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When Upgrades go Bad
(Terribly, Horribly Wrong)
Jean Mankoff, M.S.
Director, Instructional Technology Delivery Systems
Vicky Johnson
Instructional Operations Systems Administrator
Certified Blackboard System Administrator
Catherine Dutton, Ph.D.
Manager, Instructional Technology Software Applications
Texas Woman's University
• Approximately 14,000 students
• 3 campuses
• Denton (Main Campus)
• Dallas
• Houston
• Non- traditional student
enrollment
Demographics
Blackboard at TWU
• 2,500 live courses a semester
• Current version 9.1 – Service Pack 5
• Started with Course Info 1 in 1999
• Vendor Building Blocks
• Wimba (Collaborate)
• Turnitin
• Learning Objects
• McGraw Hill
• Tegrity
Overview
• Why We Made the Move
• Project Plan for the Upgrade
• The Big Delay
• Communication with Faculty and Support Staff
• Working with Blackboard to prepare for Upgrade
• Upgrading to 9.0
• The Decision to Move to 9.1
• Upgrade Results
• Consequences and Repercussions
• The Clean-up
• Current Situation
• Future Upgrades
Upgrade Project Plan
• March ‘09 Started Project Plan for Spring ’10
Upgrade
• April ‘09 Managed Hosting Notification
• Support on 7.3 would end in October
• All managed hosting clients needed to upgrade as
soon as possible
• Moved upgrade date to August ’09
• May ‘09 Upgraded Staging Server to 9.0
Upgrade Project Plan (cont…)
• June ‘09 Through listserv information and local
testing, postponed upgrade to December ’09
• Informed upgrade must occur by December since
support ended in October
• Training for 9 would occur during Fall Semester on
staging server
• December
• Bring Production Down After Finals
• Upgrade on Current Production Server
• Go Live in January ‘10 with 9
The Big Delay
• So Many Bugs – So Little Time
• Testing Showed Platform Very Unstable
• Listserv Ripe With Issues
• Trip to DC in October – My 3 Demands
• Would Support Current Version Until Dec. ’10
• Would Provide New 9.0 Production Server
– Run Concurrently with 7.3 Server
– No Cost to University
• Would Maintain our 7.3 Server Running Concurrently
until November ’10
Communication with Faculty &
Support Staff
• Campus Wide Announcement of Delay
• Met with Every Department on Campus During Scheduled
Fall Faculty Meetings
• Shared Delay Reasons
• Introduced Upgrade Campaign – Change the Control Panel
– Change the World
• Provided Schedule of Training
Working with Blackboard
to Prepare for Upgrade
• Consultations
• CHM
• Managed Hosting
• Global Services (Snapshots)
• Testing on staging
• Testing on new production server
Upgrade to 9.0
• Began live training in March
• All courses moved from 7.3 server to new server
• Began Snapshots April 1 to create shells for
Summer and Fall
• All Tips of the Week centered on upgrade
• Attended faculty meetings to conduct training
• Went live for summer sessions on 9.0
• Monitored listservs for current issues
Decision to Move to 9.1
• Although 9.0 seemed fairly stable - issues reported
appeared fixed in 9.1
• Initial results showed it to be more stable
• Recommendations from Managed Hosting
• Major concerns of stability on 9.0 with more load
• Limited testing time line for 9.1
Upgrade Results
• Major issues with downtime
• Bugs we didn’t see on Staging, appeared on Production
• Course copy didn’t work
• Banners gone
• System slowdowns
• Changes to course files from 9.0 to 9.1 had a significant
impact on course copy
Consequences & Repercussions
• Faculty revolt – demanded to go back to 7.3
• Faculty removed content and used other
resources
• MoodleRooms
• Google Docs
• PBWiki
• Faculty meetings turned into heated
accusations
• Credibility questioned
• Demands of no more upgrades
• Demands to look at other LMS options
The Clean-up
• Increased training options
• Continued faculty meetings
• Applied as many patches as possible
• Helped faculty with work-arounds
Current Situation &
Future of Upgrades
• Stayed on 9.1 Service Pack 1 until August ‘11
• Upgraded to Service Pack 5 August ‘11
• Evaluating Service Pack 7
• Will upgrade once a year on odd Service Packs
• Will stay at least 2 Service Packs behind
• Will apply patches as needed
Conclusion
• Shared responsibility – Blackboard and our campus
• No matter how well you think you planned…
• Consider staying 2 Service Packs behind
• No matter how it feels – It’s not personal!!!
