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Microsoft Teams (Instant Messaging) Operational
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NUsites (Self-Service Web Publishing) Operational
Office 365 (Email and Calendaring) Operational
Microsoft OneDrive (Document Sharing and Storage) Operational
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Microsoft SharePoint (Document Sharing and Storage) Operational
Television Services Operational
Zoom Video Conferencing (Videoconferencing and Telephones) Operational
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NUInfo (Web Publishing and Hosting) Operational
Web Content Management System (Cascade CMS) Operational
Microsoft "Bookings with me" in Outlook (Email and Calendaring) Operational
E911 Emergency Telephone Calling (Videoconferencing and Zoom) Operational
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Northwestern Online Directory (Directory Services) Operational
NUValidate (NETID Services) Operational
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1Password (Password Management) Operational
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Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

(56544) Chicago Campus Network Maintenance Mar 12, 2026 19:00-20:00 CDT

Northwestern Information Technology will be performing maintenance on network infrastructure at the locations listed below This change is to apply vendor-recommended best practice configurations for network loop protection. Network connectivity for each site, including VoIP phone, wireless, and wired services, will have a brief outage of about 5-10 seconds during the given time frame.

211 E SUPERIOR ST
240 E HURON ST McGaw Pavilion
300 E SUPERIOR ST Tarry Research & Education Building
303 E SUPERIOR ST Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center
303 E CHICAGO AV Montgomery Ward Building
310 E SUPERIOR ST Morton Medical Research Building
320 E SUPERIOR ST Searle Medical Research Building
321 E ERIE ST
333 E SUPERIOR ST Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center
339 E CHICAGO AV Wieboldt Hall
350 E SUPERIOR ST Robert McCormick Hall
357 E CHICAGO AV Levy Mayer Hall
375 E CHICAGO AV Arthur Rubloff Building
750 N LAKE SHORE DR
Posted on Mar 09, 2026 - 15:17 CDT

(56461) Evanston Campus Network Equipment Maintenance Mar 12, 2026 20:00-23:00 CDT

Northwestern Information Technology will be performing a software upgrade to the Palo Alto Departmental firewalls on the Evanston Campus listed below. The firewalls are being upgraded to install new software that brings them up to the latest vendor-recommended version and also protects us from recently released security vulnerabilities. Standalone firewalls will be down for around 5-10 minutes during the reboot. No end user impact for the Redundant Paired firewalls during this upgrade due to the redundant nature of this equipment.

Standalone Firewalls
2211campus-fw-2589-1-kgsm
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-2-kgsm
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-3-qatar
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-parking
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-xraydiff
mainlib-idf-fw-1-mti


Redundant Paired Firewall
crown-g228-fw-1-ootpagc-n0/1
evdc-g48-pa-kgsm-n0/1
evdc-o48-fw-1-fsm-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-1-fsm-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-1-invest-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-1-meas-node0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-1-pce-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-3-iso-node0/
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-3-nul-node0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-1146-3-sesp-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-art-n0/
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-bienen-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-ciera-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-collab-node0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-law-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-nuance-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-nucore-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-psinfra-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-sa-node0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-1-soc-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-3-research-n0/1
evdc-pavm-fw-2265-4-ci-node0/1
lev-g158-0g0e12-fw-athletics-1/2
Posted on Mar 06, 2026 - 13:47 CST

(56545) 2001 Sheridan Rd Network Equipment Maintenance Mar 13, 2026 05:30-06:30 CDT

Northwestern Information Technology will be performing maintenance on network infrastructure in the location in the title.
This work is to address issues with this specific equipment. Network connectivity including VoIP phone, wireless, and wired services
will be affected for the given time frame.
Posted on Mar 09, 2026 - 15:19 CDT

(55945) NUFinancials Upgrade to PUM 54 and PeopleTools 8.62 Mar 13, 2026 17:00 - Mar 14, 2026 23:00 CDT

Dear Colleagues,

To complete our scheduled upgrade to the newest version of the software, NUFinancials will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Friday, March 13rd, until 7 P.M. on Saturday, March 14th, 2026. Please note that we will send a go-live message once NUFinancials is back online.
Project Background:
As a reminder, the upgrade is part of a project to ensure NUFinancials is up-to-date with Oracle enhancements, patches, and fixes. This upgrade will make the process of identifying and solving new problems quicker and more efficient. And also, it will significantly accelerate the delivery of new capabilities into our business to stay current and improve the overall user experience.
Upgrading to: PeopleTools environment 8.62.07, PUMs -52, 53, 54

Post-Upgrade Notes:
• Before logging into NUFinancials after the upgrade, all users need to clear their browser cache.
• If there are changes in the functionality/look & feel, training documents will get updated accordingly. Kindly check the NUFinancials training documents if in case of any questions.
• Users may notice changes to the look and feel

If you have questions or concerns about the information in this message, feel free to contact me. Please also regularly check the NUFinancials Announcements page and the Known Issues page for more relevant information.

