IPAS Server FAQ

What is changing for servers?

The university is requiring that all firewalled networks have an auditing process to record firewall and server changes. Once your server is registered, you will be able to request firewall exceptions (holes in the firewall).

Can I still run my server(s)?

Yes. The steps below outline the process you should follow to continue running your servers.

Go to http://filemaker1.arts.psu.edu:16080/fmi/iwp/res/iwp_auth.html. Click on the Guest button and click the "log in" button (leaving the Account and Password fields blank). Fill out the webform, print it, and sign it.

You will need to provide the following information on the web form:

Primary administrative contact (yourself) and contact info
Secondary administrative contact and info (This information is needed in case your server is compromised and you are out of town, without an Internet connection, or otherwise not available.)
Server Purpose: A brief description of what the server does
Server IP Address
Server DNS name (like www.arts.psu.edu or max1.sova.psu.edu)
Server Operating System (linux, Windows, Apple OS)
Server OS Version
Physical location of the server
Applications running on the server
Server hardware (Dell poweredge XXX, Apple XServer 1.5 Ghz)
Whether the server is hooked into the PSU Active Directory or Open Directory
If not, the following information will also be needed:
- Auditing procedures on the server
- Password policies (how many days before passwords expire,
- Anti-virus protection (how is the server protected from viruses?

After you click the Submit and Print button, take the form to your unit head for signature, then forward the form to the database administrator, John McNulty, in 17 Music II.

Why do I need my unit head's signature?

The unit heads have requested that they be in the loop for iPAS-related activities on their networks.

What happens after I submit the form?

The database administrator will create an account and login for you, then send you instructions for how to access your server information and make any updates in the future.

My server is registered. How do I request firewall exceptions?

Email your support person a description of the research you have done regarding why the exception is necessary.

Your support person will fill in the port information and submit it along the approval path. Your unit head will sign off that he or she has seen it, and the exception will go to the firewall exceptions committee.

Last updated March 20, 2008

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