Welcome
The University IT Services ("RZ") is the IT service provider for the University of Freiburg. The RZ has been the central operating facility since 1966. We provide the IT infrastructure for the university. On our web pages you will find all information about our tasks and services.
Further instructions and information regarding our services are available in the RZ-Wiki (currently available only in German).
Current Announcements
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| Title | Creation Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2026 14:10: bwCloud-OS (Gen2) Freiburg shutdown on 15 September 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 02:20 PM | Final reminder: The ‘bwCloud-OS (Gen2) Freiburg’ service will be terminated on 15 September 2026. All users must ensure that they migrate their data and services to the new ‘bwCloud-OS (Gen3)’ service before this date! Further information: https://bwcloud-os.de/betrieb/shutdown-notice All departments and users have been informed in advance! #ufrstatus #wartung |
| 27 August 2026 14:07: bwCloud-OS (Gen3) Freiburg maintenance on 15 September 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 02:10 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung All computing services (VMs, Volumes, VM-Netzworks, ...) of the bwCloud-OS (Gen3) Freiburg will be unavailable on 15 September 2026 from 06:30 to 11:00. All VMs in Freiburg will be paused and will not be automatically restarted afterward. Non-computing services (such as APIs) and other regions should not be affected by the power cut. The reason for this is the general power cut and recovery test taking place at the University IT Services of the University of Freiburg from 07:30 to 10:30. Maintenance work will take place from 11:00 to 13:00, which will not affect service quality or availability. Further information will be announced here: https://bwcloud-os.de/en/status -> 'Scheduled events' |
| 26 August 2026, 14:46: Telephone system update successfully completed | Aug 26, 2026 02:48 PM | #ufrstatus The telephone system integrated with the UC environment has been successfully updated. This has also resolved some issues with controlling the telephone via UC, which had been occurring since yesterday. Telephony, UC and voicemail are now fully operational again. |
| 26 August 2026, 10:55: Telephone system update | Aug 26, 2026 10:57 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung #stoerung The VoIP telephone system infrastructure has been undergoing an update since 10.30 am. Thanks to the redundancy mechanisms, there should be no service outages. However, due to the patching work and the associated relocation of services within the cluster, individual calls may be interrupted. |
| 2026-08-25 16:46: Call for Applications for the Position of Data Center Director | Aug 25, 2026 04:57 PM | The University of Freiburg is seeking a new director for its data center |
| 25 August 2026, 12:45: UC update completed | Aug 25, 2026 12:52 PM | #ufrstatus The update to our Unified Communications environment has been successfully completed. The UC environment has been given a new design in the browser-based application, and as a result, some features have changed. You may need to clear your browser cache. |
| 25 August 2026 10:12: Telephony update – UC | Aug 25, 2026 10:13 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung #stoerung Status: preparations for an update are currently underway; there may be occasional interruptions to access the UC systems or to telephone control via UC. The telephone service itself is not affected by the maintenance work. |
| 24 August 2026 13:42: bwSync&Share: On 27 August 2026, the bwSync&Share service will be unavailable from 18:00 to 20:00. | Aug 24, 2026 01:43 PM | #ufrstatus #bwSync&Share: Update (Nextcloud) – Service unavailable |
| Planned network outage at Albertstraße 19 – FRIAS on 26 August 2026 from 1.00 pm. There will be an interruption to the internet and VoIP telephone services. | Aug 21, 2026 04:51 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung #stoerung Planned network outage at Albertstraße 19 – FRIAS on 26 August 2026 from 1.00 pm. There will be an interruption to the internet and VoIP telephony. Replacement of the old OS6850 switch with an OS6560. All devices connected to switches 10.1.20.19 and 10.1.20.119 will be affected by this change. (Network sockets 11.A/B.1 to 11.1.G/H.18) |
| 19 August 2026, 18:40: myAccount is available again | Aug 19, 2026 06:40 PM | #ufrstatus The myAccount service is available again |
| 2026-08-19 17:11: HISinOne available again | Aug 19, 2026 05:17 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung #stoerung The campus management system HISinOne is available again after a successful update. |
| 18 August 2026, 10:58: gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is accessible again. | Aug 18, 2026 10:59 AM | #ufrstatus The issue has been resolved and gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is accessible again. |
| 18 August 2026, 10:51: myAccount maintenance break on 19 August 2026 from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm | Aug 18, 2026 10:54 AM | #ufrstatus #wartung There will be a myAccount maintenance window on 19 August 2026 from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. Unfortunately, the service will be unavailable during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. |
| 18 August 2026, 10:18: gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is currently unavailable. | Aug 18, 2026 10:25 AM | #ufrstatus #stoerung gitlab.uni-freiburg.de is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve the issue. |
| 2026-08-17 12:07: HISinOne maintenance on Wed. August 19 from 4 PM for approx. 60 min. | Aug 17, 2026 12:09 PM | #ufrstatus #wartung The campus management system HISinOne (productive, demo, active test) is not available on Wednesday, August 19 from 4 PM for approx. 60 min. due to necessary system maintenance. |