If you need assistance with NUFinancials, please contact the IT Service Desk at consultant@northwestern.edu or 847-491-4357 (1-HELP), option 2.
Posted on Feb 23, 2026 - 16:17 CST

Quest Storage Maintenance Mar 23, 2026 08:00 - Mar 25, 2026 17:00 CDT

Northwestern IT will perform a software update for Quest HPC storage system between 8 a.m. on Monday, March 23 and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25. This work is necessary to improve storage system security and reliability.

Impact on Quest Users:
- Quest remains available to use throughout the maintenance period and users will be able to submit and run jobs.
- Quest will experience brief periods of storage response slowdowns between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day during the maintenance window.

For any questions or issues related to Quest, please contact quest-help@northwestern.edu.
Posted on Mar 10, 2026 - 09:33 CDT
Mar 12, 2026
(56534) Two-Way Radio System Equipment Maintenance
Completed - NUIT and our vendors have successfully resolved the hardware issues with the newly installed hardware and all functionality has been restored. This maintenance has been successfully completed.
Mar 12, 07:58 CDT
Update - During today's hardware replacement with our vendor, unexpected failures occured with the new equipment. Northwestern University IT staff and the vendor are working on troubleshooting the hardware.

The maintenance period has been extended to 0900 AM CDT, March 12th, 2026. Further updates will be provided as necessary.
Mar 12, 07:24 CDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 12, 07:00 CDT
Scheduled - Northwestern IT will be working with our vendor to perform hardware replacement on the two-way radio system this Thursday March 12, 2025. During this maintenance window no service interruption is expected. Departmental radio dispatch and general two-way radio coverage and operation on the Evanston and Chicago campuses will not be impacted.
Mar 9, 15:15 CDT
(56403) Evanston Campus Network Equipment Maintenance 2020 Ridge 1st & 2nd Floor
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Mar 12, 07:00 CDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 12, 06:30 CDT
Scheduled - Northwestern Information Technology will be making a software configuration change to the wired network infrastructure at the location in the title. There will be a brief interruption, less than 1 minute as the change is made. This work is being performed to enable Network Authentication on the infrastructure. Devices that do not support Network Authentication will continue to operate normally. Additional information about the refresh project can be found at the following link. https://www.it.northwestern.edu/about/it-projects/data-network-authentication-deployment/
Mar 5, 11:26 CST
Mar 11, 2026
(56565) Deployment
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Mar 11, 17:10 CDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 11, 17:00 CDT
Scheduled - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Mar 9, 18:14 CDT
Mar 10, 2026
North Garage Network Service Interruption
Resolved - Issue has been resolved and all impacted subset services at the posted location are working as expected.
Mar 10, 22:37 CDT
Update - Northwestern Information Technology has dispatched a technician to resolve the issue and restore telephone, wired, and wireless network services.

The next update will be provided on Monday by 9:00 CDT.
Mar 7, 14:03 CST
Update - Northwestern Information Technology is still investigating and working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, but we have not yet received a projected resolution time.

The next update will be provided by 08:30 CST.
Mar 7, 04:30 CST
Investigating - Northwestern Information Technology has identified an issue with power impacting a subset of services at the posted location.

Facilities Management is working to restore full service as quickly as possible.

The next update will be provided by 04:30 CST.
Mar 7, 03:29 CST
Chicago Data Center - Reduced Cooling Capacity
Resolved - The incident has been resolved.
Mar 10, 13:28 CDT
Update - Cooling capacity is still reduced for the Chicago Data Center but temperatures have continued to remain stable. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed by our mechanical service provider.

Updates will be provided once per day at 7:00 CDT until repairs are complete unless the issue worsens.
Mar 10, 11:02 CDT
Update - Cooling capacity is still reduced for the Chicago Data Center but temperatures have continued to remain stable. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed by our mechanical service provider.

Updates will be provided once per day at 7:00 CDT until repairs are complete unless the issue worsens.
Mar 9, 06:48 CDT
Update - Cooling capacity is still reduced for the Chicago Data Center but temperatures have continued to remain stable. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed by our mechanical service provider.

