Blackboard Downtime Archives

Nov
13
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance completed Friday, Nov 13 at 5:30pm »

Blackboard maintenance on Friday, November 13, 2009 was started at 4:30pm and was completed by 5:30pm.Please report all system problems by emailing blackboard@vcu.edu, calling VCU Help Desk at 804-828-2227, or submitting an Online Help Request Ticket at http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk.html . Thank you!...
No Comments | Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
9
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - November 13, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, November 13, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
22
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - September 25, 2009 - 8:00pm to midnight (Completed 12:05am) »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:00pm to midnight (Competed 12:05am) Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Aug
29
2009

Blackboard Maintenance Completed Saturday at 12:55am »

Bb maintenance that began Friday, August 28, at 9pm was completed at 12:55am. Please send any questions to blackboard@vcu.edu. Thank you, Blackboard Team...
No Comments | Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Aug
26
2009

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, August 28, 2009 - 9pm to 2am. »

Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. See future dates by going to the Blackboard Maintenance Schedule (http://go.vcu.edu/bbmaintenance).If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past announced time, updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard.Regards,The Blackboard Team ...
No Comments | Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Aug
12
2009

Blackboard Maintenance Schedule for 2009 Fall semester »

Bb Regularly Scheduled Downtimes for the 2009 Fall Semester will change slightly As some of you are aware we have had a regularly scheduled maintenance period for Blackboard for the second and fourth Friday's of the month from 4pm to midnight for approximately the last four years. We don't always...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Aug
10
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - August 14, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, August 14, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
24
2009

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed - July 24, 2009 5pm »

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, July 24) at 5:00pm. Please email blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227 if you experience any problems. Regards, Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
20
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - July 24, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, July 24, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
12
2009

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed »

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, June 12) at 06:30pm. Please email blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227 if you experience any problems. Regards, Blackboard Team......
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
9
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - June 12, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, June 12, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
22
2009

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed »

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, May 22) at 08:15pm. Please email blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227 if you experience any problems. Regards, Blackboard Team...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
18
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - May 22, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, May 22, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
17
2009

Blackboard Content System Access Issues »

The Blackboard servers have been restarted and the Content System is now functioning properly. We will continue to research the cause of the issue. ********************************************************************************************************* The Blackboard Content System is experiencing problems which are preventing user access.  To prevent further complications and to restore the Content System functionality, we will be...
No Comments | Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
10
2009

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, April 10) at 04:30pm. »

Please email blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227 if you experience any problems. Regards, Blackboard Team...
Posted by Paula Smith in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
10
2009

Wimba Classroom Tool - Issue Resolved »

April 10, 2009 11:30am Wimba Inc. has resolved the problem and Wimba Classroom is now functioning properly. ****************************************************************************************************************** Wimba Inc. is currently experiencing server outages, which are causing Wimba Classroom servers to be inaccessible or some features not functioning. Updates will be posted as additional information becomes available....
No Comments | Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
6
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - April 10, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, April 10, 2009 - 4:00pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
No Comments | Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
28
2009

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, Feb 27) at 11:57pm »

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, Feb 27) at 11:57pm. Please email blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227 if you experience any problems. Regards, Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
28
2009

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, Feb 27) at 11:57pm »

Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Completed (Friday, Feb 27) at 11:57pm. Please email blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227 if you experience any problems. Regards, Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
23
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – February 27, 2009 - 8:00pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, February 27, 2009 - 8:00pm to midnight. Please note that the start time is 8:00pm instead of our usual 4:00pm. This downtime will be used to switch back to the production database server. The Blackboard system has been temporarily running on a “failover” database due to...
No Comments | Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
14
2009

Blackboard Status (Sat. Feb. 14, 2009 12:30pm) – System Back On-Line »

Blackboard Status (Sat. Feb. 14, 2009 12:30pm) – System Back On-Line Update: The Blackboard system is back up and running as of Saturday, Feb. 14 at 12:35pm. Please note that we had to go to the “failover” database and it may be slower then the “production” database. The plan will...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
14
2009

Blackboard Status (Sat. Feb. 14, 2009 6:30am) »

Blackboard Status (Sat. Feb. 14, 2009 6:30am) The Blackboard (Bb) system is down due to a problem with a patch to the database operating system that occurred during the regularly scheduled maintenance on Friday night (Feb 13, 2009). We do our best to test patches before they are applied by...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
14
2009

