UNIVERSITY COMPUTER CENTER (UCC) Correspondence No. DDD00100

INFORMATIONAL ITEM:

May 7, 1999

Software Changes on the SP (UNIX/AIX) System

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ATTENTION: Deans, Directors, Department Heads, and Other Interested Parties

This replaces DDD00098. Those changes were not implemented due to technical reasons.

The following software changes will occur on the SP (UNIX/AIX) system between May 14 and May 16, 1999. On Friday, May 14, 1999 - on the Control Workstation (CWS):

The upgrade will begin after 12 noon and will take 6-8 hours.

Note: The only service that will be affected during this upgrade will be the ability to change passwords on the SP.

On Saturday, May 15, 1999 - on Node 1 and Node 2:

The upgrade will begin at 5:00 a.m. and will take 6-8 hours.

Note: Node 1 is used to logon/interactively compute and hosts the SP webserver. Node 2 is used for batch processing and hosts the backup webserver.

Note: Interactive and batch will be unavailable during the upgrade.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Computer Center Help Desk at 486-4357 (located in Room M001 and open Monday- Thursday 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.).

This communication and other informational mailings to Deans, Directors, and Department Heads are accessible from the Computer Center " Policies" web page at the following address:

http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/uccpols.html

By: Malcolm L. Toedt

Executive Director