It is time for the spring time change!
 
On Sunday April 5th, from 4:00 am - 6:00 am, both the MiamiU (IBM
 academic  VM/CMS) and MUADM (IBM  administrative  MVS) systems will be
unavailable for time change related activities. MCIS will set the system
clocks forward 1 hour.
 
Affected services include:
 
Mail:
 
 -  Electronic mail, forwarding, LISTSERV and POP services through MiamiU
    will be unavailable.
    (Incoming e-mail will be spooled for later delivery.)
 -  POP mail will be unavailable if your POP (desktop) mail client points
    to MiamiU.Muohio.Edu. All other POP account locations will remain
    unaffected.
 
Batch machines:
 
    Batch jobs will be stopped.  That means that the operator issues a STOP
    BATCH command several hours before the machine is taken down.  If the
    batch job finishes, another one is not started. However, some batch jobs
    run for a very long time.  If the batch job is not finished when VM is
    taken out of service, the job is restarted from the beginning when VM
    comes back up.
 
Disconnect processes:
 
 Clients whose accounts are running in DISCONNECT mode PLEASE NOTE:
    An IPL executes functions similar to a workstation 'reboot'. UserIds
    will revert to default environment settings when MiamiU returns to
    service.
 
MCIS regrets this necessary inconvenience. Please address any questions or
concerns to the Help Desk (voice: 529-7900) or to me directly.
 
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  Lisa Ehrichs, Data Support Analyst     Voice:        (513)529-3833
  Miami Computing & Information Services   Fax:             529-5577
  364 Gaskill Hall                        Mail:  [log in to unmask]
  Miami University   Oxford, OH 45056