Blackboard Maintenance extended past midnight (Feb 13, 2009) »

Blackboard Maintenance extended past midnight (posted Feb 14, 1am) The Blackboard system is still down and is being worked on. The technical staff is working with the vendor to resolve the issue. This blog will be periodically updated. 4am - Bb system is still being worked on. Sorry for any...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
13
2009

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, Feb 13, 2009 - has been extented past midnight »

Due to unforeseen difficulties Blackboard will not be back online by midnight. Check back for updates. Sorry for any inconvenience, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
9
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – February 13, 2009 - 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, February 13, 2009 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
No Comments | Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
23
2009

Bb Maintenance Completed 1/23/09 at 5:15pm »

Blackboard regularly scheduled maintenance started at 4pm and was completed at 5:15pm. Please report any issue to the Help Desk at 804-828-2227 or email blackboard@vcu.edu. Regards, Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
21
2009

Blackboard Access Issues - Resolved »

Update: Blackboard service has been restored as of 1:50pm. Blackboard is currently experiencing access issues. We are working as quickly as possible to isolate the cause and restore service. Meanwhile you will experience problems logging into Blackboard, and if you were already logged in, you were probably booted out. Additional...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
20
2009

Blackboard maintenance on Friday, January 23, 2009, starting at 4PM »

Blackboard will be down for maintenance on Friday, January 23, 2009 - starting at 4:00PM...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
9
2009

Blackboard Maintenance, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 completed at 5:20pm »

Blackboard regularly scheduled maintenance on Friday, January 9, 2009 started at 4pm and was completed at 5:20pm. Please report any problems to blackboard@vcu.edu. Thank you, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
6
2009

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – January 9, 2009 - 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, January 9, 2009 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
14
2008

Bb Maintenance Completed on Nov 14, 2008 at 6:10pm »

Blackboard regularly scheduled maintenance on Friday, November 14, 2008 started at 4pm and was completed at 6:10pm. Please report any problems to blackboard@vcu.edu. Thank you, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
10
2008

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – November 14, 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, November 14, 2008 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team For...
Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
26
2008

Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 Bb Maintenance completed at 1:30pm »

The Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, October 26, 2008, started at 6am and was completed at 1:30pm. Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
22
2008

Emergency Alternate VCU website - www.vcuopen.org »

This is a reminder of the emergency alternate VCU website - www.vcuopen.org. This site will be updated with the latest information during emergencies only when access to www.vcu.edu is unavailable....
No Comments | Posted by Paula Smith in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
15
2008

Blackboard downtime – Sunday, October 26, 6am to 4pm »

Blackboard will be taken down 6:00 AM, Sunday, October 26th, for vital disk and storage network maintenance. This has been changed from the original posting of 8AM. It's possible that the system will be down until 4:00 PM. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past 4:00 PM,...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
26
2008

Bb Maintenance Completed Sept. 26, 2008 at 7pm »

Blackboard was down from 4pm to 7pm for Regularly Scheduled Maintenance on 9/26/2008. Report any issues to blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227. Thank you, Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
26
2008

Bb Maintenance Completed Sept. 26, 2008 at 7pm »

Blackboard was down from 4pm to 7pm for Regularly Scheduled Maintenance on 9/26/2008. Report any issues to blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227. Thank you, Blackboard Team...
No Comments | Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
22
2008

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance - Friday, September 26, 2008 - 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, September 26, 2008 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team For...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
12
2008

Blackboard Maintenance Completed 9/12/08 at 9:15pm »

The Blackboard maintenance was completed on September 12, 2008 at 9:15pm. Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
8
2008

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – September 12, 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, September 12, 2008 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team For...
No Comments | Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Aug
4
2008

Cancelled -- Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – August 8, 4pm to midnight »

The regularly scheduled Blackboard downtime maintenance for Friday, August 8, 4pm to midnight has been CANCELED. The system will NOT be taken down. Regards, The Blackboard Team For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: blackboard@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Blackboard FAQ: http://faq.vcu.edu/ts/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance...
No Comments | Posted by Jana Avery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
25
2008

Blackboard Maintenance Completed on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 5:45pm »

The Blackboard maintenance started at 4pm and was completed by 5:45pm....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
22
2008

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – July 25, 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, July 25, 2008 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team For...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
20
2008

