As of July 15, 2020, Kaltura is the University’s official video repository tool. Although Ensemble will continue to be available through the Spring 2021 semester, any new content should be created in Kaltura.
Ensemble media owners are encouraged to transfer their content to Kaltura. Detailed instructions are available on the Transferring Ensemble Media to Kaltura.
Ensemble Decommission Details
ITS has created a timeline of events and outlines each item and any supporting documents.
Date | Action | Details |
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| Ensemble User Access Change | Changing user access from Collaborator to Editor. This will remove the ability to add content to Ensemble Video and leaves the ability to manage existing content. For more details: ITSCM-4005 |
| Add a Banner to the Ensemble System | Add a banner to the top of the Ensemble system to remind users that the system is being decommissioned. |
| Restrict User Access | Changing user access and restricting access to all the users that are currently set in an Editor role. At this time, most users will not have access to the Ensemble system. |
Date | Action | Details |
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5/16/2022 | Wowza Service shutdown | Shutting down Wowza service to prevent streaming from Ensemble and direct inquiries about moving to Kaltura |
7/15/2022 | Server shutdown - PROD, Wowza, and SQL - ITSCM-4460 | Shutdown of Ensemble webserver and database server along with Wowza server. |
Final decommission (removal and deletion of content) of servers will be 7/15/2023. At that point there is no ability to recover content from Ensemble.