22 Apr 2024 AlmaLinux 9 On 30 Jun 2024, Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) will reach its end of life and will no longer receive updates after that date. CLASSE IT recomme...
15 Apr 2024 Linux Updates: Tuesday, 16 Apr 2024 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 16 Apr 2024 at 10:00 AM, the latest Linux kernels will be pushed to all CLASSE Linux boxes...
08 Apr 2024 New VPN Deployment Starting Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024, we began introducing a new always on VPN service called ZeroTier, which will replace Pritunl on CLA...
01 Apr 2024 New VPN Deployment This Week: Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024 On Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024, we will begin introducing a new always on VPN service called ZeroTier, wh...
25 Mar 2024 PSA CIT Network Disruption: Thursday, 28 Mar 2024 @ 4:00 AM On Thursday, 28 Mar 2024, between approximately 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM, CIT Network Enginee...
18 Mar 2024 CLASSE VPN Upgrade: 02 Apr 2024 On Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024, we will begin introducing a new always on VPN service called ZeroTier, which will replace Pr...
11 Mar 2024 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 12 Mar 2024 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 12 Mar 2024, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
04 Mar 2024 AlmaLinux 9 On 30 Jun 2024, Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) will reach its end of life and will no longer receive updates after that date. CLASSE IT recomme...
26 Feb 2024 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 27 Feb 2024, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unav...
19 Feb 2024 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 20 Feb 2024 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 20 Feb 2024, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
12 Feb 2024 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
05 Feb 2024 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 06 Feb 2024 If you are a Computing.NoMachine user, at the end of TODAY, Monday, 05 Feb 2024, please save your work and log...
29 Jan 2024 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 30 Jan 2024 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 30 Jan 2024, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
22 Jan 2024 Linux NVIDIA and CUDA Updates The latest NVIDIA drivers and CUDA Toolkit (12 3 12.3.2 1) have been pushed to all CLASSE Linux boxes. Please reboot yo...
08 Jan 2024 Potential Service Interruptions: Tuesday, 09 Jan 2024 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 09 Jan 2024, at 10:00 AM, maintenance will be conducted on the CLASSE vi...
02 Jan 2024 AlmaLinux 9 On 30 Jun 2024, Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) will reach its end of life and will no longer receive updates after that date. CLASSE IT recomme...
20 Dec 2023 2023: The Year in Review Happy holidays from CLASSE IT! 2023 was another busy year filled with constant IT changes resulting from space modifications...
18 Dec 2023 Linux Updates: Tuesday, 19 Dec 2023 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 19 Dec 2023, at 10:00 AM, the latest Linux kernels will be pushed to all CLASSE Linux boxe...
11 Dec 2023 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unav...
04 Dec 2023 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unav...
27 Nov 2023 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 28 Nov 2023 If you are a Computing.NoMachine user, at the end of TODAY, Monday, 27 Nov 2023, please save your work and log...
20 Nov 2023 MongoDB Server Upgrade: Tuesday, 20 Nov 2023 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 20 Nov 2023, at 10:00 AM, the central CLASSE MongoDB server will be upgraded from...
13 Nov 2023 AlmaLinux 9 On 30 Jun 2024, Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) will reach its end of life and will no longer receive updates after that date. CLASSE IT recomme...
06 Nov 2023 Potential Service Interruptions: Tuesday, 07 Nov 2023 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 07 Nov 2023, at 10:00 AM, maintenance will be conducted on the CLASSE vi...
30 Oct 2023 Potential Service Interruptions: Tuesday, 31 Oct 2023 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 31 Oct 2023, at 10:00 AM, maintenance will be conducted on the CLASSE vi...
23 Oct 2023 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 24 Oct 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 24 Oct 2023, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unav...
16 Oct 2023 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 17 Oct 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 17 Oct 2023, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unav...
09 Oct 2023 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 10 Oct 2023 If you are a Computing.NoMachine user, at the end of TODAY, Monday, 09 Oct 2023, please save your work and log...
02 Oct 2023 Windows Terminal Server Outage: Tuesday, 03 Oct 2023 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 03 Oct 2023, at 10:00 AM, we will begin an upgrade of the Windows termina...
25 Sep 2023 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 26 Sep 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 26 Sep 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
18 Sep 2023 Potential Service Interruptions: Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023 @ 10:00 AM At 10:00 AM on Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023, maintenance will be conducted on the CLASSE vir...
11 Sep 2023 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 12 Sep 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 12 Sep 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
05 Sep 2023 CLASSE Windows Laptops: Monday Night Updates If you are using a CLASSE managed Windows laptop while working from home, please connect to the CLASSE V...
28 Aug 2023 Gitlab Update: Tuesday, 29 Aug 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 29 Aug 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
21 Aug 2023 Possible Network Glitch: Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023, at 10:30 AM, there might be a momentary glitch or pause on CLASSE n...
14 Aug 2023 PSA CAC/Weill Scientific Computing Training Series This past year, Cornell's Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) and Weill Cornell Medicine's Scient...
07 Aug 2023 Power Outage Recovery Status Following the scheduled power outage at Wilson Lab at the end of July, all central CLASSE IT services have now been rest...
31 Jul 2023 Power Outage Recovery Status Following the scheduled power outage at Wilson Lab last weekend, all central CLASSE IT services have now been restored, ...
24 Jul 2023 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 25 Jul 2023 If you are a Computing.NoMachine user, at the end of TODAY, Monday, 24 Jul 2023, please save your work and log...
17 Jul 2023 CLASSE Computing Outages: 26 Jul 2023 to 31 Jul 2023 From Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023, through Monday, 31 Jul 2023, CLASSE computing services both onsite ...
10 Jul 2023 CLASSE Computing Outage: Week of 24 Jul 2023 Through 31 Jul 2023 A building wide power outage at Wilson Lab is scheduled to occur from Friday, 28 Jul...
03 Jul 2023 Computing.NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 04 Jul 2023 If you are a Computing.NoMachine user, at the end of TODAY, Monday, 03 Jul 2023, please save your wo...
26 Jun 2023 CLASSE Computing Outage: 28 Jul 2023 to 30 Jul 2023 From Friday, 28 Jul 2023, through Sunday, 30 Jul 2023, a scheduled power outage at Wilson Lab wil...
24 Jul 2023 CLASSE Computing Outages: 28 Jul 2023 to 30 Jul 2023 This week, a series of scheduled power outages at Wilson Lab will disrupt CLASSE computing servi...
16 Jun 2023 Wilson Lab Office Networking Maintenance Over the next two weeks, from 20 Jun 2023 to 30 Jun 2023, we will be cleaning up network cables in the Wilso...
12 Jun 2023 Cloudpaging Player Update: Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023, at 10:30 AM, the AppsAnywhere Cloudpaging Player software will be...
05 Jun 2023 Wilson Lab 320 Printer/Copier Retirement: Wednesday, 07 Jun 2023 On Wednesday, 07 Jun 2023, the following equipment in W 320 will no longer be availa...
29 May 2023 LNX201 Reboot: Tuesday, 30 May 2023 @ 12:00 Noon On Tuesday, 30 May 2023, at 12:00 noon, the general Linux login node, LNX201, will be unavailable fo...
22 May 2023 PSA Cornell Microsoft Sign in Upgrade: Wednesday, 24 May 2023 On Wednesday, 24 May 2023, the sign in process for Cornell Microsoft services like Off...
15 May 2023 Gitlab Updates: Tuesday, 16 May 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 16 May 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE Gitlab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
08 May 2023 Gitlab Updates: Tuesday, 09 May 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 09 May 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE Gitlab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
22 Aug 2022 Brief Autodesk License Outage: Wednesday, 24 Aug 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Wednesday, 24 Aug 2022, from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM, there will be a brief outage o...