Blackboard up again -- 11:55 AM - Sunday, July 20th »

Blackboard up again -- 11:55 AM - Sunday, July 20th...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
20
2008

Blackboard down again for continued storage maintenance »

We apologize for this sudden inconvenience. Blackboard will be taken down again for continued maintenance of storage devices. We will post to Blackboard Alerts again once the Blackboard application is up. Thank you! Blackboard staff...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
20
2008

Blackboard is up - 10 AM, Sunday July 20th »

The application is back up on all Blackboard servers as of 10 AM, Sunday, July 20th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you! Blackboard Staff...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
14
2008

Blackboard servers will be taken down Sunday, July 20th from 8am to 10am »

Blackboard servers will be taken down Sunday, July 20th from 8am to 10am. The Central storage server will be down for two hours for required maintenance. The system will be shutdown after Saturday backups complete, 8am Sunday morning....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
17
2008

Blackboard upgrade completed on May 17, 2008 at 10:15am »

The Bb upgrade that began on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 4pm was completed by 10:15am on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The system is now available to users. If you experience any problems please report them by sending an email to blackboard@vcu.edu. Thank you for you patience during these upgrade...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
28
2008

Blackboard Maintenance Completed (March 28, 2008 – 10:15pm) »

Blackboard Maintenance was completed on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 10:15pm. If you experience any problems please report them to blackboard@vcu.edu. Thank you, Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu...
Posted by Paula Smith in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
24
2008

Bb Downtime Reminder - Friday, March 28, 4pm to midnight »

A Blackboard downtime will be observed from 4PM to Midnight, March 28, 2008. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. NOTE: Blackboard maintenance dates for MAY will be modified The downtime schedule for the month of May will NOT be the second and fourth Friday due...
Posted by Paula Smith in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
15
2008

Blackboard Maintenance Completed (March 15, 2008 – 9:45am) »

Blackboard Maintenance was completed on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 9:45am. The Blackboard application was not changed and the user interface was not changed. The back-end database was updated and patched. If you experience any problems please report them to blackboard@vcu.edu. Thank you, Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
11
2008

Bb problem - system down - March 11 - 10:05am »

Due to an unexpected problem with the Blackboard system it needs to be taken down. We will post another message when we have an estimate of how long the fix will take. Sorry for the inconvenience, The Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
10
2008

Bb Downtime Maintenance – Friday, March 14, 4pm to noon on Saturday »

Topics covered in this blog entry: • Blackboard Downtime Reminder – Friday, March 14, 4pm to noon on Saturday, March 15 • NOTE: Blackboard maintenance dates for MAY will be modified Blackboard Downtime Reminder – Friday, March 14, 4pm to noon on Saturday, March 15 Blackboard will be down for...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
23
2008

Blackboard Maintenance Completed 02/22/08 11:55pm »

Blackboard Maintenance completed on Friday 02/22/08 at 11:55pm. The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
18
2008

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – February 22, 4pm to midnight »

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, February 22, 2008 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month. If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/ Regards, The Blackboard Team For...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
9
2008

Blackboard Maintenance completed Saturday, Feb 9 at 8am »

The Blackboard maintenance was completed Saturday, Feb 9, at 8 am. This maintenance did not change any features in Blackboard. The database was moved to a newer disk storage device. If you see any problems please report to blackboard@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 828-2227. Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
8
2008

Blackboard Downtime update - Sat, Feb 9, 3am »

The Blackboard system is still down for maintenance. The current estimate for completion is Saturday (Feb 9), early morning. Will update again around 8am. The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
4
2008

Blackboard Downtime Reminder – February 8, 4pm to ? »

Blackboard Downtime Reminder – February 8, 4pm to ? Blackboard Maintenance will begin on Friday, February 8 at 4pm. The goal, as usual, is to complete the maintenance by midnight. We will be moving large qualities of data and it is possible it will not finish until sometime in the...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
11
2008

Blackboard downtime complete - Friday, Jan 11 »

The Blackboard system is back up at running as of 4:20 PM....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
7
2008

Blackboard Downtime Reminder - Friday, January 11, 2008 - Starting at 4PM »

A Blackboard downtime will be observed from 4PM to Midnight, January 11, 2008. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Dec
26
2007

Blackboard Maintenance Completed at 3:20pm on 12/26/07 »

