CS Network Status

This page lists both active and recently closed CS network alerts. If you would like more information about an alert, or if you have an issue you would like to report, send email to helpdesk [-at-] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu or call extension 52720.

Current Active Alerts

There are no current active alerts. Network operations are normal.

Have an issue that you need to report? Send email to helpdesk [-at-] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu.

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Past Alerts

Updated Issue Summary Impact
09.14.2025 13:08 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 09/14/2025 from 10am to 12pm

Users may see a very short IPv4 connectivity disruption to AVW datacenter and a few minutes of IPv6 downtime.

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08.20.2025 21:53 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 08/20/2025 from 9pm to 10pm

Users may see a short IPv4 connectivity disruption to AVW datacenter and a few minutes of IPv6 downtime.

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08.20.2025 14:03 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 08/19/2025 from 9pm to 10pm

Users may see a short IPv4 connectivity disruption to AVW datacenter and a few minutes of IPv6 downtime.

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08.13.2025 21:02 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 08/12/2025 from 9pm to 10pm

Users may see a very short IPv4 connectivity disruption to AVW datacenter and a few minutes of IPv6 downtime.

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08.10.2025 23:51 Gitlab upgrade on 08/10/2025 from 9am to 10am

GitLab will undergo software updates on  08/10/2025 Sunday from 9am to 10am . During this time, the server may be intermittently unavailable. We appreciate your understanding as we work to improve our services.

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07.24.2025 22:33 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 07/24/2025 from 10pm to 11pm

All users of CS IT services housed in our datacenter may notice two network outages lasting fewer than 5 minutes each.

 		Moderate
07.07.2025 11:24 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 07/06/2025 from 10am to 12pm

All users of CS IT services housed in our datacenter may notice two network outages lasting fewer than 5 minutes each.

 		Moderate
07.02.2025 15:36 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 06/15/2025 from 10am to 11am

All users of CS IT services with private IP addresses housed in our datacenter may notice up to 2 network outages lasting fewer than 5 minutes each.

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06.12.2025 13:56 Maintenance work on our AVW datacenter firewall on 06/10/2025 from 5pm to 6 pm.

All users of CS IT services housed in our datacenter may notice up to 2 network outages lasting fewer than 5 minutes each.

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05.23.2025 14:34 CS VPN would be retired and replace with GlobalProtect

On Thursday, May 22nd, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., CS VPN will be retired and replaced by GlobalProtect. Users should expect the same level of access from GlobalProtect as from CS VPN. 

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