07-Apr-2025

GitLab Update: Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025 @ 10:00 AM

On Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025, at 10:00 AM, the CLASSE GitLab will be unavailable for approximately one hour for a series of updates. Please submit a ServiceRequest if you have any questions or concerns.

Linux Updates, Reboot Your Computers: Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025 @ 12:00 Noon

A new Linux kernel will be pushed to all CLASSE Linux boxes by Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025, at 12:00 noon. After that time, please reboot your computer as soon as possible to activate the updated kernel and drivers.

Microsoft Teams on CLASSE-Managed Windows Computers

Microsoft is currently in the process of retiring the Classic Teams app in favor of New Teams. Unfortunately, New Teams cannot be installed as a desktop client on CLASSE-managed Windows computers until we migrate our Windows systems to Windows 11 (or higher), which is anticipated for later this year — see here for more details. In the meantime, Windows users may follow these instructions to install New Teams as a Progressive Web App in their web browsers, which provides a similar experience to the desktop client.

Cornell ITSO 102 Cybersecurity Training

All faculty, staff, and other employees at the Ithaca-based campuses are required to complete the ITSO 102 annual cybersecurity training and attestation. Some questions in the training require clarification for the CLASSE computing environment, which we provide on this wiki page.

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General network and server maintenance will occur every Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM. The CLASSE-IT group will always announce any expected disruptions in our NewsLetter and via CLASSE-IT-NEWS-L, but with the size and complexity of our network there is always the potential for something to go wrong. We will do our best to contain all network maintenance and planned outages to Tuesdays from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM.

Unless other arrangements have been made, CLASSE-managed Windows systems may be updated and rebooted on Tuesday morning at 2:00 AM, so please avoid critical or lengthy operations at that time. For more details, please see SystemExpectations.

The BeamPASS application receives bug fixes and new features on Tuesdays. When these updates are made, users will be logged out but should be able to login again within a few minutes. If you find BeamPASS is unavailable for longer than that, please submit a ServiceRequest.

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Questions or problems? Submit a service request (or email service-classe@cornell.edu).

Other resources:

• CLASSE-IT Home Page
• Previous newsletters

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