The Blackboard Maintenance Downtime started at midnight and the system was back up by 03:20pm on Wednesday, 12/26/07. The Blackboard Team...
No Comments | Posted by Paula Smith in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Dec
20
2007

Blackboard Hardware Maintenance - December 26, 2007 (Wednesday) »

The Blackboard system will NOT be available all day (12:01am to 11:59pm) on Wednesday, December 26 2007 for hardware maintenance. The software is not changing....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
9
2007

Blackboard Maintenance Completed 11/09/07 at 10:35pm »

The Blackboard Maintenance Downtime started at 4pm and the system was back up by 10:35pm on Friday, 11/09/07. The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
5
2007

Blackboard Downtime Reminder – Friday, Nov 9, 2007 - 4pm to Midnight »

A Blackboard downtime will be observed from 4PM to Midnight, November 9, 2007. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
27
2007

Blackboard Downtime Complete - Saturday, October 27 at 7 AM »

Blackboard is now up! Thank you for your patience and support during this extended maintenance period....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
26
2007

Blackboard Downtime Extended - October 26, 2007 4pm to ? »

Blackboard will be down past midnight Saturday, October 27. Look for additional postings concerning the status of Blackboard early Saturday morning. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you!...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
22
2007

Blackboard Downtime Reminder – October 26, 2007 4pm to ? »

Due to the nature of the work that needs to be done during the October 26th Blackboard downtime period, the system may be down past midnight. Messages will be posted to this blog with updates on the status as the work progresses. Regards, The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
28
2007

Blackboard Maintenance Complete - Friday, Sept 28th at 7:30 PM »

Blackboard Maintenance Complete - Friday, Sept 28th at 7:30 PM...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
26
2007

Blackboard unavailable between 5pm and 5:30pm today (9/26/07) »

Subject: Please note: Blackboard unavailable between 5pm and 5:30pm today (9/26/07) Some of the Blackboard application servers will be stopped and started today (Wednesday, September 26, 2007) between 5pm and 5:30pm. You may be kicked off of the system during this time. We have put a change in place that...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
25
2007

Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, September 28th, 2007 »

A Blackboard downtime will be observed from 4PM to Midnight, September 28, 2007. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
28
2007

Blackboard July 27 maintenance completed July 28 at 7am »

The Blackboard maintenance was completed Saturday morning at 7am. The Blackboard Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
28
2007

Blackboard - issues with maintenance (July 27) »

The Bb system is experiencing problems, the goal is to have it running by 7am (Saturday). Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. The Bb Team...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
23
2007

Blackboard Maintenance - July 27, 2007 - 4PM - Midnight »

A Blackboard downtime will be observed from 4PM to Midnight, July 27, 2007. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month....
No Comments | Posted by Paula Smith in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
14
2007

Blackboard Maintenance Complete »

Blackboard maintenance is complete - 12:45 AM on Saturday, July 14th. Thank you....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
9
2007

Blackboard Maintenance - July 13, 2007 - 4PM - Midnight »

A Blackboard downtime will be observed from 4PM to Midnight, July 13, 2007. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
23
2007

Blackboard Maintenance completed Friday, June 22, 2007 at 11:51pm »

The Blackboard regularly scheduled maintenance on Friday, June 22, 2007 was started at 4pm and completed at 11:51pm. Report any unusual problems to help@vcu.edu or call the Help Desk at 804-828-2227....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
18
2007

Bb Regularly Scheduled Maintenance - Friday, June 22, 2007 - 4PM to Midnight »

The Blackboard system will be down for maintenance, Friday, June 22, 2007 from 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
29
2007

Blackboard issue May 28 - 10am to 4:45pm »

Some students were not able to access their Blackboard courses between 10:00am and 4:45pm on Monday, May 28. There was an issue with the daily enrollment feeds to Blackboard. A fix is being put in place in an effort to avoid this problem in the future....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
22
2007

Reminder: Bb User's Group (May 24) & Bb Maintenance (May 25) »

• Blackboard User’s Group – Thursday – May 24 • Blackboard Regularly Scheduled Maintenance – Friday – May 25 Blackboard User’s Group Presenter: Jeff Nugent, Associate Director, Center for Teaching Excellence Topic: Merlot – Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching Place: Cabell Library – Room B-35 Date:...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
18
2007

Blackboard Restarted 7:15pm - 7:30pm (5/18/07) »

