Kia ora koutou
The Horizon upgrade to version 756 is scheduled to take place 7-8 am Monday 12th July.
For information about outages etc. during the upgrade see my earlier post Horizon Upgrade from 7.5.5 to 7.5.6 Monday 12th July.
This post is just a reminder of what to do to prepare and what to expect when you come in to work on Monday (or whenever you are next in after Monday).
Before you go home for the evening on your last working day before Monday – please close Horizon on your computer and leave the computer on and logged off (this should mean you get the new version of Horizon installed automatically early on Monday morning). If someone near you is on leave etc. it would be great if you check their computer is on too and do the same for shared/hotdesk PCs too.
What to expect on Monday 12th July.
We’re aiming to have the upgrade finished and Horizon, RFID, catalogue etc. back up and running as usual by the time the central/PJH library opens (8am), so should be pretty much business as usual by the time most of you get in.
If you arrive between 7 and 8am, please check with us (Peter and I are the only digital services staff on Monday) or check Counterculture to see if it is ok to use Horizon on your computer.
If the upgrade process takes longer than expected or if instructions change we’ll alert you via Counterculture so please check that when you arrive. If all is well, check if you now have Horizon 756 installed (Horizon 755 should have been removed).
If it didn’t install overnight Sunday night you should be able to install it from the Software Centre (if it is not there either, or if there is a problem, let us know and we will come and install it manually).
The first time you log in to Horizon 756 it may require you to enter a server login e.g. if the database bit of the login screen is greyed out (see screenshot below).
The login for this is staff and pwd is gromit.
If you have any questions, please let us know (email eservices@libr.canterbury.ac.nz).
Ngā mihi,
Romy
(on behalf of library digital services)