Posted on August 21, 2025

Who: Students, faculty, and staff

What: Oracle Database Quarterly Critical Patch Update (CPU)

When: Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Why: Information Technology Services (ITS) follows a standard quarterly patching release schedule to improve delivery and ensure the most secure hosted Oracle database services.

During the maintenance window, the following Oracle-dependent services will be unavailable:

  • Faculty and Student Services
  • Self-Service Banner (UNCGenie)
  • DegreeWorks
  • Student Accounts Credit Card Payments
  • UNCG Account Provisioning
  • AIMS Administrative Services
  • Banner Admin Pages
  • Banner Workflow
  • WebFOCUS reporting from Banner and ODS
  • Argos Reporting
  • ODS (Operational Data Store)
  • Grouper
  • Power BI connections to Oracle

Do I Need to Do Anything?

No action is required. Please plan around this maintenance window if you need to use the affected services.

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