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Dell PowerScale OneFS upgrade in Lowell Data Center - Scheduled Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Brandeis University

Completed

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Posted Feb 17, 2026 - 21:15 EST

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted Feb 17, 2026 - 16:45 EST

Scheduled

ITS will be conducting maintenance on Tuesday, Feb 17 from 3:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Dell PowerScale array in the Lowell datacenter will be upgraded to a more recent version of its OneFS operating system, to address bugs, stability and security concerns. The procedure should be transparent to the user facing community, and no downtime/outage is expected. File access performance may be slightly affected during the upgrade window.
The PowerScale array serves shares/exports the following areas:
- Windows (SMB) file shares
files.brandeis.edu
research.brandeis.edu
- Unix exports (Moodle, Boomi, Oracle/PeopleSoft)
ps-low-nfs.brandeis.edu
- HPCC home directories, lab and shares
If you encounter any issues after the scheduled maintenance, please contact the Technology Help Desk (781-736-4357 or help@brandeis.edu).
Posted Feb 17, 2026 - 16:39 EST
This scheduled maintenance affected: Network & Internet (Network & Internet).