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Service Advisory

Important Notice: Microsoft 365 Licence Change for Staff No Longer Employed at 91ÑÇÉ«.Ìý

As part of 91ÑÇɫ’s ongoing commitment to responsible resource management, UIT will be downgrading the Microsoft 365 licencing for staff who are no longer employed at 91ÑÇÉ«.

Overview:

All offboarded and inactive Staff accounts with A3 licences will be converted to A1 licences starting May 11, 2026.

  • Accounts will be downgraded to the free A1 licence type.
  • No Impact expected as the users are no longer active employees.
  • Managers who have been granted access to departed staff will retain their existing access, ensuring continued oversight and data management.

Learn More:

Detailed information about the differences between A1 and A3 licenses can be found on the UIT website: /uit/faculty-and-staff-services/microsoft-365-for-faculty-and-staff/#license

Thank you for your understanding as we optimize our Microsoft 365 environment.

Contact
IT Client Services at askIT@yorku.ca or 416 736 5800

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Service Advisory

Important Notice: Microsoft 365 Licence Change for Staff No Longer Employed at 91ÑÇÉ«.Ìý

As part of 91ÑÇɫ’s ongoing commitment to responsible resource management, UIT will be downgrading the Microsoft 365 licensing for staff who are no longer employed at 91ÑÇÉ«.

Overview:

All offboarded and inactive Staff accounts with A3 licences will be converted to A1 licences starting May 11, 2026.

  • Accounts will be downgraded to the free A1 licence type.
  • No Impact expected as the users are no longer active employees.
  • Managers who have been granted access to departed staff will retain their existing access, ensuring continued oversight and data management.

Learn More:

Detailed information about the differences between A1 and A3 licenses can be found on the UIT website: /uit/faculty-and-staff-services/microsoft-365-for-faculty-and-staff/#license

Thank you for your understanding as we optimize our Microsoft 365 environment.

Contact
IT Client Services at askIT@yorku.ca or 416 736 5800

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]]> Service Advisory - YU-card System Upgrade - Monday November 10, 2025 8:30 a.m. to Tuesday November 11, 2025 5:00 p.m /uit/2025/11/service-advisory-yu-card-system-upgrade-monday-november-10-2025-830-a-m-to-tuesday-november-11-2025-500-p-m/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:41:42 +0000 /uit/?p=39158

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Service AdvisoryÌý

Service Interruption:
YU-card Service

Scheduled Date/Time:
Start: Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
End: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 5:00 p.m.

Impact/Details:
YU-card Services will not be available due to a system upgrade to the latest version of Transact Enterprise (TSE).

Unavailable Services During Maintenance:

  • YU-card Office Services
  • YU-card ID ProductionÌý(plastic card)
  • YU-card Mobile Provisioning
  • YU-card eAccounts (online balance check and deposits)
  • YU-card PHIL stations
  • YU-card Security Lookup Tool
  • YU-card Exam Verification
  • YU-card Photo Upload Tool
  • YU-card Integrated PaymentsÌý(YU-card only)
    • PaperCut Print Management
    • Bookstore
    • Mobile Ordering
    • Vending Machine Reader
  • All downstream data integrations (Library, Athletic & Rec, AppArmor, Parking, etc)

Services Remaining Operational:

  • YU-card Payment Terminals
  • YU-card Laundry Payment Terminals
  • Food Services (CloudPOS)
  • Door Access System
  • YU-card Validate Application

ÌýWe apologize for any inconvenience this work may cause and thank you for your time and continued understanding.

Contact

IT Client Services atÌýaskIT@yorku.caÌýor 416 736 5800

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]]> Service Advisory—Passport 91ÑÇÉ« Infrastructure Upgrade /uit/2024/09/service-advisory-passport-york-infrastructure-upgrade/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:47:44 +0000 /uit/?p=36874 A picture containing text Description automatically generated

Service Advisory

Service Maintenance

Passport 91ÑÇÉ«

Maintenance Window

  • Start Date/Time: 5:00 AM, Wednesday, October 16th.
  • End Date/Time:  7:00 AM, Wednesday, October 16th.

Impact/Details

Passport 91ÑÇÉ« will be undergoing maintenance on Wednesday, October 16th, from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM.

Numerous 91ÑÇÉ« applications will be affected during this time; see the list below for details.

Access to Office 365, Google Apps, Outlook email, and logins to network services such as VPN and Wifi won't be affected.

This outage is required to upgrade portions of the Passport 91ÑÇÉ« infrastructure to help ensure the security and reliability of this critical system.

Apps affected by the maintenance:

  • eClass
  • Zoom
  • MyApps
  • Technomedia
  • Handshake
  • TransactCampus Mobile
  • DataCookbook
  • Digitary
  • MyCreds Learner
  • Flowable
  • i-Sight
  • UBIX Health
  • MoveOn
  • Panopto
  • Connect2
  • Qualtrics
  • Elements
  • HaloITSM
  • Work Otter
  • Simplicity
  • GoodKind
  • Concur
  • QuadC
  • PCR360
  • Slam Technologies
  • Skedda
  • SailPoint
  • Crestron XiO
  • StarRez Portal X
  • Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL)
  • Duo Portal
  • Graduway
  • Poll Everywhere
  • LogicMonitor
  • AwardCloud
  • ePortfolio
  • Moodle CRIA/AURA
  • Big Interview
  • All WordPress sites using MiniOrange
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UIT Service Advisory

 

Please share this information with your teams.  Note the Office 365 email delivery environment for @lassonde.yorku.ca will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, March 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  Maintenance will be utilized to change the routing of email sent to @lassonde.yorku.ca to be routed directly to Office 365 and remove the dependency on the on-premises mail infrastructure.  There is no expected service interruption during the scheduled maintenance window.


