Maintenance: Windows File Service on Mar 16th

[sc name=”head_betriebsmeldungen_en” message_id=”201703151711 ” time=”Mar 16th, 5-7 p.m.” affected=”\\\\winfs-uni, \\\\winfs-eni, \\\\winfs-son, \\\\winfs-jura, \\\\wfs-sozial, \\\\fs-all” impact=”none” ] Due to maintenance work in the maintenance window on March 16th, 2017, short interruptions are possible when accessing network drives  whose names begin with \\winfs-uni, \\winfs-eni, \\winfs-son, \\winfs-jura, \\wfs-sozial or \\fs-all. However, we assume that no significant interruptions will … Read more

Solved: File-Server

[sc name=”head_betriebsmeldungen_en” message_id=”2017011201037″ time=”January 20th, 2017, since 10:20 a.m.” affected=”some users” impact=”failure solved” ] The problems with the File-Server from earlier today have been solved.

Failure: Group Drives and Archive

Message-Id: 201701171605 Time: January 17th, 2017, since 3:30 p.m. Affected: all users Impact: no access Due to the failure of a meta-data appliance, the StorNext file systems for group drives and archive are not available. The manufacturer is already involved, and we try to fix the problem asap.

Malfunction: Archive Service

Message-Id: 201612271321 Time: Dec 26th, 2016 till Jan 2nd, 2017 Affected: all users Impact: Archive service cannot be accessed Due to an overload situation, access to the archive ($AHOME under UNIX/Linux, \\winfs-hsm under Windows) is unfortunately not possible until further notice. Background: Due to large amounts of data transferred to the archive service, the temporary … Read more

Maintenance: GWDG Print Service, SAMBA Server

[sc name=”head_betriebsmeldungen_en” message_id=”201612221143″ time=”Dec 27th, 2016, about 9 a.m – 5 p.m.” affected=”Print service, SAMBA service” impact=”Services are not available” ] Due to complex system maintenance tasks, the GWDG print service will not be available during the stated period. Also affected are all network shares with names like \\samba.gwdg.de\… and \\gwdg-print.gwdg.de\ … provided by the … Read more

Information: State of Shared Windows Drives

Message-Id: 201612150955 Time:  2016Q4 Affected: users of shared drives Impact: temporary access problems The shared Windows drives are a strongly demanded resources by our customers and thus an important service offered by the GWDG. With approximately 400 TB in total, the shared drives are by now mostly migrated into the StorNext environment. StorNext is a storage … Read more