We need to do an “off-cycle” downtime for the Windows File Server that delivers N: drives, user profiles, and dept shares. The downtime should begin at 9pm on Friday, Jan 23 and shouldn’t last more than 30 minutes (in reality a lot less, hopefully). During the work, CAT supported Windows computers (desktops and laptops) will [...]
There will be REBOOTS of all MCECS supported Windows Servers at 6 PM on Friday, January 16th, 2026. This work should be completed by 7 PM. This will include the Windows Homedirs (N: drives) and roaming profiles, access to Stashes, Printing, Networked Applications and Network Licenses. This work is needed to ensure that Windows Updates [...]
Yes, it’s happening on a holiday but just in case people are trying to use it, be aware that we will be bringing down the server that runs the services portal (services.cecs.pdx.edu) for an operating system upgrade. This should happen at about 5pm on Friday, January 2nd. The downtime is expected to be short (about [...]
Sometime on Monday, December 1, we will be blocking internet access to all known or likely Windows 10 systems on the wired MCECS network. Over the Summer, we worked with a number of identifiable systems and their users. We are now at the final stage of that process, especially for systems where user identities are [...]
Primary notification of upcoming system or network downtimes, outages, or changes are through e-mail. Depending on circumstances, we will give as much advance notice as possible. The mailing lists for faculty/staff are populated by the departments. The distribution scope for MCECS students typically uses your enrollment status in the current or previous term. The DOWNTIMES [...]