Blackboard was restarted so that a system parameter related to the upgrade could take affect....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
14
2007

Blackboard upgrade started on May 14 at 5:05pm »

The Bb sytem is down and the upgrade is expected to take all week (May 14-18). Status messages will be posted periodically during the week to this blog....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
7
2007

Blackboard unavailable May 14-18 during an upgrade to version 7 »

Blackboard will be unavailable May 14-18 (one week from today) during an upgrade to version 7. For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: help@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard) Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
28
2007

Blackboard maintenance complete »

Blackboard maintenance was completed at 7:15 AM...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
27
2007

Blackboard maintenance update - 04-27-07 »

Blackboard will be down this evening beyond the normal maintenance hours. We will post here again once Blackboard becomes available. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
23
2007

Bb Regularly Scheduled Maintenance - Friday, April 27th - 4PM-Midnight »

Reminder: Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: help@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard) Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
13
2007

Blackboard will be upgraded May 14-18, 2007 »

Blackboard at VCU will be upgraded to version 7 (currently at 6.3) from May 14 to May 18, 2007. During this time no one will have access to the system. If you have questions about the Bb upgrade please email them to help@vcu.edu....
No Comments | Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
9
2007

Blackboard Maintenance Complete - Friday 3/9/07 at 7:30pm »

Blackboard Maintenance Complete was completed on Friday 3/9/07 at 7:30pm. Thank you!...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
5
2007

Bb Regularly Scheduled Maintenance - Friday, March 9, 2007 - 4PM to Midnight »

Reminder: Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: help@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard) Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
26
2007

Blackboard - Course access problem Monday morning »

Blackboard is experiencing a problem with the roster update this morning and students are not seeing their courses listed in Bb. The problem is being correct and should be fixed shortly. A message will be posted when the problem is resolved. Thank you for your patience....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
23
2007

Blackboard Maintenance Complete - Friday 2/23/07 at 7:45pm »

Blackboard Maintenance was completed Friday 2/23/07 at 7:45pm....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
20
2007

Bb Regularly Scheduled Maintenance - Friday, Feb 23, 2007 - 4PM to Midnight »

Reminder: Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: help@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard) Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
9
2007

Blackboard Maintenance Complete - Friday, Feb 9, 2007 at 6:45 PM »

Blackboard maintenance on Friday, Feb 9, 2007, that started at 4pm was completed at 6:45pm Please report any problems to the Help Desk at 828-2227 or help@vcu.edu....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
5
2007

Bb Regularly Scheduled Maintenance - Friday, Feb 9, 2007 - 4PM to Midnight »

Reminder: Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: help@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard) Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
23
2007

Bb Regularly Scheduled Maintenance - January 26, 2007 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: help@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard) Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
8
2007

Bb Regularly Scheduled Maintenance January 12, 2007 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. For further assistance contact: Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information Phone: 828-2227 Email: help@vcu.edu Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ Bb Training/Instructional Assistance http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard) Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
10
2006

Blackboard downtime complete »

Blackboard is back up and all downtime tasks have been completed....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
6
2006

Blackboard scheduled downtime - Friday, Nov 10, 2006 - from 4 PM to 12 AM »

A Blackboard scheduled downtime will be observed on Friday, November 10, 2006 from 4PM to 12AM. System updates will be applied. Regular downtimes are scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month. Thank you....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
23
2006

Blackboard scheduled downtime - Friday, Oct 27 - 4PM - Midnight »

The Blackboard scheduled downtime will be observed this Friday from 4PM-Midnight. Maintenance is scheduled on the second and forth Friday of every month....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
13
2006

Blackboard downtime complete - Friday, Oct 13th - 9:15 PM »

All Blackboard servers are now back up and running.... Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month from 4PM-12AM. Thank You......
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
9
2006

Blackboard Scheduled Downtime - Friday, Oct 13, 2006 »

There is a Blackboard downtime scheduled for Friday, Oct 13th from 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Server maintenance and network updates will be performed... Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. Thank You......
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
5
2006

Blackboard scheduled downtime - Friday, Sept 8, 2006 - 4:00 PM »

There is a Blackboard downtime scheduled for Friday, Sept 8th from 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Minor server maintenance and updates will be performed... Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. Thank You......
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Aug
7
2006

Blackboard scheduled downtime - Friday, August 11, 2006 - 4:00 PM »

