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Upcoming changes to the IT infrastructure

Our new IT support site is available

Please see the I Want To... pages for the new service documentation.

Policy and governance advice is available in our policies section.

The WIN@FMRIB main building is having its 5 yearly electrical testing between 18th October and mid-November.

Unfortunately, this will involve some disruption.  There is also the possibility that testing in one area has an unexpected consequence in a different area, so please bear with us and be assured we are doing all we can to minimise this disruption. 

Tests will involve switching off all power to the area under test.  Areas will be tested early in the morning, and tests should be completed by 10 am.

When your area is scheduled to be tested, before you leave for the day, please:

  • Shut down and unplug all electrical equipment - this may be in the floor under your desk.
  • Ensure that any equipment that is in front of power sockets is moved away so that the electricians are able to see the socket.  Electricians will not move any equipment themselves, so it is important that we do this to avoid delaying the testing.
  • Leaving office doors unlocked so the electricians have access to the room

The scanners and scanner rooms will be tested at a different time, so as not to affect routine scanning.

The cluster/IT infrastructure rooms will be tested during a general building electrical shutdown at a date to be agreed in November. 

If you have any questions, please contact:

DateArea
Wednesday 18th October

FMRIB - 2nd Floor (Heidi, Karla, Tim, Jason and open plan)

Power Sockets and Lighting

Thursday 19th October

FMRIB - 2nd Floor (Heidi, Karla, Tim, Jason and open plan)

Lighting only

FMRIB - West 1st Floor (IT offices and adjacent, Steve, programmers)

Lighting only

1st floor programmers office - Power Sockets

Friday 20th October

FMRIB - West 1st Floor (IT office and adjacent, Steve, programmers)

Power Sockets

Monday 23rd October

FMRIB - West 1st Floor (IT office and adjacent, Steve, programmers)

Power Sockets

Tuesday 24th October

FMRIB - East 1st Floor (Stuart, back-office and large open plan) and reception

Power Sockets

Wednesday 25th October

FMRIB - East 1st Floor (Stuart, back-office and large open plan) and reception

Lighting

Thursday 26th October

FMRIB - East 1st Floor (Stuart, back-office and large open plan) and reception

Power Sockets and Lighting

FMRIB - East Ground Floor (testing rooms, workshop)

Lighting

FMRIB - West Ground Floor (lounge, ops-team, Goulding room)

Lighting

Friday 27th October

FMRIB - West Ground Floor (lounge, ops-team, Goulding room) - scanners are not affected

Power Sockets

Monday 30th October

FMRIB - East Ground Floor (testing rooms, workshop) - scanners are not affected

Power Sockets and Lighting

Tuesday 31st October
Wednesday 1st November Plant rooms - ground floor (off courtyard)
Thursday 2nd November Plant rooms - top floor
Friday 3rd November Plant rooms - top floor

Information about new macOS releases or known software issues

macOS 13 Compatibility Notes

macOS 13 was released on the 26th October 2022 and all users with compatible hardware are encouraged to update to this release.