ITS Enterprise Domain - Past Announcements

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Past Announcements

2015

December 8, 2015 - AD Transition to Universal Groups for ASW Synched Lists
August 6, 2015 - Bang-accounts Deleted
July 2, 2015 - Bang-accounts Moved to Protected OU
May 27, 2015 - Active Directory Domain Controller Upgrades - Updated Schedule
April 29, 2015 - ADFS and WSUS Server Upgrades in May
April 28, 2015 - Bang-account End-of-Life Dates Approaching
April 9, 2015 - Active Directory Domain Controller Upgrades
February 25, 2015 - Active Directory Domain Controller Upgrades

2014

July 16, 2014 - SAN LDAPS Certificates on Windows Domain Controllers
July 15, 2014 - WINDC2 Removed From Service
June 26, 2014 - Updated Hardware Upgrade Schedule for Windows Domain Controllers
June 19, 2014 - Updated Hardware Upgrade Schedule for Windows Domain Controllers
June 19, 2014 - sus.iastate.edu - Minor DNS Change July 22, 2014
May 29, 2014 - Bang-accounts Being Phased Out
May 28, 2014 - Hardware Upgrade Schedule for Windows Domain Controllers
May 27, 2014 - Brief WINDC5 Outage May 28, 2014
Jan 21, 2014 - WINDC4 Upgrade Complete
Jan 14, 2014 - WINDC4 Unavailable Jan 21, 2014 (Important Implications)

2013

Dec 11, 2013 - WINDC4 Unavailable Jan 21, 2014 (Important Implications)
Nov 5, 2013 - Additional AD Attributes Now Mastered
Sep 19, 2013 - Microsoft Security Updates May Make Outlook 2013 Folder Pane Appear Empty
July 17, 2013 - WINDC4 Unavailable Aug 14, 2013 (IMPORTANT RHEL5, RHEL6, NFS4, and AFS Implications)
July 2, 2013 - WINDC1 Unavailable July 9, 2013 For Upgrade
June 25, 2013 - Moving Computer Objects Among Top-level OUs
June 12, 2013 - WINDC2 Unavailable June 18, 2013 For Upgrade
June 5, 2013 - Domain Controller Upgrades Resume (RHEL5, RHEL6, NFS4, and AFS Implications [Revised]
June 3, 2013 - WINDC3 Domain Controller Upgrade Delayed
May 31, 2013 - Domain Controller Upgrades Resume (RHEL5, RHEL6, NFS4, and AFS Implications)
May 30, 2013 - WINDC3 Domain Controller Unavailable June 4, 2013
May 22, 2013 - WINDC4 Domain Controller Upgrade Delayed
Apr 23, 2013 - Upgrade Schedule for WINDC1-4
Apr 15, 2013 - Proposed Changes to DNS Service for Off-campus Users
Apr 12, 2013 - Enterprise Domain Controller Upgrades Continue (Important AFS Implications)
Jan 10, 2013 - WINDC5 Upgrade Completed Jan 8, 2013

2012

Dec 12, 2012 - Where did that z####### user come from in my OU?
Nov 28, 2012 - Net-ID Suspension Process Updates
Nov 1, 2012 - KMS Service Update
Oct 26, 2012 - WINDC5 Domain Controller Unavailable January 8, 2013
August 14, 2012 - Fifth Windows Domain Controller Added
June 27, 2012 - Microsoft Badly Handles WSUS Skype Distribution
May 10, 2012 - OU Manager's Handbook Updated
May 8, 2012 - LDAP/AD "Title" Attribute (and others) Have Changed
Mar 26, 2012 - LDAP/AD "Title" Attribute (and others) Change May 9, 2012

