From JDorris at warnerpacific.edu Mon Dec 6 08:27:18 1999 From: JDorris at warnerpacific.edu (Jim Dorris) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Network monitoring and alerting Message-ID: <814110E5ACC0D211BACF00105A04432F4BEB02@SHASTA> We are an NT Server environment, which, as we all know, is the most stable platform around... But, just in case, heaven forbid, anything should ever go down, I want to set up a monitoring software that will page me if an NT service or a web site goes down. I am currently looking at a product called IPSentry. Has anyone heard much about this product? Does anyone have a recommendation for another product? Jim Dorris Warner Pacific College From worleyme at plu.edu Tue Dec 7 12:04:00 1999 From: worleyme at plu.edu (Margaret Worley) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: <384D6830.CF7E6CE2@plu.edu> We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before December 31. Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our systems or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power glitches, network virus propagation, etc. I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or two before the 31st. In particular: - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting down any of your servers, network gear, etc? - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against incoming viruses or worms? - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your network hubs, switches, and routers? Thanks much for the feedback. -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Margaret Worley, Director | voice: (253)535-8470 Academic/User Support | email: worleyme@plu.edu Computing and Telecommunication Services | fax: (253)536-5099 Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA 98447 From colaw at pacificu.edu Tue Dec 7 18:59:28 1999 From: colaw at pacificu.edu (Colaw, Lee) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: <87E3B0D6A976D311BA7B00902798A5E903318B@everest.pacificu.edu> Per your request, the following information is provided. - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting down any of your servers, network gear, etc? RESPONSE: No, a power loss will be no more severe than a storm knocking out power temporarily. I assume that you have some type of power conditioning equipment to level out the spikes. - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? RESPONSE: There will be a skeleton staff on site at midnight to perform immediate checking of mission critical communications, environmental systems, and "special" operating environments. Everyone else is on call, regardless of their location and holiday plans. - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against incoming viruses or worms? RESPONSE: No. - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your network hubs, switches, and routers? RESPONSE: No. They will be treated as if this was a storm blowing through the area on a case by case basis. If we can provide any additional information, just drop us a line. Seasons Greetings! Lee M. Colaw CIO/Director, University Information Services 2043 College Way Forest Grove, OR 97116 Tel: (503) 359-3136 Fax: (503) 359-3162 Email: colaw@pacificu.edu Celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary at http://www.sesquicentennial.pacificu.edu -----Original Message----- From: Margaret Worley [mailto:worleyme@plu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:02 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Margaret Worley, Director | voice: (253)535-8470 Academic/User Support | email: worleyme@plu.edu Computing and Telecommunication Services | fax: (253)536-5099 Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA 98447 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Lee M. Colaw (E-mail).vcf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 409 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.nw-heat.org/pipermail/nw-heat/attachments/19991207/e687040b/LeeM.ColawE-mail.obj From PietrasP at evergreen.edu Wed Dec 8 08:26:01 1999 From: PietrasP at evergreen.edu (Pietras, Julian) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: I'd echo the comments made here for Evergreen. I believe we've done a good job of making people aware of potential problems and have taken steps to be as proactive as possible. The network team, a support center staff, and staff from Academic Computing will be on campus Sunday, Jan 2, to check on systems and resolve problems in preparation for classes beginning Jan 3. Julian =========================================== Julian W. Pietras Asst Dir Computing and Communications/Academic Computing The Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW Olympia, WA 98505 (360) 866-6000 x6235 pietrasp@evergreen.edu > ---------- > From: Colaw, Lee > Reply To: nw-heat@nw-heat.org > Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 1999 7:32 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: RE: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF4128.430CA464 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Per your request, the following information is provided. > > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? > > RESPONSE: No, a power loss will be no more severe than a storm knocking > out power temporarily. I assume that you have some type of power > conditioning equipment to level out the spikes. > > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? > > RESPONSE: There will be a skeleton staff on site at midnight to perform > immediate checking of mission critical communications, environmental > systems, and "special" operating environments. Everyone else is on call, > regardless of their location and holiday plans. > > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? > > RESPONSE: No. > > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? > > RESPONSE: No. They will be treated as if this was a storm blowing through > the area on a case by case basis. > > > If we can provide any additional information, just drop us a line. > Seasons > Greetings! > > Lee M. Colaw > CIO/Director, University Information Services > 2043 College Way > Forest Grove, OR 97116 > Tel: (503) 359-3136 > Fax: (503) 359-3162 > Email: colaw@pacificu.edu > Celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary at > http://www.sesquicentennial.pacificu.edu > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Margaret Worley [mailto:worleyme@plu.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:02 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested > > -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > Margaret Worley, Director | voice: (253)535-8470 > Academic/User Support | email: worleyme@plu.edu > Computing and Telecommunication Services | fax: (253)536-5099 > Pacific Lutheran University | > Tacoma, WA 98447 > > > ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF4128.430CA464 > Content-Type: application/octet-stream; > name="Lee M. Colaw (E-mail).vcf" > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="Lee M. Colaw (E-mail).vcf" > > BEGIN:VCARD > VERSION:2.1 > N:Colaw;Lee;;Mr. > FN:Lee M. Colaw (E-mail) > ORG:Pacific University;University Information Services > TITLE:Director > TEL;WORK;VOICE:(503) 359-3136 > TEL;WORK;FAX:(503) 359-3162 > ADR;WORK:;;2043 College Way;Forest Grove;OR;97116;USA > LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:2043 College Way=0D=0AForest Grove, > OR 97116=0D=0AUSA > EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:colaw@pacificu.edu > REV:19990921T011928Z > END:VCARD > > ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF4128.430CA464-- > From rellis at ups.edu Wed Dec 8 09:11:33 1999 From: rellis at ups.edu (Raney Ellis) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested References: <384D6830.CF7E6CE2@plu.edu> Message-ID: <384E9142.1A8ED197@ups.edu> Margaret, In your mail you ask: > We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before > December 31. > Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our > systems > or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power > glitches, > network virus propagation, etc. > > I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or > two > before the 31st. In particular: > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? No, we decided not to do this. Since the computer center is protected by a U.P.S., if there are power problems the systems will ride it out. Of course, if power is off for an extended period, we will get a call from Security so we can come in to shut the systems down gracefully. > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? No one will be on site, but we have an established on call process that will be in effect. > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? No. The best protection is an educated staff who have good virus protection software on their systems. > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? No. If power goes down, there is the same effect as a winter storm or lightning strike on a substation. We don't foresee any particular problems arising. Raney Ellis From irvw at linfield.edu Wed Dec 8 09:34:33 1999 From: irvw at linfield.edu (Irv Wiswall) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested In-Reply-To: <384D6830.CF7E6CE2@plu.edu> Message-ID: <448736.3153634473@dhcp-171-200-000.linfield.edu> We probably will disconnect our server running colleague, but no one will be using it so is more of a "why not" sort of thing. We have a few hubs at the "ends" of network in small buildings that don't have power conditioning that we'll probably turn of. We'll send message to the campus end of this week advising that it is always prudent to turn off desk top computers for the evening, and slightly more advisable on Dec 31 because of slight probability of power grid problems. No on-site or on-call staff at midnight. -Irv --On Tue, Dec 7, 1999 5:02 PM -0800 Margaret Worley wrote: > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? From ingerman at lclark.edu Wed Dec 8 10:28:01 1999 From: ingerman at lclark.edu (Bret Ingerman) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested In-Reply-To: <384E9142.1A8ED197@ups.edu> References: <384E9142.1A8ED197@ups.edu> Message-ID: I echo Raney's thoughts. We will have people on-call in case of emergency but no one will be on-campus. --Bret At 9:17 AM -0800 12/8/99, Raney Ellis wrote: >Margaret, > >In your mail you ask: > > > We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before > > December 31. > > Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our > > systems > > or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power > > glitches, > > network virus propagation, etc. > > > > I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or > > two > > before the 31st. In particular: > > > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > > shutting > > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? > >No, we decided not to do this. Since the computer center is protected by a >U.P.S., if there are power problems the systems will ride it out. Of >course, if power is off for an extended period, we will get a call from >Security so we can come in