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Information Technology
IT Briefing
May 2007
Information Technology
IT Briefing May 17, 2007
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Quick Updates
Meeting Maker Update
University Exchange
Web Hosting Architecture
Secure.Web
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Karen Jenkins
James Reed
James Reed
Lee Clontz
Lee Clontz
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Quick Updates / Reminders
 Remedy debrief – problems last week
 Due to attempted firewall cut-over
 PeopleSoft HR & Kenexa/BrassRing (Applicant
Tracking) upgrade go-live July 9, 2007
 Healthcare Exchange
 Stress testing complete
 Pilot testing to begin late May
 Local support users with affected customers (GroupWise
users) please send email to [email protected]
 Production migration to begin late June
 Training classes scheduled – users must register online
(https://it.emory.edu/ehc-training)
 Initial training materials on website
 Tip sheets and training video coming soon
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Other Updates
 IT-Alerts
 New revised process
 Goal to expedite announcement
 New Debrief step
 Huron Report
 Kick-off soon
 Will be requesting more volunteers
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University
Exchange &
Meeting Maker
Updates
James Reed
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University Exchange Update
 Confirmed date to begin Campus Migration
 Oct. 1, 2007
EHC GroupWise migration tasks prohibit earlier start date.
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Questions
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Meeting Maker Update
 Service available until August 2008
 Approved by Governance
 Users will need to be migrated to the new
EmoryExchange environment by this time
 Server Problems Require DB Rebuild
 Weekly server crashes
 Lots of account creates/deletes over 2+ years
 Lots of white space and orphan items within
database
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Maintenance
 WHEN – July Maintenance (7/15/07)
 What this means…
 New Databases (Must Export/Import Data)
 Data Purge – same as always done before
 18 Months data retained
 New server hardware
 Urgent need to upgrade to Windows
 Clients will have to click on “REVERT” when
signed in for the first time
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Questions
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Web Hosting &
secure.web
Lee Clontz
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Web Hosting
 Waiting on final piece of hardware
 Should have by Friday May 18th
 Pilot to begin in mid-June
 Interested parties, let us know
 Training and mass migration to occur upon
successful pilot – date TBD
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secure.web migration
 What's Changing?
 The ability to use .htaccess files for
authentication is being removed from most
virtual hosts on Maple
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Rationale
 Enforces SSL on sites that use .htaccess
authentication controls
 Prevents passwords from passing in the
clear
 Eliminates certificate mismatch error
 Users have requested secure space with
Healthcare LDAP access
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Impact
 Links to protected content will change
 For example, http://yoursite.emory.edu/private
will now be located at
https://secure.web.emory.edu/yoursite/private
 Secure directory will appear within your Web
root
 Paths in your application may change
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Migration
 Impacted developers will receive list of affected
directories
 WebComm team will copy content to secure
directory/ies on May 21st for testing
 Migration must be completed prior to go-live of
new Web architecture
 Protected content will not be migrated from Maple to
new Web architecture
 Users encouraged to delete protected content in
old Web directory after testing
 Authentication controls will be restricted to
secure.web area in new Web architecture
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What Developers Need to Do
 Change any external links to protected
content
 Check hard-coded paths in applications
that access file system in protected content
 CGI will not be supported in secure.web
architecture at launch
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FAQ & A
 Will .htaccess redirects continue to work?
 Yes
 Will ColdFusion or PHP authentication
mechanisms continue to work?
 Yes
 Will Netegrity-protected content be
affected?
 No
 Will ColdFusion datasources be replicated?
 Yes, but testing strongly encouraged