Updates will be provided once per day at 7:00 CDT until repairs are complete unless the issue worsens.
Mar 8, 06:48 CDT
Update - Cooling capacity is still reduced for the Chicago Data Center but temperatures have continued to remain stable. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed by our mechanical service provider.

Updates will be provided once per day at 7:00 CDT until repairs are complete unless the issue worsens.
Mar 7, 19:15 CST
Update - Cooling capacity is still reduced for the Chicago Data Center but temperatures have remained stable. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed by our mechanical service provider.

The next update will be provided by 16:00 CST.
Mar 7, 13:46 CST
Update - Cooling capacity is still reduced for the Chicago Data Center but temperatures have remained stable. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed by our mechanical service provider.

The next update will be provided on Saturday by 6:00 CST.
Mar 7, 02:00 CST
Update - Cooling capacity is still reduced for the Chicago Data Center but temperatures have remained stable. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed by our mechanical service provider.

The next update will be provided on Saturday by 2:00 CST.
Mar 6, 22:17 CST
Identified - Northwestern Information Technology has investigated and identified an issue causing a state of reduced cooling capacity for the Chicago Data Center. We will remain in this state of reduced cooling capacity until parts arrive and repairs are completed.

The next update will be provided by 22:30 CST.
Mar 6, 20:29 CST
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 8, 2026
Mar 7, 2026
McManus Center Network Service Interruption
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Mar 7, 19:12 CST
Identified - Northwestern Information Technology has identified a power outage causing an interruption for telephone, wired, and wireless network services at McManus Center. Facilities Management and the electrical utility provider have been engaged, and they are working on restoring power.

The next update will be provided by 20:00 CST.
Mar 7, 17:55 CST
(55835) myHR Tax Update 26-A Implementation
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Mar 7, 11:03 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 7, 07:00 CST
Scheduled - The myHR system will undergo scheduled maintenance in order to apply Tax Update 26-A. This maintenance necessitates system downtime, meaning myHR, including Self Service and Careers, will be unavailable beginning Saturday, March 7th, at 7 a.m. through approximately 3 p.m.

What This Means

• Functionality — The system components and capabilities you currently enjoy on myHR will continue to function after the upgrade as they do now. Your user experience will be unchanged. Before logging into myHR after the update, users will need to clear their cache.

• Data Availability — During the downtime, data lookup will remain available to administrators in the myHR reporting database. All reports will remain accessible in Cognos and myHR reporting queries.
Feb 19, 12:16 CST
Mar 6, 2026
(56278) Arthur Rubloff Building Network Equipment Maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Mar 6, 08:00 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 6, 07:00 CST
Scheduled - Northwestern Information Technology will be performing maintenance on network infrastructure in the location in the title.
This work is to address issues with this specific equipment. Network connectivity including VoIP phone, wireless, and wired services
will be affected for the given time frame.
Mar 2, 14:39 CST
Mar 5, 2026
(56267) Jacobs Center Network Equipment Maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been cancelled.
Mar 5, 14:10 CST
Scheduled - Northwestern Information Technology will be performing maintenance on network infrastructure in the location in the title.
This work is to address issues with this specific equipment. Network connectivity including VoIP phone, wireless, and wired services
will be affected for the given time frame.
Mar 2, 13:39 CST
University Hall 2nd Floor Network Service Interruption
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Mar 5, 13:50 CST
Investigating - Northwestern Information Technology is investigating an issue causing a service interruption to the wired, wireless, and telephone services on the second floor of University Hall. Support staff are working to restore service as quickly as possible.

The next update will be provided on Thursday by 9:30 CST.
Mar 4, 21:20 CST
Mar 4, 2026
Lurie Building Electrical Maintenance / Power Shutdown
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Mar 4, 05:30 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 4, 04:30 CST
Scheduled - To support a Facilities capital project, and to provide safe conditions for electrical maintenance, the power will be shutdown for 1 hour, from 4:30am - 5:30am on Wednesday 3/4.

This shutdown is specific to the areas listed below. It does not impact red receptacles or lights for animal rooms/suites. Please shutdown/unplug computers or any special equipment Tuesday end-of-shift.

Ground Level
-Passenger Elevator #9 (only serves Level 1 and Level 1M)
-All of Slice pizza kitchen receptacle power, including the reach-in refrigerators/freezer and walk-in cooler.

