Re: [BB] Blackboard Up and Running

Bb Users,

 

Some people were still having problems after my message that Blackboard was back up. This issues should be resolved for everyone in the next 24-48 hours, but if you still see a message that Blackboard is down, here is a fix that should work:

 

I think we have a temporary fix that will work until everything is updated.  

You will have to type a command into the MS DOS command line.

1. Go to the Start Menu.
2. Choose Run.
3. Type "cmd" and click OK.
4. Type this in the MS Dos window that appears: "ipconfig /flushdns"
5. You should get a message that says: "Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache."
6. Try to access Blackboard again: www.miami.edu/blackboard

 

I apologize for the inconvenience, and I will be in the office tomorrow to deal with any problems.

 

-Jennifer

 

___________________________

JENNIFER CLISTER

Blackboard System Manager

University of Miami IAC

305-284-3949

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: UM Blackboard Announcements [mailto:BB@LISTSERV.MIAMI.EDU] On Behalf Of Clister, Jennifer R
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:48 AM
To: BB@LISTSERV.MIAMI.EDU
Subject: [BB] Blackboard Up and Running

 

Bb Users,

 

Blackboard is up and running again. Blackboard upgrading our environment, and we had some issues making sure our URLs were pointing to the right places, but we believe the problem is resolved now, and I sincerely apologize for any issues caused by this extended downtime.

 

-Jennifer

__________________

JENNIFER CLISTER

Blackboard System Manager

University of Miami IAC

305-284-3949

________________________________________

From: UM Blackboard Announcements [BB@LISTSERV.MIAMI.EDU] On Behalf Of Vilberg, William R. [bill.vilberg@MIAMI.EDU]

Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 5:17 PM

To: BB@LISTSERV.MIAMI.EDU

Subject: [BB] Blackboard still unavailable

 

The Blackboard system is still down. There are some issues that may not get resolved before tomorrow. We will keep you posted.

 

Bill Vilberg - bill.vilberg@miami.edu, 786-250-2255

 

http://vilberg.com - Spreading seeds of education, technology, and more

[BB] Blackboard Up and Running

Bb Users,

Blackboard is up and running again. Blackboard upgrading our environment, and we had some issues making sure our URLs were pointing to the right places, but we believe the problem is resolved now, and I sincerely apologize for any issues caused by this extended downtime.

-Jennifer
__________________
JENNIFER CLISTER
Blackboard System Manager
University of Miami IAC
305-284-3949
________________________________________
From: UM Blackboard Announcements [BB@LISTSERV.MIAMI.EDU] On Behalf Of Vilberg, William R. [bill.vilberg@MIAMI.EDU]
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 5:17 PM
To: BB@LISTSERV.MIAMI.EDU
Subject: [BB] Blackboard still unavailable

The Blackboard system is still down. There are some issues that may not get resolved before tomorrow. We will keep you posted.

Bill Vilberg - bill.vilberg@miami.edu, 786-250-2255

http://vilberg.com - Spreading seeds of education, technology, and more

[BB] Blackboard still unavailable

The Blackboard system is still down. There are some issues that may not get resolved before tomorrow. We will keep you posted.

Bill Vilberg - bill.vilberg@miami.edu, 786-250-2255

http://vilberg.com - Spreading seeds of education, technology, and more

[BB] Blackboard Maintenance

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Blackboard is currently down, as scheduled, so that some maintenance activities can be performed. It went down on Sunday around 10:00 pm and is scheduled to be back up today, Monday, after 4:00 pm.

If you go to http://miami.edu/blackboard a web page appears that says the system "should be restored after 08:00 am on Tuesday, May 16th." This is the notice that was used last summer during our summer maintenance. We forgot to update it. Please don't be confused by the date. The system is really scheduled to be restored after 4:00 pm on Monday, December27th.

Bill Vilberg
bill.vilberg@miami.edu
786-250-2255
AIM: bvilberg

[BB] Blackboard Holiday Downtime

Bb Users,

 

Blackboard is doing some maintenance and upgrades over the holidays. Here are the dates and times you need to be aware of.

 

1.  Blackboard will be DOWN from Sunday, Dec. 26^th at 10pm through Monday, Dec. 27^th at 4pm.

2.  Blackboard may be subject to intermittent downtime during these timeframes:

o         Tuesday, Dec. 28^th from midnight until 9am

o         Thursday, Dec. 30^th from midnight until 9am

 

 

Hopefully this won’t interrupt anyone’s holiday Blackboard fun or festivities.

 

Best wishes for a safe and restful winter break,

Jennifer

 

_____________________________________

JENNIFER CLISTER Blackboard System Manager University of Miami IAC 305-284-3949

 

[BB] Bb 9.1 Live Demo

Bb Users,

 

We are planning on upgrading to Blackboard 9.1 this summer (2011). Blackboard is coming to give us a demonstration tomorrow (Dec. 7^th) in Learning Center room 184 at 11:00am. The session is scheduled for an hour, but the Blackboard people are planning on staying for another hour to cover more details and questions for those who want to stay.

 

This version of Blackboard has a lot more differences than we are used to seeing from one version of Blackboard to another, but Bb 9.1 has a lot of great features and functionality that many of us have waited on for a long time. This is a great chance to get a sneak peek and have Blackboard representatives available for questions.

 

Register here: http://www.iacmiami.org for the “Blackboard 9.1 Sneak Peek” event.

 

Hope to see you there,

Jennifer

 

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JENNIFER CLISTER Blackboard System Manager University of Miami IAC 305-284-3949