1. Cellular Network Maintenance: Campus Level 0 - Spine Area (Data Center UPS Maintenance Activity)

When: Sunday, 7 December 2025, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Impact:
Telecom network services in the Campus Level -0 Spine Area will be unavailable during this maintenance window. This includes mobile data and voice services for all mobile providers within the affected zone.

Action required:

• Plan for limited or no mobile connectivity if you will be in the Level -0 Spine Area during this time.
• Connect to Uni-Fi and iCampus where available for critical activities.

2. Data Center Firewall Maintenance: Intermittent Disruption

When: Thursday, 4 December 2025, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Impact:
There will be an intermittent service disruption of up to 30 minutes during this window. This will affect services hosted in the KAUST data center.

Action required:

• If you are using services hosted in the KAUST data center during this time, please be aware of potential brief interruptions.
• Where possible, plan critical activities outside of this maintenance window.

3. Reminder: Software License Server Maintenance

Software License Server Update: Application License Server Maintenance

When: Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 8:00 PM to Friday, 5 December 2025 at 4:00 AM

Impact:
No access to licensed applications during this time.

Affected applications (alphabetical):

Abaqus, Agilent ADS, Agisoft, Ansys, AspenPlus, ATK, AutoCAD, Avizo, Beicip, Cadence, ChemCAD, Chemkin-Pro, CMG, COMSOL-CKL, COMSOL-FNL, Converge, Concerto, Coventorware-MEMS, CST Studio, DCV-NICE, Discovery Studio, Dymola, Eclipse, ENVI, Esteco (FRONTIER), Faro, Forte, Fujitsu, Gabi, Geomechanics, GeoMagic, GeoWatch, Genious, Gproms, GridPro, GT-Suite, Halliburton, Hypermesh, IDL, Intel Compilers, Jewelsuite, Kappa, NI-LabVIEW, Maple, Mathcad, Material Studio, Mathematica, MATLAB, MDCS, Mentor, Mestrenova, Minitab, Move, Neuralog, Nvidia, NX-Ideas, Nice-DCV, Origin Pro, Olga, Paleoscan, Petrel, PGI Compilers, PLEXIM, Pointwise, PVTsim, SolidWorks, Synopsys, SIM Center, Trelis, TannerEDA, Tecplot, Techlog, Topspin, Totalview, Unisim, VSIM, Xilinx.

Action required:

• Please do not open or use any licensed applications during the maintenance window.
• If already in use, please save your work and close the application before 8:00 PM on Thursday.