Source: Own illustration
Are you familiar with the Status Message Portal?
The website maintenance.rz.rwth-aachen.de provides you with messages about current maintenance, (partial) malfunctions, and outages of all central IT systems of the IT Center. The details specify what is going on, since when, and – if known – when it is expected to be resolved.
Since October 15, 2025, it has a new look and improved features.
New Look, New Features, Improved Service
All IT services are listed in the Status Message Portal. Each service has its own list entry with a short preview indicating whether there are any messages for the service and when the last update was made. In these cases, the service then has a specific status. By clicking on a service, you can view all entries related to it.
However, since the list of our services is very long, a filter option has been added. This allows you to filter between the different status types:
- Malfunctions (including partial malfunctions)
- Maintenance
- Warnings
- Notices
- Normal operation
This allows you to quickly find out which maintenance is pending or whether there are any malfunctions at the moment.
Looking for a specific service in the list? The new search bar can help! Simply enter the desired term and the list will automatically be searched for that service.
Source: Own Illustration
Accessibility
The new design ensures accessibility: the service status is now not only indicated by a color code, but also by the status type in text form.
Responsive Design
Want to quickly check whether maintenance is due or there is a disruption while you’re on the go? No problem! The Status Message Portal has been adapted to a responsive design, making it more user-friendly for mobile devices.
Do you have any questions or feedback? Feel free to contact our IT-ServiceDesk by email.
Responsible for the content of this article are Susanne Kubiak and Linda Stroh.
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