06 MAR 2023 Ring Central Cornell is in the process of migrating all CLASSE phone numbers to Ring Central. Although support requests should go through CIT, pleas...
01 May 2023 Gitlab Updates: Tuesday, 02 May 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 02 May 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE Gitlab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
24 Apr 2023 Nudge Software on CLASSE Managed Macs: Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023 On Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023, to improve the security of CLASSE Managed Macs, CLASSE IT will i...
17 Apr 2023 Autodesk Vault Outage: Tuesday, 18 Apr 2023 @ 4:00 PM On Tuesday, 18 Apr 2023 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, the Vault server go offline for an update. Aft...
10 Apr 2023 Compute Farm Maintenance: Wednesday, 12 Apr 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Wednesday, 12 Apr 2023, starting at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE Compute Farm will undergo ser...
03 Apr 2023 Service Interruptions: Tuesday, 04 Apr 2023 @ 10:00 AM At 10:00 AM on Tuesday 04 Apr 2023, the following servers will be rebooted. This is necessary...
27 Mar 2023 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 28 Mar 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 28 Mar 2023, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unav...
20 Mar 2023 CLASSE Duo with ScreenConnect: Tuesday, 04 Apr 2023 Since March 2022, CLASSE Duo has been available for ScreenConnect on an opt in basis. As part of ...
13 Mar 2023 Gitlab Updates: Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
27 Feb 2023 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 28 Feb 2023 If you are a NoMachine user, at the end of TODAY, Monday, 27 Feb 2023, please save your work and log out of an...
20 Feb 2023 Possible Brief Service Interruption: Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023, at 10:30 AM, we will be performing UPS maintenance on t...
13 Feb 2023 Possible Brief Service Interruption: Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023, at 10:30 AM, we will be performing UPS maintenance on t...
06 Feb 2023 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday 07 Feb 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 07 Feb 2023, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unava...
30 Jan 2023 Gitlab Updates: Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 31 Jan 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
23 Jan 2023 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023 If you are a Computing.NoMachine user, at the end of the day TODAY, Monday, 23 Jan 2023, please save your work...
17 Jan 2023 CLASSE VPN (Pritunl) Outage: Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE VPN service, Pritunl, will be unavailab...
09 Jan 2023 CLASSE VPN (Pritunl) Outage: Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE VPN service, Pritunl, will be unavailab...
23 Dec 2022 2022: The Year in Review Happy holidays from CLASSE IT! When reflecting on the past year, one theme that emerges is the continued evolution towards h...
19 Dec 2022 Computer Care Over Winter Break Similar to recent years, we are making the following recommendations for the winter break from 24 Dec 2022 through 02...
12 Dec 2022 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
05 Dec 2022 ScreenConnect Maintenance: Tuesday, 06 Dec 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 06 Dec 2022, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be...
28 Nov 2022 CLASSE Account Expiration Notices Every CLASSE computer account needs to be renewed periodically, usually every two years. As the account expiration ...
14 Nov 2022 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 15 Nov 2022 If you are a NoMachine user, at the end of the day TODAY, Monday, 14 Nov 2022, please save your work and log o...
07 Nov 2022 ScreenConnect Maintenance: Tuesday, 08 Nov 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 08 Nov 2022, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be...
31 Oct 2022 Printing 11x17 Format in Wilson Lab As previously announced, the 11x17 printer in Wilson 320 (chesstrailer_ricoh_ap610n) has been retired. For genera...
24 Oct 2022 macOS Catalina Deprecation Apple has officially announced that macOS Ventura (i.e., macOS 13) will be released today, Monday, 24 Oct 2022. After this...
17 Oct 2022 Printing 11x17 Format in Wilson Lab The 11x17 printer in Wilson 320 (chesstrailer_ricoh_ap610n) is obsolete and will soon be retired. For general pur...
10 Oct 2022 ScreenConnect: Opt In to CLASSE Duo Since March 2022, CLASSE Duo has been enabled for remote access to CLASSE computers via NoMachine, SSH, X2Go, and...
03 Oct 2022 NoMachine Update: Tuesday, 04 Oct 2022 Today, 03 Oct 2022, please save your work and log out of any Computing.NoMachine Virtual Desktops at the end o...
26 Sep 2022 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 27 Sep 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 27 Sep 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour...
19 Sep 2022 AppsAnywhere Server Upgrade: Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022 @ 9:00 AM On Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, there will be a series of brief outages...
29 Aug 2022 Gitlab Updates: Tuesday, 30 Aug 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 30 Aug 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
15 Aug 2022 Brief Autodesk License Outage: Tuesday, 16 Aug 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 16 Aug 2022, from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM, there will be a brief outage of Au...
01 Aug 2022 ScreenConnect Maintenance: Tuesday, 02 Aug 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 02 Aug 2022, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be...
25 Jul 2022 ScreenConnect Maintenance: Tuesday, 02 Aug 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 02 Aug 2022, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be...
18 Jul 2022 Compute Farm Reduced Capacity: CANCELLED We have cancelled the Compute Farm disruption that was originally scheduled for this week (announced in last...
11 Jul 2022 GitLab Updates: Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
05 Jul 2022 GitLab Updates: Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 12 Jul 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
27 Jun 2022 Possible Service Interruptions: Tuesday, 28 Jun 2022 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 28 Jun 2022, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, there is a possibility of brief...
21 Jun 2022 ScreenConnect: Opt In to CLASSE Duo Earlier this year, CLASSE Duo was enabled for remote access to CLASSE computers via NoMachine, SSH, X2Go, and Glo...
13 Jun 2022 Central Filesystem Maintenance: Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022, from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, there will be periodic brief pause...
06 Jun 2022 GitLab Updates: Tuesday, 07 Jun 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 07 Jun 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
31 MAY 2022 Virtual Machine Maintenance: Wednesday, 01 Jun 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Wednesday, 01 Jun 2022, from 10:30 11:30 AM, there will be brief interuptions as ...
23 May 2022 Possible Brief Network Interruption: Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022 @ 12:00 Noon On Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM, there is a slight chance ...
16 May 2022 Possible Brief Network Interruption: Tuesday, 17 May 2022 @ 12:00 Noon On Tuesday, 17 May 2022, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM, there is a slight chance ...
09 May 2022 Pritunl and Duo In the Pritunl software, we recommend that you leave the "Autostart Off" setting untouched, in order to avoid spurious Duo prompts (e...
02 May 2022 Unexpected CLASSE Duo Prompt: What To Do? If you receive an unexpected prompt from CLASSE Duo on your phone or tablet, please stop and think twice ...
25 Apr 2022 ScreenConnect: Opt In to CLASSE Duo Since early March, CLASSE Duo has been enabled for remote access to CLASSE computers via NoMachine, SSH, X2Go, an...
18 Apr 2022 GitLab Updates: Tuesday, 19 Apr 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 19 Apr 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
11 Apr 2022 GitLab Updates: Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
13 Mon 2020 CLASSE Computing Outages: 22 Jul 2020 to 27 Jul 2020 During the week of 20 Jul 2020, a series of scheduled power outages at Wilson Lab will disrupt C...
21 Jul 2020 CLASSE Computing Outages: 22 Jul 2020 to 27 Jul 2020 This week, a series of scheduled power outages at Wilson Lab will disrupt CLASSE computing servi...
01 Jun 2020 IT Equipment for Home Use If you plan to retrieve computer equipment from your office or lab for use at home, please inform CLASSE IT by submitting a...
01 Jun 2021 Campus network outages: Saturday, 05 Jun 2021 and Sunday, 06 Jun 2021 CIT This weekend, on both Saturday, 05 Jun 2021, and Sunday, 06 Jun 2021, bet...
08 Jun 2020 IT Equipment for Home Use If you plan to retrieve computer equipment from your office or lab for use at home, please inform CLASSE IT by submitting a...
