[Yale ArchivesSpace] Upcoming Downtime for ArchivesSpace & AS Addon

[Wisner, Melissa]

Hello,

As a result of last week's staff testing and collected feedback, Library IT is preparing to migrate the production AS database/index from the current VM instance to the physical server called HydraTest. The official cutover work is scheduled to begin Wednesday August 12 from 6am-10am. The system will be unavailable to staff during this time.

This physical server will become the temporary home of the production AS instance, perhaps for several weeks, while new physical hardware is purchased and configured for AS, or a deeper evaluation of Lyrasis hosting can be made.

What You Need to Know:

*         Library IT will do a walk-through of the steps in the current TEST AS instance, and this may make http://test-aspace.library.yale.edu periodically unavailable this afternoon (Monday) and tomorrow morning (Tuesday Aug 11)

*         There are several integration points IT needs to test first in the new environment, including the program to update AS transfers to LSF and the AS-addon for Aeon. This work will happen today (Mon) and tomorrow too (Tuesday)

*         This Wednesday morning window was selected to minimize downtime for a production system, and to minimize staff time without the AS addon in Aeon. This is the window we typically perform Aeon upgrades, as MSSA does not open to the public until 10am on Wednesdays.

*         In addition to the downtime, IT is coordinating with University ITS for the DNS changes (so hydratest becomes aspace.library.yale.edu as staff are accustomed)

*         IT will take several QC steps against the new production environment before giving the all clear Wednesday morning. These steps are factored into our 4 hour time frame.

*         If something goes awry, IT has a fallback plan.

Please email libraryit at yale.edu<mailto:libraryit at yale.edu> if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Melissa Wisner
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