Disruption to HPC login node
Monitoring - The HPC login node (also known as 'BERT') has been repaired and is available for job submission

Please report any further issues through it@aber.ac.uk
Jul 08, 2026 - 16:26 BST
Update - Despite ongoing follow-up with Lenovo, we have not yet been provided with an estimated time for resolution.

We will provide a further update as soon as more information becomes available.
Jul 07, 2026 - 10:05 BST
Identified - We have identified a hardware failure as the cause of the issue.

We are currently working with our supplier to address this, but do not yet have an estimated time for resolution.
Jun 30, 2026 - 14:17 BST
Investigating - We are investigating an issue affecting login to the HPC login node (also known as 'BERT').

Updates and an expected resolution time will be posted as soon as they are available.
Jun 30, 2026 - 10:51 BST
Network Operational
Wi-Fi Network (eduroam, PAU-IoT, PAU-X) Operational
Wi-Fi Network (PAU-Guest) Operational
Wired Network Operational
GlobalProtect VPN Operational
Internet Connection Operational
Telephones Operational
Student Systems Operational
Blackboard Operational
Panopto Operational
StarRez Operational
Student Record Operational
Turnitin Operational
Business Systems Operational
ABW Operational
AStRA Operational
aber.ac.uk website Operational
CALM Ticketing System Operational
CMS Operational
jobs.aber.ac.uk Operational
MyAdmin / Apex Applications Operational
Microsoft 365 Operational
Desktop Services Operational
Windows Operational
macOS Operational
Linux Operational
Printing Operational
Guacamole (rd.aber.ac.uk) Operational
Storage Operational
Disk Shares Operational
M Drives Operational
Core Systems Operational
DNS Operational
RADIUS Operational
MSSQL Database Server Operational
Virtual Server Infrastructure Operational
Departmental Systems Operational
central.aber.ac.uk Operational
High Performance Computing Cluster (HPC) Operational
FBaPS File Storage Operational
FBaPS SHELLSRV Operational
GitLab (gitlab.aber.ac.uk) Operational
users.aber.ac.uk Operational
Library Systems Operational
Alma Operational
Aspire Reading Lists Operational
Primo Library Catalogue Operational
Shibboleth Operational
Other Services Operational
Pure Operational
SALTO Operational
WordPress Operational
Operational
Degraded Performance
Partial Outage
Major Outage
Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

AStRA & Student Record Maintenance Jul 22, 2026 04:00-09:00 BST

Due to essential maintenance, AStRA and related applications including the Student Record will be unavailable / at risk between between 04:00 and 09:00 on Wednesday 22nd July.
Posted on Jul 20, 2026 - 11:12 BST

ABW Maintenance Jul 23, 2026 04:00-09:00 BST

Due to essential maintenance, ABW, QLx and other HR/Payroll & Finance internal applications will be unavailable / at risk between 04:00 and 09:00 on Thursday 23rd July.
Posted on Jul 21, 2026 - 11:05 BST

Blackboard Scheduled Maintenance 05.08.2026 Aug 5, 2026 20:00-22:00 BST

Blackboard will be unavailable between 20:00-22:00 on Wednesday 5 August 2026 for scheduled maintenance.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Posted on Jun 15, 2026 - 12:27 BST
Jul 21, 2026
AStRA Maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jul 21, 08:36 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 21, 04:00 BST
Scheduled - Due to essential maintenance, AStRA will be unavailable / at risk between between 04:00 and 09:00 on Tuesday 21st July.
Jul 20, 11:14 BST
Jul 20, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 19, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 18, 2026
Turnitin Scheduled Maintenance 18.07.2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jul 18, 22:00 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 18, 16:00 BST
Scheduled - Turnitin will be unavailable between 16:00 and 22:00 on Saturday 18 July 2026 for scheduled maintenance.

During this time, you will be unable to submit or grade any assessments.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Jul 6, 08:25 BST
Jul 17, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 16, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 15, 2026
Library systems, including Primo the library catalogue unavailable
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jul 15, 09:16 BST
Update - We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
Jul 13, 17:26 BST
Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Jul 13, 17:25 BST
Investigating - Primo, the library catalogue, and library self service kiosks are currently unavailable. This is due to a system outage affecting our cloud based library systems, which is being looked into urgently by our system supplier.
Jul 13, 17:03 BST
Jul 14, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 13, 2026
Jul 12, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 11, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 10, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 9, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jul 8, 2026
AStRA & Student Record Maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. AStRA and related applications including the Student Record are now available.
Jul 8, 09:57 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 7, 19:00 BST
Scheduled - Due to essential maintenance, AStRA and related applications including the Student Record will be unavailable / at risk between between 19:00 Tue July 7th and 12:00 Wed July 8th.
Jun 30, 09:45 BST
Jul 7, 2026
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