A little more to go.
This evening, the work will not go as late into the night as it did last evening. The Banner Support group will be picking up in the morning with the next task on the project plan and by mid-day will complete the software installation. Having this complete does not mean we are close to being done with the upgrade, there is still much more to go! I don’t want to jump ahead, let’s finish the Banner 8.3 environment first before we start on what comes next.
I should note that there are ancillary projects that are being implemented with this upgrade. Today, a project that facilitates communication between the OASIS system and USF’s Human Resource system was put in place. When Banner is released for use on Sunday at 5:00 PM, the new code that was created to improve transactions between these two systems will be in place and ready for use. Although this effort does not have dependency with the upgrade effort, activating these ancillary projects is also identified on the project plan, scheduled for completion and assigned to a person or group. We will have another ancillary project with the TouchNet bill pay system that will be activated tomorrow.
That is all for tonight. – goodnight.
Quick Fact: In order to support the new Banner 8 environment and make it compatible with both MAC OS X and Windows 7, nine new application servers were installed, configured, load balanced and tested as part of the scope of this upgrade plan.
-This Quick Fact brought to you by the Banner Support group – the people who are responsible for the installation, configuration, load balancing and testing of the 9 new servers! The Banner Support group is integral to the efficient operation of the OASIS system. They are another group that works long hours at odd times to make sure OASIS operates well and meets the needs of USF. Thank you Banner Support group!
Quick Fact: 2,869 of the 8,237 systems with a BANNER 8-compatible Java version installed got the installation via System Center Configuration Manager.
-This Quick Fact brought to you by the Computing Support Services group. A new version of the Java client is needed on computers when Banner 8 is released. Computer Support Services group made sure that the new version of the Java client was installed on computers that IT supports and communicated to other areas of USF the need for the new Java client. We appreciate the service and support Computing Support Services provides to USF faculty and staff.