System status
University Systems makes every effort to inform the university community of any issues affecting the services that we offer. Messages regarding planned maintenance or unexpected outages of our services are shown below.
Status
NETS R41 Network Maintenance
Effective 3 hours from now: Network Services will be performing maintenance in R41 on 2026-05-26 starting at 07:30 am. There will be a brief outage in data, voice, and wireless services at that time....
NETS R39 Network Maintenance
Effective 2 days from now: Network Services will be performing maintenance in R39 on 2026-05-28 starting at 07:30 am. There will be a brief outage in data, voice, and wireless services at that time....
Load Balancer Software Patching
Effective 2 hours from now: Network Services will be applying a security patch bundle to the operating system and software code on the production LoadBalancers on May 26th, 2026 starting at 6:00 am....
IPAM Software Patching
Effective 1 day from now: Network Services will be applying a bug/security/update bundle to the operating system and software application on the production IPAM servers on May 27th, 2026 starting...
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Notices
Banner maintenance scheduled for May 24, 2026
May 20, 2026
The University's central administrative system (Banner) used for student records, payroll, and finance will be unavailable on Sunday, May 24, 2026 from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm to perform planned...
Sensitivity labels now available
May 5, 2026
Sensitivity labels are now available in Microsoft Office products for UVic employees. University Systems recommends applying sensitivity labels to your new and existing files as part of your file...
New generative AI guidelines for employees
April 14, 2026
UVic has launched generative AI (GenAI) guidelines for employees. They outline key considerations and responsibilities for using GenAI tools in your UVic work. These include protecting the privacy...
UVic-branded templates and assets in M365 apps
March 24, 2026
We are proud to introduce several new features that make it easy to use UVic branding in your Microsoft Office documents. Starting today, employees and instructors can access UVic templates...
Institutional data reporting migration to Power BI
January 12, 2026
UVic’s institutional data reporting has transitioned from SAS to Power BI as of January 12th. This change is part of our broader strategy to modernise tools, improve accessibility, and...
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