News - Apr 2006

Apr 26 2006 - Network Appliance replaced several NVRAM cards and the file server is up again. We are now running a backup of the UICalendar database. When that is finished, we'll run a database consistency check/fix tool to insure against any database corruption. At this point we're hoping to have UICalendar up and running by 1pm.

Apr 26 2006 - The Network Appliance technician replaced several NVRAM cards by 11:30 am, but later we found that the technician had not removed a protective label which was preventing the NVRAM batteries from re-charging. So, we had to stop the file server and re-open it, resulting in an additional hour of delay.

After the file server was up and running again, we had to run the Oracle Calendar Database Consistency Check+Fix tool to insure against database corrupion. This process took another hour. UICalendar was finally running at 1:15 pm Wednesday.

Apr 26 2006 - UICalendar is down again this morning due to the failure of the usually ultra-reliable Network Appliance Filer (file server).

Network Appliance has dispatched an engineer and some parts and we hope they will begin working on repairs 10:00am.

At this point we feel it is not worth going to a backup of the UICalendar database made last night, due to the fact that some events may be lost. We may reconsider this decision if the filer is not quicky repaired.

Apr 25 2006 - We're experiencing problems with the UICalendar file server and are checking into it.

Apr 19 2006 - To answer two questions we get asked a lot by graduating students.
Q: When does my UIC account expire?
A: If you are graduating this semester, you will recieve email in Sept (when we notice you haven't registered), explaining that you are in a grace period, and the account will be terminated in Jan, 2007. Basically, you get 1 semester grace period, where summer counts an a part of spring semester.
Q: How can I obtain a copy of my UIC email?
A: The UIC Email Quota Tools on the ACCC Email home page allows you to download each of your mailfolders (INBOX, sent-mail, etc.) as a single file, which can read by Eudora, or most other email clients.

Apr 12 2006 - The Academic Computing and Communications Center, Client Services Office is starting our Fall Semester hiring process now. We are looking for motivated, hard-working undergraduate students to manage our lab facilities and provide customer and technical support to the UIC community. We offer flexible scheduling, training sessions and opportunities to advance into areas of interest. Get real world experience right here on the UIC campus! To find out more and apply visit our website: http://csojob.accc.uic.edu . A technical test is part of the application process - dates are currently available through Finals Week (and more will be added later, into the summer months). All dates and details described online.

Additionally, there are opportunities for Summer Session employment. Note: to be considered for a summer position, you must first complete a Fall job application. Read all the details online - you'll find them linked from the job application.