Maintenance
CARE-Live Scheduled Outage on May 16, 2021| 1:00 AM – 7:00 AM
All County SPOCs and Technical Contacts:
CWS/CMS will be performing maintenance activities on Sunday, May 16, 2021. These activities will impact the CARES-Live application. The work is expected to begin at 1:00 AM and conclude at 7:00 AM. During this time, users will not have access to CARES-Live.
Action Required
If, after 7:00 AM, users continue to experience issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues, or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours, and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
CWS/CMS will be performing maintenance activities on Sunday, May 16, 2021. These activities will impact the CARES-Live application. The work is expected to begin at 1:00 AM and conclude at 7:00 AM. During this time, users will not have access to CARES-Live.
Action Required
If, after 7:00 AM, users continue to experience issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues, or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours, and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
CARES-Live Training Environment Scheduled Maintenance - April 30, 2021| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
All CWS and Probation SPOCs and Training Contacts:
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live Training Environment on Friday, April 30, 2021, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This scheduled maintenance is to upgrade the Training Environment to the CARES-Live 2.8.12 version. Users will not be able to access the CARES-Live Training Environment during the scheduled outage.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live Training Environment, please follow your county process for reporting issues, or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live Training Environment on Friday, April 30, 2021, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This scheduled maintenance is to upgrade the Training Environment to the CARES-Live 2.8.12 version. Users will not be able to access the CARES-Live Training Environment during the scheduled outage.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live Training Environment, please follow your county process for reporting issues, or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
CARES-Live Scheduled Outage for Saturday, April 17, 2021| 5:00 AM – 1:00 PM
All CWS/Probation/CARES County SPOCs and Technical Contacts:
In support of the CWS/CMS Release 8.14, the CARES-Live team has scheduled an outage that will interrupt connectivity to the CARES-Live application. The outage is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM. During the scheduled outage users will not be able to access the CARES-Live application.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live outside of this scheduled outage, please follow your county process for reporting issues, or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444, or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
In support of the CWS/CMS Release 8.14, the CARES-Live team has scheduled an outage that will interrupt connectivity to the CARES-Live application. The outage is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM. During the scheduled outage users will not be able to access the CARES-Live application.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live outside of this scheduled outage, please follow your county process for reporting issues, or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444, or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
California Department of Technology Service Desk Bulletin - CGEN Vendor Verizon Scheduled Maintenance- April 7, 2021| 12:00 AM – 6:00 AM
CWS SPOCs and Technical Contacts in Colusa County:
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, beginning at 12:00 midnight and concluding at 6:00 AM. Users at the listed site will experience a thirty-minute interruption in connectivity to CWS/CMS and CARES-Live within the scheduled Preventative Maintenance (PM) window.
Remote access (e.g., Server Based Computing [SBC]) to the CWS/CMS application will not be impacted by this scheduled maintenance.
Action Required
CWS/CMS Users
If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
CWS-CARES Users
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, beginning at 12:00 midnight and concluding at 6:00 AM. Users at the listed site will experience a thirty-minute interruption in connectivity to CWS/CMS and CARES-Live within the scheduled Preventative Maintenance (PM) window.
Remote access (e.g., Server Based Computing [SBC]) to the CWS/CMS application will not be impacted by this scheduled maintenance.
Action Required
CWS/CMS Users
If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
CWS-CARES Users
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
California Department of Technology Service Desk Bulletin – SBCS Infrastructure Upgrade- April 3, 2021| 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
County CWS and Probation SPOCs, Technical Contacts, and SBC Administrators:
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance on Saturday, April 3, 2021, beginning at 6:00 AM and concluding at 10:00 AM. During the maintenance window, CDT will upgrade the Server Based Computing Services (SBCS) infrastructure. There is no anticipated outage for this maintenance; however, the CDT is asking that everyone log off from the Citrix SBC system, if not actively using it during the maintenance window.
Action Required
CWS/CMS Users
If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
CWS-CARES Users
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance on Saturday, April 3, 2021, beginning at 6:00 AM and concluding at 10:00 AM. During the maintenance window, CDT will upgrade the Server Based Computing Services (SBCS) infrastructure. There is no anticipated outage for this maintenance; however, the CDT is asking that everyone log off from the Citrix SBC system, if not actively using it during the maintenance window.
