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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.20.2020 07:34 | Troubleshooting of Hardware/software issue |
One of the three servers that provides the department with authentication and DNS is experiencing intermittent problems. You may notice slowness or timeouts as we work to identify the issue. If you have a persistent problem, please contact the dept. IT staff. We will post a notification when the problem is resolved. |
Light |
| 08.07.2020 00:05 | NFS server online |
The NFS server is back online. NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts. |
Light |
| 08.07.2020 00:05 | NFS Server mounts are down |
Our NFS server is currently undergoing unexpected maintenance. All services that rely on NFS may be down for the next hour. This includes home directories and web sites. An announcement status will be made once the server is back online; NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts. |
Heavy |
| 07.26.2020 11:12 | Updating SSL certificates |
We are replacing the SSL certificates used for most department-run websites. We do not expect this to cause any issues. |
None |
| 07.26.2020 11:12 | Campus-wide Power Outages impacting access to workstations in Iribe |
Facilities Management has notified us of a major campus power issue. Systems that do not have battery backup will be inaccessible. |
Heavy |
| 07.17.2020 00:54 | NFS server online |
The NFS server is back online. NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts.
|
Light |
| 05.28.2020 10:33 | NFS Server mounts are down |
Our NFS server is currently undergoing unexpected maintenance. All services that rely on NFS may be down for the next hour. An announcement status will be made once the server is back online; NFS mounts may need to be refreshed to remove stale mounts. |
Heavy |
| 04.21.2020 13:31 | Outage of submit and "mailman" mailing list server |
Update: Service was restored by 1:00pm. Shortly before Noon today, the server running submit.cs.umd.edu experienced an outage. Projected up time: 2:00pm. Some CSD mailing lists will experience delayed delivery of messages. All message will be delivered once service is restored. System admins are busy addressing these issues. |
Moderate |
| 04.21.2020 12:22 | DNS Server retirement |
We have retired one of our DNS servers. If you are having issues resolving DNS queries, please contact CS Helpdesk to get updated DNS information. |
Light |
| 04.21.2020 12:22 | Intermittent routing issue due to failed hardware. Admins are investigating. |
Steps have been taken to mitigate the impact of this hardware failure, and all affected equipment is redundant, but further outages of up to 2.5 minutes may be possible if additional hardware failover is required. |
Moderate |