Dear All,
Just a reminder that there will be a break in the BIDS IBSS Online
service on Monday to allow the migration of the service from the current
hardware platform to a Sun system.
The current service will be closed down at around 8am, but is expected
to be available again no later than midday.
There should be no visible changes to the service. If you discover any
problems, please contact our helpdesk <[log in to unmask]>
All other BIDS services (including Inspec, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts,
Education datasets - ERIC & BEI, etc), and Ingenta full text services
should continue to be accessible as normal.
Terry
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Subject: IBSS Service Break
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 17:23:16 +0100
From: Terry Morrow <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: BIDS
To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
IBSS Service Break
Monday 17th June
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Since the BIDS IBSS Online service was launched in 1996, it has been
supported by the DEC Alpha system which was originally purchased to
operate the BIDS ISI service. This system is now in need of
replacement. As a consequence, on Monday 17th June we plan to move the
BIDS IBSS Online service from the DEC Alpha to a new Sun configuration.
The service should appear identical in all respects, so no action is
required on the part of users of the service. Any saved searches should
have also been migrated to the new system, so there should be no need to
recreate these.
However, in order to carry out the migration, we will need to take the
service down for a short while.
Consequently there will be no BIDS IBSS service on the morning of Monday
17th June. The service should be back in operation no later than
midday.
May I take this opportunity to wish you all a relaxing Jubilee weekend.
All our services will run as normal over the weekend, though our
helpdesk will not be manned on Monday or Tuesday.
Terry
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