2011

Dec 12, 2011 - New TechNote: Adjusting SCCM Boot Images - Time Zone Problem Mitigation
Sep 30, 2011 - Microsoft FEP AV Mistake Uninstalls Google Chrome
Sep 27, 2011 - Protect Your Systems From Off-Campus RDP Attacks
Sep 22, 2011 - Suspension Dates for Fall 2011
Aug 18, 2011 - OU Manager's Handbook Updated
Aug 8, 2011 - WINDC1-3 LDAPS Certificates Changed
Aug 2, 2011 - CyFiles File Service Attributes Set On User Objects
Jul 27, 2011 - New File Service Information (CyFiles)
Jul 26, 2011 - WINDC1-3 LDAPS Certificate Change August 8, 2011
Jul 11, 2011 - WINDC4 LDAPS Certificate Changed
May 27, 2011 - LDAPS Certificate Change
May 6, 2011 - OU Manager's Handbook Updated
Mar 30, 2011 - New Anti-Virus Software Adopted for Iowa State
Mar 16, 2011 - Mail Lists as Global Address List Contacts
Feb 2, 2011 - Suspended Exchange Users No Longer Appear in GAL
Jan 14, 2011 - Fax Number on User Objects
Jan 9, 2011 - College/Major List Division
Jan 4, 2011 - Enterprise Domain Policy Changed - Roaming Profiles

2010

Dec 5, 2010 - Enterprise Domain Policy Change Jan 4 - Roaming Profiles
Nov 30, 2010 - WSUS Server Virtualized 2010.11.30
Nov 19, 2010 - WSUS Server to be Virtualized 2010.11.30
Nov 2, 2010 - WINS-2 virtualized 2010.11.02
Oct 5, 2010 - WINS-1 virtualized 2010.10.05
Aug 25, 2010 - WINDC4 LDAPS cert renewed Aug 25, 2010
July 19, 2010 - Old POP-3 Service to be shutoff September 1, 2010
June 10, 2010 - Changes Coming in Digital Certificates

2009

Oct 27, 2009 - ITS MicroNet Scout System To Be Shut Down
Aug 11, 2009 - Functional Level Switch Completed
Aug 3, 2009 - Functional Level Switch On August 11, 2009
July 21, 2009 - WINDC1 Upgrade Complete
July 15, 2009 - WINDC1 Upgrade/Outage on July 21, 2009
July 14, 2009 - WINDC1A Removed From Service
July 8, 2009 - WINDC1A Will Be Removed From Service July 14, 2009
July 7, 2009 - WINDC2 Upgrade Complete
June 29, 2009 - WINDC2 Upgrade/Outage on July 7, 2009
June 25, 2009 - WINDC3 Upgrade Complete
June 17, 2009 - WINDC3 Upgrade/Outage on June 25, 2009
June 16, 2009 - WINDC4 Upgrade Complete
June 5, 2009 - WINDC4 Outage/Upgrade on June 16, 2009
June 1, 2009 - Progress Report - Active Directory DC Upgrade Rollout - WINDC1A Available
May 18, 2009 - Delay - Active Directory DC Upgrade Rollout Schedule
May 14, 2009 - Progress Report - Active Directory DC Upgrade Rollout
May 11, 2009 - Active Directory DC Upgrade Rollout Schedule
January 26, 2009 - Enterprise Domain Policy Changed Jan 26 - Disable AutoPlay
January 9, 2009 - Enterprise Domain Policy Change Jan 26 - Disable AutoPlay

2008

December 15, 2008 - AutoRun Viruses Present on ISU Campus
December 15, 2008 - Possible Withdrawal of ITS Support for Eudora Pro
October 21, 2008 - User Container Rename Completed Oct 21
October 14, 2008 - User Container Renaming Starting Oct 20
August 20, 2008 - Authentication Issues Document Available
August 14, 2008 - Print Server Change Affecting PCLPR Completed
August 13, 2008 - LANMAN and NTLMv1 Disabled on Enterprise Domain Controllers
July 31, 2008 - Fixing Mac OS X AD LDAP Searches for Performance Gain
July 17, 2008 - PCLPR Upgrade Mandatory by Aug 14th
June 5, 2008 - LANMAN and NTLMv1 to be disabled on Windows Domain Controllers Aug 13
May 15, 2008 - LDAP “Simple Bind” Change Delayed
May 9, 2008 - Infrastructure Changes the Week of May 12-16, 2008
May 8, 2008 - Kerberos-4 demise - Two Configuration Tools Available
April 25, 2008 - Kerberos-4 demise - Configuration Tool Available
April 21, 2008 - Kerberos-4 Demise - Windows Implications
April 3, 2008 - LDAP Binds to Domain Controllers To Be Disabled May 13
April 3, 2008 - Scout-server upgrade (a.k.a. www.sitelicensed) April 15