15 Jun 2020 IT Equipment for Home Use If you plan to retrieve computer equipment from your office or lab for use at home, please inform CLASSE IT by submitting a...
21 Jun 2021 Firefox Deprecation and User Installations (Windows) As previously announced, Vivaldi has now replaced Firefox as the primary web browser on CLASSE c...
22 Jun 2020 CLASSE Windows Laptops: Monday Night Updates If you are using a CLASSE managed Windows laptop while working from home, please connect to the CLASSE V...
29 Jun 2020 ScreenConnect Upgrade: Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020, starting at 10:30 AM, the ScreenConnect service will be unavailable f...
16 MAR 2020 Working From Home * The CLASSE Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides access to CLASSE central storage (a.k.a samba), etc. * CLASSE computers c...
23 Mar 2020 CLASSE IT Online Help Desk: Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 @ 10:30 AM Are you having problems with working from home? This Thursday, 26 Mar 2020, from 10:30 t...
07 May 2018 From Noon to 1PM on Tuesday, 08 May 2018, the following central servers and filesystems will be unavailable. Please note that this includes the CLASS...
10 May 2021 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 11 May 2021, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately 15 minut...
17 May 2021 Maintenance Filesystem Expansion: Tuesday, 18 May 2021 @ 11:00 AM On Tuesday 18 May 2021, starting at 11:00 AM, the \\samba\maintenance filesystem wi...
24 May 2021 New Windows VPN Installation In preparation for a future Windows VPN migration, we have installed a new VPN application known as Pritunl (pronounced ...
25 May 2020 CLASSE Windows Laptops: Monday Night Updates If you are using a CLASSE managed Windows laptop while working from home, please connect to the CLASSE V...
02 Nov 2020 JAMF Self Service for Macs Last July, all CLASSE managed Macs were migrated to a new configuration and management system called JAMF. With JAMF, user...
15 Nov 2021 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021 @ 12:00 Noon On Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021, starting at 12:00 noon, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be ...
19 Nov 2018 CLASSE VPN Certificate File Update Because of an expired security certificate, all computers (both personal and CLASSE managed) that connect to the C...
22 Nov 2021 OpenVPN Retirement: Monday, 28 Feb 2022 On Monday, 28 Feb 2022, we plan to shut down the legacy CLASSE VPN service, Computing/CmpGrp/Obsolete.OpenVPN...
26 Nov 2018 Network Maintenance: Tuesday, 27 Nov 2018 @ 10 AM On Tuesday, 27 Nov 2018, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, we will be performing some network maintenanc...
29 Nov 2021 General Filesystem Outage: Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021 @ 5:00 PM On Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021, there will be a general CLASSE filesystem outage from 5:00 PM to 6...
19 Oct 2020 LNS Protected Reorganization: Beginning Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020 Over the next three weeks, we are planning to apply a security upgrade to the LNS Protec...
26 Oct 2020 LNS Protected Reorganization: Ongoing As previously announced, on Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020, at 10:00 AM, there will be a brief network glitch on the LNS ...
28 Oct 2019 Firefox Update: Tuesday, 29 Oct 2019 On Tuesday, 29 Oct 2019, Firefox on CLASSE managed Windows and Linux computers will be updated from version 60 t...
09 Sep 2019 General Network Maintenance: Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, we will be upgrading the LNS Prote...
14 Sep 2020 CLASSE Windows Laptops: Monday Night Updates If you are using a CLASSE managed Windows laptop while working from home, please connect to the CLASSE V...
07 Feb 2022 Pritunl Client Update: Tuesday, 08 Feb 2022 On Tuesday, 08 Feb 2022, the Pritunl client software will be updated on CLASSE managed Windows computers ...
14 Feb 2022 CLASSE VPN (Pritunl) Outage: Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE VPN service, Pritunl, will be unavailab...
21 Feb 2022 PSB Conference Room Computer Upgrades: This Week This week, on Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022 and Thursday, 24 Feb 2022, we will be upgrading the PSB conferenc...
28 Feb 2022 CLASSE Duo for Remote Logins: Tuesday, 22 Mar 2022 @ 10:00 AM As previously announced, CLASSE has adopted Duo for two factor authentication, and we a...
07 Mar 2022 Microsoft Office 2021 Upgrade: Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022 On Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022, we are planning to upgrade Microsoft Office on CLASSE managed Windows co...
05 Apr 2021 Preparing for Autodesk 2021: Monday, 05 Apr 2021 In preparation for a future Autodesk 2021 upgrade, Autodesk users are requested to keep their comput...
26 Apr 2021 Autodesk 2021 Upgrade: Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021 On Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021, upgraded Autodesk 2021 products will be made available in Computing.AppsAnywhere...
29 Apr 2019 Windows Laptops OpenVPN Client Upgrade: Tuesday, 30 Apr 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 30 Apr 2019, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, the Computing/CmpGrp/Ob...
13 Aug 2018 Isolating non CLASSE managed personal devices In an effort to improve the security of critical infrastructure services, we will gradually be isolatin...
03 Dec 2018 CLASSE VPN Certificate File Update As we mentioned in last week's newsletter, because of an expired security certificate, all computers (both persona...
07 Dec 2020 Adobe Flash Uninstallation: Tuesday, 08 Dec 2020 (Test Your Websites) As previously announced, on Tuesday, 08 Dec 2020, we will begin uninstalling Ad...
13 Dec 2021 CLASSE Network Outage: Wednesday, 15 Dec 2021 @ 9:00 AM On Wednesday, 15 Dec 2021, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon, there will be a general network outage...
14 Dec 2020 Scientific Linux 7.9 Upgrade: Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 On Tuesday, we will be updating all CLASSE Scientific Linux (SL) 7 systems from SL 7.8 to SL 7.9 a...
20 Dec 2021 Linux Updates: Tuesday, 21 Dec 2021 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 21 Dec 2021, at 10:00 AM, the latest Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) kernels and NVIDIA drivers w...
21 Dec 2020 Virtual Machine Cluster Upgrade: Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon, we will upgrade the CLASSE...
01 Feb 2021 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 02 Feb 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 02 Feb 2021, starting at 10:30 AM, the ScreenConnect service will be unavailable fo...
03 Jan 2022 Reboot Your Linux Computers Last December, the latest Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) kernels and NVIDIA drivers were pushed to all CLASSE SL7 boxes. Please...
04 Jan 2021 NoMachine Update: Tuesday Morning, 05 Jan 2021 On Tuesday morning, 05 Jan 2021, all CLASSE NoMachine servers will update to v7 during the regular wee...
10 Jan 2022 CLASSE Duo for CHESS Remote Logins: Tuesday, 11 Jan 2022 @ 10:00 AM As previously announced, CLASSE has adopted Duo for two factor authentication, an...
11 Jan 2021 CHESS Filesystem Maintenance: Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 @ Noon Starting at Noon on Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021, the CHESS Aux and CHESS Scratch filesystems will ...
18 Jan 2022 OpenVPN Retirement: Monday, 28 Feb 2022 On Monday, 28 Feb 2022, we plan to shut down the legacy CLASSE VPN service, Computing/CmpGrp/Obsolete.OpenVPN...
19 Jan 2021 GitLab Upgrade: Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021, starting at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be upgraded, and the service wi...
24 Jan 2022 Computing.NoMachine Updates: Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022 Please save your work and log out of any Computing.NoMachine Virtual Desktops at the end of today, ...
25 Jan 2021 CIT Two Step Login for Academic Applications: Monday, 25 Jan 2021 On Monday, 25 Jan 2021, CIT will enable two step login for key academic applicatio...
31 Jan 2022 OpenVPN Retirement: Monday, 28 Feb 2022 On Monday, 28 Feb 2022, we plan to shut down the legacy CLASSE VPN service, Computing/CmpGrp/Obsolete.OpenVPN...
