IT Service Notices | Kwantlen Polytechnic University

The IT Department typically performs required server maintenance on Saturday nights from 6:00 PM to 12:00 Midnight.
During these times, some specified applications will be unavailable. A list of planned service activities will be published here.

Every effort is made to ensure that maintenance operations are as short as possible and have the minimum impact.

Date	Time	Services Affected
July 6	6:00 PM to 12:00 Midnight	During IT Server Maintenance, the following services will be unavailable. FAST (Finance, HR, WebReq, PCARD, Budget, Student, etc.) Library Systems (www.kpu.ca/library, My Library account, Sirsi, Workflows) Course Feedback
July 11	12:00 AM to 11:59 PM	To enhance security, IT will be changing the minimum password requirement from 9 to 12 characters. Current passwords will remain valid until the next time they are changed. New passwords will require a minimum of 12 characters. All other password requirements will remain the same. IT recommends using a Pass Phrase. Visit this website to learn about passphrases.

Date

Time

Services Affected

July 6

6:00 PM to 12:00 Midnight

During IT Server Maintenance, the following services will be unavailable.

FAST (Finance, HR, WebReq, PCARD, Budget, Student, etc.)
Library Systems (www.kpu.ca/library, My Library account, Sirsi, Workflows)
Course Feedback

July 11

12:00 AM to 11:59 PM

To enhance security, IT will be changing the minimum password requirement from 9 to 12 characters.

Current passwords will remain valid until the next time they are changed.
New passwords will require a minimum of 12 characters.
All other password requirements will remain the same.
IT recommends using a Pass Phrase. Visit this website to learn about passphrases.