Enhancements to Shibboleth Authentication Services | Tuesday, 5/28 | 6:30-7:30 am
On Tuesday, May 28 from 6:30-7:30 am (systems time), ITS will be rolling out enhancements to the Shibboleth authentication service, which supports applications such as Inter-Institutional Registration, Qualtrics, SeRA (Rameses), Sciquest, ZimRide and others. Users will notice a change from the traditional login page to a page with the standard UNCG look and feel once the changes are complete. Other enhancements include:
- Upgrade Shibboleth IdP server from v2.1.5 to v2.3.8 (release notes)
- Added support for InCommon Federation’s Research and Scholarship Category enabling quicker adoption and deployment time of services in this category.
- Added a hot standby server for increased redundancy/availability.
Shibboleth authentication should not be interrupted during this time.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or 6-TECH@uncg.edu.
Planned Downtime for Banner and Banner-related systems
- Who: Users of Banner and Banner-related systems
- What: Planned downtime for the following services:
- UNCGenie
- Self-Service Password Reset
- INB
- SciQuest – e-Marketplace
- UC4/AppWorx
- Workflow
- ODS Production (ODSP)
- WebFOCUS Reporting against BANPRD and ODSP
- Computer Account Activation
- PCWS
- Data feeds to / from Banner
- When: 4:30 AM thru 5:00 PM, Saturday, May 25
- Why: Deployment of New Student Catalog & Student Schedule Modules (University Registrar’s Office Internal Use Only)
ALSO
- Who: WebFOCUS and ODS Users
- What: Planned downtime for the following services:
- WebFOCUS Reporting against Banner/ODS Production (BANPRD/ODSP)
- When: 4:30 AM, Sat, May 25th thru 5:00 PM, Sunday, May 26
- Why: Banner product upgrades & ODSP Reload
If you have questions or need more information, please contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or 6-TECH@uncg.edu.
Planned Downtime, Campus Network Printing | Tuesday, May 21 | 6:30am-7:30am
Who: Faculty, staff and students using lab printers or office network printers
What: Planned downtime for lab printers and office network printers
When: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30am-7:30am
Why: Upgrades to campus printing environment
If you have questions, please contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or 6-TECH@uncg.edu.
6-TECH Tips: Personalizing Survey Increases Response Rates
Did you know…?
The simple step of addressing participants by name in an email invitation has been shown to add between 5 and 10 percent to your survey response rate. But think twice before including both first and last name – this didn’t have quite the same positive effect as just using the first name.
For more ways to boost your survey responses, see: How to Increase Survey Response Rates.
For information about creating a survey at UNCG, see: Qualtrics @ UNCG or contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or 6-TECH@uncg.edu.
Software Upgrade to Data Center Firewall | Saturday, 5/25 | 5:30 am-noon
Who: Faculty, Staff and Students who use Data Center resources
What: ITS will be upgrading the software on the Data Center firewall. No actual downtime is anticipated due to firewall redundancy.
When: Saturday, May 25, 5:30am-noon
Why: Upgrade software
If you have questions, please contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or 6-TECH@uncg.edu.
