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
08.07.2020 00:05 NFS server online

The NFS server is back online. NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts.

 		Light
08.07.2020 00:05 NFS Server mounts are down

Our NFS server is currently undergoing unexpected maintenance. All services that rely on NFS may be down for the next hour. This includes home directories and web sites.

An announcement status will be made once the server is back online; NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts.

 		Heavy
07.26.2020 11:12 Updating SSL certificates

We are replacing the SSL certificates used for most department-run websites. We do not expect this to cause any issues.

 		None
07.26.2020 11:12 Campus-wide Power Outages impacting access to workstations in Iribe

Facilities Management has notified us of a major campus power issue. Systems that do not have battery backup will be inaccessible.

 		Heavy
07.17.2020 00:54 NFS server online

The NFS server is back online. NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts.

 

 		Light
05.28.2020 10:33 NFS Server mounts are down

Our NFS server is currently undergoing unexpected maintenance. All services that rely on NFS may be down for the next hour. An announcement status will be made once the server is back online; NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts.

 		Heavy
04.21.2020 13:31 Outage of submit and "mailman" mailing list server

Update: Service was restored by 1:00pm. Shortly before Noon today, the server running submit.cs.umd.edu experienced an outage. Projected up time: 2:00pm. Some CSD mailing lists will experience delayed delivery of messages. All message will be delivered once service is restored. System admins are busy addressing these issues.

 		Moderate
04.21.2020 12:22 DNS Server retirement

We have retired one of our DNS servers. If you are having issues resolving DNS queries, please contact CS Helpdesk to get updated DNS information.

 		Light
04.21.2020 12:22 Intermittent routing issue due to failed hardware. Admins are investigating.

Steps have been taken to mitigate the impact of this hardware failure, and all affected equipment is redundant, but further outages of up to 2.5 minutes may be possible if additional hardware failover is required.

 		Moderate
01.07.2020 09:29 Virtualization Cluster Issue Resolved

Please contact the CS helpdesk if you have further issues with your virtual machine.

 		None