Day: May 30, 2025

This summer, the IT Department at NIS will complete critical final work on our new server project. Below is a detailed schedule of tasks and impacted systems:

• June 28: Initial preparation work (no expected disruptions).
• June 29 – July 2: Optical fiber lines will be cut and reconnected, and firewall configurations will be updated. This may cause temporary disruptions to internet and IPBX telephone systems.
  • No phone on campus
  • No Internet Access on campus
• June 30: Migration of network switches to the new Cisco Core will affect both internal and external networks, including printing services, finance systems, internet access, and telephones.
  • No access at school.
  • All cloud-based services will be accessible at home
    • Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint etc…)
    • Faria Systems (OpenApply, ManageBac, SchoolsBuddy)
    • Veracross
  • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
    • Times HR
    • Financial Server
    • Large File Storage
• July 1 – 4: Data from the NAS server and part of the Hyper-V virtual machines will be migrated. Some file storage systems may be briefly unavailable.
  • Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
    • Times HR
    • Financial Server
    • Large File Storage
• July 5 – 6: Final equipment checks and full system testing. No impact is expected during this phase.

If you have any questions about this timeline, please coordinate with our Network Engineer & Systems Security Administrator, York Zha.

Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to enhance our infrastructure and ensure a smooth experience for the upcoming school year.

The NIS IT Team!