to shut the systems down gracefully. > > > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? > >No one will be on site, but we have an established on call process that >will be in effect. > > > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > > incoming viruses or worms? > >No. The best protection is an educated staff who have good virus >protection software on their systems. > > > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > > network > > hubs, switches, and routers? > >No. If power goes down, there is the same effect as a winter storm or >lightning strike on a substation. We don't foresee any particular problems >arising. > >Raney Ellis From hinzra at whitman.edu Wed Dec 8 11:42:26 1999 From: hinzra at whitman.edu (Richard A. Hinz) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested (fwd) Message-ID: On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Margaret Worley wrote: > We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before > December 31. > Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our > systems > or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power > glitches, > network virus propagation, etc. > > I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or > two > before the 31st. In particular: > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? We are planning on shutting down some of the servers we have on campus. We will leave the e-mail and web servers running. These will be brought back up after the first of the year. > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? We will have people on-call but no one will be here at midnight on new year's eve. > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? We are going to stay connected to the Internet. We are taking steps to keep everyone current on thier virus scanning software. > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? WE will also be asking users to shut down thier machines and unplug the power cords and network before leaving for the new year in an effort to protect against possible power surges. Rich Hinz Director, User Services Whitman College From prescott at up.edu Wed Dec 8 11:45:39 1999 From: prescott at up.edu (Prescott; Jerilyn) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Faculty advocate Message-ID: <29ED0E2C5973D211A48B00A0C9EA44E00BDF8F@degas.up.edu> I might have been one who was talking about a faculty advocate or one who advocates for the faculty. This is part of his job. His job description is that he supports the faculty in new and current projects as well as support for 'regular, every day' activities. Faculty approach him with projects then he helps them make it happen. This could be from helping them create web pages to selecting and setting up equipment. He has gone to Hanford Nuclear Power Plant with professors to help them set up a program to work with Hanford -one of many projects he has worked on. He is constantly exploring new uses of technology in Higher Education. In our meetings, he is always giving the faculty's point of view, advocating for their needs. Faculty know that they can go to him for just about any type of help. We can explore this further if this was what you were remembering. Just let me know. I would also like to thank George Fox for sponsoring the Fall event. Jerilyn Prescott Lab Manager/ User Support Specialist Computers and Telecommunications Services University of Portland 5000 N Willamette Blvd Portland OR 97203 (503) 943-7469 prescott@up.edu -----Original Message----- From: Marti Morandi [mailto:mmorandi@willamette.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:02 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Faculty advocate Who was it at the meeting last Friday who talked about faculty advocates? Did they get released time for this service? I'd like to know more. BTW, thanks George Fox for sponsoring this event. Marti Marti Morandi, Director Production and Operations Willamette Integrated Technology Services Willamette University Salem, OR 97301 (503)370-6650/mmorandi@willamette.edu From barnold at georgefox.edu Wed Dec 8 17:06:12 1999 From: barnold at georgefox.edu (Bruce Arnold) Date: Fri Jul 16 16:34:38 2004 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting down any of your servers, network gear, etc? Yes, we are turning off and disconnecting all computers and servers at close of business on Dec. 30th. While we don't really expect any problems, we felt it was good insurance. PGE feels they are ok, but cautions about some of the smaller suppliers on the grid. They also indicate that there may be "some problems" with some substations. - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? Physical Plant is going to staff a response desk to monitor the situation and respond if needed. Since all of our systems will be shutdown, we aren't concerned about brownouts or spikes, so no staffing on site seems to be required. - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against incoming viruses or worms? We will be shut down until the power situation in determined to be stable. Not taking any special precautions for virsues. - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your network hubs, switches, and routers? Yes. If all is well, we will turn the network and servers back on Sunday and users can turn their machines on Monday. Very cheap insurance Larry Lebow Director Administrative Computing Chair Y2K Committee George Fox University From JDorris at warnerpacific.edu Mon Dec 6 08:27:18 1999 From: JDorris at warnerpacific.edu (Jim Dorris) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Network monitoring and alerting Message-ID: <814110E5ACC0D211BACF00105A04432F4BEB02@SHASTA> We are an NT Server environment, which, as we all know, is the most stable platform around... But, just in case, heaven forbid, anything should ever go down, I want to set up a monitoring software that will page me if an NT service or a web site goes down. I am currently looking at a product called IPSentry. Has anyone heard much about this product? Does anyone have a recommendation for another product? Jim Dorris Warner Pacific College From worleyme at plu.edu Tue Dec 7 12:04:00 1999 From: worleyme at plu.edu (Margaret Worley) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: <384D6830.CF7E6CE2@plu.edu> We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before December 31. Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our systems or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power glitches, network virus propagation, etc. I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or two before the 31st. In particular: - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting down any of your servers, network gear, etc? - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against incoming viruses or worms? - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your network hubs, switches, and routers? Thanks much for the feedback. -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Margaret Worley, Director | voice: (253)535-8470 Academic/User Support | email: worleyme@plu.edu Computing and Telecommunication Services | fax: (253)536-5099 Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA 98447 From colaw at pacificu.edu Tue Dec 7 18:59:28 1999 From: colaw at pacificu.edu (Colaw, Lee) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: <87E3B0D6A976D311BA7B00902798A5E903318B@everest.pacificu.edu> Per your request, the following information is provided. - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting down any of your servers, network gear, etc? RESPONSE: No, a power loss will be no more severe than a storm knocking out power temporarily. I assume that you have some type of power conditioning equipment to level out the spikes. - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? RESPONSE: There will be a skeleton staff on site at midnight to perform immediate checking of mission critical communications, environmental systems, and "special" operating environments. Everyone else is on call, regardless of their location and holiday plans. - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against incoming viruses or worms? RESPONSE: No. - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your network hubs, switches, and routers? RESPONSE: No. They will be treated as if this was a storm blowing through the area on a case by case basis. If we can provide any additional information, just drop us a line. Seasons Greetings! Lee M. Colaw CIO/Director, University Information Services 2043 College Way Forest Grove, OR 97116 Tel: (503) 359-3136 Fax: (503) 359-3162 Email: colaw@pacificu.edu Celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary at http://www.sesquicentennial.pacificu.edu -----Original Message----- From: Margaret Worley [mailto:worleyme@plu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:02 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Margaret Worley, Director | voice: (253)535-8470 Academic/User Support | email: worleyme@plu.edu Computing and Telecommunication Services | fax: (253)536-5099 Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA 98447 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Lee M. Colaw (E-mail).vcf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 409 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.nw-heat.org/pipermail/nw-heat/attachments/19991207/e687040b/LeeM.ColawE-mail-0001.obj From PietrasP at evergreen.edu Wed Dec 8 08:26:01 1999 From: PietrasP at evergreen.edu (Pietras, Julian) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: I'd echo the comments made here for Evergreen. I believe we've done a good job of making people aware of potential problems and have taken steps to be as proactive as possible. The network team, a support center staff, and staff from Academic Computing will be on campus Sunday, Jan 2, to check on systems and resolve problems in preparation for classes beginning Jan 3. Julian =========================================== Julian W. Pietras Asst Dir Computing and Communications/Academic Computing The Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW Olympia, WA 98505 (360) 866-6000 x6235 pietrasp@evergreen.edu > ---------- > From: Colaw, Lee > Reply To: nw-heat@nw-heat.org > Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 1999 7:32 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: RE: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF4128.430CA464 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Per your request, the following information is provided. > > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? > > RESPONSE: No, a power loss will be no more severe than a storm knocking > out power temporarily. I assume that you have some type of power > conditioning equipment to level out the spikes. > > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? > > RESPONSE: There will be a skeleton staff on site at midnight to perform > immediate checking of mission critical communications, environmental > systems, and "special" operating environments. Everyone else is on call, > regardless of their location and holiday plans. > > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? > > RESPONSE: No. > > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? > > RESPONSE: No. They will be treated as if this was a storm blowing through > the area on a case by case basis. > > > If we can provide any additional information, just drop us a line. > Seasons > Greetings! > > Lee M. Colaw > CIO/Director, University Information Services > 2043 College Way > Forest Grove, OR 97116 > Tel: (503) 359-3136 > Fax: (503) 359-3162 > Email: colaw@pacificu.edu > Celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary at > http://www.sesquicentennial.pacificu.edu > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Margaret Worley [mailto:worleyme@plu.