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The most recent ITS Alerts affecting PASS File Server are listed below and are also published via the PASS File Server Alerts RSS feed. In addition to the alerts below, a continuously updated list of the latest virus threats is provided on the right side of this page.
Resolved: DNS Problems
Last updated on April 28, 2008 at 09:57:13 AM
ITS has determined the cause of the DNS problem. The problem was traced back to two residence hall machines that were overloading the DNS servers. The problem has been resolved....read more
Resolved: Authentication Service Work Scheduled for Maintenance Window
Last updated on February 29, 2008 at 07:21:26 AM
Work on the authentication servers has been completed. We have re-enabled password changes via the www.work.psu.edu page.
Resolved: Intermittent Problems with PASS Gateway
Last updated on February 27, 2008 at 06:31:59 PM
ITS staff have made changes which should improve the performance of the affected server and returned it to operation. The PASS Gateway service, win.pass.psu.edu, should be functioning normally.
Resolved: Partial PASS (and related) Service outage
Last updated on January 15, 2008 at 12:18:02 PM
We are considering this problem with the PASS servers resolved and closing the alert. None of the servers have crashed since the last round of patches. The vendor has expressed...read more
Resolved: PASS file server outage
Last updated on January 13, 2008 at 09:21:34 AM
The failed hardware has been replaced and service has been restored by 9:14 a.m.
Resolved: Unexpected PASS fileserver outage
Last updated on January 7, 2008 at 04:42:50 PM
The PASS fileserver problem was attributed to two failed drives in a single RAID array (Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks - a category of disk drives that employ...read more
Resolved: Unexpected PASS file server outage
Last updated on November 28, 2007 at 04:20:28 PM
The failed hardware has been replaced and service has been restored by 4:15 p.m.
Resolved: Partial PASS Outage
Last updated on August 31, 2007 at 12:29:29 PM
The failed hardware has been replaced and the system is back in service.
Resolved: PASS Outage / Hardware Problem
Last updated on July 3, 2007 at 11:53:40 PM
The failing hardware has been replaced and all services are back in production as of 11:42 PM.
NFS to PASS Gateway server (nfs.pass.psu.edu) rebooted
Last updated on June 18, 2007 at 11:24:13 AM
Over the weekend, the NFS to PASS Gateway server (nfs.pass.psu.edu) had an unusually high system load which resulted in performance problems. Several debugging techniques were tried and finally it was...read more
