Updates

Information about recent updates/upgrades to systems and software.

Mail Migration Complete

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As of 8:00 pm, I’ve completed transferring all old email messages from the chemistry server to the new mail server.  Please make sure you are using your Windows username and password to check your email now.

If you are having trouble locating your old email in Thunderbird or Outlook, use TWIG until we have a chance to update your client software settings.  Folders can be selected in TWIG using the Folders drop-down menu on the left side of the screen:

Your old Inbox messages can be found in the folder called Inbox-200910XX.  Select the folder from the drop-down menu on the left side of the screen, then click the GO button.  Repeat these steps to view other folders. (Screenshot)

TWIG: https://legacyweb.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/twig/

–Steve Fabian

Mail Migration Update

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As of 1:30 pm, old email messages have been transferred for 150 of 722 accounts.  These messages account for 85% of the total data that must be migrated to the new server (large accounts processed first).  I’m on target to have all old email messages transferred to the new server by Monday morning.

–Steve Fabian

Scifinder preference/license change (via Belinda Hurley)

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As discussed in a summer faculty meeting last year, the inactivity timeout on SciFinder is (finally) going to be reduced from 20 minutes to 10 minutes in the hopes of freeing up seats more often.  As also discussed, this means that the site.prf file for every single installation must be replaced.  (That’s the annoying little file you have to move when you install the software.)

IF you are running a current version of SciFinder all you need to do is remove the old site.prf and replace it with the new one.

The new site.prf file can be downloaded using the following links.  If you are running a current version of SF, you don’t need to read the entire page to which these links lead — you only need the section entitled “Download and Replace Site.prf”

(When prompted,use your OSU name.# and password.)
Windows site file
Mac site file

Step by step instruction are also available here.  (Includes instructions for those not running a current version.)

If you have any questions or problems, please contact me.

NOTE:  Effective 3/2/09 installations of SF running with the old site.prf will not function.

Regards,
Belinda

Belinda L.  Hurley
175 W. 18th Avenue, 490E              105 W. Woodruff Ave., 573 MacQuigg
Science & Engineering Library          Fontana Corrosion Center
University Libraries                           Materials Science & Engineering
The Ohio State University                 The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH  43210                      Columbus, OH  43210
Ph:  614.688.5800                            Ph:  614.292.2749
Fax:  614.292.3062                          Fax:  614.292.9857
hurley@matsceng.ohio-state.edu

NOBACKUP space temporarily available

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The NOBACKUP space is currently available at the server named ‘oldbackup’. To reach this server, perform the following steps:

  1. click ‘start’ then ‘run’.
  2. type ‘\oldbackup’ and press ‘ok’.

We will need to bring this space down at the end of the day for the next two days (about 6PM) to stabilize it. Please have your data saved and closed by 6PM.

Unfortunately, this is the best solution we can offer until our new SAN is installed.