LIONS email turned off Aug 5, 2009
Norfolk and Helios to be Retired July 1 2007
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LIONS email turned off Aug 5, 2009
As part of the ODU Exchange/Google migration and to eliminate duplicate services, we have dismantled the LIONS email system.
Hydra (LIONS HPC machine) to be recycled Sunday, July 13
Hydra (one of the UNIX LIONS HPC machines) is going to be power cycled on Sunday, July 13, between 8am and 10am to address a systems issue.
Belize will be unavailable June 8 - 10
Belize, one of the two LIONS HPC servers, will be unavailable from June 8 thru 10, 2008.
Norfolk and Helios to be Retired July 1 2007
Two of the LIONS SMP machines, Norfolk (a Sun E3500) and Helios (a Sun E10000) are being retired on July 1 2007.
Daylight Savings Time Update to LIONS Servers
During the next several weeks, we will be applying vendor patches to the LIONS servers in preparation for the new Daylight Savings Time changes that begin this year. This news page will be updated with the latest info regarding the updates.
ECE's MATLAB will be upgraded to 7r14
The version of Matlab (5.6r12) for the ECE department will be upgraded on Thursday, November 9, 2006 to version 7r14.
UNIXHELP Is Now Footprints
The UNIX LIONS group has now deprecated the old WREQ system and is using the OCCS Footprints online ticket system. UNIXHELP will now go into Footprints, which is located at http://fp.odu.edu/.
Upgrade Central LIONS Servers from OpenAFS 1.3.87 to 1.4.0
This Sunday, February 5, beginning at 6am and ending at noon, we will be upgrading the LIONS servers from OpenAFS 1.3.87 to 1.4.0.
LIONS Server Sanibel Down - Awaiting Parts (UPDATED)
The LIONS server Sanibel is currently down due to a disk drive failure. This affects those whose home directories or files reside on that server. The hardware vendor has been notified and replacement parts are currently scheduled to arrive in a few hours. (Updated 15:33:40 to reflect new information.)
Hardware/Software Upgrade to LIONS2 Central Servers
To improve stability and prepare for enhancements to the LIONS2 environment, we're going to upgrade the OpenAFS software on the central LIONS2 servers to 1.3.87, as well as installing hardware in two of the OpenAFS servers themselves.
Reboot of LIONS2 AFS Servers for Hardware Maintenance
During the scheduled maintenance window (6am - noon) this Sunday, July 17, we will be shutting down two of the LIONS2 AFS servers to remove some unused hardware.
www.lions1.odu.edu is no longer available
The machine which ran the transitional 'www.lions1.odu.edu' (which is not to be confused with the current LIONS2 website 'www.lions.odu.edu') was shutdown yesterday.
Live and Streaming Video Servers moved to LIONS2
Today, May 4, we've moved the addresses 'svs0.svnet.odu.edu' and 'real.lions.odu.edu' over to LIONS2.
Sol-Login and FTP moved to LIONS2
We shutdown the last of the old LIONS sol-login boxes this morning and moved sol-login.lions.odu.edu and ftp.lions.odu.edu over to LIONS2. For more information on the impact this may cause, see the rest of this notice.
LIONS2 FAQ UPDATED FOR EMAIL & WEB
Since redirecting LIONS email over to LIONS2, we've noticed several people who've copied their home directories over are having problems with their email. If you've noticed that you've stopped receiving email under LIONS2, please check this and see if you're affected.
LIONS EMAIL NOW GOING TO LIONS2
The email suffix '@lions.odu.edu' was moved over to the UNIX LIONS2 servers as of the morning of Wednesday, April 6, 2005. This means, if you were receiving email at youraccount@lions.odu.edu, it is no longer going to the old LIONS system, it is now going to LIONS2. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT IF YOU HAVE A LIONS ACCOUNT BUT NOT A LIONS2 ACCOUNT, YOUR EMAIL WILL BOUNCE UNTIL YOU GET A LIONS2 ACCOUNT. If you have any questions with this, please contact us at unixhelp@odu.edu.
Current Migration Schedule for LIONS2
Here is a latest schedule for migration of existing LIONS customers over to LIONS2 as of May 4, 2005.
