On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, the CNS printing service was discontinued.
In recent years, usage of this service has decreased sharply as more and more of our customers have turned to local printing solutions. The volume of use has declined so much that we can no longer justify supporting the cost of a service that is mostly unused.
On Saturday, August 1, 2009, TPX, Easytrieve, and Panvalet software products will no longer be available on the CNS z/OS system.
On Sunday, June 7th, 2009, people signing on to mainframe applications (the "NERDC" screen) will see a new CNS log-on screen that will be similar in looks to the current log-on screen. Expect to see "CNS" in large letters at the top of the screen, a terminal ID in the upper right corner, a menu, and a command line. You do not need to change anything on your computer at this time to see or use the new log-on screen. However, there are important differences that you should know about.
UF Computing and Networking Services is now offering virtual machine hosting services utilizing proven virtualization technology by VMware. This service is designed to help UF units conserve scarce resources by consolidating computing infrastructure into CNS's enterprise data center. This will allow UF colleges and departments to avoid the burden of purchasing and maintaining computer hardware.
In addition, effective immediately, in order to make the best of use of the available data center capacity, CNS will no longer be accepting new co-located (physical hardware) servers.
Please see DOCWEB News Item N0479, Virtual Machine Hosting Services at CNS for the detailed announcement.
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This page was last updated Jul. 2, 2009 by CNS Information Services
