Secondary School Upgrade Guidance to move to v7.150 (April 2013)

April - Spring Update - 2013 (v7.150) upgrade

IMPORTANT NOTE

Partnership Xchange schools will need to upgrade their partnership xchange agents before applying the Autumn release. You will find the upgrade file at https://dl.dropbox.com/u/221179/PX7.150.zip unzip to your SIMS server and upgrade the exisiting version. Instructions are contained in the zip

Please download and read the release notes associated with this upgrade 


Automation

Reminder for post upgrade

You will need to download the latest report pack on one workstation after the upgrade (doesn't matter which one). Please open SIMS and go to Reports.. Import.. Open and select the Predefined_reports_v7.150 report file.

We have set up scheduled tasks at the schools listed below to allow upgrading to be carried out in schools during the early hours of Sunday mornings. Each Sunday morning your server will check for SIMS updates and download and apply them - you will receive an email during the preceding week to announce an upgrade. Please remember that after an auto update your staff will still need to access SIMS via the Start Menu the first time after the upgrade. If you do not wish to have a scheduled download created for you or you do not want to wait until the weekend for the upgrade then go to 'Manual Upgrades with SOLUS2' further down this page. If you wish an automated update to be set up for your school then please email the helpdesk at helpdesk@nottscc.gov.uk

School
Schedule Time
Ashfield
sun 03:00
Becket School
sun 04:08
Carlton Le Willows
sun 05:30
Christ The King
sun 06:30
Col Frank Seely
sun 04:30
Dayncourt
sun 05:15
   
Gedling
sun 06:45
Grove
sun 03:18
Harry Carlton
sun 04:15
Kimberley
sun 05:00
Kirkby College
sun 02:15
Magnus
sun 02:00
Selston
sun 02:35
Meden
sun 07:15
Minster
sun 04:00
Newark High
sun 05:45
   
Quarrydale
sun 03:45
Queen Elizabeth
sun 07:00
Rushcliffe Comp
sun 03:0
   
South Wolds
sun 03:15
Sutton Centre
sun 02:45
Toothill
sun 03:54
   
West Bridgford
sun 03:45

Manual Upgrades with SOLUS

To upgrade to your latest released version:

  1. Get everyone logged off SIMS
  2. On the admin server - got to start.. programs.. sims applications.. Update and Run Solus
  3. Log in with your SIMS username and password
  4. Run through the wizard to download and apply the upgrade
  5. All users will have to access SIMS via the start menu the first time after an upgrade

Please download and read the release notes associated with this upgrade.

Release notes can be downloaded and read here

Reminder for post upgrade

You will need to download the latest report pack on one workstation after the upgrade (doesn't matter which one). Please open SIMS and go to Reports.. Import.. Open and select the Predefined_reports_v7.150 report file.