This is an old revision of the document!
SFX Update Procedures
ExLibris updates the Knowledgebase [KB] data as well as various software files and some of the manuals each week. All tasks are done through the SFX Admin unless otherwise noted. HTML and Text reports for the week are available on Monday. The KB update page in the Content Corner is normally available on Tuesdays. We are unsure when exactly during the week our update is actually applied.
Help with SFX terms is available at this SFX glossary.
Tips and Notes
-
As hosted customers, our update is applied a week later than the current update. This affects applicable software changes, new and removed targets, and other changes in SFX. Target name changes/deletions affect Menu Display logic and Target Precedence (needs to be changed manually or in sort_services_config eventually).
Release Notes for the next update can be checked for upcoming target deletions. Be sure they are deactivated, with object portfolios moved. Check for upcoming changes to targets. Export any target active portfolios that might be affected (e.g. previous titles that might be lost).
KB Update Reports are obtainable from SFX Admin>KBUpdate. Setting to “Yes” is supposed to retrieve only UMass active targets but does include UMass formerly-active targets, designated “Inactive”.
Weekly maintenance
Monthly maintenance
Scratch directory cleanout. ExLibris may be automatically cleaning this file but check for stats and old export files.
Web side: SFX Admin>Administration>UNIX File Manager>dbs>scratch
DO NOT DELETE: Sessions Directory! Recent e_collection and MARCit files! Institutional holdings file (Google Scholar/WorldCat holdings)! Leave several months in scratch folder.
Export directory cleanout. This seems to be automatically cleaned out as of 2016.
UNIX side bX Statistics file cleanout
-
Other Maintenance