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ITA Meeting

ITA Meeting. March 6, 2008 1:30 - 2:30 pm Mesquite Room, UC 2.01.24. ITA Meeting Agenda. Agenda Item: Sun IdM Implementation Who: Laurie Treviño Time: 10 minutes. Password Management Solution. Replace Psync (current product) Why? Psync is costly Limit of 50,000 users

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  1. ITA Meeting March 6, 2008 1:30 - 2:30 pm Mesquite Room, UC 2.01.24

  2. ITA Meeting Agenda

  3. Agenda Item: Sun IdM Implementation Who: Laurie Treviño Time: 10 minutes

  4. Password Management Solution • Replace Psync (current product) • Why? • Psync is costly • Limit of 50,000 users • Banner to be the authoritative source for Account UID’s • Synchronize passwords between Banner, AD and LDAP • Change/Reset password using security questions and answers • Ctrl-Alt-Del functionality? • Phase 1 does not include automatic provisioning or de-provisioning of accounts

  5. Project Timeline

  6. Future Plans • Phase 2 of Identity Management • Replace current process of using MIIS for automating the provisioning and de-provisioning of accounts

  7. Q & A

  8. Agenda Item: UTSA / UTHSCA WebCT CE 6 Collaboration Who: Alfredo Zavala Time: 15 minutes

  9. Configuration Overview

  10. Configuration Overview • Applications Tier • Separate application clusters are set up for each institution • Database Tier • All information for WebCT is stored in ONE common Oracle RAC installation, with separate databases instances • Databases will be synchronized using Oracle’s DataGuard • Authentication • Each institution will have their own Authentication Source. • Users attending both campuses will have to log in with different accounts.

  11. Configuration Overview • Redundancy & High Availability • Hardware redundancy for all components of production instances • Development application servers not clustered, but their data will be replicated to the DR site • Scalability • Each component in the production environment are scalable to adjust for growth • Backups • Performed in UTSA • Will transfer to UTHSCSA in the event of a disaster

  12. Configuration Overview • What will happen in the event of a disaster? • Either jump to the DR site or fix the problem in the production site • The decision will be based on factors like: • How long to recover the productions site vs. changing to the DR site • Connection status between the campuses • Test needs to be done to determine the amount of time we can transfer to the DR site • Agreement must be reached to determine acceptable downtimes to transfer to DR site

  13. Project Status • UTSA Pilot • The pilot extended to include the Summer term • Pilot over the Spring consists of 30 faculty, 64 sections, and 2,240 students • The Fall term will only have sections for faculty that have been to training and have had their content converted to the new version. • We will continue to host courses on both CE4 and CE6 until all courses have been converted over to CE 6 • UTHSCSA Merger • UTHSCSA expected to joing in May • Currently in production

  14. Things to Know • Accounts • Faculty/Staff accounts the same as their Network ID and password (abc123) • Faculty accounts created when assigned to a course in Banner • Staff accounts created by request • Student accounts will be the last 8 digits of their Banner number • Java (1.5 Update 7) • WebCT CE 6 is heavily dependent on Java. The major issue encountered is related to multiple versions of Java installed on client computers.

  15. Things to Know • LDAP Authentication • Authentication to LDAP is planned for the future. Currently there are some issues with how special accounts that need to be addressed. • Portal Integration • Integration with the Portal remains to be tested. Currently there are some issues with the Luminis Adapter that would limit the flexibility we have to manage the system.

  16. Q & A

  17. Agenda Item: Internet2 Who: John McGowan Time: 15 minutes

  18. What is Internet2? • Advanced networking consortium led by over 200 universities • Provides both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities • Facilitates the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies • Brings the U.S. research and academic community together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community

  19. What is Internet2? • Includes universities, companies, regional advanced networks and other organizations • Provides a nationwide high performance networking infrastructure and capabilities • Networks aim to continually provide capabilities that are 3-5 years ahead of the commercial Internet • Expands the possibilities of the broader Internet

  20. Benefits of Internet2 • Primary goal: to ensure the transfer of new network technology and applications to the broader communities • Members develop, deploy and use new networking technologies that include: • protocols such as IPv6 • middleware and security capabilities such as federated authentication • advanced applications such as high-definition videoconferencing • New technologies enable people to use networking in completely new ways, such as: • digital libraries • virtual laboratories • distance-independent learning and tele-immersion • tele-health

  21. Q & A

  22. Agenda Item: Announcements Who: Carolyn Ellis Time: 5 minutes

  23. ITA Announcements • Office 2008 for Mac now available • LabVIEW is now available • Java software update for Banner/Appworx users this week • ePO agent will be pushed to desktops March 15-16 • Departments’ phone bills going paperless May or June 2008 • SANS to provide online training to ISAs

  24. Agenda Item: Q & A Who: Carolyn Ellis Time: 15 minutes

  25. Next ITA Meeting: April 3, 2008 Location: Mesquite Room, UC 2.01.24 Send comments, questions or concerns to Carolyn by March 26, 2008. Carolyn.Ellis@utsa.edu X 6616

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