Maintenance

Business Objects for SAMIS will undergo brief maintenance, during which client connections may be disrupted for approximately 10 minutes while the processing server is restarted.

Due to maintenance to maintain network security and stability, there will be brief losses of network connectivity in this location. Desk phones may also restart.

Resilience testing on the main internet links will take place between 07:00 and 08:00 on this date.

During this time, we will be conducting tests to assess the stability and reliability of internet connectivity. While we aim to minimize any disruption, there may be brief periods of intermittent connectivity or degraded performance as the tests are carried out.

If you experience any prolonged connectivity issues after the testing window, please contact the IT Service Desk for assistance.

Due to maintenance to maintain network security and stability, there will be brief losses of network connectivity in this location. Desk phones may also restart.

Due to essential maintenance to ensure network security and stability, there may be brief interruptions to network connectivity in this location. Disruption should be minimal, as clients will be moved between access points during the upgrade. However, some users may experience a short outage at some point during the process.

On Friday, April 11th, 2025, Panopto will take the EU cloud offline at 21:00 UTC (22:00 BST) to perform updates to the Panopto Database. During this time the site will be inaccessible. Maintenance is scheduled to take 3 hours. This action will help improve the overall stability and capacity of Panopto EU cloud infrastructure.

Software Centre may be unavailable for a short period during this maintenance window as we upgrade the underlying infrastructure.

Due to maintenance to maintain network security and stability, there will be brief losses of network connectivity in this location. Desk phones may also restart.

Due to quarterly software and security updates to the underlying service infrastructure, these services will briefly be unavailable.

SAMIS is back online.

Due to maintenance to maintain network security and stability, there will be brief losses of network connectivity in the following locations:

• 1 West North
  
• 4 East
  
• 10 East
  
• Eastwood (All)
  
• Esther Parkin
  
• Eveleigh
  
• Green Park House
  
• Holburne Museum
  
• iCast
  
• John Wood
  
• Main Hall
  
• Marlborough
  
• Quads (All)
  
• Solsbury Court
  
• Woodland Court

Desk phones may also restart.

Due to maintenance to maintain network security and stability, there will be brief losses of network connectivity in the following locations:

• 6 West
• 7 West
• 8 East
• Aquilla
• Brendon Court
• Bus Stop
• Clevelands
• Edge

Desk phones may also restart.

Due to quarterly software and security updates to the underlying service infrastructure, these services will briefly be unavailable.

Resilience testing on the main internet links will take place on this date.

During this time, we will be conducting tests to assess the stability and reliability of internet connectivity. While we aim to minimize any disruption, there may be brief periods of intermittent connectivity or degraded performance as the tests are carried out.

If you experience any prolonged connectivity issues after the testing window, please contact the IT Service Desk for assistance.

Due to maintenance to maintain network security and stability, there will be brief losses of network connectivity in the following locations:

• 1 West
• 2 East
• 3 South
• 3 West
• 4 South
• Rad Store & Fossil shed
• 4 West
• 5 West

Desk phones may also restart.

The REDCap Live application will be unavailable during this time due to a scheduled upgrade.

The Pure LIVE system will be upgraded to version 5.32.2. The service may be temporarily unavailable during this time.

The Synergy application will be upgraded to version 1.9.8 by the supplier (CACI) during this time.

Business Objects will undergo brief maintenance, during which users may experience a short disruption to service. Normal access will resume once maintenance is complete.

From Campus Services: "Please be aware that the below electrical works being undertaken in 3 South are continuing today (Thursday 8th May) due to unforeseen delays. We are hoping for these works to be completed by midday today.

These works will continue to affect power, lighting and network.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

Nimbus HPC will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 6th to 9th May 2025. During this period, the system will be unavailable for all users. This maintenance is necessary to ensure continued performance, stability, and security of the HPC service.

Due to quarterly software and security updates to the underlying service infrastructure, Nextcloud (files.bath.ac.uk) will briefly be unavailable during this period.

GitHub (https://github.bath.ac.uk/) will undergo a quarterly upgrade to version 3.15.x. The service will be unavailable during the upgrade. This ensures the platform remains secure and up to date for all users.

To maintain the IT storage servers that support our data, a brief period of service unavailability is expected during this maintenance window.

The primary services affected will be:

• H: Drive
• X: Drive

In addition, the following services may also experience temporary disruption:

• Business Objects (client software)
• CMS
• MPS (Managed Print Service)
• SAMIS (client software)
• SCCM
• Secure Downloads
• Web (www.bath.ac.uk)