Lawson LSFLBI Upgrade Kevin Cubillas Director of Enterprise
Lawson LSF/LBI Upgrade Kevin Cubillas Director of Enterprise Technology Boulder Valley School District
Who We Are • • • 2 People in IT (s/b 3) 4, 900 Employees 27, 000 Students 55 locations MS Windows 2003 SQL Server 2003
Why Now? • Summer upgrades are good. • Couldn’t upgrade and support LSF, LBI, and Applications all at once • Absence Management.
Our Server Configuration Main Lawson Server Applications Database Lawson Security Test Server Old Environment Logan P/L Web Server Websphere Req Self Service LBI Database LBI Security LBI Publishing LBI Bursting LBI Web Server Websphere Crystal RAS
Upgrade Benefits • Logical and Robust Security Model – Say goodbye to laua and security classes!! – Better Security Reporting • Better performance, scalability, and stability • Next generation of Lawson products o o o o Java based – say goodbye to COBOL New Functionality – Absence Management Intuitive Single Sign On Security Process Flow Smart Notifications Scorecard LBI Report Bursting Process Flow Integrator
New Concepts To Learn • • Single Sign On Implications LDAP = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP – RD 30, Laua, Printers, Groups, etc. LDAP Bind to Active Directory Identities – Requester, Employee, SSO MS ADAM / Tivoli / JExplorer Lawson Security and Resource Management
Surprises • • Do not attempt LDAP Bind by yourself! Trust us! LDAP Bind program not ready. LBI must be upgraded prior to LSF. RSS must be upgraded with LSF. Employee Identity Load LDAP with clean data. LBI vs. Websphere servers Passwords – Synchronizing passwords – Change password link
Lessons Learned • Production upgrade only – Made us more reactive • Lawson LSF 9 consulting and GSC expertise is still growing. • Remote Install with Xansa – Pros and Cons • Upgrade not evident to end user – Cosmetic – Houseboat • Communications critical • Lot to learn • Take your time
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