March 2007 Archives

Aspen E-Mail Server Unavailable »

E-mail services is working to bring Aspen back on-line. Users should connect to their alternate server, Oak. For assistance, please call the Technology Services Helpdesk at 828-2227....

eID Strong Password Requirement For Students »

Students will be receiving a notice in their VCU email account instructing them to set a new password for their eID account. This strong password requirement provides additional security for your personal information. Students can set their new password by clicking here. For more information about the strong password requirement...

eID Account Lockout Feature Implemented »

As part of efforts to better secure all personal data at VCU a new eID password expiration policy has been instituted. If you attempt to log into any application using your eID with an incorrect password after four attempts your eID account will be locked out. After 30 minutes you...

Banner Maintenance For Friday, March 16 »

A back-up network control device will be installed Friday, March 16, causing Banner Forms and Self-Service to be unavailable for short periods between 6 and 11 pm. Banner Forms users may need to re-install the Jinitiator plug-in after the update. This is due to an annual update of the web...

Scheduled Maintenance - E-Mail Servers »

Scheduled maintenance will be performed on the E-mail system Saturday, March 17, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. During this maintenance window, access to e-mail may be unavailable on your primary server. Access to your e-mail via your alternate server should be available automatically when accessing through VCU Mail Anywhere,...

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

Blackboard Maintenance Completed on Friday 3/9/07 at 7:30pm...

VCUCard Services and Office Unavailable March 13-15 »

VCUCard will perform a system upgrade March 13-15. During this time VCU IDs cannot be issued and CSVTs, pay-for-print stations, copier readers, laundry readers, turbos for paying for parking at decks, bookstore interface, off-campus merchants and vending machines will not be available for meal plans, RamBucks, School of Business pay-for-print,...

Internet Connection Disruption Scheduled »

There will be loss of Internet connectivity through Network Virginia between 11:45 p.m. and 1 a.m. beginning on Thursday, March 8. Users connected to the internet during this time may lose connectivity to the Internet. If a user does lose their network connection during this event just close the web...

myVCU Portal Downtime »

On Friday, March 2, 2007 from 5pm to 12pm, Technology Services staff will be updating the portal software for the new daylight saving time that goes into effect on March 11. The portal will be unavailable during this time. For more information about the new daylight saving time, click here....

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