Tbug 2011

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Tbug 2011

  • 1. When Upgrades go Bad (Terribly, Horribly Wrong) Jean Mankoff, M.S. Director, Instructional Technology Delivery Systems Vicky Johnson Instructional Operations Systems Administrator Certified Blackboard System Administrator Catherine Dutton, Ph.D. Manager, Instructional Technology Software Applications
  • 2. Texas Woman's University • Approximately 14,000 students • 3 campuses • Denton (Main Campus) • Dallas • Houston • Non- traditional student enrollment Demographics
  • 3. Blackboard at TWU • 2,500 live courses a semester • Current version 9.1 – Service Pack 5 • Started with Course Info 1 in 1999 • Vendor Building Blocks • Wimba (Collaborate) • Turnitin • Learning Objects • McGraw Hill • Tegrity
  • 4. Overview • Why We Made the Move • Project Plan for the Upgrade • The Big Delay • Communication with Faculty and Support Staff • Working with Blackboard to prepare for Upgrade • Upgrading to 9.0 • The Decision to Move to 9.1 • Upgrade Results • Consequences and Repercussions • The Clean-up • Current Situation • Future Upgrades
  • 5. Upgrade Project Plan • March ‘09 Started Project Plan for Spring ’10 Upgrade • April ‘09 Managed Hosting Notification • Support on 7.3 would end in October • All managed hosting clients needed to upgrade as soon as possible • Moved upgrade date to August ’09 • May ‘09 Upgraded Staging Server to 9.0
  • 6. Upgrade Project Plan (cont…) • June ‘09 Through listserv information and local testing, postponed upgrade to December ’09 • Informed upgrade must occur by December since support ended in October • Training for 9 would occur during Fall Semester on staging server • December • Bring Production Down After Finals • Upgrade on Current Production Server • Go Live in January ‘10 with 9
  • 7. The Big Delay • So Many Bugs – So Little Time • Testing Showed Platform Very Unstable • Listserv Ripe With Issues • Trip to DC in October – My 3 Demands • Would Support Current Version Until Dec. ’10 • Would Provide New 9.0 Production Server – Run Concurrently with 7.3 Server – No Cost to University • Would Maintain our 7.3 Server Running Concurrently until November ’10
  • 8. Communication with Faculty & Support Staff • Campus Wide Announcement of Delay • Met with Every Department on Campus During Scheduled Fall Faculty Meetings • Shared Delay Reasons • Introduced Upgrade Campaign – Change the Control Panel – Change the World • Provided Schedule of Training
  • 9. Working with Blackboard to Prepare for Upgrade • Consultations • CHM • Managed Hosting • Global Services (Snapshots) • Testing on staging • Testing on new production server
  • 10. Upgrade to 9.0 • Began live training in March • All courses moved from 7.3 server to new server • Began Snapshots April 1 to create shells for Summer and Fall • All Tips of the Week centered on upgrade • Attended faculty meetings to conduct training • Went live for summer sessions on 9.0 • Monitored listservs for current issues
  • 11. Decision to Move to 9.1 • Although 9.0 seemed fairly stable - issues reported appeared fixed in 9.1 • Initial results showed it to be more stable • Recommendations from Managed Hosting • Major concerns of stability on 9.0 with more load • Limited testing time line for 9.1
  • 12. Upgrade Results • Major issues with downtime • Bugs we didn’t see on Staging, appeared on Production • Course copy didn’t work • Banners gone • System slowdowns • Changes to course files from 9.0 to 9.1 had a significant impact on course copy
  • 13. Consequences & Repercussions • Faculty revolt – demanded to go back to 7.3 • Faculty removed content and used other resources • MoodleRooms • Google Docs • PBWiki • Faculty meetings turned into heated accusations • Credibility questioned • Demands of no more upgrades • Demands to look at other LMS options
  • 14. The Clean-up • Increased training options • Continued faculty meetings • Applied as many patches as possible • Helped faculty with work-arounds
  • 15. Current Situation & Future of Upgrades • Stayed on 9.1 Service Pack 1 until August ‘11 • Upgraded to Service Pack 5 August ‘11 • Evaluating Service Pack 7 • Will upgrade once a year on odd Service Packs • Will stay at least 2 Service Packs behind • Will apply patches as needed
  • 16. Conclusion • Shared responsibility – Blackboard and our campus • No matter how well you think you planned… • Consider staying 2 Service Packs behind • No matter how it feels – It’s not personal!!!