[MacTUG] WCMS upgrade to Drupal 7.50/1.13.1 – September 29

[Darren Bondy]

What is happening? Non-responsive (legacy) WCMS sites are being upgraded to Drupal 7.50 and WCMS version 1.13.1

Why is this happening? Drupal, the underlying system for WCMS sites, is being upgraded to version 7.50. WCMS version 1.13.1 ensures compatibility of the WCMS with this updated Drupal, and otherwise includes no new features or fixes.

When is this happening?

·         Non-production and pilot sites will be updated on Thursday, September 29 from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on Friday, September 30.

·         Production sites from will be updated on Monday, October 3 from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, and continue Tuesday, October 4 from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5.

What you need to do before the upgrade begins: Please log out of your site and do not work on your site during this upgrade window. Sites will remain available to site visitors during the upgrade window.

Questions or concerns? Please submit to rt-ist-wcms at rt.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:rt-ist-wcms at rt.uwaterloo.ca> or the IST Service Desk, helpdesk at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:helpdesk at uwaterloo.ca>, ext. 44357.

Recipients of this message:  uwweb, isthd, faccus, ist-staff, admin-support, ctsc, ucist, mactug, MSC, SSO, Bulletin


Darren Bondy
Information Systems and Technology
(519)888-4567 x49525
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

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