[MacTUG] Update: WCMS upgrade to v2.7.1 - May 30 - June 7

[Carol Lu]

Update: The maintenance window for the upgrade of WCMS production sites to version 2.7.1 is being extended. The dates mentioned in the May 29 notice are now a part of the official upgrade window:


  *   Wednesday, June 5 from 7:00 p.m. to Thursday, June 6 at 7:00 a.m.
  *   Thursday, June 6 from 7:00 p.m. to Friday, June 7 at 7:00 a.m.

Communications will be shared on Friday, June 7 if additional time is required or if there are outstanding issues.

For all sites, 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

Carol Lu
Computing Consultant, Digital Communications
Information Systems & Technology
University of Waterloo
519-888-4567 ext. 40280



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Subject: WCMS upgrade to v2.7.1 - May 30 - June 5


What is happening? All WCMS "FDSU", single page, conference and publication sites are being upgraded to WCMS 2.7.1. This release does not affect UWaterloo Scholar sites. Full release notes are available at https://uwaterloo.ca/web-resources/news/wcms-271-release, these notes are subject to change.

When is this happening?
Pilot sites, wms-dev, and wms-profiles will be updated:

  *   Thursday, May 30 from 7:00 p.m. to Friday, May 31 at 7:00 a.m.

Production sites will be updated:

  *   Monday, June 3 from 7:00 p.m. to Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 a.m.
  *   Tuesday, June 4 from 7:00 p.m. to Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 a.m.
  *   Wednesday, June 5 from 7:00 p.m. to Thursday, June 6 at 7:00 a.m. (if necessary)
  *   Thursday, June 6 from 7:00 p.m. to Friday, June 7 at 7:00 a.m. (if necessary)


What you need to do before the upgrade begins: On forms sites, it is recommended that any “mission critical” forms be temporarily disabled prior to the upgrade window to avoid the slight chance that a form could be submitted while your site is being upgraded. All forms can be re-enabled following the upgrade window.

For all sites, 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



Carol Lu
Computing Consultant, Digital Communications
Information Systems & Technology
University of Waterloo
519-888-4567 ext. 40280

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