The HUIT Network team will be upgrading all Aruba access switches within the Harvard District Energy Facility (DEF), followed by a full reboot.
We anticipate rolling outages of up to 20 minutes to all Aruba access switches identified as part of this maintenance during this time. Any devices or services connected to these switches may temporarily lose connectivity. Posted on
Feb 27, 2026 - 10:15 EST
The HUIT Network team will upgrade all Aruba access switches in the Allston region, followed by a full reboot.
We anticipate rolling outages of up to 20 minutes to all Aruba access switches identified as part of this maintenance during this time. Any devices or services connected to these switches may temporarily lose connectivity. Posted on
Feb 27, 2026 - 10:11 EST
Completed -
The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 28, 07:00 EST
In progress -
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 27, 20:00 EST
Scheduled -
On Friday, February 27 from 8pm to Saturday, February 28 at 7am HUIT will be executing the standard security Oracle patches. The following modules will be unavailable during this maintenance:
Accounts Payable, Accounts Payable Adjustment Form for Assets, Accounts Receivable, iReceivables & Collections, Cash Management (CMRA), Chart Security Maintenance Application (CSMA), Fixed Assets, General Ledger, GL Posted Cost Redistribution Tool (GL-PCR), Web ADI, Web Reimbursement History Inquiry, and iPro Requisition History Inquiry.
If you experience any issues accessing these modules after the maintenance period, refer to this help article or contact the HUIT service desk or your local IT support.
Feb 27, 20:00 EST
Completed -
The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 28, 07:00 EST
In progress -
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 27, 19:00 EST
Scheduled -
From Friday, February 27, 2026, at 7:00 PM to Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:00 AM, there will be no normal electric power available to Gutman Library, Read House, and Nichols House.
The purpose of this scheduled electrical outage is for a contractor to install new electrical equipment into the main electrical switchboard at Gutman Library.
Feb 27, 10:07 EST
Resolved -
Functionality to HarvardSites Drupal has been restored. If you still experience issues, please contact the HUIT Service Desk at 617-495-7777 or ithelp@harvard.edu.
Feb 27, 11:09 EST
Investigating -
HUIT is aware of an issue causing some HarvardSites Drupal sites to load slowly. We are currently investigating the issue and will provide updates as they become available.
Feb 27, 09:25 EST
Completed -
The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 26, 17:30 EST
In progress -
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 26, 16:30 EST
Scheduled -
On Thursday, February 26, starting at 4:30 PM, HUIT will be working with the vendor to transition Mathematica authentication to Okta.
During this time, users will be unable to log in to Mathematica. Once the maintenance is complete, normal access will resume, and there will be no changes to the user login experience.
Feb 23, 17:02 EST
Sites will be viewable by end users during the deployment. Authenticated users (site builders, content admins, etc.) should not make changes to their sites during the deployment.
Feb 17, 15:00 EST
Sites will be viewable by end users during the deployment. Authenticated users (site builders, content admins, etc.) should not make changes to their sites during the deployment.
Feb 17, 14:59 EST
Completed -
The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 21, 06:00 EST
In progress -
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 20, 22:00 EST
Scheduled -
From Friday, February 20, 2026, at 10:00 PM to Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 6:00 AM, (8 hours), there will be no normal electrical power to Smith Center South Tower – Mount Auburn Street Side.
The purpose of this scheduled electrical outage is for a contractor to test emergency lighting systems at Smith Center South Tower – Mount Auburn Street Side.
Feb 18, 14:21 EST
Sites will be viewable by end users during the deployment. Authenticated users (site builders, content admins, etc.) should not make changes to their sites during the deployment.
Feb 17, 14:58 EST
Completed -
The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 19, 17:30 EST
In progress -
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 19, 17:00 EST
Scheduled -
On Thursday, February 19, starting at 5:00 PM, HUIT will be working with the vendor to transition Mathematica authentication to Okta. The maintenance is expected to last approximately 30 minutes.
During this time, users will be unable to log in to Mathematica. Once the maintenance is complete, normal access will resume, and there will be no changes to the user login experience.
Feb 18, 10:42 EST
Completed -
The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 19, 06:00 EST
In progress -
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 19, 05:30 EST
Scheduled -
From Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 5:30 AM to Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 6:00 AM, there will be no normal electric power available to the 51 Brattle Street and 53 Church Street.
The purpose of this scheduled electrical outage is to switch the building's electrical service circuit at 51 Brattle Street.
Feb 17, 14:31 EST
Sites will be viewable by end users during the deployment. Authenticated users (site builders, content admins, etc.) should not make changes to their sites during the deployment.
Feb 17, 14:57 EST
Completed -
The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 17, 20:00 EST
In progress -
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 17, 18:00 EST
Scheduled -
There is an unplanned maintenance event for Harvard’s Kiteworks Secure File Transfer Service today, Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 6:00 pm EST. The Kiteworks Secure File Transfer service will be unavailable from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
The purpose of this maintenance window is to update security certificates on the Kiteworks server. This is expected to take the full two-hour window, and there will be no changes to the end user interface or experience.
A reminder that Microsoft Outlook Encryption is available for use for M365 email users to send encrypted emails and files up to 150 MBs in size. This service supports Level 4 data and below. To get started with Microsoft Outlook Encryption, review our Send an Encrypted Email in Outlook knowledge article.
Feb 17, 13:02 EST
Resolved -
Access to CARAT has been restored. If you continue to experience login issues, please contact the HUIT Service Desk at 617-495-7777 or ithelp@harvard.edu.
Feb 17, 17:20 EST
Monitoring -
HUIT is monitoring an intermittent issue impacting access to CARAT. We will provide updates as they become available.
Feb 17, 16:26 EST
Resolved -
Functionality to HarvardSites Drupal has been restored. If you still experience issues, please contact the HUIT Service Desk at 617-495-7777 or ithelp@harvard.edu.
Feb 17, 16:47 EST
Investigating -
HUIT is aware of an issue causing some HarvardSites Drupal sites to load slowly. We are currently investigating the issue and will provide updates as they become available.
Feb 17, 13:22 EST