Wednesday December 22, 1999

End of Quarter System Archives

Starting time of service interruption: Wednesday December 22, 1999 4:00 PM
Ending time of service interruption: Wednesday December 22, 1999 12 Midnight

What is the Reason for this Service Interruption?
        
        The system is being taken down for End of Quarter Archives. End
        of Quarter Archives require that all users be off the system to
        ensure that the archival backup is a complete image of all of
        the files.
        
Who is Affected by this Service Interruption?
        
        All users who use Central UNIX including Telnet, POP, IMAP, Web
        Services, and "OpenMail".   "OpenMail" users should refer to the
        notes below for how this outage will affect them.
        
What Services will be Affected and How?
        
        All services except Faculty/Staff OpenMail and OpenTime will be
        affected as noted:

	Service                     How Users will be affected
	OpenMail and OpenTime       OpenMail and OpenTime for all users
                                    will be available.
                                    
                                    However:
                                    
                                    Mail to Faculty, Staff, and
                                    Students with OpenMail addresses
                                    will be delivered normally.
                                    
                                    IMAP and POP OpenMail clients
                                    (Netscape, Eudora, etc.) can
                                    connect to openmail1.calpoly.edu
                                    and openmail2.calpoly.edu, but
                                    cannot send any mail to anyone.
                                    
                                    Other mail to alias@calpoly.edu or
                                    mail to anyone@polymail.calpoly.edu
                                    will be delayed.
                                    
                                    Mail to all other addresses will be
                                    delivered.

	World Wide Web              Users will not be able to access
                                    the Cal Poly home page or any other
                                    pages housed on Central UNIX
                                    (www.calpoly.edu).

	newemail                    Users will not be able to access
                                    "newemail.calpoly.edu" to create
                                    accounts or change passwords.

	UNIX Mail                   PINE, Elm and UNIX mail on Central
                                    UNIX will not be available

	POP Server                  Any pop client (Netscape, Eudora,
                                    etc.) pointing to pop.calpoly.edu
                                    will fail to connect.

	SMTP Mail Server            Any mail client sending mail via
                                    smtp.calpoly.edu or
                                    mail.calpoly.edu will fail to
                                    connect.

	Central UNIX user login     Users will not be able to connect
        sessions                    to polylog1.

	Xterminals                  Xterminals which are served via the
                                    Central UNIX cluster will be down.
        
What is the Expected Outcome of this Service Interruption?
        
        A complete archive of the system and user files will be made.