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