- Below you will find all past and present announcements for outages that affect CAEN services, including planned upgrades and maintenance.
- Notifications of CAEN service down-times are also regularly posted to our
UMcaenstatus Twitter feed. - Announcements about current and upcoming campus-wide service outages are also available at the ITS Service Status page.
Adobe CS6 Software Availability – Fall 2017
The CS6 (Creative Suite 6) versions of Adobe applications will no longer be available on computers running the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) beginning in the Fall 2017 term.
Due to changes in the licensing structure of Adobe applications, access to Adobe Creative Cloud will be provided, but it will only be available on select CAEN lab computers. The specific locations will be announced and listed here prior to the start of the term.
For the CLSE computers that will no longer run Adobe CS6, the following alternative software titles are being provided:
| Adobe CS6 Software Title | CLSE 2017 Alternative Software Title |
|---|---|
| Adobe Photoshop | GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) |
| Adobe Illustrator | GNU Inkscape |
| Adobe InDesign | GNU Scribus |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | GNU Blender 3D |
| Adobe Audition | GNU Audacity |
| Adobe FrameMaker | GNU Scribus |
All of the alternative software titles listed above will available on CAEN Lab and Duderstadt Center computers running the CLSE for Fall 2017.
Pierpont Commons Closed – Saturday, July 29
The Pierpont Commons will be closed on Saturday, July 29 while Plant Operations conducts preventative maintenance work. The building will reopen on Sunday, July 30 at 9:00 a.m.
BIRB, School of Information North, West Hall, & College of Pharmacy Network Upgrades – Thursday, August 3
On Thursday, August 3 from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m., ITS will be performing upgrades to the network hardware that supports the BIRB, School of Information North, West Hall, & College of Pharmacy buildings. During this time, all wired and Wi-Fi devices will lose connectivity. Further information is available on the ITS Service Status page.
IOE, East Hall, LBME, LEC, NAME, SRB, ERB, Pierpont, & Aero Lab Network Upgrades – Wednesday, August 2
On Wednesday, August 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m., ITS will be performing upgrades to the network hardware that supports the IOE, East Hall, Lurie Biomedical, Lurie Tower, Lurie Engineering Center, NAME, SRB, ERB, Pierpont Commons, & Aero Lab buildings. During this time, all wired and Wi-Fi devices will lose connectivity. Further information is available on the ITS Service Status page.
Beyster, Chrysler, Cooley, Dow, EWRE, FXB, & G.G. Brown Network Upgrades – Tuesday, August 1
On Tuesday, August 1 from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m., ITS will be performing upgrades to the network hardware that supports the Beyster, Chrysler, Cooley, Dow, EWRE, FXB, and G.G. Brown buildings. During this time, all wired and Wi-Fi devices will lose connectivity. Further information is available on the ITS Service Status page.