06 Jul 2020 CLASSE Computing Outage: 24 Jul 2020 to 25 Jul 2020 On Friday, 24 Jul 2020 and Saturday, 25 Jul 2020, a series of scheduled power outages at Wilson L...
04 Apr 2022 Microsoft Office 2021 Upgrade: Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022 On Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022, Microsoft Office on CLASSE managed Windows computers will be upgraded to...
28 Mar 2022 NoMachine Updates: Tuesday, 29 Mar 2022 Please save your work and log out of any NoMachine Virtual Desktops at the end of today, Monday, 28 Mar 2022....
21 Mar 2022 GitLab Updates: Tuesday, 22 Mar 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 22 Mar 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hou...
14 Mar 2022 CLASSE VPN (Pritunl) Interruption: Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022, at 10:30 AM, the CLASSE VPN service, Pritunl, will be una...
22 Dec 2021 2021: The Year in Review Happy Holidays from all of us in CLASSE IT! It has certainly been another eventful and unpredictable year for us. On the one...
06 Dec 2021 Service Glitches Possible: Tuesday, 07 Dec 2021 @ 9:00 AM On Tuesday, 07 Dec 2021, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon, there is a possibility of brief servic...
08 Nov 2021 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021 @ 12:00 Noon On Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021, starting at 12:00 noon, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be ...
01 Nov 2021 CLASSE Windows Laptops: Monday Night Updates If you are using a CLASSE managed Windows laptop, please make sure it is on a CLASSE network every Monda...
25 Oct 2021 New Windows Printer Queues: Tuesday, 26 Oct 2021 As previously announced, on Tuesday, 26 Oct 2021, we are migrating Windows printer queues from CUPS ...
18 Oct 2021 New Windows Printer Queues: Tuesday, 19 Oct 2021 As previously announced, we are introducing a new method for printing from Windows, called PrinterLo...
11 Oct 2021 Printing at CLASSE Because of recent security concerns around networked printing, we will be introducing a new method for printing on CLASSE managed ...
04 Oct 2021 Printing at CLASSE Because of recent security concerns around networked printing, we will be introducing a new method for printing on CLASSE managed ...
27 Sep 2021 Printers At CLASSE For a comprehensive list of available printers, including location and capabilities, please see https://wiki.classe.cornell.edu/Co...
20 Sep 2021 Virtual Machine Cluster Maintenance: Wednesday, 22 Sep 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Wednesday, 22 Sep 2021, between 10:30 AM and 12:00 noon, we will perform ro...
13 Sep 2021 Windows ESET Update: Tuesday, 14 Sep 2021 @ 12:00 Noon Starting at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 14 Sep 2021, ESET endpoint security will be updated on CLAS...
07 Sep 2021 CLASSE Managed Windows ESET update: 14 Sep 2021 @ Noon Starting at Noon 14 Sep 2021, ESET endpoint security will be updated on CLASSE Managed Windows...
30 Aug 2021 AppsAnywhere Upgrade: Tuesday, 31 Aug 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 31 Aug 2021, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, the Computing.AppsAnywhere service will be ...
23 Aug 2021 Compute Farm Reduced Capacity: 23 Aug 2021 to 25 Aug 2021 Starting Monday, 23 Aug 2021 @ 8:00 AM, most CLASSE Compute Farm batch queues will be disab...
16 Aug 2021 Compute Farm Reduced Capacity: 23 Aug 2021 to 25 Aug 2021 Starting Monday, 23 Aug 2021 @ 8:00 AM, most CLASSE Compute Farm batch queues will be disab...
09 Aug 2021 Fake Antivirus Popups If you have a CLASSE managed computer, you might occasionally see legitimate popup windows from our ESET antivirus software. An...
02 Aug 2021 CLASSE Network Outage: Tuesday, 03 Aug 2021 @ 9:00 AM On Tuesday, 03 Aug 2021, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon, there will be a general network outage for...
26 Jul 2021 Upcoming Schedule for Summer Down This table summarizes important dates for CLASSE IT during the 2021 summer down. For more information on each item,...
19 Jul 2021 Upcoming Schedule for Summer Down This table summarizes important dates for CLASSE IT during the 2021 summer down. For more information on each item,...
12 Jul 2021 Upcoming Schedule for Summer Down This table summarizes important dates for CLASSE IT during the 2021 summer down. For more information on each item,...
06 Jul 2021 Windows Firefox Uninstallation: Tuesday, 13 Jul 2021 As previously announced, Vivaldi has now replaced Firefox as the primary web browser on CLASSE c...
28 Jun 2021 GitLab Update: Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 29 Jun 2021, at 10:30 AM, there will be a brief 5 10 minute outage of the CLASSE GitLab wh...
14 Jun 2021 ScreenConnect Maintenance: Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021 @ 2:00 PM On Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021, starting at 2:00 PM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be u...
07 Jun 2021 ScreenConnect Maintenance: Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be...
03 May 2021 Firefox User Installations The centrally managed Firefox update that was announced last week will be postponed until a later date. In the meantime, i...
19 Apr 2021 Firefox Update: Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021 Although Vivaldi is the primary web browser on CLASSE computers, and Firefox is now deprecated, we continue to m...
12 Apr 2021 Farm Subnet Maintenance Tuesday 13 Apr 2021 @ 10:00AM On Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021 @ 10:00AM, we will be performing minor maintenance on the networking ...
29 Mar 2021 Spring Down Maintenance: Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 On Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021, we will be performing minor maintenance on the central CLASSE infrastructure c...
22 Mar 2021 Spring Down Maintenance: Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 On Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021, we will be performing minor maintenance on the central CLASSE infrastructure c...
26 Mar 2018 New Web Client for CLASSE Chat Service CLASSE provides a chat service for all CLASSE users, using CLASSE authentication. The service was designed to ...
15 Mar 2021 ScreenConnect Update: Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021, starting at 10:30 AM, the Computing.ScreenConnect service will be unav...
08 Mar 2021 AppsAnywhere Update: Tuesday, 09 Mar 2021 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 09 Mar 2021, beginning at 10:30 AM, the Computing.AppsAnywhere CloudPaging Player wi...
01 Mar 2021 Please Perform Your Lenovo Updates On CLASSE Lenovo computers, you may occasionally see a pop up window from the Lenovo System Update utility, which ...
22 Feb 2021 Reminder: Use Samba for Important Files This is a periodic reminder that files stored locally on CLASSE computers are not backed up. Please move any ...
15 Feb 2021 Network Outage Cancelled: Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 We are cancelling a network outage announced in meetings at the end of last week, that was tentatively...
08 Feb 2021 CIT Cornell Wireless Network Outage: Tuesday, 09 Feb 2021 @ 5:00 AM On Tuesday, February 9th at 5:00am the Cornell University wireless system will b...
22 Dec 2020 2020: The Year in Review In the past, the CLASSE IT holiday newsletter has included statistics summarizing our activities for the year. However, 2020...
24 Dec 2019 2019: The Year in Review 2019 was another busy, transformative year for CLASSE and for CLASSE IT. We devoted significant resources to CHESS and CBET...
30 Nov 2020 AppsAnywhere Update: Tuesday, 01 Dec 2020 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 01 Dec 2020, beginning at 10:00 AM, the Computing.AppsAnywhere CloudPaging Player wi...
23 Nov 2020 ScreenConnect Maintenance: Tuesday, 24 Nov 2020 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 24 Nov 2020, starting at 10:30 AM, the ScreenConnect service will be unavailab...
16 Nov 2020 macOS Big Sur: Wait To Upgrade Last week, Apple released a new major version of macOS (version 11), known as Big Sur. CLASSE IT and CIT are both reco...
09 Nov 2020 Adobe Flash Deprecation: Test Your Websites As previously announced, we will be uninstalling Adobe Flash from CLASSE managed computers during the mon...
