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.

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Past Alerts

Updated Issue Summary Impact
11.26.2015 20:29 One load balanced web server is still down, all other systems back to normal. Light
11.26.2015 17:24 Thur Nov 26: CS System Maintenance 1p - 5p

Between 1-5pm on Thurs., 11/26, you may notice brief disruptions to the following services: Web Server (1 hr. outage), authentication (15 min. outage), network connectivity (5 min.).

Light
11.26.2015 15:24 Web sites will be down for up to 1 hour for database and hardware maintenance. Heavy
11.26.2015 13:44 Horvitz Cluster is back up after scheduled maintenance. Light
11.25.2015 09:17 Interruptions to CS services requiring authentication

It is possible that users will soon notice disruptions of service where CS authentication is needed. We are working on resolving the problem. Early this morning updates were automatically run on two of our authentication servers. This update "broke" authentication on those machines. Before we were able to disable the update from running on the primary authentication server, the update ran at 9:00am.

Moderate
11.20.2015 09:19 CS Websites back up. Outage caused by ethernet cable failure. None
10.22.2015 23:26 RESOLVED: Earlier authentication problem resolved around 12:30pm
10.22.2015 23:26 Authentication to CS mail & Linux DOWN

We are currently experience an outage of the service that allows authentication to CS Linux systems. i.e., CS Users cannot access mail via imap or webmail.

Heavy
09.17.2015 12:39 Mail Delivery Delays to @cs.umd.edu from Outside

We are aware of mail delivery problems to @cs.umd.edu from outside the department that began around 4:30pm yesterday (9-10-2015). The messages are queued and will be delivered shortly.

Moderate
09.17.2015 12:39 Earlier mail delay resolved- all mail delivered

The earlier delay in delivery impacted some users of the Dept's mail, those users with an mbox format. These messages were not lost. All mail has now been delivered.