SysAdmin Tips from IUG 2005 Routine Tasks, Customization & a Look Ahead Christine Pouncey Dept. Head, Library Information Technology

Things to do Daily Backups –Verify Full Backup (A, B, V) –Initialize Full Backup (A, B, U, I) Check Transaction Files, Record Counts, Database files & index blocks Check System Messages Track HelpDesk calls

Things to do Weekly Login Stats* Print Expansion Status (M,I,F,X) Print System Status (M,I,F,S) Check CSIDirect Open/Closed calls*

Things to do Monthly Clean up Create Lists Remove Logins & Initials no longer needed* Change passwords for Initials used by departed employees* Check contention groups* Encourage users to change Initials password*

Things to do Yearly Review & Clean Up –Templates –System Codes –Location Tables –Loan Rules & Determiner Table –Run Lists to look for Bad Codes and other anomalies Attend IUG*

Customizations Possible Service Commitments –Each Module has some available –SysAdmin = System Tune-Up More explanatory Passwords Labels Standardize Passwords Functions Standard Search Fields in Create Lists Turn on certain Fixed Fields

Customizations Possible Help Desk Requests –Each Module has some available –SysAdmin ones: Add Locations Served to Passwords list Increase Bibtemp file Character Based Menu Clean-up

Additional Functionality - Products Current –WebBridge –LDAP Authentication –AirPAC With 2006 Release –Single sign-on (gateway to Portal integration due in 2006) –Blackboard Integration –Spell check for WebOPAC

Additional Functionality – Release 2006 SSH client integrated SFTP solution for Data Exchange Block Patrons to WAM if owe money Many others – preliminary release doc should be out on CSIDirect this summer