Update - The Samba server is now ready for wider testing. Steve Meier will be working to bring more users onboard progressively. The issue with Office files has been resolved.
Oct 16, 2026 - 16:33 NZDT
Oct 16, 2026 - 16:33 NZDT
Update - The POC Samba server remains in build/test mode at this stage. We are actively working on it with BSI personnel involved in the testing. Currently we are trying to resolve an issue when creating Office documents directly on the Samba shares.
Meanwhile the protocol server restarts continue daily at 5 a.m. Mon - Fri to ensure any errant file locks are released.
Oct 09, 2026 - 09:38 NZDT
Meanwhile the protocol server restarts continue daily at 5 a.m. Mon - Fri to ensure any errant file locks are released.
Oct 09, 2026 - 09:38 NZDT
Update - Yesterday's errant file locks were successfully cleared at 5am this morning, fyi.
Sep 16, 2026 - 09:15 NZST
Sep 16, 2026 - 09:15 NZST
Update - We are confirming that the daily restart of the protocol nodes was successfully suspended over the weekend. A restart occurred at 0500 Friday, then again at 0500 Monday.
Sep 09, 2026 - 09:51 NZST
Sep 09, 2026 - 09:51 NZST
Update - At the request of BSI, the 0500hrs daily restart of the protocol nodes has been modified to only happen on business days, Mon - Fri. This to allow a particular workstream to run for more than 24hrs at the weekends. Thus, errant file locks that occur on Fridays will now be cleared on Monday mornings at 0500hrs.
Sep 03, 2026 - 13:33 NZST
Sep 03, 2026 - 13:33 NZST
Update - Yesterday's errant file locks were successfully cleared at 5am this morning, fyi.
Sep 02, 2026 - 08:35 NZST
Sep 02, 2026 - 08:35 NZST
Update - Yesterday's errant file locks were successfully cleared at 5am this morning, fyi.
Aug 28, 2026 - 08:59 NZST
Aug 28, 2026 - 08:59 NZST
Update - The restart of the protocol node services at 0500hrs this morning has been verified as successful. All file locks have been cleared. The M: and S: drives, and any NFS mounts, are available
Aug 20, 2026 - 05:20 NZST
Aug 20, 2026 - 05:20 NZST
Investigating - We are acknowledging there has been considerable recent disruption due to the Samba file locking issue and access to the M: and S: drives. We apologise for this disruption and are working hard on finding a solution or at least a workaround to mitigate the impact.
The first mitigation will be an automated nightly restart of the protocol nodes which serve these Windows drives. This will occur at 0500hrs daily with an outage of 15 minutes each time. The first of these automated restarts will be scheduled for 0500 Thursday Aug 20th.
Further to that we are working on a POC that involves redesigning how the Samba service is delivered. This first needs building and testing to ensure it alleviates the problem, but we are addressing this with urgency. We will provide further updates on this approach when appropriate.
Aug 18, 2026 - 16:36 NZST
The first mitigation will be an automated nightly restart of the protocol nodes which serve these Windows drives. This will occur at 0500hrs daily with an outage of 15 minutes each time. The first of these automated restarts will be scheduled for 0500 Thursday Aug 20th.
Further to that we are working on a POC that involves redesigning how the Samba service is delivered. This first needs building and testing to ensure it alleviates the problem, but we are addressing this with urgency. We will provide further updates on this approach when appropriate.
Aug 18, 2026 - 16:36 NZST
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