Banner and Oracle Upgrades
The regular Banner and Oracle maintenance window is scheduled for every Saturday evening starting at sundown until midnight. During this time any systems that rely on Banner data and the underlying Oracle database may be unavailable. These services include Banner Admin, Banner Self-service servers (like Registration and Student Profile), Redwood, Vault, CAS authentication or Andrews Secured Websites, TouchNet credit card payment processing.
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Upgrade Key words:
- Oracle Patches: This implies the Banner Oracle database server critical patch upgrades which take about 3-5 hours to complete and come out quarterly. During these upgrades all database instances will be shutdown and any services requiring banner data will be unavailable. This includes Banner Admin, Banner Self-service servers (like Student Registration, Student Profile, Employee Self-service, etc…), Vault, iVue, prevue, TouchNet credit card backend services, Redwood, CAS authentication for Andrews University secured webpages.
- Oracle Version Upgrade: This implies the Banner Oracle database version upgrades which can take 6 - 10 hours to complete and will often be scheduled for multiple days including Saturday nights and part of Sunday for the core upgrade and additional Saturday nights for different Database instance upgrades. This will typically happen every 1 - 3 years depending on the version of Oracle that Banner supports. This affects the same resources as the Oracle Patches.
- Banner Upgrades: This implies the Banner Admin and Banner Self-Service web servers are being upgraded. During this time the following services may be intermittently available. Making any updates in these resources is not advisable because servers may become unavailable at any time during an update process. These services include: Banner Admin, Banner Self-service servers (like Student Registration, Student Profile, Employee Self-service, etc…), Vault, iVue, prevue, TouchNet credit card backend services.
- Degree Works Upgrades: This may include upgrades to the Degree Works Oracle database server as well as the different Degree Works application servers. During this time the Degree Works servers will not be available.
- Upgrade Restricted: These are scheduled dates where no upgrades will happen due to events requiring banner services during this upgrade window. To request an Upgrade Restricted date please email dba@hzgzc.net with the date and reason and we will evaluate whether we can alter the upgrade schedule. In general, you should plan to not need banner services on Saturday night.
- Tentative: This is an unconfirmed maintenance window that will be determined closer to the actual date.
Upgrade calendar: This calendar may change as upgrades are approved for deployment into production. To receive notifications on Thursday or Friday prior to the upgrades please subscribe to the bannerupgrades mailing list: (Subscribe Here)
Date: | Upgrade Notes: |
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March 02, 2024 | Banner Upgrades |
March 09, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
March 16, 2024 | Degree Works Upgrades |
March 23, 2024 | Preferred No Upgrades (SFS) |
March 30, 2024 | Tentative |
April 06, 2024 | None |
April 13, 2024 | Tentative (Mar 21 Banner Major Release) |
April 20, 2024 | Preferred No Upgrades (SFS) |
April 27, 2024 | Tentative (Apr 18 Banner Minor Release)(Apr 16 Oracle Quarterly) |
May 04, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (REC, SFS) |
May 11, 2024 | Tentative |
May 18, 2024 | Tentative |
May 25, 2024 | Preferred No Upgrades (SFS) |
June 01, 2024 | Tentative (May 16 Banner Minor Release) |
June 08, 2024 | Tentative |
June 15, 2024 | Tentative |
June 22, 2024 | Preferred No Upgrades (SFS) |
June 29, 2024 | Tentative |
July 06, 2024 | Tentative (Jun 20 Banner Major Release) |
July 13, 2024 | Tentative |
July 20, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (Fall Rush) |
July 27, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (Fall Rush) |
August 03, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
August 10, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (Fall Rush) |
August 17, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
August 24, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
August 31, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (Fall Rush) |
September 07, 2024 | Tentative (Jul 19, Aug 14 Banner Minor Release)(July 16 Oracle Quarterly) |
September 14, 2024 | Tentative |
September 21, 2024 | Preferred No Upgrades (SFS) |
September 28, 2024 | Tentative |
October 05, 2024 | Tentative (Sep 19 Banner Major Release) |
October 12, 2024 | Tentative |
October 19, 2024 | Tentative |
October 26, 2024 | Tentative (Oct 17 Banner Minor Release) (Oct 15 Oracle Quarterly) |
November 02, 2024 | Tentative |
November 09, 2024 | Tentative |
November 16, 2024 | Tentative |
November 23, 2024 | Preferred No Upgrades (SFS) |
November 30, 2024 | Tentative (Nov 21 Release) |
December 07, 2024 | Tentative |
December 14, 2024 | Tentative (Dec 5 Banner Minor Release) |
December 21, 2024 | Preferred No Upgrades (SFS) |
December 28, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
January 04, 2025 | Tentative |
January 11, 2025 | Tentative (Dec 12 Banner Major Release) |
Upgrade calendar Archive:
Date: | Upgrade Notes: |
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January 7, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
January 14, 2023 | Banner Upgrades & Degree Works Maintenance |
January 21, 2023 | Banner Upgrades (TEST ONLY) |
January 28, 2023 | Banner Upgrades |
February 4, 2023 | Oracle Patches |
February 11, 2023 | Tentative |
February 18, 2023 | Tentative |
February 25, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
March 4, 2023 | Tentative |
March 11, 2023 | Tentative |
March 18, 2023 | Tentative |
March 25, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
April 1, 2023 | Tentative |
April 8, 2023 | Tentative |
April 15, 2023 | Tentative |
April 22, 2023 | Banner Upgrades |
April 29, 2023 | Oracle Patches an Banner Upgrades |
May 6, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS,REC) |
May 13, 2023 | Banner Upgrades |
May 20, 2023 | Tentative |
May 27, 2023 | Tentative |
June 3, 2023 | Banner Upgrades & Oracle Maintenance |
June 10, 2023 | Tentative |
June 17, 2023 | Tentative |
June 24, 2023 | Tentative |
July 1, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
July 8, 2023 | Tentative |
July 15, 2023 | Banner Upgrades |
July 22, 2023 | Oracle Patches |
July 29, 2023 | None |
August 5, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
August 12, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
August 19, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
August 26, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS,REC) |
September 2, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
September 9, 2023 | Tentative |
September 16, 2023 | None |
September 23, 2023 | None |
September 30, 2023 | Degree Works Upgrades |
October 7, 2023 | Tentative |
October 14, 2023 | Banner Upgrades |
October 21, 2023 | Tentative |
October 28, 2023 | Tentative |
November 4, 2023 | Tentative |
November 11, 2023 | Tentative |
November 18, 2023 | Tentative |
November 25, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
December 2, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |
December 9, 2023 | Banner Upgrades, Oracle Patch (bug fix) |
December 16, 2023 | Tentative |
December 23, 2023 | Tentative |
December 30, 2023 | Upgrade Restricted (REC) |
January 06, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (REC,SFS) |
January 13, 2024 | Tentative |
January 20, 2024 | Oracle Patches, Banner Upgrades |
January 24, 2024 | Banner Upgrades (Wednesday, 7:00pm-8:00pm EST) |
January 27, 2024 | Tentative |
February 03, 2024 | Tentative |
February 10, 2024 | Tentative |
February 17, 2024 | Tentative |
February 24, 2024 | Upgrade Restricted (SFS) |