12 Oct 2020 LNS Protected Reorganization On two consecutive Tuesdays, 20 Oct 2020 and 27 Oct 2020, we will apply a security upgrade to the LNS Protected network,...
05 Oct 2020 Windows 7 Quarantine Starting Monday, 05 Oct 2020 On Monday, 05 Oct 2020, Cornell's IT Security Office will start using the Network Quarantine to con...
28 Sep 2020 Windows 7 Quarantine Starting 05 Oct 2020 On 05 Oct 2020, Cornell's IT Security Office will start using the Network Quarantine to contain, or disable...
21 Sep 2020 Web Browsers for CULearn CU101 Last week, Cornell introduced a new required staff training available as CULearn course CU101. In our testing, this co...
07 Sep 2020 CHESS Public Network Outage: Wednesday, 09 Sep 2020 @ 4:00 AM On Wednesday, 09 Sep 2020, from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM, there will be an outage of the CHES...
31 Aug 2020 MATLAB License Renewal for 2020 2021 MATLAB licenses for CLASSE have been renewed until 31 Jul 2021. Most CLASSE installations of MATLAB (including t...
24 Aug 2020 Linux Update to SL7.8: Tuesday, 25 Aug 2020 and Wednesday, 26 Aug 2020 Starting Tuesday, we will be updating all CLASSE Scientific Linux (SL) 7 syste...
17 Aug 2020 MATLAB License Renewal for 2020 2021 MATLAB licenses for CLASSE have been renewed until 31 Jul 2021. Most CLASSE installations of MATLAB (including t...
10 Aug 2020 Service Outage Summary Last Wednesday, 05 Aug 2020, there was an extended unscheduled outage of central CLASSE IT services from approximately 10:30 A...
03 Aug 2020 AppsAnywhere Upgrade: Tuesday, 04 Aug 2020 @ 8:00 AM On Tuesday, 04 Aug 2020, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon, the Computing.AppsAnywhere service will be ...
27 Jul 2020 Power Outage Recovery: Monday, 27 Jul 2020 Following the scheduled power outages at Wilson Lab last weekend, all central CLASSE IT services have now ...
18 May 2020 Zoom Security Updates (Action Required) In the near future, Zoom will implement two security changes that require the following actions by its users:...
11 May 2020 Wiki Tutorial: Friday, 15 May 2020 @ 2:00 PM On Friday, 15 May 2020, at 2:00 PM, CLASSE IT will host a wiki tutorial on Zoom: https://cornell.zoom.us...
04 May 2020 Work From Home IT Purchases While working from home, if you need to purchase IT equipment or software which is intended for future use at the lab (e....
27 Apr 2020 CHESS DAQ Rotation 10AM Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 With the completion of the 2020 1 run, the main CHESS Data Acquisition file systems will be rotated ...
20 Apr 2020 IT Purchases While working from home, if you need to purchase IT equipment or software which is intended for future use the lab (e.g. printers, moni...
13 April 2020 Online Trainings from IT@Cornell Are you looking to brush up on your computer skills? Do you want to learn a new programming language? With a Corne...
06 Apr 2020 Linux At Home If you run Linux at home and want to build software that will eventually run at CLASSE, or if you want to run software that was built a...
15 Apr 2019 ScreenConnect Upgrade: Tuesday, 16 Apr 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 16 Apr 2019, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, we will upgrade our ScreenConnect server...
30 Apr 2018 Reminder: ScreenConnect for Remote Access, LogMeIn Deprecated After many years of using LogMeIn as our remote access solution for Windows computers, ...
26 Aug 2019 LNX201 Maintenance: Tuesday, 27 Aug 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 27 Aug 2019, our general purposes Linux login node, lnx201, will be DOWN for one hour...
18 Dec 2017 RESCHEDULED: Home disk maintenance Tuesday 02 Jan 2018 At approximately 4pm on Tuesday, 02 Jan 2018, all public CLASSE home directories will become...
18 Dec 2018 2018: The Year in Review It has been a year of many changes at CLASSE, with the complete overhaul of the Wilson Lab experimental areas for CHESS U an...
03 Feb 2020 Accelerator SVN Certificate Update: Tuesday, 04 Feb 2020 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 04 Feb 2020, at 10:00 AM, the SSL certificate for the accelerator SVN...
12 Feb 2018 Remote Access: Introducting ScreenConnect, LogMeIn Deprecated After many years of using LogMeIn as our remote access solution for Windows computers, ...
22 Jul 2019 Virtual Machine Cluster Upgrade: Tuesday, 23 Jul 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 23 Jul 2019, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon, we will upgrade the CLASSE...
09 Mar 2020 ScreenConnect Upgrade: Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020 @ 11:30 AM On Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020, starting at 11:30 AM, the ScreenConnect service will be unavailable f...
20 May 2019 RDP Gateway Shutdown To address a recently disclosed Windows vulnerability, we have shut down the CHESS Remote Desktop Gateway server. If you are aff...
04 Nov 2019 Reminder: No Backups for Desktops and Laptops CLASSE IT does NOT provide local backups of CLASSE managed desktops and laptops. Instead, please store ...
02 Mar 2020 Upcoming Change: Windows Firewall During the spring down of April 2020, we will begin enabling the ESET firewall on CLASSE managed Windows computers,...
24 Feb 2020 Remove Windows 7 on LNS Protected and CHESS Public If you have a personal Windows 7 laptop connected to the LNS Protected or CHESS Public networks, p...
17 Feb 2020 Upcoming Change: Windows Firewall During the spring down of April 2020, we will begin enabling the ESET firewall on CLASSE managed Windows computers,...
10 Feb 2020 Goodbye, Linux Login Messages After some consideration, the CLASSE Linux login messages (technically known as the sshd banner and "message of the day...
27 Jan 2020 Autodesk 2020 Upgrade: Monday, 27 Jan 2020 @ 3:00 PM On Monday, 27 Jan 2020, at 3:00 PM, we will begin migrating Autodesk products (AutoCAD, Inventor...
17 Jan 2020 Because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on 20 Jan 2020, next week's CLASSE IT newsletter is being delivered to you early. Autodesk 2020 Upgrade: Monday...
13 Jan 2020 AppsAnywhere Outage: TODAY, 13 Jan 2020 @ 2:00 PM With apologies for the short notice, TODAY, 13 Jan 2020, starting at 2:00 PM, there will be an outa...
06 Jan 2020 Windows 7 Network Termination: Tuesday, 07 Jan 2020 Microsoft has set an end of life date for Windows 7 of 14 Jan 2020. After this date, no security ...
23 Dec 2019 Windows 7 Network Termination on 07 Jan 2020 Microsoft has set an end of life date for Windows 7 of 14 Jan 2020. After this date, no security update...
16 Dec 2019 ScreenConnect Upgrade: Tuesday, 17 Dec 2019 @ 10:00 AM This Tuesday, 17 Dec 2019, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, we will be upgrading our ScreenConnect s...
09 Dec 2019 X2Go Desktop Sharing and Software Update: Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019 On Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019, a major update to the X2Go server will be pushed to all CLASS...
25 Nov 2019 New Computer Shortage Because of a widely reported shortage of Intel CPUs, many of our standard computer models are currently backordered with our su...
18 Nov 2019 LNX201 Reboot: Tuesday, 19 Nov 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 19 Nov 2019, at 10:00 AM, the general purpose Linux login node, LNX201, will be rebooted f...
11 Nov 2019 Windows 7 Network Termination on 07 Jan 2020 Microsoft has set an end of life date for Windows 7 of 14 Jan 2020. After this date, no security updates...
21 Oct 2019 Upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 10 On January 14, 2020, Microsoft is ending support for the Windows 7 operating system. To prepare for this deadline, ...
