Maintenance

iTrent (including ESS and MSS) will be unavailable while we carry out a planned upgrade to support a mandatory update required for the next financial year. This update includes important payroll and legislative changes (such as national insurance and rate code updates). We apologise for any inconvenience and will restore access as soon as the work is complete.

We are making an update to OneDrive storage limits in line with new University standards. Default storage allocations will be set to 50 GB for staff and 500 GB for students. This change increases the default OneDrive storage allocation for both staff and students, providing more space for files and reducing the need to request additional storage.

There will be no disruption to access during this change, and users who currently exceed these limits will continue to have access, w...

We are replacing end-of-life Network (Ethernet & Wi-Fi) equipment in this location to improve connectivity, security, and enable new features. Users may experience brief interruptions (around 1 minute) to both wired and Wi-Fi connections during this upgrade.

We will be carrying out planned maintenance on the Nimbus HPC cluster with work expected to last up to 30 hours.

This maintenance is required because some of the current GPU hardware used by Nimbus is being retired by our cloud provider. To ensure continued availability and long-term support, we will be upgrading the cluster to newer, next-generation GPU nodes.

During this window, Nimbus HPC access and the Nimbus cost estimator will be unavailable, and GPU workloads will not be able to run....

We will begin a phased deployment of Self Service+ to managed macOS devices for staff and students. This update introduces a refreshed design, improved integration with macOS and Jamf Connect, and enhanced functionality for installing University-managed software.

No downtime is expected, but users may notice changes to the Self Service application interface as the new version is rolled out. The deployment will start with a small group and expand gradually to ensure everything is working as e...

During this time, iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) and Manager Self Service (MSS) will be unavailable for up to 2 hours. All users will be logged out at the start of the upgrade, and access will be restored once the upgrade and post-upgrade checks are complete.

This upgrade is required to support upcoming mandatory updates related to payroll and legislative changes for the next financial year. It ensures continued compliance, system stability, and ongoing vendor support.

We apologise for ...

We are replacing end-of-life Network (Ethernet & Wi-Fi) equipment in this location to improve connectivity, security, and enable new features. Users may experience brief interruptions (around 1 minute) to both wired and Wi-Fi connections during this upgrade.