Monday, July 29, 2019

Sakai Unavailable for Maintenance - Fri., Aug. 2, 6am

*** UPDATE *** August 2, 6:33am PT - Sakai is back online. The planned maintenance is complete.

*** UPDATE *** August 2, 6:00am PT - Sakai is currently offline for planned maintenance. The Sakai Support team is working to restore this service by 7:00am (if not before).

WHAT:  Sakai Unavailable for Maintenance 

WHEN:  08/02/19  Duration:  6:00am - 7:00am PT

Description:  On Friday, August 2, Sakai (sakai.plu.edu) will be out of service from 6:00am to 7:00am (US Pacific Time) for maintenance. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions, contact sakai@plu.edu.

Service(s) Impacted:  Sakai

Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update:  Fri., Aug. 2, 6:00am

Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Sakai Upgrade on Sat., Aug. 10, 6am - 2pm

*** UPDATE *** August 10, 10:58 am - Sakai has been upgraded to version 12 and is now available for use.

*** UPDATE *** August 10, 6:00am - Sakai is now offline for the planned upgrade. The Sakai Support Team is working to complete the upgrade by 2:00pm, US Pacific Time.

WHAT:  Sakai Upgrade on Saturday, August 10

WHEN:  08/10/19  Duration:  6:00am - 2:00pm, US Pacific Time

Description:  Sakai at PLU will be upgraded from version 2.9 to version 12 on Saturday, August 10, 2019, 6:00am - 2:00pm, US Pacific Time. Sakai will be unavailable during this upgrade, so please plan accordingly.

While almost all content and tools will transition seamlessly with the upgrade, instructors should expect differences in Sakai’s user interface and anticipate new features. Instructors are encouraged to proactively explore Sakai 12 by using the Preview Course in Sakai 12 form to preview how some of their current course sites would look in Sakai 12. For more details see the articles, How can I prepare for the Sakai upgrade? and What are significant new features in Sakai 12?

Questions? Contact the Sakai Support Team at sakai@plu.edu.

Service(s) Impacted:  Sakai

Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update:  Sat., Aug. 10, 2019, 2:00pm

Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

Monday, July 15, 2019

ProQuest Ebook Central Maintenance Outage

WHAT: ProQuest Ebook Central Maintenance Outage

WHEN: 07/20/19 Duration: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm


Current Status: Open

Description: ProQuest will be performing maintenance on their Ebook Central platform. ProQuest ebooks will be unavailable during this time. (Books checked out and downloaded will be unaffected.)

Service(s) Impacted: Library


Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.


Tuesday, July 2, 2019

ePass System Maintenance - July 9, 2019 at 7:00am

WHAT: ePass System Maintenance - July 9, 2019 at 7:00am

WHEN: 07/09/2019  Duration: 30 min.

Current Status: Closed

Description: On July 9, 2019, system maintenance will be performed on the ePass system from 7:00-7:30am. During this time, ePass login will experience intermittent service disruptions. At that time, users who are already signed in to online services are expected to experience little to no disruptions. Please plan accordingly.

Service(s) Impacted: ePass



Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

Monday, July 1, 2019

Sakai Turnitin Service - Scheduled Maintenance - Sat., July 13

WHAT:  Sakai Turnitin Service - Scheduled Maintenance

WHEN:  07/13/19  Duration:  8:00am-4:00pm PT

Description:  The Turnitin service will be unavailable during a scheduled maintenance period on Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 8:00am to 4:00pm, US Pacific Time. You can view the Turnitin System Status page for updates.

Service(s) Impacted:  Sakai Turnitin Service

Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

Monday, June 10, 2019

Web Help Desk, DSpace and Search & Directory Unavailable for Maintenance - Fri., June 14, 6am

*** UPDATE *** June 14, 6:23am PT - Web Help Desk, DSpace, and PLU Search & Directory are now back online. The planned maintenance is complete.

*** UPDATE *** June 14, 6:00am PT - Web Help Desk, DSpace, and PLU Search & Directory are currently offline or intermittently available due to planned maintenance. I&TS support staff are working to restore these services by 7:00am (if not before).

WHAT:  Web Help Desk, DSpace, and PLU Search & Directory Unavailable for Maintenance

WHEN:  06/14/19   Duration:  6:00am - 7:00am PT

Description:  On Friday, June 14, 2019, system maintenance will be performed from 6:00am to 7:00am (US Pacific Time) on servers that host Web Help Desk (helpdesk.plu.edu), DSpace (dspace.plu.edu), and PLU Search & Directory (search.plu.edu). Consequently, these web services will be disrupted during this interval. However, maintenance might be completed in much less time. An update to this notice will be posted once the maintenance is complete.

Service(s) Impacted:  Web Help Desk, DSpace, and PLU Search & Directory

Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update:  Fri., June 14, 2019, 7:00am PT

Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Sakai Unavailable for Maintenance - Fri., May 31, 6am

*** UPDATE *** May 31, 6:19am PT - Sakai and Sakai Demo are back online. I&TS support staff is conducting an investigation into root cause for this service disruption.

*** UPDATE *** May 31, 6:00am PT - Sakai and Sakai Demo are offline due to planned maintenance. I&TS support staff are working to restore these services by 7:00am (if not before).

WHAT:  Sakai Unavailable for Maintenance 

WHEN:  05/31/19  Duration:  6:00am - 7:00am PT

Description:  On Friday, May 31, Sakai (sakai.plu.edu) and Sakai Demo (sakai-demo.plu.edu) will be out of service from 6:00am to 7:00am (US Pacific Time) for maintenance. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions, contact sakai@plu.edu.

Service(s) Impacted:  Sakai

Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update:  Fri., May 31, 6:00am

Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.