14 Oct 2019 CHESS Firewall Upgrade: Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019 @ 9:00 AM On Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM, we will be upgrading the internal CHESS fir...
07 OCT 2019 Tomcat maintenance 10am 08 OCT 2019 From 10 11am Tuesday, 08 OCT 2018, the CLASSE central tomcat service will be down for maintenance. During this...
30 Sep 2019 New Compute Farm Queues and Nodes Users of the CLASSE Compute Farm might notice that we recently added four new CHESS queues to the Farm. These queue...
23 Sep 2019 Samba Server Configuration Update: Monday, 23 Sep 2019 @ 5:00 PM This evening, 23 Sep 2019, at 5:00 PM, the central CLASSE Samba server will be recon...
16 Sep 2019 ESET Endpoint Security Client Update: Tuesday, 24 Sep 2019 On Tuesday, 24 Sep 2019, the ESET Endpoint Security Client will be updated on CLASSE manag...
03 Sep 2019 Newman Network Upgrade: Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019 @ 10 AM Next Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019 starting at 10:00 AM, we will be upgrading the main CLASSE network swi...
19 Aug 2019 Matlab Update The 2019a version of Matlab is now available on CLASSE Linux, using the command "matlab r 2019a" or "matlab r latest". Please see the...
12 Aug 2019 Compute Farm Outage Wednesday 14 Aug 2019 @ 1PM At 1PM Wednesday 14 Aug 2019, electrical work will be conducted on the East Module. To prepare for...
05 Aug 2019 Upcoming Compute Farm Outage In approximately two weeks, there will be a power outage in the Wilson Lab East Module, which will affect the CLASSE Com...
15 Jul 2019 ScreenConnect Upgrade: Tuesday, 16 Jul 2019 @ 10:00 AM This Tuesday, 16 Jul 2019, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, we will be upgrading our ScreenConnect...
08 Jul 2019 CLASSE Account Expirations: Tuesday, 09 Jul 2019 (TOMORROW) Please note that many CLASSE accounts are set to expire on Tuesday, 09 Jul 2019. Affected...
01 Jul 2019 Timesheet Has Replaced Replicon The Replicon application for tracking effort at the lab was retired on June 30 and replaced with Timesheet. Starting ...
24 Jun 2019 Salaried Employees Begin Using Timesheet July 1 The Replicon application for tracking effort at the lab will be retired on June 30 and replaced with ...
17 Jun 2019 Hourly Employees Begin Using Timesheet App This Week The Replicon application for tracking effort at the lab will be retired this summer and replaced...
10 Jun 2019 Central Filesystem Maintenance: Tuesday, 11 Jun 2019 @ 11:00 AM On Tuesday, 11 Jun 2019, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, several central Linux filesystems ...
03 Jun 2019 Central Filesystem Maintenance: Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019 @ 12:00 Noon On Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM, several central Linux filesyst...
28 May 2019 Summer Usage of Public Terminal Rooms Between 28 May 2019 and 09 Aug 2019, CLASSE will be hosting 30 summer students in the SERCCS, SUnRiSE, PREM, R...
13 May 2019 Central Filesystem Maintenance: Tuesday, 14 May 2019 @ 12:00 Noon On Tuesday, 14 May 2019, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM, central Linux filesystems will...
06 May 2019 ESET Endpoint Protection Upgrade: Tuesday, 07 May 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 07 May 2019, beginning at 10:00 AM, we will begin upgrading the ESET En...
22 Apr 2019 Brief Pause of CESR Online Filesystems: Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019, at 10:00 AM, there will be a configuration update of...
01 Apr 2019 Problems Sending Email to service classe #64;cornell.edu Beginning on Sunday, 31 Mar 2019, some users have been unable to reach service classe #64;co...
25 Mar 2019 New Computer Shortage In our 25 Feb 2019 newsletter, we noted that availability of new computers is being affected by a widely reported shortage of I...
18 Mar 2019 Possible Network Disruption: Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, there will be possible network dis...
11 Mar 2019 PSB Conference Room Computers This week, we will replace the old Linux computers in the PSB conference rooms (PSB 301, 308, and 470) with new Mac Min...
04 Mar 2019 Potential Network Disruption: Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon, there will be potential network d...
25 Feb 2019 Wilson Lab West Module Switch Replacement: Tuesday, 26 Feb 2019 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 26 Feb 2019, at 10:00 AM, we will replace a defective network ...
18 Feb 2019 AppsAnywhere Upgrade: Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019 @ 7:30 AM On Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019, from 7:30 AM to 12:00 noon, the Computing.AppsAnywhere service will be ...
11 Feb 2019 Wilson Lab Chilled Water Shutdown: Potential Disruptions and Performance Degradation From 11 Feb 2019 (today) through 22 Feb 2019, the Wilson Lab ser...
28 Jan 2018 AppsAnywhere Upgrade: Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019 @ 7:30 AM On Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019, from 7:30 AM to 12:00 noon, the Computing.AppsAnywhere service will be ...
21 Jan 2019 Compute Farm Outage: Ongoing The CLASSE Compute Farm queues are currently disabled in preparation for an upgrade to the network and to the SGE queue ...
14 Jan 2019 Autodesk Inventor Upgrade: Tuesday, 15 Jan 2019 On Tuesday, 15 Jan 2019, Autodesk Inventor will be upgraded to SP4.7 during the weekly maintenance wi...
07 Jan 2019 CLASSE Filesystem and Linux Outage: Tuesday, 08 Jan 2019 @ 5:00 PM On Tuesday, 08 Jan 2019, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, we will be replacing a central s...
17 Dec 2018 Update to SL7.6: Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018 Starting Tuesday morning, 18 Dec 2018, all CLASSE SL7 systems will be updated from Scientific Linux 7.5 to Scie...
10 Dec 2018 Network Interruption: Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018 @ 10:30 AM On Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon, CLASSE IT will perform network maintenanc...
12 Nov 2018 Changes to Adobe Creative Cloud Licensing Because of changes to Cornell's contract with Adobe, users of Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) must now have an in...
05 Nov 2018 WinAPP To Be Replaced With WinAPP2: Tuesday, 06 Nov 2018 Starting Tuesday, 06 Nov 2018, the official CLASSE Windows terminal server will be WinAPP2 (...
03 Apr 2017 Duo Enrollment Clinic: Wednesday, 05 Apr 2017 Starting 20 Apr 2017, IT@Cornell will require Two Step Login to access financial and tax related tasks ...
29 Oct 2018 CLASSE ELOG Server Upgrade: Tuesday, 30 Oct 2018 @ 10:00 AM The CLASSE ELOG server will be upgraded at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, 30 Oct 2018, to include s...
22 Oct 2018 Replicon Maintenance: Tuesday, 23 Oct 2018 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 23 Oct 2018, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, Replicon will be unavailable while it und...
15 Oct 2018 Urgency of Service Requests When you submit a Computing.ServiceRequest via our web form, you have the opportunity to provide an urgency rating indica...
08 Oct 2018 Password Management Tool Outage: Tuesday, 09 Oct 2018 @ 10:00 AM On Tuesday, 09 Oct 2018, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon, the CLASSE online password man...
01 Oct 2018 Wilson Lab Computing Outage: Tuesday, 02 Oct 2018 @ 9:00 AM On Tuesday, 02 Oct 2018 at 9:00 AM, there will be a CLASSE computing disruption for some ...
24 Sep 2018 CLASSE Computing Outage: Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018 @ 8:30 AM On Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018 at 8:30 AM, there will be disruptions to CLASSE computing services be...
17 Sep 2018 Update to SL7.5: Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018 Starting Tuesday morning, 25 Sep 2018, all CLASSE SL7 systems will update from Scientific Linux 7.4 to Scientif...