Basement
-All Basement CCM office area, kitchenette, bathrooms and locker rooms
-AHR B-305 receptacles
-Feed B-101 receptacles
-Office B-341 receptacles
-Certain automatic door openers (card reader and locks remain powered/functional)
-B-103, original old wiremold receptacles (not in use)
-B-103, 208V receptacles used for charging small UPS’s

Sub-Basement
-All Sub-Basement CCM office area, breakroom, kitchenette, bathrooms and locker rooms
-SB-303 X-Ray Equipment
-Certain automatic door openers (card reader and locks should remain functional)
-Cagewash receptacles, bedding dispensers, ActivView panel
Feb 25, 09:09 CST
(56264) Maintenance - Internet Services
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Mar 4, 00:00 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 3, 23:00 CST
Scheduled - Northwestern Information Technology has been notified of scheduled maintenance to one of our Internet Service Providers (ISP).
During this maintenance window, affected traffic will be routed through alternate ISPs. No service interruption is expected.
Mar 2, 13:38 CST
Mar 3, 2026
Active Directory Service Interruption
Resolved - Northwestern Information Technology confirms the incident is resolved for Active Directory.
Mar 3, 15:41 CST
Update - Due to continuing service work, a subset of users will be affected for Cayosoft and Shibboleth in the next 15 minutes.
Mar 3, 15:07 CST
Identified - Northwestern Information Technology has identified an issue with ADFS impacting a subset of services. Minor disruption to a subset of users of the ADFS service was experienced during the replication process.

IT support staff are working to restore full service as quickly as possible.

The next update will be provided by 15:45 CST.
Mar 3, 14:45 CST
(56266) 1801 Hinman Av Floors: 0,1,2,3 Network Equipment Maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Mar 3, 06:52 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Mar 3, 06:00 CST
Scheduled - Northwestern Information Technology will be performing maintenance on network infrastructure in the location in the title.
This work is to address issues with this specific equipment. Network connectivity including VoIP phone, wireless, and wired services
will be affected for the given time frame.
Mar 2, 13:39 CST
Mar 2, 2026

No incidents reported.

Mar 1, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 28, 2026
(55800) Schedule Maintenance for CAESAR to Apply PUM 37 Financial Aid Selective into Production on Saturday, February 28, 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 28, 12:00 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 28, 05:00 CST
Scheduled - Please note the new schedule for CAESAR downtime.

CAESAR will be unavailable on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 5:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST to apply PUM 37 Financial Aid Selective into Production.

During the downtime window, CS861QA, CS861SUP and reporting databases will be available for any reporting issues.
Feb 19, 07:46 CST
Feb 27, 2026
(55589) Two-Way Radio System Equipment Maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 27, 22:00 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 27, 06:00 CST
Scheduled - Our vendor will be performing Two-Way Radio Maintenance at the following locations; Schapiro Hall, Henry Crown Sports Complex, North Campus Parking ,Ryan Walter Athletics, EV tunnels, Simpson Querrey. This maintenance will begin February 27 from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. During this time Two-Way Radio coverage at that location will be impacted. Local & Remote Dispatch will not see a service interruption.
Feb 12, 13:20 CST
Crown Center Electrical Maintenance / Power Shutdown
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 27, 14:45 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 27, 07:45 CST
Scheduled - To provide safe conditions for electrical maintenance, the power will be shutdown at the Crown Center for between 7:30 AM and 2:30 PM on February 27, 2026.
Feb 27, 07:35 CST
Feb 26, 2026
(55588) Two-Way Radio System Equipment Maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 26, 22:00 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 26, 06:00 CST
Scheduled - Our vendor will be performing Two-Way Radio Maintenance at the following locations; Schapiro Hall, Henry Crown Sports Complex, North Campus Parking ,Ryan Walter Athletics, EV tunnels, Simpson Querrey. This maintenance will begin February 26 from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. During this time Two-Way Radio coverage at that location will be impacted. Local & Remote Dispatch will not see a service interruption.
Feb 12, 13:20 CST
(55884) Evanston Campus Network Equipment Maintenance 2020 Ridge 3rd & 4th Floors
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 26, 07:00 CST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 26, 06:30 CST
Scheduled - Northwestern Information Technology will be making a software configuration change to the wired network infrastructure at the location in the title. There will be a brief interruption, less than 1 minute as the change is made. This work is being performed to enable Network Authentication on the infrastructure. Devices that do not support Network Authentication will continue to operate normally. Additional information about the refresh project can be found at the following link. https://www.it.northwestern.edu/about/it-projects/data-network-authentication-deployment/
Feb 20, 15:11 CST
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