Server and Network Maintenance

To the Harvard Chan School community:

On Thursday, September 12th, we will perform our regular monthly system maintenance to all servers and network equipment.

The maintenance window will last from 7PM to 1AM.

Please reboot your computer afterwards to apply updates and prepare Windows 7 computers for the upgrade to Windows 10.

The following services will be affected during the dates and times above:

– File and Print services
– ICF File services
– ICF Print services
– Mailman listservs
– Scan-to-email functionality for network copiers
– Local SMTP email services
– FILR (formerly NetStorage)
– Powerfaids and NetPartner
– Kiteworks by Accellion File Transfer service
– Wasabi
– Labpoint
– CCure and Passage Point
– Administrative forms (account requests, visitor pass requests, computer setup, etc.)
– ICF VDI/Virtual Desktop System
– Staff VDI/Virtual Desktop System
– Kiosk VDI/Virtual Desktop System
– Web Server (main www.hsph.harvard.edu site)
– The Forum Web Site

All other services will be unaffected during the maintenance window, including the following:
– HUIT O365 (Outlook) email system
– my.harvard

Upcoming Maintenance Windows:

10/10/2019
11/14/2019
12/12/2019

Please contact our IT Helpdesk at (617) 432-4357 or email helpdesk@hsph.harvard.edu for any questions or concerns you may have regarding this information.

Thank You,
Deane Eastwood, CIO

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Department of Information Technology