11-Aug-2025

Upcoming Windows Security Upgrade

If you are a CLASSE Windows user, please see this announcement of an upcoming security upgrade.

[PSA] Cornell Network Interruptions: Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 @ 5:00 AM

On Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 from 5:00 AM to 8:00 AM, there will be an upgrade of the switches that support network infrastructure on campus and at remote sites that use CIT-managed switches. The following Cornell services will be affected: RedRover, eduroam, and Cornell Visitor wifi, as well as wired connections. For more information, please see https://itservicealerts.hosting.cornell.edu/view/7567.

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General network and server maintenance will occur every Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM. The CLASSE-IT group will always announce any expected disruptions in our NewsLetter and via CLASSE-IT-NEWS-L, but with the size and complexity of our network there is always the potential for something to go wrong. We will do our best to contain all network maintenance and planned outages to Tuesdays from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM.

Unless other arrangements have been made, CLASSE-managed Windows systems may be updated and rebooted on Tuesday morning at 2:00 AM, so please avoid critical or lengthy operations at that time. For more details, please see SystemExpectations.

The BeamPASS application receives bug fixes and new features on Tuesdays. When these updates are made, users will be logged out but should be able to login again within a few minutes. If you find BeamPASS is unavailable for longer than that, please submit a ServiceRequest.

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Questions or problems? Submit a service request (or email service-classe@cornell.edu).

Other resources:

• CLASSE-IT Home Page
• Previous newsletters

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