localzuk Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 So, it is the time of year where we pull out the mops and gaffa tape and patch things up. The question is, how much do you have planned this holiday? Here is my work load/the things being done over the holiday involving me: Refurb main computer room, including 34 new computers Refurb secondary computer room, including 10 new computers Create third computer room, including 34 new computers Get rid of existing 3rd computer room (rip out cabling) Have multiple new fibre's installed in various places to replace substandard cat5 links and wireless links Implement a new phone system using asterisk and heartbeat Refurbish our administration office (complete recable) Move my office down into the admin office Refurbish bits of 2 class rooms to make a couple of computer clusters (12 new machines) A new proximity card access system is being installed, which I will have to set up for use Produce ID cards/proximity cards for all staff Reorganise server cabinet so I can lock it and also fit the new kit in. Have a smartboard installed in our art room Various other bits and pieces Reimage all computers in school to ensure they have all the software they need on Do some work on all staff laptops to remove copyright infringing software and ensure they are up to date and secure Move all my bits and pieces stored around the school into my new store cupboard. I've probably missed something... But that lot is all going on in the holidays with my having a week off in the middle.
ranj Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Ok where should i Start refurb 2 IT suites to accomadate 44 Apple iMacs 17" 12 core fibre from server room to cabinet to accomadate new apples Install 18 machines into new library. All over cat5 and store rackmount PC's in our data centre rip out office and install more data electrical points, put in shelving and worktop for new work area. To accomadate new technician starting in September. setup new SAN Bloc and migrate data from old server to this server Get backup server up and running again Install AV equipment, smartboards and Pixie pro controllers in various classrooms for room changes Install all new software on machines and then send images out to all the IT rooms and create a few packages Tidy up our IT technical area on the school web site with more pictures hopefully Move cabinet from floor to wall and reroute cables. plus managing all these projects and ensuring all deliveries arrive and chase up those damn suppliers and the plan is to get some holiday as well!!
webman Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Install RM CC3 SR6 Re-structuring software package allocations to machines, streamlining shortcut menus etc Rebuild all workstations (and backing up half a dozen outlook user profiles.. stupid outlook) Upgrade memory and harddrives in 60 machines Document and diagram the network - switches, ports, rooms etc in the IT wiki Create howtos and flash video tutorials to build up the user wiki Implement new IT helpdesk Install a new IT suite (5th) of 30 machines and 2 printers Install wireless in the sports hall and add more network outlets for new tablet PCs (also to be built onto the network) Coordinate ~12 Promethean IWB installs Continual testing of Moodle/Eduspaces, Zimbra, and Terminal Services SIMS updates (SQL server) Looking forward to October when we have to move the servers! 8O
Guest monkeyx Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 We are rebuilding our entire domain. The people (who shall remain nameless) who originally built the domain, used a single label domain name! Installed admt v3, to help migrate all the users from the old domain to the new domain. This has been a great tool, and almost reminds of the good things that MSN do Tool even migrates the users password We are redesigning the groups so will be scripting copying the file permissions to keep security as we want it on group/users. In theory we could have renamed the domain, but have been looking for an excuse to rebuild the network from scratch Also changing our network kit from Cisco to 3Com. Setting up 47 new laptops for staff. Above is on top of our daily duties, so going to busy
Geoff Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Play Wii Sports on Hall Projector/Sound System with mates. Sleep on the job.
webman Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Also changing our network kit from Cisco to 3Com. Not the other way round? 8O Play Wii Sports on Hall Projector/Sound System with mates. Sleep on the job. Ah, I see you got those IBM self-managing, self-maintaining and self-ordering servers then?
Guest richard Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Bugger all apart from drink myself into insensibility.
Mano Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 In comparison to most of you not a lot, but... Create two new ICT Suites with 20 new pcs and 1 printer in each. Upgrade two existing ICT Suites with new dells (20 in each) Push 10 of the older pcs into our SEN Centre Have the remainder attached to smartboards Have drop down screen and projector in Assembly Hall and Gym Have Digital Signage installed Get 30 Laptops repaired (mainly keyboard replacements) Replace our four year old servers with spanking new ones Add a NAS into the equation Upgrade Firewall to latest ISA Completly revamp our website (looking tired now) And then its the usual sims, bromcom end of year molarky!! I am hoping to get the projector in hall mid Aug so my colleague and I can properly test it out!!!!!!!!! :-)
leuven Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Not too bad for us this year, we'll be: Setting up 60 new laptops Installing new 3Com WX1200 based wlan in one block Migrating user data to new server Upgrading email system and moving it to a new server Rebuilding Squid server (its not happy) All for the getting drunk suggestion too Richard
projector1 Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 rolling out 35 new dual core pc's moving into our new office rolling out our two new quad core pc's! creating network cables about 100! and then on the 3rd of august off to india FOR 3 WEEKS to see family then nip down to goa for 5-10 days... oh computer free days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you folks can spare a few minutes you can have a look at the hotel i am stayin at.... techies salaries need to be increased! so that we can stay in more lavish surroundings
russdev Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Not to bad this year Install our new services server (helpdesk and other stuff located on it) Rebuilding all workstations Install SR6 Create office 2003/2007 packages. Documentation Rejig/add on printers Lots of software Cacti/NAGIOS Server Get software licenses on our inventory That is my starting list
localzuk Posted July 11, 2007 Author Posted July 11, 2007 Oh, I missed something - implement video conferencing in our school and 3 of our feeder schools, including replacing old switches with new managed ones, sorting out cabling, and installing 42" plasma screens and the VC units.