Action Required
CWS/CMS Users
If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
CWS-CARES Users
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
California Department of Technology Service Desk Bulletin – CalCloud Windows Tenant Patching- March 26-27, 2021| 7:00 PM – 6:00 AM
County CWS and Probation SPOCs and Technical Contacts:
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled security patching of the CalCloud Windows servers. The patching window begins on Friday, March 26, 2021, at 7:00 PM and concludes on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at 06:00 AM. The patching activity will cause intermittent interruptions in connectivity to the CWDS website (https://cwds.ca.gov), the CWS/CMS website (https://www.hwcws.cahwnet.gov/) and the CWS/CMS Portals website (https://cwscms.osi.ca.gov/) during the patching window.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with the CWDS website (https://cwds.ca.gov), the CWS/CMS website (https://www.hwcws.cahwnet.gov/), or the CWS/CMS Portals website (https://cwscms.osi.ca.gov/) please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled security patching of the CalCloud Windows servers. The patching window begins on Friday, March 26, 2021, at 7:00 PM and concludes on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at 06:00 AM. The patching activity will cause intermittent interruptions in connectivity to the CWDS website (https://cwds.ca.gov), the CWS/CMS website (https://www.hwcws.cahwnet.gov/) and the CWS/CMS Portals website (https://cwscms.osi.ca.gov/) during the patching window.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with the CWDS website (https://cwds.ca.gov), the CWS/CMS website (https://www.hwcws.cahwnet.gov/), or the CWS/CMS Portals website (https://cwscms.osi.ca.gov/) please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
CARES-Live Scheduled Maintenance March 25, 2021| 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
All SPOCS and Technical Contacts:
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live application. The maintenance is scheduled for Thursday, March 25, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. During this scheduled maintenance the CARES-Live team will focus on application maintenance changes that are not visible to CARES-Live users. Users will not be able to access the CARES-Live application during the scheduled outage.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live outside of this scheduled maintenance window, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live application. The maintenance is scheduled for Thursday, March 25, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. During this scheduled maintenance the CARES-Live team will focus on application maintenance changes that are not visible to CARES-Live users. Users will not be able to access the CARES-Live application during the scheduled outage.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live outside of this scheduled maintenance window, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
California Department of Technology Service Desk Bulletin – SBCS Infrastructure Upgrade- March 20, 2021| 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
All County CWS and Probation SPOCs, Technical Contacts, and SBC Administrators:
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance on Saturday, March 20, 2021, beginning at 6:00 AM and concluding at 10:00 AM. During the maintenance window, CDT will upgrade the Server Based Computing Services (SBCS) infrastructure. There is no anticipated outage for this maintenance; however, the CDT is asking that everyone log off from the Citrix SBC system, if not actively using it during the maintenance window.
Action Required
CWS/CMS Users
If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
CWS-CARES Users
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance on Saturday, March 20, 2021, beginning at 6:00 AM and concluding at 10:00 AM. During the maintenance window, CDT will upgrade the Server Based Computing Services (SBCS) infrastructure. There is no anticipated outage for this maintenance; however, the CDT is asking that everyone log off from the Citrix SBC system, if not actively using it during the maintenance window.
Action Required
CWS/CMS Users
If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.
CWS-CARES Users
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
CARES-Live Training Environment Scheduled Maintenance March 19, 2021| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
All CWS and Probation SPOCs and Training Contacts:
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live Training Environment on Friday, March 19, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. During this scheduled outage, users will not be able to access the CARES-Live Training Environment.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live Training Environment, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live Training Environment on Friday, March 19, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. During this scheduled outage, users will not be able to access the CARES-Live Training Environment.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live Training Environment, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
CARES-Live Scheduled Maintenance March 11, 2021| 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
SPOCS and Technical Contacts:
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live application. The maintenance is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, March 11, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. During this scheduled maintenance the CARES-Live team will focus on application maintenance changes that are not visible to CARES-Live users. During the scheduled outage users will not be able to access the CARES-Live application.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live outside of this scheduled maintenance window, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.
The CARES-Live team has scheduled maintenance to the CARES-Live application. The maintenance is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, March 11, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. During this scheduled maintenance the CARES-Live team will focus on application maintenance changes that are not visible to CARES-Live users. During the scheduled outage users will not be able to access the CARES-Live application.
Action Required
If users experience any issues with CARES-Live outside of this scheduled maintenance window, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the CARES Service Desk at 1-855-292-3444 or via email at Servicedesk@cwds.ca.gov during normal business hours. You may also email after hours and a Service Desk representative will contact you the next business day.