Information Technology Services

macOS Upgrade

EXTENDING MAINTENANCE

Impact of the change on users:

Macs running macOS 14.8.2 or earlier will be updated to 14.8.2 by Friday, November 21.

Reason for the change:

ITS is updating these Macs to address security concerns. (ID #743224)

Banner Maintenance

Impact of the change on users:

All services will be unavailable for Banner systems.

Reason for the change:

ITS is applying Java update to production servers. (ID # 743132)

Intermittent Network Outages in the Katherine Johnson Building

Impact of the change on users:

The wired and Wi-Fi networks on the first floor of the Katherine Johnson Building will experience intermittent outages as ITS consolidates the network switches. This will be a rolling outage, with each network connection experiencing a brief downtime of less than five minutes during consolidation.

Reason for the change:

ITS is upgrading switches. (ID # 741467)

Intermittent Network Outages in Select Buildings on the Fairfax Campus

EXTENDED MAINTENANCE

This maintenance was initially scheduled for Sunday, November 16.

Impact of the change on users:

The wired and Wi-Fi networks will experience intermittent outages (estimated to last no more than 3 minutes) in the following buildings while switches are being relocated.

  • Ángel Cabrera Global Center
  • Commonwealth
  • Dominion
  • Fenwick Library (2nd floor)
  • Field house
  • Johnson Center
  • Mason Pond
  • Rogers
  • Softball field
  • Sub1
  • Whitetop

Reason for the change:

ITS is moving switches to support the Arista Route Cutover.

(ID # 629020)

Windows Feature Update for Mason-Managed Computers

Impact of the change on users:

Mason-managed computer upgrades will be spread out evenly from the start of this maintenance and will end on November 1, 2025.

Users will have the ability to defer the required reboot for this upgrade for up to 3 days to minimize work interruption. Reboot may take up to 20 minutes based on the system being updated.

Reason for the change:

ITS will assign an Intune Feature Update policy that will start a gradual rollout from the start date of this maintenance and will end on November 1, 2025. (ID # 595738)