Premium Sandbox Policy Webinar Notes
Paul Ojennus
Orbis Cascade Alliance Systems Team
January 9, 2019
Rationale
Current software cannot handle load
Refresh takes 45 days
May affect performance in production
Limits number of (Alma) sandboxes in consortia
Benefits of moving to new technology
More predictable refresh cycles
Closer alignment of Alma & Primo VE sandboxes
Reduce risk on data centers
Remove limitation on number of sandboxes for consortia
Incorporation of Survey Results
Customer survey was made last November
More than 100 responses
Adjustments to policy:
2 refreshes per year
February/August timetable
Sunday following the monthly release
Additional Decision
Existing Alma Premium Sandboxes
Will continue to be available until the end of 2019
Access to both current and new Premium Sandboxes
Option to prevent overlay of specific configurations in the sandbox will be explored with Product Working Group during 2019
Policy
Automatic sandbox refresh, at known dates (second Sunday in February and August)
No Salesforce ticket needed for refresh
Quicker refresh times with shorter downtime
No limitation on the number of sandboxes for consortia
Whom does this affect
Only customers with an Alma premium sandbox
OR
Only Primo VE customers
Differences
Scheduling: request up to 4x/year -- scheduled 2x/year
Process: submit a request -- automatic
Downtime: over a month -- a few hours
Number of consortium sandboxes: NZ + 10 -- no limit
Sandbox URL: no custom name -- custom name
[there was more on this that I did not catch]
Primo VE/Alma Alignment
Number of Primo VE Premium Sandboxes must be the same as the number of Alma Premium Sandboxes
Member institutions with Primo VE Premium Sandbox must be the same as the member institutions with Alma Premium Sandboxes
Preview sandbox: The Primo discovery index will be available for all consortia members to preview w/o a Premium Sandbox [exact impact not clear to me]
Practical Information
When is my Premium Sandbox going to be refreshed?
Twice a year (Feb. & Aug.) a week after the production release date
First update: February 10, 2019
Where do I find the link to my new Premium Sandbox?
A link will be added to the help menu in production (Alma)
[more on this slide I did not catch]
Practical Information
You may need to make adjustments to authentication