WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Computational Science and AI Directorate will be upgrading the RHV/GPCF virtual cluster. This work is expected to be transparent to users. If there are any issues, it is possible that some virtual machines may have to be rebooted. WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? Wednesday, March 15, 2023; 8 a.m. to 4 pm. Central Time WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? There should be no impact to users unless an unexpected issue requires rebooting one or more…
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WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Information Technology Division will be performing maintenance on the wireless networks to improve client connectivity. WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? Saturday, March 11; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? During this time FGZ, Guest and Eduroam wireless network users may experience brief network disruptions for a few seconds. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? You do not need to take any action. This message is for your information only….
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The FermiWorks human capital management system will be updated to Workday version 2023R1. The update will occur from Friday, March 10 at 9 p.m. through Saturday, March 11 at noon Central Time. FermiWorks will be unavailable during this time.
Phishing emails are a type of online scam that targets individuals by sending them an email that appears to be from a well-known source. Phishing is the preferred method for attackers to compromise an organization and our entire Fermilab community is constantly under attack. The cybersecurity team has been observing an increase in phishing attempts, with individuals posing as senior leaders, vendor representatives, and even Fermilab employees, to steal valuable information or disrupt our services. Cybersecurity and IT have defenses…
WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Information Technology Division will be upgrading the Citrix portal (https://sage.fnal.gov), which is used to access the restricted environment that contains the lab’s business/financial applications. WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? Sunday, March 12; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? During this time, the Citrix portal (https://sage.fnal.gov) will be unavailable. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? You do not need to take any action. This message is for your information only….
Last week, about 200 physicists worldwide celebrated in a symposium at Fermilab the life and accomplishments of our friend and colleague Professor Meenakshi Narain from Brown University, who passed away on Jan. 1, 2023. Meena, as many of us knew her for many years, was an inspirational leader and champion of diversity. She was a renowned experimental particle physicist and considered by many as a “force of nature.” Her impact on the physics community has left an indelible mark –…
WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Information Technology Division will be performing VoIP maintenance. WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? Thursday, March 9; 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Central Time WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? During this time, there will be some disruptions to Fermilab phone and Jabber services. VoIP phones and Cisco Jabber may show as “registering” periodically. During these disruptions, active phone calls will not drop, but users may not be able to transfer or make a conference call during…
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WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Information Technology Division has released macOS Ventura v13 for general Mac users. WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? macOS Ventura v13 is now available. WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? The upgrade to macOS Ventura v13 is not mandatory. Not all printer drivers have been tested or repackaged. Please contact the Service Desk BEFORE upgrading if you need to use a Fermi printer. The upgrade process may take 30 minutes or more depending on hardware and network…