Report for March 2018

Report Date
March 2018

IS Applications Infrastructure Programme Report for Programme Owner Stefan Kaempf

 

 

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

Overall Programme RAG: GREEN

Programme remain on target to deliver and close projects in this year, although we have agreed that a couple will now deliver in 2018-19.  

Section Two: Projects Not Started  

Project Info Programme Manager's Commentary
  All projects started

Section Three: Projects in Progress

 

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary

INF121

Migrate Core Databases to Oracle 12c

Milestones

03-Apr-2018 NewsLIVE migrate to Oracle12.2

 

RAG Status / RAG change during last month

GREEN

 

Report by Chris Konczak for March 2018  

Achievements this Period

  • News DEV migrated to Oracle 12.2
  • News TEST migrated to Oracle 12.2
  • News TEST UAT completed

Issues

  • None

Next Steps

  • NEWS LIVE migration to Oracle 12.2
  • Decommission old NEWS and GEN databases
  • Lessons learned report on GEN to be written and used for APPS
  • Suspend project

 

INF127

LAMP / WIMP Platform Upgrade

Milestones

Date Milestone
18-Apr-2018 Deploy New Platform
to be planned Migrate other Apps (if can / budget)
to be planned Close

 

RAG Status / RAG change during last month

RED : Replan project, and milestones

Report by Anne Mathison for March 2018

Achievements :

  • Acceptance Test of Platform using the Path application
  • Path has been through Acceptance Testing with signoffs from Student Records, and Student Systems Partnership 22-Mar
  • Other applications on Lamp have been migrated onto the new platform, but are still to be checked out in DEV

Issues

  • RED ISSUE :  Replan project, and milestones

Next Steps :

  • Deploy new platform
  • Deployment of Path in LIVE on the new Lamp server 18-Apr
  • Re-open and re-plan the Migrate other Applications onto new Lamp Platform'
  • Other applications on LAMP to be verified and tested out in DEV that they work on new platform  

INF128

Annual Infrastructure Rationalisation Decommissioning 17/18

Milestones

13-Apr-2018 Project closure Close

 

RAG Status / RAG change during last month

Green

Report by David Watters for March 2018

Achievements

  • Registers for Windows 2008 machines further updated - all outstanding entries chased & reported
  • Individual servers decommissioned - more 2008 servers switched off & removed from network

Issues

  • Closure will be delayed because of absence of central team member

Next steps

  • Final checks of listings
  • Project closure to be organised

INF129

Database Resilience 17-18

Milestones              

  

 Target Datesort descending  Title
 20-Apr-2018  Phase 1- WIKi App Tier to metro stretch cluster - Deploy to LIVE
 20-Apr-2018  Phase 1- WIKi App Tier to metro stretch cluster - Acceptance
 30-Apr-2018  Phase 1- - Closure
 31-May-2018  Phase 2 - Database move to VM & MSC - Analysis & Design Complete
 26-Oct-2018  Phase 2 - Stage 1 Database move to VM - Delivery Complete
 14-Dec-2018  Phase 2 - Stage 2- Wiki Database to MSC - Delivery complete
 21-Dec-2018  Project Close complete

                                                                             

RAG Status / RAG change during last month

 GREEN

 

 Report by Megan Graham for March 2018

 Achievements This Period

 

  • Issue with networks proved a 'blocker' for the application to move to LIVE.  Network fixes for Phase 1 due for completion 9th April.  Following this, the Service Management team should be able to move the Wiki Application to LIVE Metro Stretch Cluster.

  • Phase 2 - design of Wiki Database move to VM has commenced.

 Issues

  • Risk 12 - Delays for Phase 2 design due to recent industrial action.

 Next Steps

  • Move Application Tier to LIVE. 

  • Decision to suspend project until July/August.

 

   

 

INF130

Annual DR Test and Review 17-18

Milestones

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09-Mar-2018 Planning Review Plan

RAG Status / RAG change during last month

GREEN

 Report by David Gibbons for February 2018

Achievements this Period

  • Discussions with Project sponsor
  • Project Brief development  started
  • Discussions with ITI re ENT024

Ongoing actions

  • Planning
  • Publish brief

Planned actions

  • Joint Kick off meeting
  • Sign off on Brief and planning
  • Regular project reviews

 

 

 

Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

 

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

INF123

16-17 Provisioning of Python environment

Closed

INF126

Bamboo Recovery

Closed

INF132

Application Monitoring Procurement

Withdrawn - no sponsor funding