Install Guides

 

Release 3.0.14.bb9

March 14, 2010

 

• Blackboard 9.0

NOTES:

• For information on new features and/or bugs fixed in this version, please read the release notes.
• Upgrading to Blackboard 9: If you are upgrading to Blackboard 9, before starting the upgrade, it is recommended that you install Podcast LX 3.0.x. If upgrading from a 2.8.x or later version of Podcast LX, be sure to run the "Archive tool links" administration task PRIOR to uninstalling Podcast LX. For more step-by-step instructions, see the "Update/Upgrade" section below. If upgrading from a 2.7.x or earlier version of Podcast LX, please contact support@learningobjects.com for additional upgrade details.
• Building block update: If upgrading from a 2.8.x or later version of Podcast LX, be sure to run the "Archive tool links" administration task PRIOR to uninstalling Podcast LX. For more step-by-step instructions, see the "Update/Upgrade" section below.

1.       Download the loi-podcastlx-3.0.x war file from the download site and save it to your desktop.

2.       Navigate to the System Admin tab in Blackboard.

3.       Click on Manage Building Blocks.

4.       Click on Install Building Block.

5.       Click on the Browse button.

6.       Click on the Browse button, and find and select the saved loi-podcastlx-3.0.x war file.

7.       Click the Submit button on the web page. The file will then upload.

8.       Click on the OK button on the receipt page to return to the Manage Building Blocks page.

9.       Change the status of Podcast LX to Available.

10.   Click on the OK button on the Make Building Block Available page.

11.   The extension is now installed.

1.       Login to the Blackboard server as an administrator.

2.       Click on the System Admin tab.

3.       Click on Manage Podcast LX link under Tools.

4.       Click on the Register your extension link.

5.       Complete the form on the Register Podcast LX page and accept the license. If you do not have a promotional code, leave that field blank.

6.       Click Submit on the form.

7.       Click OK on the receipt page.

Within 24 hours, a registration key will be emailed to the address entered in the form.

8.       Return to the Podcast LX License page.

9.       Click on the Install your key link.

10.   Copy the key from your email into the text box.

11.   Accept the license.

12.   Click Submit on the form.

13.   The extension is now registered.

• Internet Explorer 6.0 and above on Windows
• Firefox 3.0 and above on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux
• Safari 3.0 and above on Windows and Macintosh

1.       Navigate to the Admin Panel and select the Manage Podcast LX link.

2.       Select the "Administration Tasks" link.

3.       Select the "Execute" button for the "Archive tool links" task.

4.       When the archive task is complete, the state will be listed as "ok." Once the task is complete, uninstall the Podcast LX Building Block and install the new version.

5.       Install the new version of Podcast LX and make it available.

6.       After installation is complete, navigate back to the "Administration Tasks" page.

7.       Select the "Execute" button for the "Restore tool links" task.

8.       When the archive task is complete, the state will be listed as "ok" and all tool links to the podcast tool will be restored.

• All Podcast LX or Oscelot Podcaster content remains in the system during an upgrade. There is no need to do anything to any Podcast content.
• If a link to the Podcast LX tool existed in the course menu prior to upgrade, the link must be re-created after upgrade. The content that existed in the tool prior to upgrade will be accessible after re-creating the link.
• If the Podcast LX course tool was disabled, it must be re-disabled after the update.
• When upgrading to Podcast LX from a beta version of Podcast LX or from Oscelot Podcaster, you must register the Podcast LX and install a license key that is subsequently sent from Learning Objects. If you are upgrading from Podcast LX 1.0.2 or subsequent Podcast releases, registration is not necessary.

If you have a load-balanced configuration, special care must be taken when upgrading to be sure that all of the application servers properly reload the new version. The best way to ensure this is to restart each application server after upgrading each of the Campus Pack applications. If you are unable to restart your application servers, please wait 2 to 5 minutes after removing the old versions before attempting to install the new ones.

You can check to be sure that each of the application servers upgraded correctly by viewing the Podcast LX logs.

1.       Login to the Blackboard server as an administrator.

2.       Click on the System Admin tab.

3.       Click on Manage Podcast LX.

4.       Click Download Logs.

5.       When prompted, save the log archive to a temporary location.

6.       Open the ZIP file and view each of the included Podcast LX log files. There should be one for each application server.

7.       Look in each log for a message showing that the old version stopped, and a following message showing that the new version started.

8.       If any application server is missing these messages, restart Tomcat on that server to force it to reload the application. After it finishes restarting, check the log for that host again to ensure that the correct version is running.

Uninstall

IMPORTANT: Due to an issue with the uninstall process in Blackboard; additional steps must be taken to fully remove a building block.

1.       Login to the Blackboard server as an administrator.

2.       Click on the System Admin tab.

3.       Click on Manage Building Blocks.

4.       Change the status of Podcast LX or Oscelot Podcaster to Inactive.

5.       Click on the OK button on the receipt page to return to the Manage Building Blocks page.

6.       Return to the Manage Building Blocks page.

7.       Click on the remove button for Podcast LX or Oscelot Podcaster.

Upgrading Blackboard

If you are upgrading to Blackboard 9, before starting the upgrade, it is recommended that you install Podcast LX 3.0.x. If upgrading from a 2.8.x or later version of Podcast LX, be sure to run the "Archive tool links" administration task PRIOR to uninstalling Podcast LX. For more step-by-step instructions, see the "Update/Upgrade" section. If upgrading from a 2.7.x or earlier version of Podcast LX, please contact support@learningobjects.com for additional upgrade details.