Maintenance complete and all LDAP servers appear to be functioning normally.

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:42 AM Irelann Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> *What is happening?*
> Starting at 6AM Sunday morning we will be optimizing the LDAP databases on
> our LDAP servers and then we will apply security updates and reboot.  We
> will do these one at a time so no more than one is down at any time.
>
> Most services should be unaffected since we have redundant LDAP servers,
> however There may be brief interruptions in the ability to log in to some
> services.   There may be a delay in password changes being made effective.
>
> *How long will it take?*
> We expect this work to take 15 tot 20 minutes per LDAP server (we have
> 4).  We are reserving additional time in case problems arise.
>
> *Why is this work necessary?*
> From time to time LDAP databases becomes fragmented and must be rebuilt to
> maintain performance.    For security and support reasons we need to keep
> our systems running on recent well supported operating systems.
>
> What happens if the work is not successful?
>
> We will back out to snapshots of these machines taken prior to application
> of the changes.
>
> For Support of UMS software, services, or systems please contact IT
> Support Services at 800.696.4357 or by email: [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>.
>
>
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> Irelann Kerry Anderson          phone:    (207)581-3508
> Systems and Operations
> Information Technology Services
> University of Maine System
> 5752 Neville Hall
> Orono, Maine 04469-5752
>


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Irelann Kerry Anderson          phone:    (207)581-3508
Systems and Operations
Information Technology Services
University of Maine System
5752 Neville Hall
Orono, Maine 04469-5752