WWW2 & WWW3 Web Server Retirement
UT Arlington web servers WWW2 and WWW3 will be retired on Dec. 31, 2010. All websites on these servers will need to be moved to a new server by Nov. 1, 2010.
| Project Implementation Steps | Target Date | Status |
| Provide General Campus Notification | 5/27/2010 | Complete |
| Provide department head with a list of affected WWW2/WWW3 websites. Request indication of sites that can be deleted or else specify a website manager. | 9/1/2010 | Complete |
| Create a ticket to interact with website managers through the completion of their website migration. | 9/17/2010 | Complete |
| End website migration. |
10/31/2010 | In Progress |
| Decommission old servers. | 12/31/2010 |
Important Notices:
- The new Windows web server runs the latest Microsoft web server technology (IIS 7.5) which no longer supports FrontPage extensions.
- Websites that utilize Microsoft FrontPage extensions will break when moved to the new server.
- Departments will need to start the migration process as early as possible to ensure pages are successfully redesigned using updated web coding.
- Updating and/or reengineering the web sites to run on the new server or a different server will be the (sole) responsibility of the owner, department, or other agent acting on behalf of the website owner.
- Those sites not claimed on WWW2/3 will not automatically be migrated to the new server and will be removed/deleted.
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