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:02 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested > > -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > Margaret Worley, Director | voice: (253)535-8470 > Academic/User Support | email: worleyme@plu.edu > Computing and Telecommunication Services | fax: (253)536-5099 > Pacific Lutheran University | > Tacoma, WA 98447 > > > ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF4128.430CA464 > Content-Type: application/octet-stream; > name="Lee M. Colaw (E-mail).vcf" > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="Lee M. Colaw (E-mail).vcf" > > BEGIN:VCARD > VERSION:2.1 > N:Colaw;Lee;;Mr. > FN:Lee M. Colaw (E-mail) > ORG:Pacific University;University Information Services > TITLE:Director > TEL;WORK;VOICE:(503) 359-3136 > TEL;WORK;FAX:(503) 359-3162 > ADR;WORK:;;2043 College Way;Forest Grove;OR;97116;USA > LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:2043 College Way=0D=0AForest Grove, > OR 97116=0D=0AUSA > EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:colaw@pacificu.edu > REV:19990921T011928Z > END:VCARD > > ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF4128.430CA464-- > From rellis at ups.edu Wed Dec 8 09:11:33 1999 From: rellis at ups.edu (Raney Ellis) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested References: <384D6830.CF7E6CE2@plu.edu> Message-ID: <384E9142.1A8ED197@ups.edu> Margaret, In your mail you ask: > We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before > December 31. > Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our > systems > or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power > glitches, > network virus propagation, etc. > > I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or > two > before the 31st. In particular: > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? No, we decided not to do this. Since the computer center is protected by a U.P.S., if there are power problems the systems will ride it out. Of course, if power is off for an extended period, we will get a call from Security so we can come in to shut the systems down gracefully. > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? No one will be on site, but we have an established on call process that will be in effect. > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? No. The best protection is an educated staff who have good virus protection software on their systems. > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? No. If power goes down, there is the same effect as a winter storm or lightning strike on a substation. We don't foresee any particular problems arising. Raney Ellis From irvw at linfield.edu Wed Dec 8 09:34:33 1999 From: irvw at linfield.edu (Irv Wiswall) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested In-Reply-To: <384D6830.CF7E6CE2@plu.edu> Message-ID: <448736.3153634473@dhcp-171-200-000.linfield.edu> We probably will disconnect our server running colleague, but no one will be using it so is more of a "why not" sort of thing. We have a few hubs at the "ends" of network in small buildings that don't have power conditioning that we'll probably turn of. We'll send message to the campus end of this week advising that it is always prudent to turn off desk top computers for the evening, and slightly more advisable on Dec 31 because of slight probability of power grid problems. No on-site or on-call staff at midnight. -Irv --On Tue, Dec 7, 1999 5:02 PM -0800 Margaret Worley wrote: > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? From ingerman at lclark.edu Wed Dec 8 10:28:01 1999 From: ingerman at lclark.edu (Bret Ingerman) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested In-Reply-To: <384E9142.1A8ED197@ups.edu> References: <384E9142.1A8ED197@ups.edu> Message-ID: I echo Raney's thoughts. We will have people on-call in case of emergency but no one will be on-campus. --Bret At 9:17 AM -0800 12/8/99, Raney Ellis wrote: >Margaret, > >In your mail you ask: > > > We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before > > December 31. > > Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our > > systems > > or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power > > glitches, > > network virus propagation, etc. > > > > I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or > > two > > before the 31st. In particular: > > > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > > shutting > > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? > >No, we decided not to do this. Since the computer center is protected by a >U.P.S., if there are power problems the systems will ride it out. Of >course, if power is off for an extended period, we will get a call from >Security so we can come in to shut the systems down gracefully. > > > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? > >No one will be on site, but we have