July 25, 2016 Reboot of LNX201 on Tuesday, July 26 at 10 AM Our general purpose Linux login node, lnx201, will be rebooted at 10 AM on Tuesday, July 26 for routi...
10 Sep 2018 Virtual Machine Maintenance: Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018 @ 10:00 AM Starting at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018, the main CLASSE Virtual Machine infrastruc...
27 Aug 2018 Decommissioning CLASSE HyperNews, 31 Aug 2018 With the widespread use of Cornell mailing lists, the CLASSE HyperNews service has seen no significant ...
20 Aug 2018 ScreenConnect server update, 21 Aug 2018 On Tuesday, 21 Aug 2018, from 10 AM to 12 noon, we will upgrade the ScreenConnect server. You will be unable...
Aug 06 2018 Full X2Go Client on CLASSE Managed Windows computers We are deploying the full X2Go Client on all CLASSE Managed Windows computers this week. This wi...
30 Jul 2018 Linux SL6 and SL7 nVidia Graphics Driver updates on Tuesday 31 Jul 2018: Tomorrow morning, updates of the latest nVidia Graphics Drivers will be push...
23 Jul 2018 Network Outage: TOMORROW, 24 Jul 2018 @ 12:00 Noon At 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018, we will upgrade the network infrastructure for the CLASSE C...
16 Jul 2018 Disk Server Reboot: Samba and Main User Disk, Tue 17 Jul 2018 @ 12:00 Noon At 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 17 Jul 2018, one of our central disk servers wil...
09 Jul 2018 CLASSE Account Expirations, Today 09 Jul 2018 Please note that many CLASSE accounts are set to expire today, 09 Jul 2018. Affected users will have re...
02 Jul 2018 CLASSE Account Expirations on 09 Jul 2018 Please note that many CLASSE accounts are set to expire on 09 Jul 2018. Affected users will receive a warni...
18 Jun 2018 Linux transition to Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) We are now in full transition mode from SL6 to SL7. If you have a CLASSE Linux workstation running SL6,...
04 Jun 2018 CST Studio Suite (Microwave Studio) The CST Studio Suite license server has been updated with this year's license and moved from pc176 to lnxlm. *...
May 29th, 2018 LogMeIn deprecated CLASSE is retiring LogMeIn and will be contacting people who have access to CLASSE managed computers via LogMeIn. You will rece...
21 May 2018 Vidyo on PSB in room linux computers To use Vidyo on a PSB in room computer, start Firefox and go to https://vidyowebrtc.cern.ch/web/index.html, use...
23 Apr 2018 CESR Network Isolation test tomorrow, 24 Apr 2018 On Tuesday, 24 Apr 2018, there will be a CESR Network Isolation test from approximately noon 1pm. T...
16 Apr 2018 In an emergency.... If you have a computer related emergency, please follow up your Computing.ServiceRequest with a beamphone page or a phone call. T...
09 Apr 2018 Linux Packages Updates The following software packages have been updated (both Scientific Linux 6 and Scientific Linux 7, unless noted): * Ansys (...
02 Apr 2018 CHESS Data Rotation Tuesday 03 Apr 2018 Starting at 3pm Tuesday, 4/3, the main CHESS DAQ and Maia filesystems will become read only and backed up t...
19 Mar 2018 CESR Network Isolation test tomorrow, 20 Mar 2018 On Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018, there will be a CESR Network Isolation test from approximately noon 1pm. ...
12 Mar 2018 C: Drive filling up on CLASSE managed Windows computers Many CLASSE managed Windows computers are experiencing an unfortunate side effect of a recent...
March 5th, 2018 New Image Viewer for CLASSE Managed Windows computers Due to limitations in the base Windows 10 image and to provide consistent software across W...
February 19th, 2018 CLASSE Network Outage Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 CLASSE IT is planning an upgrade to our central Firewall system at 10am. This will interru...
05 Feb 2018 CLASSE Compute Farm is running Scientific Linux 7 (SL7) * All the nodes on the CLASSE Compute Farm have been upgraded to SL7! * Please keep thi...
29 Jan 2018 Retirements: Selden Ball and Rich Sholtys At the end of January, we bid a fond farewell to two longtime members of the CLASSE IT team: Rich Sholtys a...
16 Jan 2018 Database Support and Solutions Do you have a need for a database? Do you have a lot of data you want to keep in a centralized, backed up location? CL...
08 Jan 2018 Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities Last week, a pair of serious hardware vulnerabilities (dubbed Meltdown and Spectre) was disclosed, affecting nea...
02 Jan 2018 Home disk maintenance 4pm Today At approximately 4pm on Tuesday, 02 Jan 2018, all public CLASSE home directories will become unavailable for up to ...
11 Dec 2017 Change to Caller ID Beginning Saturday, December 16, calls placed from your Cornell phone to off campus numbers will display your Cornell phone numbe...
04 Dec 2017 Do not forward CU mail To avoid blocks on your Cornell email, it is important that you do not forward your CU Mail to any external mail providers (cm...
20 Nov 2017 CLASSE Accelerator Repository Server Upgrade The CLASSE Accelerator Repository Server (accserv.lepp.cornell.edu) has been upgraded to version 1.9.3. ...
06 Nov 2017 CESR Cluster Maintenance 10 AM to 12 PM (Noon) on Tuesday, 7 Nov 2017 The CESR Cluster will be rebooted at 10 AM on Tuesday. This is necessary to ...
24 Oct 2017 Power Outage Tuesday Morning. There was a campus wide power outage at about 7:15 AM EDT on Tuesday, 24 Oct 2017. It took down many central CLASSE com...
16 Oct 2017 Reminder: reduced coverage due to meeting support Responses to IT problem reports might be delayed because people are busy supporting the various pro...
09 Oct 2017 Update to SL7.4 on Tuesday, 10 Oct 2017 Starting Tuesday morning, 10 Oct 2017, all CLASSE SL7 systems will update from Scientific Linux 7.3 to Scien...
02 Oct 2017 Software Installation Policy CLASSE IT understands that many users often require specific software to accomplish the Lab's research mission. We make ...
18 Sep 2017 CHESS DAQ Rotation, 22 Sep 2017, 10am At approximately 10am Friday 22 Sep 2017, the main CHESS DAQ and MAIA file systems will become read only. A fi...
11 Sep 2017 Some central services unvailable on Tuesday, 12 Sep 2017 From 10:00 AM until about 2 PM on Tuesday, 12 Sep 2017, some central CLASSE services that re...
August 28th, 2017 Microsoft Office Upgrade on Tuesday, 29 AUG 2017 Microsoft Office will be upgraded from 2010 to Microsoft Office 2016 on CLASSE Managed Windows...
21 AUG 2017 W210_XRX_5550 The old Xerox 5550 printer stopped working. We replaced that printer with a new Brother 6200 printer. The printer name stayed the sa...
14 AUG 2017 Windows Firefox and Flash updates, Tuesday, 15 AUG 2017 CLASSE managed Windows computers will be updated early Tuesday morning to have Firefox ESR 52...
07 Aug 2017 Update to SL6.9 on Tuesday, 08 Aug 2017 Starting Tuesday morning, 08 Aug 2017, all CLASSE SL6 systems will update from Scientific Linux 6.8 to Scient...
31 Jul 2017 Network interruptions, Tuesday, 01 Aug 2017 Network maintenance on Tuesday 01 Aug 2017 from 9 AM to 12 noon EDT will cause 20 to 30 minute interrupt...
24 Jul 2017 Network interruptions, Tuesday 01 Aug 2017 We will be performing network maintenance on Tuesday 01 Aug 2017 from 9 AM to noon. During this window, t...
17 Jul 2017 Linux Packages Updates The following software packages are now available under both Scientific Linux 6 and Scientific Linux 7: * Ansys (and AnsysE...
