, eHR, Confluence, Jira and others.   The problem started around 8:00 AM and was resolved around 9:30 AM, following a … Continue reading

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Intermittent Connectivity to Wireless Users Across Campus – July 26, 2012 – 13:45 PM

A defective blade in a WDS (Wireless Distribution Switch) was noticed at approximately 13:45 today. This caused intermittent connectivity to wireless users across campus. The blade was replaced at approximately 14:00 and connectivity is now stable. We apologize for the … Continue reading

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sharedata service disruption: Tuesday, July 24 2012 11:30 PM – 11:35 PM

A 5 minute interruption of the CFAPS sharedata (S: drive) services will be experienced tonight, Tuesday, July 24 2012, starting at ~11:30 PM, to allow for the increase of system resources on the server (memory). We apologize for the service … Continue reading

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my.ryerson.ca, Blackboard, eHR, RAMSS service disruption: Friday, July 20 2012 7:21 AM – 7:34 AM

A scheduled firewall upgrade carried out this morning temporarily disrupted my.ryerson and applications accessed through the portal, including Blackboard, eHR and RAMSS.    The service disruption started around 7:21 AM and lasted until 7:34 AM. We apologize for the service disruption. … Continue reading

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RAMSS, Confluence, Jira unavailable Friday, July 13, 2012

A scheduled firewall upgrade was not successful and technical staff had to back out of the change.   However, some applications did not recover properly.   RAMSS, Confluence and Jira were affected.   RAMSS services were restored around 9:16 am. Confluence and Jira services were restored … Continue reading

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General Network Slow Response – July 10, 2012 08:15 AM

At approximately 8:15 am today, CCS started receiving reports of a general slow response when accessing core Ryerson applications as well as the Internet. Preliminary investigation indicates the problem to be with the network core firewall cluster.  CCS IT Security staff are investigating … Continue reading

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AMC Theatre, Bookstore, and Digital Media Zone Network Outage – July 1

Late last night all connectivity to the Digital Media Zone in 10 Dundas, along with the AMC Theatres, and the Bookstore was lost. It was determined and confirmed this morning via a site visit that somewhere in an underground tunnel … Continue reading

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