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  • 28 AUG 2018

    SCHEDULED NETWORK UPGRADE

    UPDATE: All works completed successfully

    Hello ~okeanos-global users,

    Due to upgrade works on our network infrastructure, the ~okeanos-global service will be disrupted between 10:00 EEST and 12:00 EEST on Wednesday, September 5.

    During the upgrade, all running archipelago VMs will be temporarily shut down and automatically restarted afterwards. Your standard storage (drbd) VMs and your Pithos+ files should remain unaffected. The Cyclades and Pithos+ Web UI and APIs will also be inaccessible in the above timeframe.

    Keep in mind that you should restart any running services that won't start automatically after a reboot.

    We are sorry for the inconvenience,
    the ... read more

    posted by okeanos on Aug. 28, 2018, 8:59 a.m., filed under all , status , spotlight , ~okeanos

  • 12 JAN 2018

    SECURITY UPDATE: SPECTRE AND MELTDOWN VULNERABILITIES

    SECURITY UPDATE: Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities

    Hi ~okeanos-global users,

    Early this month, security researchers reported two critical vulnerabilities: Spectre and Meltdown. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to access sensitive information (such as passwords), due to a design flaw, which affects Intel, ARM and some AMD processors. Specifically, Meltdown allows a process to bypass the mechanisms that isolate it from accessing the memory address space of other processes and the operating system. Respectively, with Spectre a process can access arbitrary memory locations of other related processes.

    In order to protect the virtual machines, the physical nodes of ~okeanos-global have been patched with all the currently available security updates, ... read more

    posted by okeanos on Jan. 12, 2018, 2:32 p.m., filed under all , security , spotlight , cyclades

  • 15 MAY 2017

    SECURITY UPDATE: WANNACRY RANSOMWARE

    Hi ~okeanos-global users,

    There is a rather dangerous ransomware, the WannaCry / Wcry / WannaCrypt ransomware, that has been spreading since Friday, May 12. The ransomware takes advantage of the MS17-010 vulnerability that affects Microsoft Operating Systems.

    In order to protect the virtual machines from exposure to the WannaCry / Wcry / WannaCrypt ransomware, all incoming TCP traffic to ports 137-139 & 445 has been blocked.

    The aforementioned firewall rules were applied to partially prevent the ransomware from spreading. Therefore, we urge you to perform all the necessary updates on your Windows virtual machines.

    For a more thorough ... read more

    posted by okeanos on May 15, 2017, 1:35 p.m., filed under all , security , spotlight , cyclades

  • 19 APR 2017

    IMPORTANT UPGRADE ON ~OKEANOS-GLOBAL SERVICE

    UPDATE: All works completed successfully

    Hello ~okeanos-global users,

    We are happy to announce that on Wednesday, April 26 between 09:00 and 12:00 EEST we will be doing a major upgrade on the ~okeanos-global service, with a new version of the Synnefo software and a new version of the operating system for its infrastructure.

    During the upgrade, all running Cyclades VMs will be temporarily shut down and automatically restarted afterwards. The Cyclades and Pithos Web UI and APIs will also be inaccessible in the above timeframe.

    Thanks for your understanding,
    the ~okeanos-global team

    posted by okeanos on April 19, 2017, 9:58 a.m., filed under all , status , spotlight , ~okeanos

  • 19 SEP 2016

    UPGRADING ~OKEANOS-GLOBAL, TAKE A SNEAK PEEK!

    Hello ~okeanos-global users,

    We are happy to announce that on Wednesday, September 21 2016 between 09:00 and 11:00 EET we will be doing a major upgrade to the ~okeanos-global service, with a new version of the Synnefo software.

    During the upgrade Astakos, Cyclades and Pithos+ Web UIs and their APIs will be unavailable. Your VMs and Pithos+ files should remain unaffected.

    After the upgrade, you will be able to enjoy more robust services with several improvements and additions across ~okeanos-global, as well as some pithos+ performance enhancements.

    Enjoy,
    the ~okeanos-global team

    posted by okeanos on Sept. 19, 2016, 9:17 a.m., filed under all , news , status , spotlight , ~okeanos