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Notice, PastNews

Display of printed balance at terminal login [4/24 Update]

After the scheduled maintenance on 4/23 (Sun.), the balance information of the number of sheets printed will be displayed when logging in to the terminal.
Please note that the balance information is not reflected in real time.

Due to a software failure in the printing system, the balance of the number of sheets printed cannot be displayed when logging in.
This issue will be resolved during the scheduled maintenance on April 23 (Sun.), as it requires a software upgrade.

The print balance can be checked on the printer’s operation screen or Web Print.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Failure, PastNews

Trouble with Terminal and Remote Desktop Service (4/11 update)

Trouble with Windows sign-in for the first time

When signing in to Windows for the first time, there is a problem that the profile is not generated completely.
Please sign out when signing in for the first time, and then sign in again to start using the terminal.
If you encounter this problem, please see the following for details.
Cannot find installed software in “All Apps”

Microsoft Product Authentication Problems

When launching Microsoft Office applications on Windows Remote Desktop or Satellite Terminal of The Zengaku Computer System, the screen may go blank at the authentication process and you may not be able to proceed. In some cases, you may be asked to perform the same authentication operation several times.
Microsoft Product Authentication Failures on Terminals and Remote Access Service

Failure, PastNews

The Zengaku Computer System Printer Failure (4/5 update)

We have fixed this problem on 4/4. We apologize for the inconvenience.

In addition, the following is explained

  • Zengaku_Printer(Mono)：
    Standard settings for monochrome printing are used
  • Zengaku_Printer(Color)：
    Standard setting for color printing

Please be careful when using the printer.

Zengaku_Printer(Mono) is not working properly on the printers in The Zengaku Computer System.
We are currently working on a fix. We are working on the fix so that it will be completed by the start of tomorrow’s orientation.

This problem was also occurring on Windows Remote Access, but we have completed the fix and are now confirming the problem.

If you are in a hurry, please use Zengaku_Printer(Color), which can output both color and monochrome images, as a workaround.

Zengaku_Printer(Charge) outputs to the printer that is charged.

If “Zengaku_Printer(Color)” does not appear as an option when printing from a browser such as Chrome, please click “More”.

In addition, due to a software glitch in the print system, it is no longer possible to retrieve balance information on the number of copies printed.
Therefore, we have hidden the print balance information in the login message.
Please wait for a while as the software needs to be upgraded for this failure.

Important, PastNews

Switching to the New The Zengaku Computer System

The Zengaku Computer System has been switched from the old system to the new system. The new system is available for use.

Sunday, March 12, The Zengaku Computer System was updated from the old to the new system.
March 13 (Mon) Trial operation period of the new system begins
March 27 (Mon.) Start of the main operation (official operation) period

Prior to this, the mail system was switched over.

February 27 (Mon.) Authentication system for student @s mail changed.
March 5 (Sun.) Mail system migration.

During the trial operation period, you can try out the terminals and servers of the new system. However, since this is a trial operation period, the system may become unstable or some software may not be available due to adjustment work or configuration changes. Some software is currently being installed.

The user home files that each user used in the old system can be accessed from the O drive in the Windows environment of the new system.
oldhome-explore

Web pages have also been switched to the new system.

Relatively major changes between the old system and the new system are listed below. Please refer to the above web page for details.

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  • Email user authentication is now Microsoft 365.
  • Email addresses have been unified to @u.
  • Windows OS on the terminal is now Windows 11.
  • There are now two types of printers: monochrome printers and color printers. Depending on which printer is used, the number of print points consumed changes.
  • IP addresses of terminals, servers, and various equipment have been changed to those of the new system.
  • Shako satellite and CEGLOC satellite have been added to the system.

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The past announcements regarding The next Zengaku Computer System are as follows.

title：Transferring user home files from the current system to the new system (Details)
Publication Date：2023/3/9

title：E-mails of Zengaku Computer System
title：Active! mail forwarding settings migration
Publication Date：2023/2/28

title：Change the @s Email System (Note: Closed to public)
Publication Date：2023/2/21

title：Migration Schedule to the next Zengaku Computer System (Note: Closed to public)
Publication Date：2023/2/9

title：Regarding Remote Access and User Home File Transfer in the next Zengaku Computer System
Publication Date：2023/2/7

title：The website for the next Zengaku Computer System is now available (January 31 postscript)
Publication Date：2023/1/26

Important, PastNews

Transfer user home files from the current system to the new system (Details) Update 3/20

We would like to inform you of details regarding the transfer of user home files from the current system to the new system.
There are some modifications from this previous announcement. Please note the following.

