This maintenance has been completed and all the LDAP servers appear to be
functioning as expected.

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 2:32 PM Irelann Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> *What is happening?*
> Starting at 6AM on Sunday November 19th.  We will apply updates to and
> restart o <http://nameo.its.maine.edu/>ur LDAP servers.   We will also
> take this opportunity to defragment the LDAP databases.  The affected
> machines are:
>
> Machine Name Aliases Notes
> lv-o-ldap-m.its.maine.edu <http://lc-o-ldap-m.its.maine.edu/> ldap
> -primary.its.maine.edu
> ldap-m.its.maine.edu Primary
> lv-o-ldap-b2.its.maine.edu ldap-bulk.its.maine.edu ldap-b.its.maine.edu
> <http://ldap-bulk.its.maine.edu/> Replica for bulk use
> lv-o-ldap-1.its.maine.edu ldap-1.its.maine.edu ldap.its.maine.edu Replica
> for general use
> lv-p-ldap-2.its.maine.edu ldap-2.its.maine.edu ldap.its.maine.edu
> <http://ldap-2.its.maine.edu/> Replica for general use
> lv-o-nameo.its.maine.edu nameo.its.maine.edu Legacy, please use ldap
> -1.its.maine.edu or ldap.its.maine.edu
> lv-p-namep.its.maine.edu namep.its.maine.edu Legacy, please use ldap
> -2.its.maine.edu or ldap.its.maine.edu
> Note: Please refer to these LDAP servers by their aliases, not the
> machine names when using them.  The machine names are subject to change,
> but we will make sure the aliases point to an appropriate machine.
>
> We will do these one at a time so no more than one server will be
> unavailable at a time.
>
> Most services should be unaffected since we run redundant LDAP servers.
>  Password changes may be delayed while an LDAP server is down.
>
> *How long will it take?*
> We expect this work to take about 15 minutes per LDAP server.
>
> *Why is this work necessary?*
> For security and support reasons we need to keep our systems running on
> recent well supported operating systems.  From time to time the LDAP database
> becomes fragmented and must be rebuilt to maintain performance.
>
> What happens if the work is not successful?
>
> We will back out to the previous configuration on these machines.
>
> 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]>.
>
>
> --
> Irelann Kerry Anderson
> Systems Software Analyst
> IT Enterprise Computing & Applications
> University of Maine System
>


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Irelann Kerry Anderson
Systems Software Analyst
IT Enterprise Computing & Applications
University of Maine System