There is a Blackboard downtime scheduled for Friday, August 11th from 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Minor server maintenance and updates will be performed... Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. Thank You......
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
11
2006

Blackboard scheduled downtime - Friday, July 14, 2006 - 4:00 PM »

Just a friendly reminder... A Blackboard downtime has been scheduled for 4:00 PM on Friday, July 14th. Minor server maintenance and updates will be performed... Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. Thank You......
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
20
2006

Blackboard Downtime scheduled for 4:00 PM on Friday, June 23rd »

This is a reminder of the Blackboard Downtime scheduled for 4:00 PM on Friday, June 23rd... Minor server maintenance and updates will be performed... Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of each month. Thanks!...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
10
2006

Blackboard - Message #3 - Upgrade completed at 3am »

The Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) and Content Management System (CMS) have been upgraded to versions LMS 6.3.1.593/CMS 2.3.1.504. Items in this message: • Documentation on new features in 6.3 • Please note a new Security Alert message may appear after you enter your Username and Password. • New Help...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
10
2006

Blackboard - Message #2 - 6/9/06 upgrade status »

The upgrade is going smoothly but will run past midnight. Some of the database updates are taking longer than anticipated. Will update again when upgrade is complete....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
9
2006

Blackboard – Message #1 – 6/9/06 Upgrade Status »

The Blackboard system will be taken down 6/9/06 at 4pm to upgrade from 6.2 to 6.3. The Blackboard Team is estimating it will be after midnight when the system upgrade has completed. At midnight a status of the upgrade will be posted....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
5
2006

Blackboard Scheduled Downtime - 4PM - Friday, June 9th »

Blackboard Downtime scheduled for 4 PM on Friday, June 9th... The Blackboard Application will be upgraded to version 6.3 and the Blackboard Content Manangement System will be upgraded to version 2.3. All of the newest service packs will be applied as well. Regularly scheduled maintenance is the second and fourth...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
16
2006

May 20, 9pm to May 21, 6am – Power being switched at the University Computer Center (Blackboard will be down) »

May 20, 9pm to May 21, 6am – Power being switched at the University Computer Center (Blackboard will be down) Blackboard will be shut down at 9pm on Saturday, May 20 and is expected to be back up by 6am....
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
26
2006

Upcoming Blackboard Downtimes »

Below are the dates and details I have on changes occurring that I know will result in downtime for Blackboard between now and June 9. Most of these times are during the regularly scheduled downtime, except the May 20 event. If the regularly scheduled maintenance time is not needed that...
Posted by Eric Harvey in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
18
2006

Disruption to Bb login (4/21/06 - 6pm to 8pm) »

A change is being made to the system that is used to authenticate (Login) to numerous VCU systems, including Blackboard, on April 21, 2006 from 6pm to 8pm. The ability to login will be interrupted during this time....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
12
2006

Bb Scheduled Maintenance – April 14, 2006 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. The next scheduled maintenance is Friday, April 14, 2006 from 4pm to midnight...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
17
2006

Blackboard Problem Friday (2/17/06) »

The Blackboard system was experiencing problems and the system was taken down at 4:52pm. The VCU Bb support staff contacted Blackboard and the system was restarted at 7pm. To the best of our knowledge the problem has been corrected. If you experience any problems that give you a 'database error'...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
6
2006

Bb Scheduled Maintenance - Feb 10, 2006 - 4pm to midnight (problems) »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. The next scheduled maintenance is Friday, February 10, 2006 from 4pm to midnight. Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances the system was not back up until Saturday (Feb. 11) at 9:15am....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
24
2006

Bb Scheduled Maintenance - Jan. 27, 2006 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. The next scheduled maintenance is Friday, January 27, 2006 from 4pm to midnight....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
10
2006

Bb Scheduled Maintenance - Jan. 13, 2006 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. The next scheduled maintenance is Friday, January 13, 2006 from 4pm to midnight. This maintenance was completed at 5pm and the Bb system was put back online. The system may be slow until midnight, because of...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Dec
23
2005

Emergency Maintenance - Dec 23, 2005 - 8 am »

At approximately 8am on Friday, December 23, 2005 the Bb system was taken down to install a patch that Blackboard notified us to install. The system was down for approximately 30 minutes. Sorry for the inconvenience....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Dec
5
2005