We apologize for any inconvenience this scheduled maintenance may cause and thank you for your continued cooperation and support. 

Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services.

 

Email:  askit@yorku.ca
Self Serve Portal: 
 
Thank you,
University Information Technology 


]]> Office 365 Email Delivery for @lassonde.yorku.ca scheduled maintenance, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 16, 2021 /uit/2021/03/office-365-email-delivery-for-lassonde-yorku-ca-scheduled-maintenance-830-a-m-to-1000-a-m-tuesday-march-16-2021/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:36:33 +0000 /uitdev-new-dev/?p=23824

UIT Service Advisory

 

Please share this information with your teams.  Note the Office 365 email delivery environment for @lassonde.yorku.ca will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, March 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  Maintenance will be utilized to change the routing of email sent to @lassonde.yorku.ca to be routed directly to Office 365 and remove the dependency on the on-premises mail infrastructure.  There is no expected service interruption during the scheduled maintenance window.


We apologize for any inconvenience this scheduled maintenance may cause and thank you for your continued cooperation and support. 

Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services.

 

Email:  askit@yorku.ca
Self Serve Portal: 
 
Thank you,
University Information Technology 


]]> Eclass and Moodle scheduled maintenance, 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Thursday, March 11, 2021 /uit/2021/02/eclass-and-moodle-scheduled-maintenance-600-a-m-to-630-a-m-thursday-march-11-2021/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:42:21 +0000 /uitdev-new-dev/?p=23820

UIT Service Advisory

 

Please share this information with your teams.  Scheduled maintenance will take place on Eclass and Moodle on Thursday, March 11, 2021, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.  During this maintenance window, UIT teams will update the client load balancing for these services, which will experience a very brief outage. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this outage may cause and thank you for your continued cooperation and support. 

Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services.

 

Email:  askit@yorku.ca
Self Serve Portal: 
 
Thank you,
University Information Technology 


]]> Postponed - Scheduled data centre maintenance, Friday, February 19, 7:00 p.m. to Saturday, February 20, 7:00 a.m., 2021 /uit/2021/02/postponed-scheduled-data-centre-maintenance-friday-february-19-700-p-m-to-saturday-february-20-700-a-m-2021/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:32:35 +0000 /uitdev-new-dev/?p=23792

UIT Service Advisory

 

Please share this information with your teams.  The data centre maintenance scheduled for tonight to tomorrow morning has been postponed.  The new date will be communicated once it becomes available.  The original communication is included below for reference.  


We thank you for your continued cooperation and support. 

 

Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services.

 

Email:  askit@yorku.ca
Self Serve Portal: 
 
Thank you,
University Information Technology 

 

UIT Service Advisory

 

Please share this information with your teams.  UIT teams will be upgrading our data centre infrastructure starting on Friday February 19th at 7:00 p.m. until Saturday February 20th at 7:00 a.m.   

The upgrade is necessary in order to deliver improved network services, increased speed, maintainability and scalability of UIT's network services.   

During the scheduled window, users may experience intermittent network connectivity delays. 


We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this scheduled maintenance may cause and thank you for your continued cooperation and support. 

 

Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services.

 

Email:  askit@yorku.ca
Self Serve Portal: 
 
Thank you,
University Information Technology 

]]> Passport 91ÑÇÉ«, Pydirectory, Shibboleth scheduled maintenance, 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 3, 2021 /uit/2021/02/passport-york-pydirectory-shibboleth-scheduled-maintenance-600-a-m-to-630-a-m-wednesday-march-3-2021/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:32:20 +0000 /uitdev-new-dev/?p=23502

UIT Service Advisory

 

Please note scheduled maintenance will take place on Passport 91ÑÇÉ«, Shibboleth and PYdirectory on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.  During this maintenance window, we will update the client load balancing for these services, which will experience a brief outage: 

passportyork.yorku.ca 

shib.yorku.ca 

pydirectory.yorku.ca 


We apologize for any inconvenience this performance degradation is causing and thank you for your continued cooperation and support.


Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services.

 

Email:  askit@yorku.ca
Self Serve Portal: 
 
Thank you,
University Information Technology 

]]> PY Admin scheduled maintenance, 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2021 /uit/2021/02/py-admin-scheduled-maintenance-600-a-m-to-700-a-m-wednesday-february-3-2021/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:11:22 +0000 /uitdev-new-dev/?p=23050

UIT Service Advisory

 

PY Admin will be updated on Wednesday, February 3, at 6:00 a.m. to introduce a small text change related to the "search by alias" feature.  During this time the application will be unavailable.  We expect everything to be working again by 6:20 a.m. 


We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this scheduled maintenance and outage may cause and thank you for your continued cooperation and support.


Please direct any questions or concerns to UIT Client Services.

 

Email:  askit@yorku.ca
Self Serve Portal: 
 
Thank you,
University Information Technology 


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