We upgraded Java in order to test a new financial aid upgrade in Banner.

The financial aid upgrade requires the newer version of Java. Instructions for performing the upgrade can be found on the Java 2 SDK installation notes web page. On PACO, the previous version of Java has non-conflicting packages in /usr/java1.1 and /usr/java1.2. We installed all the new SUNWj3* packages, which go into /usr/j2se and relinked /usr/java to point to this directory.

The new file server, RAHU, with the Xserve RAID storage array, is in production, and we are beginning to migrate user acounts to it.

The new home directory storage area is using a 1 TB set on the Xserve RAID. The remaining space on the RAID will be used for future growth, group storage, or possibly other uses. While we do not have quotas enabled yet, we will be doing this after the end of the semester when we have the self-service quota system installed and ready for use.

In the near term, users will not see any operational differences between the current configuration and RAHU. Migration of accounts will be completely transparent, and PAX will continue to be the access point for all home directories. User restores from the snapshot system will be allowed starting in August — in time for Fall semester.