What is impacted: VIU Websites. Our Web team performs updates to our Drupal Web Content Management System.
Level of impact: No Interruption. While no outage is expected, saving content during this timeframe within the Drupal platform may be slower.
Timing: 10am to 3pm, every Tuesday.
Preparation: None
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:50 PDT
Description: Several systems that host VIU sites and services are receiving monthly updates.
Impact: Service Interruption. Once updated, each system will need to be restarted. All sites and services listed below will be unavailable for up to 15 minutes during the maintenance window.
- Internet access on campus
- VIULearn online courses (D2L)
- Student and Employee Printing
- Employee and Student U Drives, My Documents and Desktop Files
- Department Share Drives
- Website logins (including VIULearn, VIUTube, VIUBlogs, VIUSpace, Unit4/UBW, and isapp.viu.ca sites)
- VIU databases (including Checkbox Survey, Research Office app, StarRez, Tableau)
Timing: Wednesday, 6 am to 8 am
Preparation: Please close these systems and all applications connected to these systems before 6 am. Do not use these systems during the maintenance period.
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:56 PDT
Description: Several systems that host VIU sites and services are receiving monthly updates.
Level of impact: Service Interruption. Once updated, each system will need to be restarted. All sites and services listed below will be unavailable for up to 15 minutes during the maintenance window.
- VIU email (including Outlook, webmail and public folders)
- VIU websites (including isapp.viu.ca sites, stuweb.viu.ca)
Timing: Wednesday, 5 pm to 7 pm
Preparation: Please close these systems and all applications connected to these systems before 5 pm. Do not use these systems during the maintenance period.
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:57 PDT
What is impacted: The systems that host PaperCut and our managed print queues are receiving security and software updates. These systems will need to be deactivated while this work is performed.
Level of impact: Service Interruption. Employee and student printing will be unavailable during the maintenance window. Print jobs submitted during the outage may not be available for release once the upgrade is complete.
Timing: Tuesday, June 16, 8am to 12pm. There is the chance that this might take longer to complete than planned.
Preparation: Please plan to complete any necessary printing before the maintenance begins. Wait until services have been fully restored before sending new print jobs.
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 13:14 PDT
What is impacted: VIU Websites. Our Web team performs updates to our Drupal Web Content Management System.
Level of impact: No Interruption. While no outage is expected, saving content during this timeframe within the Drupal platform may be slower.
Timing: 10am to 3pm, every Tuesday.
Preparation: None
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:50 PDT
What is impacted: VIU Websites. Our Web team performs updates to our Drupal Web Content Management System.
Level of impact: No Interruption. While no outage is expected, saving content during this timeframe within the Drupal platform may be slower.
Timing: 10am to 3pm, every Tuesday.
Preparation: None
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:52 PDT
What is impacted: wordpress.viu.ca; Our team will be installing updates to the system that hosts wordpress.viu.ca.
Level of impact: Service Interruption. During the maintenance window the above website will be unavailable for 15 minutes.
Timing: 6am to 8am, Wednesday, June 24.
Preparation: Please save any changes and log out your VIU WordPress blog prior to the maintenance window.
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:58 PDT
What is impacted: VIU Hosted Network Storage; Our team will be installing updates to the server that manages the various VIU hosted network storage. This includes Departmental Shares, as well as VIU computer account U-Drives, Desktop, and Documents Folders.
Level of impact: Service Interruption. During the maintenance window, the update process will cause several disconnections to occur. These disconnections will occur 4 times, lasting anywhere from 10 seconds to 5 minutes before reconnecting. When these disconnections happen, access to and the saving of files to the above locations will be interrupted.
Timing: 5pm to 7pm, Wednesday, June 24.
Preparation: Please save your work and sign out of your computer when you leave for the day. Do you need to access and work on files from the network shares listed above during the maintenance window? Please copy the files you need to your device or OneDrive. Continue to work on the copy until the maintenance window is complete. Please remember to copy your files back to the network share afterwards
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:58 PDT
What is impacted: VIU Websites. Our Web team performs updates to our Drupal Web Content Management System.
Level of impact: No Interruption. While no outage is expected, saving content during this timeframe within the Drupal platform may be slower.
Timing: 10am to 3pm, every Tuesday.
Preparation: None
Posted on
Jun 03, 2026 - 12:55 PDT