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Requirements for Moodle upgrade and Mahara installation

Context:
- Our current vle3 installation needs to be replaced by summer 2009
- The current Moodle test area vletest is not fully functional
- There are some issues with the update of SITS data in Moodle

Requirements:
- To upgrade Moodle 1.8.3. to 1.9.x to make use of enhancements in the software (AJAX, improved backend database performance and functionality etc.)
- To implement and test the e-Portfolio Mahara at Harper by work placement managers
- To enhance learning opportunities by hosting a couple of new Web2.0 services such as WordPress (for blogging) and MediaWiki as a Wiki tool

- To provide e-learning with access to the IDM User Application tool providing the ability to start / stop the Moodle IDM driver after essential maintenance is carried out. This is to ensure that further interruption to our services ( and ICT's work load ) is kept to a minimum 

In order to move forward we would like ICT to undertake the following:

• Creation of a new virtual box on the SAN and installation of the most recent releases of Centos, PHP, Ruby and MySQL.

• To prepare a clone of this original (vanilla) installation

• On the first installation the new Moodle development server will be set up by installing Moodle 1.9.3.(or the most recent stable version at the time)

• The Moodle development server will be used for testing stability and for compliance with revised Identity Management (IDM) and Federated Access Management (FAM) implementations likely to be recommended by the Salford Software consultants as part of the ReedNet project.

• A copy of the existing/or revised IDM drivers should be created to point to this Moodle test installation

• We intend to copy the Moodle data folder over to the new Moodle installation during the summer, subject to adequate changes having been made to IDM/FAM

• The current vle3 installation will run concurrently for a few months and will subsequently be archived

• The second virtual box (from step 2) will be used to install Mahara 1.0.6. (or the most recent version at the time) to be used as a test bed to investigate the feasibility of altering some features as requested by A. Hind.

• This ‘Mahara box’ will also be used to host WordPress and MediaWiki

• There are currently issues relating to the update of data in SITS showing up in Moodle due to IDM not being switched on after frequent server reboots, often without the knowledge of the e-learning team. We propose e-learning to be given access to the IDM service to be able to switch on the IDM driver independently from ICT (SS to undertake this)

 

• To create a Samba mount between the video server and the current / future Moodle server(s) to improve media services by providing progressive download facilities for on demand media delivery and to free up system resources for enhanced services in the future.
  

 

Henry Keil Revised 14 Jan. 2009