witch Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Going to Tenerife tomorrow -and after that - officially nothing but in fact I am getting 21 machines off a fellow Edugeeker which are twice as fast as ours - so I need to collect them and sort them out with XP Which doesn't sound like much but I am not supposed to do anything at all in the holidays.
Gatt Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Not as much as last year.. Figure out how to deploy Office 2007 via GPO!! 8O :? Create fresh build with up-to-date software Rebuild WSUS, Intranet & Exchange Servers Get RM to rebuild SuckAssMaker Server Strip out all network patch cables and tidy them up!! Create Yr7 users and move exisiting users up a year. Clear out File Server & shift software Repository onto new 2TB NAS Update GPO's as needed. Probably a few other jobs will crop up but thats the main gists of things..
amyr Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 erm, moving to portsmouth and starting new job in a college on 30th july - think they are reimaging the site over the holidays. am sure i'll find out more when i start - but basically will be learning my way around the site lol.
Jake Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Portsmouth eh?? Why thats where I am !! *clap of thunder in background* We have to do the following, Refurb 3 IT suites Upgrade 1 IT suite PCs to allocate to PE Dept 1 PC to allocate to MFL Dept Install CCTV in Chapel, Bike Area, SENCO Refurb Finance Network Sixth Form Block (trunking, cabling etc) Install Video Conferencing Install 2 new servers Prep VLE for Sept Refurb Careers Dept Reclone all machines Network Music Dept (trunking, cabling etc) Install Macs in 1 IT suite PAT test admin office Install Projector, IWB in 2 rooms Play traditional summer game
witch Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 good luck amyr Do keep an eye out for Jake - he's easy to find - just look for the big cage with chains, locks and the like!!
amyr Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 lol! he should be easy to spot then! have currently got 2 weeks to get everything sorted out in current school ready for september as my replacement hasn't been hired yet!
Halfmad Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 I'm off a lot these holidays, 4 weeks in total (1 family week for moving house and 3 for annual leave.) Only leaves me 3 weeks really. In that time I'm: refurbishing 4 suites (software/hardware.) Changing all the settings on the wireless in the school to make it more secure and configuring all of the wireless computers that I can get to at the moment. testing my printer script works for auto creating printers depending on the computers containing OU (seems to work fine but I want to make sure) updating the schools 3 inter/intra net sites. Installing 11 new PCs that I've been putting off for the past month. installing 2 new network printers (a doddle now I have that script working!!) Reorganising the server room, taking the lot out of the room so I can put it back into the room in a far more sensible arrangement! Messing about with a lot of projectors, some not working, all needing cleaned and one IWB with seems to be knackered. I've already done a lot of that work already though, only a week and a half into the holidays
enjay Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Well, I've got is easy this summer, especially in comparison to some of you! * I've got about 10 rebuilds/new PCs to do * Co-ordinate installation of 3x projectors and 2x 680i SMART boards (the funky new height adjustable ones) * Co-ordinate installation of network points in our "new" Sixth Form block * SR5 and SR6 installations * SIMS update if I'm feeling brave (probably one for October half term though) * update (i.e. write!) disaster recovery policy * general holiday tasks like cleaning PCs, tidying office, etc * familiarise myself with Vista and Office 2007 to see if there's any benefits in installing either of these. * take 4 weeks holiday :-)
markcuk Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 personally nothing. but my technician will be ghosting and installing some new hp dc7700. while i'll be in NZ chillin mark
tomscaper Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Over the summer we are getting two new server and rebuilding our whole domain. setup MS server 2003 on 4 servers create new ris image for pc reimage all 400 pc's create software packages for new and old software test software on network install 30 new projectors around school reimage 60 laptops figure out how to set the wireless up around school, we have 17 access points but they have never actually worked properly biggest pain will be the staff who want to take there laptops home over summer as the network is being rebuilt, when they come back they wont be able to connect and the offline file system wont work for them, so who knows what might go wrong there. somewhere between all of this take holidays. Tom
localzuk Posted July 12, 2007 Author Posted July 12, 2007 I'm off a lot these holidays, 4 weeks in total (1 family week for moving house and 3 for annual leave.) Only leaves me 3 weeks really. What do you mean only leaves you 3?? We only have 5 weeks altogether!
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