Scheduled Maintenance - Dec. 9, 2005 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. Next scheduled Maintenance is Friday, December 9, 2005 from 4pm to midnight....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
10
2005

Bb Scheduled Maintenance - Nov 11, 2005 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. Next scheduled Maintenance is Friday, November 11, 2005 from 4pm to midnight....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
24
2005

Bb Scheduled Maintenance - Oct 28, 2005 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. Next scheduled Maintenance is Friday, October 28, 2005 from 4pm to midnight....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Oct
10
2005

Canceled: Bb Scheduled Maintenance - October 14 - 4pm to midnight »

Reminder: Blackboard is scheduled every second and fourth Friday of the month for maintenance. Next scheduled Maintenance is Friday, October 14, 2005 from 4pm to midnight. The system will not come down on Octorber 14....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
9
2005

Scheduled Maintenance - September 9, 2005 »

Blackboard was taken down for maintenance at 5pm on Friday, September 9, 2005. The system was back up by 9pm....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Sep
6
2005

Bb Access Issue - 9/1/05 »

There was power outage at the VCU University Computer Center on Thursday evening (9/1/05). This caused the users not to be able to access Blackboard and other systems....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
20
2005

Bb Scheduled Maintenance - July 22 - 4pm »

Blackboard will be taken down at 4pm on Friday July 22 to update the operating systems. The system is expected to be back up by midnight....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jul
1
2005

Scheduled Maintenance - July 8, 2005 at 4pm »

Subject: Reminder: Bb System will be taken down on July 8, 2005 at 4pm This is a reminder that the Blackboard system will be taken down on Friday, July 8 at 4pm to install additional hardware. The goal is to have the system back up by Noon on Saturday, July...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
5
2005

Bb down - June 5, 2005 (6:30am - 10:00am) »

The Bb system shutdown on Sunday, June 5, 2005 around 6:30am. The problem appeared to be an electrical power issue. Power was switched and the servers were restarted around 10:00am....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jun
3
2005

Bb Problem June 3, 2005 (1:30pm - 5:00pm) »

The Bb system was down on Friday, June 3, 2005 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm due to a hardware failure. The hardware was replaced....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
20
2005

Bb Problem on May 20, 2005 from 9:30pm to 10:30pm »

Blackboard experienced a problem on Friday, May 20, 2005 from approximately 9:30pm to 10:30pm. The system was unavailable during this time....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
6
2005

Bb Servers restarted 5/6/05 at 11:15am »

The Bb servers were restarted at on 05/06/05 at 11:15am. The VCU Bb Team worked with Bb staff and we believe we have resolved the problem....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
4
2005

Bb Servers Restarted, May 4, 2005 »

The Blackboard servers were restarted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at approximately 6:30pm to correct a problem....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
9
2005

March 14-16 -Bb down for Upgrade/Maintenance »

This is a reminder that the Bb system is scheduled to be down from March 14-16....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
6
2005

Bb problem on Feb 6 2005 - 11:30am to 6:45pm »

The Bb system was up and down on Sunday, February 6, 2005 from approximately 11:30am to 6:45pm. The problem was resolved....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
21
2005

Bb Down - Jan. 21, 2005 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm »

The Bb system crashed and was down from approximately 12:30pm to 1:30pm. The problem was resolved....
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Jan
10
2005

Bb Down Jan 11 - Jan 12 »

Blackboard Downtime (Tuesday Jan 11 – 1pm and Wednesday Jan 12 – all day) This is a reminder that the Bb system will be taken down Tuesday January 11 at 1pm and will be down until Wednesday, January 12 at midnight. This downtime is to perform Operating System updates and...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
8
2004

Bb 6.1 - Maintenance Schedule (Nov 2004 - March 2005) »

Blackboard is scheduled to be down on: Sat, Nov 6 -- Conversion to Oracle Enterprise Edition Fri, Nov 26 - Sun, Nov 28 -- Oracle character set conversion Tue, Jan 11 - Wed, Jan 12 -- Installation of Bb Application Packs 1 and 2 Mon, Mar 14 - Wed, Mar...
Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Nov
1
2004

Blackboard Down on 11/06/04- 4pm to midnight »

Please note that the Blackboard system will be down on Saturday November 6, 2004 from 4pm to midnight....
No Comments | Posted by Sheila Chandler in the Blackboard Announcements blog.

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