an established on call process that >will be in effect. > > > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > > incoming viruses or worms? > >No. The best protection is an educated staff who have good virus >protection software on their systems. > > > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > > network > > hubs, switches, and routers? > >No. If power goes down, there is the same effect as a winter storm or >lightning strike on a substation. We don't foresee any particular problems >arising. > >Raney Ellis From hinzra at whitman.edu Wed Dec 8 11:42:26 1999 From: hinzra at whitman.edu (Richard A. Hinz) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested (fwd) Message-ID: On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Margaret Worley wrote: > We're finalizing Y2K contingency plans for the days right before > December 31. > Up for discussion is whether we should be shutting down any of our > systems > or networking gear for the transition to year 2000, in case of power > glitches, > network virus propagation, etc. > > I'm interested in knowning what other schools are doing on the day or > two > before the 31st. In particular: > > - Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are > shutting > down any of your servers, network gear, etc? We are planning on shutting down some of the servers we have on campus. We will leave the e-mail and web servers running. These will be brought back up after the first of the year. > - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? We will have people on-call but no one will be here at midnight on new year's eve. > - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against > incoming viruses or worms? We are going to stay connected to the Internet. We are taking steps to keep everyone current on thier virus scanning software. > - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your > network > hubs, switches, and routers? WE will also be asking users to shut down thier machines and unplug the power cords and network before leaving for the new year in an effort to protect against possible power surges. Rich Hinz Director, User Services Whitman College From prescott at up.edu Wed Dec 8 11:45:39 1999 From: prescott at up.edu (Prescott; Jerilyn) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Faculty advocate Message-ID: <29ED0E2C5973D211A48B00A0C9EA44E00BDF8F@degas.up.edu> I might have been one who was talking about a faculty advocate or one who advocates for the faculty. This is part of his job. His job description is that he supports the faculty in new and current projects as well as support for 'regular, every day' activities. Faculty approach him with projects then he helps them make it happen. This could be from helping them create web pages to selecting and setting up equipment. He has gone to Hanford Nuclear Power Plant with professors to help them set up a program to work with Hanford -one of many projects he has worked on. He is constantly exploring new uses of technology in Higher Education. In our meetings, he is always giving the faculty's point of view, advocating for their needs. Faculty know that they can go to him for just about any type of help. We can explore this further if this was what you were remembering. Just let me know. I would also like to thank George Fox for sponsoring the Fall event. Jerilyn Prescott Lab Manager/ User Support Specialist Computers and Telecommunications Services University of Portland 5000 N Willamette Blvd Portland OR 97203 (503) 943-7469 prescott@up.edu -----Original Message----- From: Marti Morandi [mailto:mmorandi@willamette.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:02 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Faculty advocate Who was it at the meeting last Friday who talked about faculty advocates? Did they get released time for this service? I'd like to know more. BTW, thanks George Fox for sponsoring this event. Marti Marti Morandi, Director Production and Operations Willamette Integrated Technology Services Willamette University Salem, OR 97301 (503)370-6650/mmorandi@willamette.edu From barnold at georgefox.edu Wed Dec 8 17:06:12 1999 From: barnold at georgefox.edu (Bruce Arnold) Date: Thu Oct 5 10:00:21 2006 Subject: Y2K plans anyone? Reply requested Message-ID: Are you concerned enough about power grid problems that you are shutting down any of your servers, network gear, etc? Yes, we are turning off and disconnecting all computers and servers at close of business on Dec. 30th. While we don't really expect any problems, we felt it was good insurance. PGE feels they are ok, but cautions about some of the smaller suppliers on the grid. They also indicate that there may be "some problems" with some substations. - Are you going to have staff on-site at Midnight? On call? Physical Plant is going to staff a response desk to monitor the situation and respond if needed. Since all of our systems will be shutdown, we aren't concerned about brownouts or spikes, so no staffing on site seems to be required. - Are you going to dis-connect from the Internet as a precaution against incoming viruses or worms? We will be shut down until the power situation in determined to be stable. Not taking any special precautions for virsues. - Are you going to outlying buildings to dis-connect/power-down your network hubs, switches, and routers? Yes. If all is well, we will turn the network and servers back on Sunday and users can turn their machines on Monday. Very cheap insurance Larry Lebow Director Administrative Computing Chair Y2K Committee George Fox University