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A Community of Learning
Moving Forward with Luminis IV
Presented by: Dan Bramer
Plymouth State University
March 20, 2007
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Goals
• To discuss• What’s new in Luminis IV• The advantages, disadvantages, and obstacles inherent in
an upgrade to Luminis IV• How this upgrade will be handled so as to
• Leverage the best of what Luminis has to offer• Encourage campus-wide adoption• Continue to provide the other integrated resources that
clients have come to expect
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Plymouth State University Overview
• Emerging regional university
• Centered in a small town central New Hampshire
• 4,000+ FTE undergraduates, 1,700+ FTE graduates
• Small class sizes
• Large interest in technology• Growing distance education program• High demand for web delivered services• Expectation to serve all constituents• Tight knit, collaborative community
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Plymouth State IT Composition
• 3 System Administrators
• 3 Network Administrators
• 2 Oracle-trained Database Administrators
• 5 Specialized Programmers (PHP, Workflow, etc.)
• Luminis & Portal Administrator
• Training Coordinator
• Learning Technologies Coordinator
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A Community of Learning
What’s New in Luminis IV?
Some features and enhancements worth mentioning
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New and/or Improved…
• Operating Systems• Server technology• uPortal upgrade• Account and Password Management• Multiple EAS Authentication• Shibboleth• New Channels• New Channel Technologies• Channel Migration• Targeted Announcements• Configurable Skinning• Fragments• Filters• Permissions• Role-Based Timeouts?
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Infrastructure
• Linux AS 3, Solaris 10, Windows 2003, HP-UX 11i• All supported under Luminis IV
• Sun JES upgrade• Upgrades to many JES system Components
• Calendar, Messaging Server, Directory Server, Message Queue Server, and Web Server
• Also has Tomcat• Portlet channels
• uPortal upgrade (2.5.3)• Brings in Fragment Manager GUI• Many of the new channel protocols• Can also support uPortal channels not formerly
compatible
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Authentication
• Multiple EAS Authentications• Multiple LDAPs for failover, or• Role-based authentication schemes
• Shibboleth• Can be configured to be identity provider as well as
attribute provider
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Channels
• New Channels• Calendar• Group Activity• Targeted Announcements
• New Channel Technologies• JSR-168, WSRP, RSS 2.0, JSP• Ex: System Monitor Channel (JSP)
• HTML capable
• Channel Migration• Tool now to export
channel from one Luminis instance tothe other
• Permission Granularity
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More
• Account and Password Management• Password Reset Tool• Username aliases available• Username changes now simple
• GUI, Command Line, and XML
LDISP2 DTD
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More
• Configurable Skinning• Easier to create custom skins• Can be targeted
• Targeted Announcements• Classic Interface moved• Channels for top-level administration• Still 2 channels, but 1 interface• More granular distribution timestamp
• to the second
III IV
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Fragments
• Tab or set of Tabs with associated channels• Targeted to group of users based on attributes• Can also be subscribed to
Filters
• New way to group groups• Establish groups based on one or more attributes.• Can be used to define targets
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A Community of Learning
Upgrade Considerations
Here’s why we’re doing it
[and what we’re thinking]
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Our situation
• Culture of the Portal at Plymouth State• Serves as gateway for almost all services• Actively encourage everyone to go there for information• Widely used….it becomes unavailable, we hear about it
• SSO• Many external services are SSO
• WebCT, Call Center, Library Services (CAS)• SMB Web Client, INB, Self-Service Banner (CPIP)• Horde IMP (GCF)
• User base• IT staff• Faculty• Staff• Students• Senior/Alumni• Alumni
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Admin Perspective: What we’re looking forward to
• From the Administrative level• Operating Systems
• using Linux reduces $$$• Account and Password Management
• Username changes!!!• Multiple EAS Authentication
• Opportunity for multiple LDAP failover• Channel Migration
• Develop and export, not copy/paste and eyeballing!• Shibboleth
• Working towards University IDM goals
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Shibboleth?
• Why be interested in it now?• Not just for federation• Looking to explore attribute assertions piece• Hope to extend attributes to external systems
• Also…• If the opportunity comes along…
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User Perspective: What we’re looking forward to
• Targeted Announcements• Easier to use and manage (channels)• Increased permission granularity• Increased time granularity
• New Channels• Groups related• Site Map
• New Channel Technologies• Wider possibilities
• Configurable Skinning• Create a Theme• Role-based?
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How do we succeed?
• Provide everything already provided• Those resistant to change will be even more upset if their
original services are terminated
• Make new features count• Administrative features• User features
• Communicate!• Have a plan
• Take advantage of the opportunity• Speak with your constituency
• End-offices• Students
• Redo Layout?
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Plymouth State Luminis IV Portal
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Summary
• There are many new features and enhancements coming with the release of Luminis IV
• Determine for yourselves why you need Luminis IV
• Gaining involvement and a solid communication plan can ease the upgrade
• Consider upgrading to Luminis IV as an opportunity to reassess your institutions portal needs and strategy
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Thank You!
Dan Bramer
Please complete the on-line Evaluation Form
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