Student and Employee Interactive Service (SEIS) changes on 21st May

[25 September 2013]

In line with IT Services' continuous improvement practise, on the 21st of May at 17:00 the Student and Employee Interactive Service (seis.bris.ac.uk) will undergo improvements and platform changes to ensure safe and secure operation. In particular the installed Operating System will change from Solaris to Debian GNU/Linux

This service is known under the following host name aliases:

• seis.bris.ac.uk
• sis.bris.ac.uk
• eis.bris.ac.uk

SEIS will continue to provide the following services:

• An interactive Secure Shell command line interface
• Secure offsite access to the University network
• Hosting of personal student and staff web pages
• Access to University web content for editors
• Access to University file storage services

Note: All files stored in user home directories will continue to be available on the new service.

Please note the following changes to the current service: 

• The command-line prompt will change to reflect University user name and server name. This will not affect the use of the service.
• Installed Operating System will change from Oracle Solaris to Debian GNU/Linux, in-line with current standards. Functionality to support the above services will be retained.
• Software compiled, built or installed by a user will no longer be supported and existing software is likely not to function. Alternative provision for software development can provided on request.
• The service may no longer be fit for use as a teaching resource. Please, contact the Service Desk to arrange for appropriate facilities.
• The facility for configuring email software with the service as an outgoing SMTP server will be retired. Please follow instructions at http://www.bris.ac.uk/it-services/applications/email/related-services/manual-config.html for alternatives. 

If you have any concerns or questions, please contact the IT Service Desk as soon as possible.