  • The old user home is migrated separately from each user’s home.
    This is because if the various configuration files are migrated as they are, problems may occur when logging in (signing in) on the new system.
    The old home is read-only. Please copy the necessary files to the new home before use.
    　Windows environment: O drive.
    　Linux environment: /oldhome/UTID-NAME.
    　　　　　　　　(UTID-NAME is your login name)
  • Each user’s web-publishing folders (directories) have been migrated. These folders (and the files in them) can be used as in the old system.
  • Your .ssh folders of users who had set up public keys in the old system have been migrated.
  • All other files and directories, including files and directories other than the above directly under home, will not be transferred to the new system directly under user home, so please be very careful. Please copy all necessary files to the new system by yourself. Configuration files and program files used in the old system may not be usable in the new system, so please copy them at your own risk.

The following is a screen shot of O drive using Explorer on Windows.
oldhome-explore

Maintenance, PastNews

MAINTENANCE (2023/3/19)

2023/3/19 (SUN) 09:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers, Unix servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 16:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:30 and 15:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

Mathematica
SPSS
MATLAB
ArcGIS Desktop

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program).

3. Printers (including On-demand terminals)
– Between 09:00 and 18:00, each one unavailable for approximately 90-120 minutes.

4. Remote Desktop servers (remote-s, remote-t, icho00〜icho09)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

Notice, PastNews

Transfer user home files from the current system to the new system (Updated 3/9)

Added 3/9: The notice regarding this matter has been posted. Some details have been changed from the following. Please note the changes.

The user home in the current system, including all its files, is transferred to the new system in the old-icho2017 folder under the user home.
The contents of this folder are read-only.

The old-icho2017 directly will be accessible for at least one year, but access after that time is not guaranteed.
Each user should copy the necessary files to the new system.

The user data drive (Z:\), web data drive (W:\) (including www, wwws directories), and .ssh directory will be migrated to the new system.

More details will be provided in follow-up reports.

Notice, PastNews

How to connect to Windows Remote Desktop on the Next Zengaku Computer System

Connecting to Windows Remote Desktop on the next Zengaku computer system is different from the current system.
The important points are as follows

 * To connect to the remote desktop, use VMware Horizon Client or access the specified URL in an HTML5-capable browser.

You cannot connect (via Remote Desktop Protocol, RDP) using the Windows Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe) and Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac.

Notice, PastNews

Network Maintenance (March 26, 2023, 9:00-11:00)

The following work will be performed to update the University of Tsukuba’s SINET connection lines.
During the connection change work, communication with off-campus and communication between Tsukuba Campus, Tokyo Campus, and related facilities will be temporarily disconnected.

Date and Time： Sunday, March 26, 2023, 9:00 – 11:00

Please see the following notice for details.
Renewal of off-campus connection and Tokyo Campus connection lines for the Backbone Network (2023/3/26)

Notice, PastNews

Change the Email System

The Zengaku Computer System will be updated at the end of the FY 2022.

Along with this, there is a change in the email system.
Details will be announced around February 2023.
We will inform you of a brief outline of the plan at this moment.

For faculty and staff (including professor emeritus) using @u.tsukuba.ac.jp address

The mail system will be migrated to the M365 (Microsoft) environment.
The mailboxes will be migrated by the Academic Computing and Communications Center.
If you are using webmail (Active! mail), Active! mail will no longer be available.
Microsoft webmail will be provided.
If you are using email software (Thunderbird, Outlook, etc.), you will need to change your settings.
The ID and password will be the same as for Microsoft Teams.

For students (enrolled in or before FY 2016) using @u.tsukuba.ac.jp address

The procedure is the same as “Faculty and staff (including professor emeritus) using @u.tsukuba.ac.jp”.

For students (enrolled in or after FY 2017) using @s.tsukuba.ac.jp address

After the system is updated, the email address of a student will be @u. The currently using @s address will continue to work.
(Only @u will be available for students enrolling after FY 2023) After the system is updated, announcements from the university will be delivered to @u.
@s and @u are completely different systems.

Important, News

Warning: Do not use outlet in satellite computer rooms

There were smoke emission and ignition accidents of personal devices plugged into electrical outlets in satellite computer rooms. Except for permitted devices such as satellite terminals and projectors, do not use power taps and outlets in computer rooms.

Do not remove connected plugs without permission, because removing them causes to interfere with classes and maintenance works.

News, Notice

Attention on use of Dropbox etc. on the Zengaku Computer System

Users can install and use online storage client software such as Dropbox. It is useful, but there are some points that you should be careful. Please use it at your own risk.

  1. Be careful for the capacity difference between the online storage and your home area of the Zengaku Computer System. When data on online storage are synchronized with your home area of the Zengaku Computer System, the usage may reach the upper limit without noticing it, and causes trouble such as losing your files.
  2. For the reason described above, we recommend that you do not use it synchronously on the Zengaku Computer System but only upload and download through a browser. If you want to synchronize, please set the online storage client software carefully so that there is no problem. Especially make sure of folders to be synchronized.
  3. ACCC will not deal with troubles related to online storage client software installed individually. Please use it at your own risk.