Millennium Server Replacement - 21st February

All the critical components for the new server array are now on-site, and work is beginning on the installation and configuration of the new hardware ready for the software installation and migration of data to the new server.


The migration is scheduled for the 21st February.


Millennium will be unavailable for the duration of the migration, so all libraries will have to use off-line circulation on Saturday 21st. SelfChecks will also not be working.

No other Millennium functions (OPAC, Cataloguing, Aquisitions, etc) will be available for that day.


The current server has been working continuously since Millennium go-live in 2005, so this is the first replacement, and the first shut-down of this magnitude since then. The server is connected to five different networks, connecting to 57 different sites and also serving about 150,000 web visitors and 1,500,000 pages per month.

We will be communicating with more specific information a little closer to the date.

New Hardware on its Way

Welcome back, hope everyone is rested and ready for 2009.

I know that those who were trying to keep service going with an under-performing Millennium system over the past couple of weeks are probably not rested!

Some further config changes were made to our servers last week which seem to have improved Millennium performance more than any of the numerous other changes made.

We are seeing improved performance numbers now. Last week's changes were a work-around while we await delivery of our new hardware to replace the current server.

I'm expecting this to take a few weeks, and will be letting you know the expected dates etc for the new hardware as soon as we have them to hand.