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DevCon ‘11Center for Instructional Delivery

DevCon ‘11

Enrolling in Blackboard Learn

for Campus Edition Alumni

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HighlightsBackgroundTechnical RequirementsLinuxOracleJava JDK

HighlightsInstalling Blackboard Learn 9.1Installing and Using the BbupdaterDemonstrate Applying New Building BlocksDemonstrate Converting CE 8 CoursesTips and Tricks

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University of St. Francis Background

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Located in Joliet, IL ~ 35 miles from Chicago

Private Catholic Franciscan institution

Established in 1920 ~ Celebrating 90+ years!

3rd Largest Online Program in Illinois

Enrollment is 3,500+ Undergraduate and Graduate students

Technical Info on Production Environment

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Banner version 8Blackboard CE 8 Service Pack 5Red Hat Linux release 4Oracle version 10.2.0.3

Technical Info on Blackboard Learn Test Environment

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Blackboard Learn 9.1 Service Pack 6Red Hat Linux release 5Oracle version 11g release 1

Blackboard Learn Technical Requirements

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Application Server8GB to 16GB of memory

recommendedDatabase Server

8GB to 16GB of memory recommended

Oracle MemoryEstimated SGA Size – 1GB to 4GBEstimated PGA Memory – 2GB to

8GB

Installing Linux

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 installed using vmware.

Use the Blackboard Learn Hardware Sizing Guide for Release 9.1 to set the partitions.

Disable / Turn off the Linux Firewall by typing in the following two commands (as the root user):# /etc/init.d/iptables stop# /etc/init.d/iptables save

Installing Oracle

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Install Oracle 11g (build 11.1.0.6.0) database and companion.

Create the database. IMPORTANT: No database template for

Blackboard Learn 9.1. Make sure the tnsnames.ora and listener.ora

files include the new database information. Startup the database as the oracle user. Run the lsnrctl start command to start the

listener. Next, execute the lsnrctl status command

to make sure the listener is working before performing the Blackboard Learn install.

Installing the Java JDK

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Blackboard Learn Release 9 Service Pack 1 requires JDK 1.6.x for installation and does not support JDK 1.5.

Set the JAVA_HOMEEdit the profile

# vi /etc/profileNext, setup PATH / JAVA_PATH variables

as follows:export

PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_21/binexport PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_21/bin

Installing Blackboard Learn 9.1

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Refer to the Blackboard Learn 9.1 Installation Guide.Same guide for Windows and Unix.

Run the following command to launch the Installer: /pathToJDKbin/java –jar bb-installer.jar If Xwindows or a similar GUI is

running, the Installer will launch in GUI mode. Use the “-text” option to force text mode even if a GUI is running.


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Blackboard Learn must be installed as root. Service startup and shutdown must also be performed as root. The Installer is run on a two-server system: the application server and the database server. When installing on one server, these machines are the same. Once the install is complete, you must start the Blackboard Learn application.


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As the root user navigate to: /local/blackboard/tools/adminThe following command will start up the application:

./ServiceController.sh services.startLog into Blackboard Learn 9.1 to ensure the application is up and accessible.

Installing Bbupdater

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Any file with the .bbp extension can be installed with the Blackboard Patch Utility.

This utility does not ship with Blackboard Learn, and must be downloaded from the following website: http://kb.blackboard.com/display/KB/BbPatch+-+Blackboard+Patch+Utility.

Installing Bbupdater

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On Unix platforms the utility assumes /usr/local/blackboard for the installation location. It prompts you to set a BLACKBOARD_HOME

environment variable if that location cannot be found. NOTE: Windows clients must set a BLACKBOARD_HOME

environment variable to indicate the Blackboard application location.

The utility must be run as bbuser on Unix platforms, the shell script will attempt to switch to bbuser if it is running as root.

The utility runs using the JAVA_HOME specified in bb-config.properties. Shell scripts are included for Windows and Unix

platforms, bbpatch.bat and bbpatch.sh. The utility takes an 'action' argument, followed by

options specific to that patch action: bbpatch.bat/sh [action] [options]. Running the utility with arguments outputs the command-line help for each of the patch actions.

Using Bbupdater

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The syntax for the bb patch is as follows: bbpatch.bat/sh [action][options]

For example, you would want to use the following if installing the patch on a Linux system:

bbpatch.sh apply -p as-155317 IMPORTANT: Please note a pushconfigupdates

is recommended after the patches have been installed.

List the patches using the following command:bbpatch.sh list-l

Rollback the patches using the following command:

bbpatch rollback -i AS-123456

Using Bbupdater

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To install any patches, the patch utility and the bbp files must reside in the same directory, as the patch utility does not know how to remotely call the patch to be installed, be it in a directory one level up or on a server across campus.

Please note the utility must be run by bbuser.

Applying New Building Blocks

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STEP 1: Log into Blackboard Learn, click the System Admin tab, and select Building Blocks.


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STEP 2: Click on the Installed Tools link.


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STEP 3: Preview the Installed Tools.


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STEP 4: Click the Upload Building Blocks button.


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STEP 5: Click the Browse button to select the Building Block file.


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STEP 6: Preview your file selection and click the Submit button to continue.


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STEP 7: Blackboard Learn will indicate success or failure for the Building Block installed.


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STEP 8: Preview the Building Block version and availability.

Converting CE 8 Courses

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Demonstrate a Blackboard CE 8 course being imported in Blackboard Learn 9.1.Using a .bak file.Performing a restore to upload the

content from the .bak file.


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STEP 1: Log into Blackboard Learn, click the System Admin tab, and select Courses.


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STEP 2: Click the Create Course button and choose Restore.


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STEP 3: Enter the Destination Course ID, select the backup file to upload, and click the Submit button.


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STEP 4: Blackboard Learn will notify you of success or failure.


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STEP 5: Click the Enroll Users button.


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STEP 6: Enter the Course ID and click the GO button. Now, you can select Enrollments from the course action links.


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STEP 7: Enter the username, role, and click the Submit button.


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STEP 8: Blackboard Learn will notify you of success or failure.


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STEP 9: Navigate to the course and click the link.


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STEP 10: Preview your Blackboard CE 8 course in Blackboard Learn 9.1.

Tips and Tricks

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Join the 9.1 Cohort program. IMPORTANT: Great opportunity to receive the FREE Student Orientation Course Cartridge!

The Blackboard Learn 9.1 Installation Guide is for both Windows and Unix so use the links in the documentation to guide you.Download the bbupdater for patches and create bbuser to execute .bbp files.

Tips and Tricks

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Installing patches will automatically take the application server down and start service.Remember there is no down time for building block implementations, which makes keeping current easy!Blackboard CE 8 course backups in a .bak file format can easily be restored to a new course in Blackboard Learn 9.1.

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Questions &

Answers

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Contact Information

Suzanne Bogovich, MS, MBAInstructional Database SpecialistCenter for Instructional Delivery

University of St. Francis500 Wilcox Street

Joliet, IL 60435(815) 740-5050

[email protected]

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