File Server Migrations – Day 6 partially complete

The sixth batch of the ADMN departmental shares were migrated last night Successfully migrated last night Legacy Websites International Strategy Graduate Studies Accommodation Office Parks Office The following were not migrated and these will be rescheduled and dates published IT … Continue reading

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File Server Migrations – Day 5 complete

The fifth batch of the ADMN departmental shares were successfully migrated last night.  These include Graduate Admissions and Funding, Land Agents, Personnel Services, Safety Office, Council Secretariat and Legal Services.

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CONNECT File server migrations – Week 2

The migration of UAS data to the new file servers on VIPR is continuing this week. Some of last week’s migrations hit some problems and so were aborted. We have now rescheduled these as follows:

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File Server Migrations – Day 4 partially complete

The forth batch of the ADMN departmental shares were migrated last night Sucessfully migrated last night ADMISS (Undergraduate Admissions) Academic Policy The following were not migrated and these will be rescheduled and dates published PS (Personnel Services) Planning (PRAS) Safety … Continue reading

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CONNECT Remote Desktop Service – Office 2013 Upgrade

In line with the Office 2013 upgrade for managed workstations the Remote Desktop Service will be upgraded to Office 2013 on Wednesday 10th August. From this date onwards all sessions on the Remote Desktop Service will have Office 2013 in … Continue reading

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Office 2013 Rollout – message prompts

Throughout August any managed workstation without Office 2013 installed will get daily prompts to install it. Clicking OK won’t initiate the installation as at this stage this is just a reminder. See our previous post for how to install it, … Continue reading

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Updated Printer Log on and Log Off Processes – Complete

As per our previous post the updates to this went live on Monday morning. So far all the feedback we have received has been positive, but if you are experiencing any difficulties with printer mapping in CONNECT please contact the … Continue reading

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File Server Migrations – Day 1 complete

The first batch of the ADMN departmental shares were successfully migrated last night.  These include the Examination Schools and Social Sciences Divisional Office.

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Upcoming CONNECT File Server Migrations

For updates on the migrations click here For the current migration schedule click here Over the next month we’re migrating all data stored on the ADMN file server cluster as well as all CONNECT Home drives and Profiles to new … Continue reading

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Updated Printer Log On and Log Off Scripts

On 1st August we’ll be deploying an updated version of the scripts that map printers when you logon to a workstation in CONNECT. This will remove the printers group policy that can take a significant amount to time to apply … Continue reading

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