1. Decommissioning Lamar
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2. Seriously, it’s not quite THIS bad!
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3. What is Lamar??
First generation central Unix server (post CDC mainframe era)
IBM Server running AIX
Lamar first appeared circa 1990
, web, misc. applications
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4. Why sunset Lamar? Hardware is way, way beyond end-of-life
Unsupported OS
Security holes we simply cannot patch
Preventing InCommon Level of Assurance (LoA) 2 designation
Needed for grants.gov functionality
Too many other demands for central support and development efforts
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5. What will replace it? Email -> Office 365 (O365)
50 GB quotas (!!)
will be automatically redirected to O365, at least for some reasonable time
“From” address will change to
Exception: Lamar will be migrated to local Exchange mailboxes for users who are already using Exchange
File storage -> MS OneDrive for Business: 1 TB per user
Websites -> Migrate to Cloud, Departmental or Central Resources
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6. When is this happening? E-mail Web Pages/File Storage
Begin transitioning Dec. 2014
Complete ASAP - target completion April 2015
Web Pages/File Storage
TBA
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7. Process Communications campaign underway
Open Forum Sessions (this)
Direct to Lamar users
Announcements in Source
CSU Life articles
Developing online info/instructions for users
Training central help desk staff
College IT staff can assist with local user support
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8. Process - Email Migrate existing mailboxes in phases
Phase 1: Users On Lamar + Central Exchange
Phase 2: Users Only on Lamar – people who send/receive using Lamar
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9. Email Scenario 1: Both Lamar and Central Exchange Mailboxes Exist
that exists on Lamar will be migrated to a folder on Central Exchange called _FromLamar
Lamar address book will not be migrated
sent to or will be delivered to Central Exchange mailbox
Little/no change for most Exchange users
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10. Email Scenario 2: Lamar email user
ACNS will migrate to Office 365
ACNSmail address book will not be migrated
Will publish instructions for users to manually export and import contacts
If forwarding is in place, a one-time forward will be created in Office 365
See for information on creating and modifying forwarding rules
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11. Email Scenario 2 Cont’d:
addressed to: or
will be delivered to O365
From address:
Or, if a “secondary eID”, From address will be
Tell people your address is changing to
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12. Training MS Outlook/Exchange (O365) e-mail and calendaring sessions
See
Instructions will also be made available online
See for general information
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13. Thanks for attending! Open Forum Dates:
All sessions will be held at Morgan Library Event Hall • Friday, November 14th, 2:00 – 3:00pm • Tuesday, November 18th, 10:30 – 11:30am • Thursday, November 20th, 9:00 – 10:00am
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14. Questions?
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