Current System Status
Last updated Thursday, August 28th 7:00AM:
All UMC systems are currently operational.
Please see the Important Notice Below regarding data backup/recovery
Important Notice:
Per the UMC INFORMATION POLICY - SECTION 4.4.2, ( http://dis.umc.edu/docs_forms/InformationSecurityPolicy.pdf ) the end-user is responsible for the backup and recovery of all files stored on any Local Drives. The Computer's Local drives are: C: Drive, D: Drive and E: Drive.
Effective Tuesday, January 2, 2007, the Division of Information Systems (DIS)
will no longer attempt to recover any files stored on any Local Drives.
DIS recommends storing important/final documents on network drives such as
your U: Drive or Shared Drives. DIS performs systematic nightly backups of
these Network Drives. If adequate space is not available on network drives
for your data, DIS recommends backing up and storing your data to removable
media such as CD, DVD or thumb drives. For more information and best practices
on backing up data, please refer to the following link.
http://helpdesk.umc.edu/backups.html
Your awareness and attention to this matter is appreciated.
Please email Helpdesk@dis.umsmed.edu
if you have questions or concerns.
Blackboard login usernames no longer include the last four digits of your social security number. Your login username is the same but without the last four digits. Blackboard passwords did not change.
Please check back here for any updates.
If you have a problem not related to the information above, please contact the Help Desk describing the problem. Please include your employee number, room number, phone extension and the UMC# from your computer (and printer number if the problem is printer related).