2007

November 29, 2007 - LDAPS Enabled on Windows Enterprise Domain Controllers
August 10, 2007 - New Document - Imaging Systems That Use OpenAFS
July 31, 2007 - Enterprise WSUS Server Upgraded to WSUS 3.0 July 31, 2007
July 24, 2007 - Enterprise WSUS Upgrade July 31, 2007
June 1, 2007 - Windows Administrators Meeting for June 8, 2007 is Cancelled
May 21, 2007 - Unix Identity Management Attributes Now in Active Directory
April 18, 2007 - Enterprise Windows Domain Schema Updates on May 12
April 10, 2007 - Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 and WSUS
April 3, 2007 – Important Zero-Day Vulnerabilty Security Update
March 29, 2007 – Bug in OpenAFS for Windows
Feb 14, 2007 -- Latest Info On the 2007 Daylight Saving Time Switch
Feb 9, 2007 -- Are you ready for the 2007 Daylight Saving Time Switch?

2006

Nov 3, 2006 -- IE 7.0 to be approved on Enterprise WSUS Server Dec 19
Oct 24, 2006 -- IE 7.0 and Enterprise WSUS Server – Request for Feedback
Oct 12, 2006 -- October WinAdmin Meeting CANCELLED
Oct 3, 2006 -- Account Lockout Has Been Enabled
Sep 19, 2006 -- Account Lockout will be Enabled Oct 3, 2006
Sep 8, 2006 -- Account Lockout Coming in Windows Enterprise Domain
Aug 17, 2006 -- Upgrade Old Windows AFS Clients ASAP
Aug 17, 2006 -- Group Policy Needs for Roaming Profiles
May 31, 2006 -- Enterprise WSUS Server Changes on June 6, 2006
Apr 26, 2006 -- Annual Network Cleanup Process May 8, 2006
Apr 4, 2006 -- SUS converted to WSUS April 4, 2006 at 9:00 AM
Mar 28, 2006 -- LANMAN and NTLMv1 will be disabled May 10, 2006
Mar 23, 2006 -- Please Upgrade Windows OpenAFS Clients
Mar 10, 2006 -- SUS to WSUS Convesion April 4, 2006
Jan 24, 2006 -- Actions Completed February 2006
Jan 24, 2006 -- Postal Address Fields Will Be Mastered in AD User Objects
Jan 10, 2006 -- LANMAN and NTLMv1 will be disabled in Enterprise Domain
Jan 9, 2006 -- Student User Objects to Move to New OU Locations

2005

Dec 9, 2005 -- Proposal to disable LANMAN and NTLMv1 in Enterprise Domain
Dec 9, 2005 -- Enterprise SUS upgrade to WSUS in January 2006
Oct 26, 2005 -- WINS Servers Upgraded
Oct 14, 2005 -- Continued BackupExec Problems
Oct 10, 2005 -- ISU Security Special Interest Group Formed
July 18, 2005 -- ListSync Enters "Production Status"
July 5, 2005 -- Change in Functional Mode Completed
May 11, 2005 -- Changes completed week of May 9, 2005
May 4, 2005 -- Network Cleanup May 9, 2005
April 12, 2005 -- DDNS Domain Policy Change May 11, 2005
April 12, 2005 -- Windows Server 2003 SP1 SUS Approval May 11, 2005

Last updated August 17, 2016