Summer Migration Plans
Please see the list below of computer-related services that will be
migrated this
summer. These are the services that are changing that could
have
some impact on you as users. You can click a link of the
server/service
to get more information on the migration and current status.
| Server
or
Service |
Estimated
Date |
Status |
Note |
| Users
share |
Sat 06/20 |
Completed |
"Z drive" automatically
mapped
for domain PCs |
| Departmental
Share |
Sat
06/20 |
Completed |
"P drive" such as Chemistry, ITC, DoDEA, etc |
| student.cs |
Thu 6/24 |
Completed |
CS and Physics joining student servers |
| faculty.cns |
Tue 07/21 |
Prep |
Will
be migrating from a physical to a virtual server |
| Lab
Rotation |
July |
Creating Image |
70+ computers for ITC19 and 24 |
| ITS
Hand-me-downs |
NA |
Waiting
on ITS |
Setup
ITS hand-me-down computers as we get them |
| Printers |
Mid July |
Prep |
Move hosting of lab printers to ITS' server for
logging |
| Virtualization |
NA |
Currently
migrating |
Migrate
to new virtualization product |
| Software
Testing |
Mon 08/01 |
Creating packages |
Install all requested software in labs |
| Wireless
Changes |
August |
Waiting on ITS |
ITS is removing UNI-Wireless; use Wifi-UNI |
User
Share
We
will be migrating the "users" share from the current server (cns-vms2)
to a new server (cns-fs2). Please note the name change. The new server is a virtual
server, so
this name should never have to change again. All PCs that
connect
to this via the domain DO NOT have to change anything. For
the
computers that are not on the domain or connect to the share from a
Mac, then you will need to update some information. Please
use
the following links accordingly based on your operating system.
The old server's name is "cns-vms2.ad.uni.edu" and the new
server/share is "cns-fs2.ad.uni.edu\users$"
Departmental
Share
We
will be migrating the "departmental" share from the current server
(cns-vms1)
to a new server (cns-fs2). The new server is a virtual
server, so this
name should never have to change again. All PCs that connect
to this
via the domain DO NOT have to change anything. For the
computers that
are not on the domain or connect to the share from a Mac, then you will
need to update some information. Please use the following
links
accordingly pending your operating system. The old server's
name is
"cns-vms1.ad.uni.edu" and the new server is
"cns-fs2.ad.uni.edu\departmental$"
student.cs
The Computer
Science
and Physics departments have agreed to migrate to a single server this
summer.
The server will also be reconfigured to run the latest version of
the operating system and stable packages. If all goes as planned,
the users shouldn't
notice any downtime or difference except for the time it takes to
reinstall the
operating system.
faculty.cns
We
will
be migrating faculty.cns to a virtual
server this
summer. It will also get the latest version of the operating
system. The downtime should be very minimal and users
shouldn't see any changes - except better uptime in the long run!
We plan on
configuring everything else to be the same, and downtime shouldn't be
more
than a few minutes.
Lab
Rotation
This
summer we will be installing 70+
computers in ITC19
and ITC24. This is part of the 4-year lab rotation for CNS.
This will free up ~70 four year-old machines, which can then
be
handed down for other uses - student use gets priority. We
are
asking you to have a one-in-one-out type mindset if possible.
In
other words, we'll give you a computer, but it would be great if you
have a computer to send to auction. That way we do not keep
around old computers that are not really being used.
If you are interested in obtaining one of these computers for your lab or office, you need to contact your CNS Computer Advisory Committee representative. If that person is not available this summer, provide information to your department head.
ITS
Hand-me-downs
ITS was
generous to CNS as we received over
60 three to four
year-old computers to be used in various student and research labs.
As we are notified from ITS, we will assist in getting these
setup
for anyone in CNS. FYI, we (CNS Support) do not move the machines from ITS'
facilities.
Printers
Wasteful
printing has always been a concern
in CNS and on
campus. Students have the right to print black/white copies
of
anything related to homework at no extra charge. That being
said,
there are some instances where an entire book is printed and wastes
most of a toner in a laser printer. Moving some of our lab
printers to be hosted on ITS' server will allow us to monitor printers
a little more. For instance, ITS sends out an email to users
who
have printed thousands of pages in a given month. Some
departments have asked for software to do the same, so we are teaming
up with ITS to see how we can share this resource.
Wireless
Changes
In August, ITS will be removing the "UNI-Wireless" name (SSID) from
available wireless connections. This is to save confusion on
which one to connect to. This means, all University
owned computers connecting to wireless will need to be
reconfigured. If the computer is on the domain, no changes
will have to be made by the user. CNS has over 450 computers to
manually update so we may need your help making some changes if you
can. Please follow the instructions linked below. If you
have
questions or need help with these settings, please email manager@cns.uni.edu with a day and time that will work to assist you.
IMPORTANT: these changes can't be made until ITS makes the
changes in August.
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