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- From: Tony.Martindale@vuw.ac.nz (Tony Martindale)
- Subject: VUW Library System Upgrade - POSTPONED until next week
- Organization: C.S.C., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Message-ID: <199211232147.AA12202@rata.vuw.ac.nz>
- Summary: Dinosaur Delivery Delay
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- Sender: Tony.Martindale@vuw.ac.nz
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:47:35 GMT
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- Victoria University of Wellington Library System
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- Major hardware upgrade POSTPONED until: Tuesday 1/12/92 - Thursday 3/12/92
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- The current Library System hardware, an Ultimate 3040, is being
- upgraded to an Ultimate 7020 which will provide a noticeable
- performance improvement and more capacity.
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- Due to unforeseen circumstances Ultimate Computer are unable to
- deliver the Ultimate 7020 this week. So the upgrade has been
- rescheduled for next week.
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- The interruptions to service are as follows:
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- o 09:00 Tuesday 1/12/92 - 08:30 Wednesday 2/12/92
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- Only the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) will available. All
- library internal functions, circulation, cataloguing etc, will be
- restricted while the system is backed up onto tape.
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- o 08:30 Wednesday 2/12/92 - 12:00 Thursday 3/12/92
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- All system functions unavailable while new hardware and cabling is
- installed, network equipment reconfigured, the system restored from
- tape and an operating system upgrade performed.
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- Your patience and cooperation during this disruption is appreciated.
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- Tony Martindale Computing Services Centre,
- phone: +64 4 495 5051 Victoria University of Wellington,
- fax: +64 4 471 5386 P.O. Box 600, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.
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