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
1 current active alerts
| Updated | Issue | Summary | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.09.2025 09:58 | Gitlab upgrade Sunday Feb 9 from 10am to 11 am. |
GitLab will undergo software updates on Sunday, February 9, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. During this time, the server may be intermittently unavailable. We appreciate your understanding as we work to improve our services. |
Light |
Past Alerts
| Updated | Issue | Summary | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.2021 23:45 | Mediawiki Upgrades |
Mediawiki will be upgraded on Sunday, October 10, between 12 PM and 12 AM. This period is necessary to allow for complete testing of this major upgrade. Any individual site will not be down for more than a few seconds at a time. |
Light |
| 09.30.2021 11:33 | Minor updates to CS Project webhosting. You may see a brief error message. | Light | |
| 08.25.2021 20:31 | NFS server maintenance. Webservers and filesystems read-only or unaccessible |
NFS server maintenance. Webservers and filesystems are read-only or unaccessible, including junkfood home directories, personal web spaces, projects, and other NFS mounts. |
Heavy |
| 08.25.2021 16:22 | Scheduled Patching: Third Tuesdays |
The department will install updates on supported systems on the third Tuesday of each month. We will post a separate announcement if there is any major disruption expected. |
Light |
| 08.25.2021 16:22 | Additional Patching to be completed today |
A few systems will be patched today between the hours of 12noon-4pm. Please expect up to 15mins of possible outages. Thanks |
Light |
| 05.31.2021 14:18 | Firewall maintenance completed. Contact the helpdesk with any network issues. | None | |
| 05.31.2021 14:17 | Firewall Updates - Monday May 31, 12 PM - 5 PM - Minor packet loss possible | Light | |
| 05.02.2021 10:49 | CS VPN Config Change |
Due to a certificate renewel, CS users who use OpenVPN to access the CS VPN need to download updated configurations, which are available at https://helpdesk.cs.umd.edu/faq/connecting/vpn . This predominately applies to people running Linux on their home machines. |
Light |
| 05.02.2021 10:49 | Firewall Updates - Sunday April 4, 10 PM - 1 AM - Minor packet loss possible | Light | |
| 03.04.2021 11:22 | Verizon Outage affecting access to campus |
Verizon is experiencing routing issues, which can slow or prevent traffic from accessing CS and campus systems. You may experience issues even if you do not have Verizon internet. |
Moderate |