10 Jul 2017 Central virtual machine maintenance Tuesday 11 Jul 2017 From approximately 10 10:30am, the following central virtual machines will be rebooted. ...
3 Jul 2017 Central virtual machine maintenance Wednesday 5 Jul 2017 From approximately 10 10:30am, the following central virtual machines will be rebooted. l...
26 Jun 2017 CLASSE and CHESS firewall scans, 29 Jun 2017 On Thursday, 29 Jun 2017, at 1:30 PM, we will perform a routine vulnerability scan of the CLASSE and CHE...
12 Jun 2017 Phishing emails When forwarding a questionable message to service classe, please be sure to change your subject line. If the subject is the same and ...
05 Jun 2017 Possible delays in response June 5 9 The week of June 5 9 will be a busy one for CLASSE IT, with summer students arriving at the same time as the CBB...
30 May 2017 Possible delays in response June 05 11 The week of June 05 11 will be a busy one for CLASSE IT, with summer students arriving at the same time as the...
22 May 2017 Exchange E mail CNAMEs to be retired CIT will retire 58,000 CNAMEs on Monday, 22 May 2017 that were created during the Office 365 project. For the mo...
15 May 2017 WannaCry Ransomware Worldwide, more than 200,000 computers have been infected with the "WannaCry" malware/ransomware over this past weekend. To prote...
08 May 2017 Samba With the goal of addressing periodic delays and slowdowns accessing samba, the IT group has made several significant configuration changes to o...
01 May 2017 Firefox Update to 52.1.0ESR on CLASSE Managed Windows Computers * CLASSE is updating to the new major ESR release 52 from 45 which we have used fo...
24 Apr 2017 Power outage Sunday, 23 Apr 2017 There was a brief power outage on campus Sunday morning around 9:20 AM. Most of the core CLASSE IT servers rode out ...
10 Apr 2017 Second Duo Enrollment Clinic: Thursday, 13 Apr 2017 Starting 20 Apr 2017, IT@Cornell will require Two Step Login to access financial and tax related ...
March 20, 2017 Autodesk upgrade on Monday 17 Apr 2017 We are tentatively scheduling a major upgrade to our Autodesk software products on Monday, April 17. As par...
Monday, March 13, 2017 Zoom training reminder Zoom will be replacing WebEx as Cornell's web and video conferencing service in June 2017. Zoom Basic training will...
Monday, March 6, 2017 Two step login for Cornell services To help protect your Cornell NetID and password, we strongly encourage you to sign up for two step logi...
February 27, 2017 Service request response times We typically receive 3000 new service requests per year, generating hundreds of emails per day. We make every ef...
February 20, 2017 CLASSE network and service maintenance Tuesday, February 21, starting at 10AM We will be reconfiguring core CLASSE switches and restarting seve...
February 13, 2017 Core CLASSE network disruption Tuesday, February 14th, starting at 10AM We will be updating and restarting a core 1Gbit CLASSE switch at 10AM. ...
February 6, 2017 Power outage recovery Following the extended power outage in the Ithaca area on Saturday (Feb. 4), we restored almost all central CLASSE IT serv...
January 23, 2017 All VMS computers were shut down on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 This past Tuesday marked the end of an era: the last of the CLASSE computers runni...
January 13, 2017 CHESS User file system maintenance 10am Tuesday, January 17 At 10am on Tuesday, January 17, the CHESS User directory (/nfs/chess/aux/user) wil...
January 9, 2017 Network Maintenance 10am Tuesday On Tuesday January 10 at 10am, we will restart several infrastructure services that may result in brief pauses...
December 19, 2016 CHESS DAQ Read Only Tuesday, 12/20 At approximately 10am on Tuesday, 12/20, the main CHESS DAQ and MAIA file systems will become read only. ...
December 5th, 2016 Theft of login credentials: Phishing Many people at Cornell recently received a fraudulent message which was designed to steal their Google lo...
November 21, 2016 Windows updates: an update Last Tuesday, November 15, many CLASSE managed Windows computers rebooted between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM because of thi...
November 7, 2016 New Wiki Search Engine The default wiki search engine used when entering text in the upper right corner "Search" box has been updated as follows...
Monday, October 31, 2016 Happy Halloween! Forcing SSL to www.classe.cornell.edu In response to a Cornell security audit, the CLASSE IT group will be forcing SS...
October 24, 2016 Windows updates: changes and challenges We would like to provide more information about the new Windows update mechanism from Microsoft that we ...
Monday, October 17, 2016 Windows 7: new update mechanisms Starting this week, CLASSE managed Windows computers will be adapting to Microsoft's new update system,...
October 10, 2016 Symantec expires next week REMINDER: Cornell's Symantec Anti Virus software license expires on October 21st. If you have Symantec Endpoint Prote...
October 3, 2016 Network maintenance 2 4pm Tuesday October 4 From 2 4pm Tuesday, October 4, there may be periodic network glitches as we update the configuration ...
September 26, 2016 Network Maintenance from 12 4 Wednesday, September 28. There will be periodic network glitches between Noon and 4pm on Wednesday, September 28...
September 19, 2016 Network Maintenance from 10 2 tomorrow: Tuesday, September 20. There will be periodic network glitches between 10am and 2pm tomorrow, Tuesday,...
September 12th, 2016 Microsoft is changing Windows servicing model October 2016 * Microsoft is changing their servicing model significantly starting in Octobe...
August 29, 2016 Possible network glitch 10 AM Tuesday 8/30 At approximately 10 AM tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30th, there may be a momentary network glitch or pa...
August 22, 2016 Update to SL6.8 on Tuesday, August 23 Starting Tuesday morning, 8/23, all CLASSE SL6 systems will update from Scientific Linux 6.6 to Scientific ...
August 15, 2016 Update to SL6.8 on Tuesday, August 23 Starting Tuesday morning, 8/23, all CLASSE SL6 systems will update from Scientific Linux 6.6 to Scientific ...
August 8, 2016 Reboot of LNX201 on Tuesday, August 9 at 10 AM Our general purpose Linux login node, lnx201, will be rebooted at 10 AM on Tuesday, August 9 for ro...
July 18, 2016 Reminder: The end of VMS at CLASSE After many years of service, all CLASSE computers which are running the legacy VMS operating system will be shut...
July 11, 2016 SSHFS (alternative protocol for Macintosh access to samba drives) looking for a small number of "beta testers" SSHFS (SSH Filesystem) is a filesy...
July 05, 2016 Many CLASSE computer accounts will expire on Saturday, July 9th. Quite a few CLASSE computer accounts are scheduled to expire on Saturday, July 9th...
June 27, 2016 The end of VMS at CLASSE After many years of service, all CLASSE computers which are running the legacy VMS operating system will be shut down this...
June 20, 2016 TeX Live 2016 now available The newest version of TeX Live 2016 is now available to all CLASSE Linux SL6 and SL7 systems. Please see https://wiki....
June 14, 2016 Replicon outage June 15 16, new timesheets Yesterday, all CLASSE staff members received an email announcement of a change to Replicon timesheets be...
June 06, 2016 LNX201 reboot at 10am Tuesday, June 7 LNX201 will reboot at 10am Tuesday, June 7 for routine maintenance. Please logout of lnx201 before 10am Tues...
May 31, 2016 Possible delays in response June 6 10 The week of June 6 10 will be a busy one for CLASSE IT, with summer students arriving during the CHESS Users'...
May 23, 2016 Blocked email attachments Starting today, Cornell's email system will block attachments of file types that are frequently used to distribute malware...
May 16, 2016 CLASSE ELOG Authentication On Tuesday 5/17, the CLASSE ELOG authentication system will change slightly. You will still login using your CLASSE user...
May 9, 2016 Change is in the air In response to feedback from our user community, we are piloting a new HTML version of our newsletter, delivered directly to CLA...