SAFARI Montage^® Version 8.10.x

Introduction

This document contains the release notes for SAFARI Montage v8.10. Please note that this version has several server requirements that must be met before updating:

• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v8.5 and earlier utilizing OneRoster CSV imports must migrate the OneRoster import configuration from the previous SIS Import implementation to the new OneRoster implementation prior to updating. A guide for this migration is available here.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v8.2 and earlier require FreeBSD v10.1 or later OS drives.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v7.5 and earlier must ensure SSL is configured to support third party integrations and LTI Consumer Tools use HTTPS when configuring the LTI Launch URL.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v7.2 and earlier will require an intermediate update to SAFARI Montage v7.5.13.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v4.x and earlier will require a new OS drive and may require increased RAM or a new server.

Please contact SAFARI Montage Technical Support (1-800-782-7230) regarding SAFARI Montage v8.10 update options.

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New in 8.10.x

LOR

• Uploaded learning objects now feature Rich Text Formatting for descriptions, including the ability to format text and add hyperlinks

Playlists

• PDFs displayed in playlist Teacher Presentation and Student View now display using a SAFARI Montage native PDF viewer instead of the browser's default PDF viewer to promote consistency and compatibility across devices
• This feature is enabled by default and may be disabled using the Enable JavaScript PDF Viewer setting under Admin > Settings > System
• Playlist items are now numbered in Classic, Teacher Prep, and Student Views

Academic Standards

• The academic standard sets for Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Vermont state standards as well as the Next Generation Science Standards have been updated to include new standards and update existing standards documents

Video Streaming Library

• We have added 685 new videos from premier educational publishers to our K-8 and 9-12 Super Core Content Packages, including titles from A&E, PBS, Dreamscape Media, Janson Media, PBS, PBS News Hour, National Geographic, TMW, and Wonderscape Education
• We have also added over 2,000 new Free and Open Educational Resources in English Language Arts, STEM, Social Science, and more from publishers such as Simon Kids, BookTube Jr., Science Trek, Science Channel, eduPLEX, Alabama Public Television, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Library of Congress, TED-Ed, and more

Web Browser Support

Operating System	Microsoft® Edge®	Chrome®	Apple® Safari®	Firefox™
Microsoft Windows® 10 (Desktop Mode)	109.0 or greater	109.0 or greater	N/A	109.0 or greater
Apple Mac OS® X 11 or greater	109.0 or greater	109.0 or greater	16.0 or greater	109.0 or greater
iOS 16.0	N/A	109.0 or greater	16.0 or greater	N/A
iPad OS 16.0	N/A	109.0 or greater	16.0 or greater	N/A
Android	N/A	109.0 or greater	N/A	N/A

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Network Requirements

• Minimum 100Mbps Full Duplex Wired Ethernet

SAFARI Montage Applications

• SAFARI Montage Chrome Browser Extension
• Version 1.0.9 available in the Chrome Web Store
• More information
• SAFARI Montage iOS App
• The SAFARI Montage server (including any ULB server used for iPad Broadcasting) must be configured with a commercial SSL certificate

Third-Party Applications

Additional software maybe required to create or view certain LOR content.

• VideoLAN (VLC) Media Player
• The Launch URL In VLC setting for SVS streams allows users to launch multicast SVS streams within the VLC Media Player
• Get the latest version of VLC from www.videolan.org
• Software clients for the associated file types
• SMART Notebook^® software / SMART Notebook Interactive Viewer software - .NOTEBOOK / .NBK
• Promethean^® ActivInspire^® / ActiveStudio^® / Flipchart Viewer - .FLIPCHART / .FLP / .AS3A
• Hitachi^® StarBoard^® - .YAR
• eInstruction^® Workspace^™ - .GWB
• Egan^® TeamBoard^® - .TMB
• Mayer-Johnson^® Boardmaker^® - .BM2
• Clear Touch Interactive^® EasiNote^® - .ENB
• Microsoft Office / Office Vewiers - .DOC/.DOCX, .XLS/.XLSX, .PPT/.PPTX
• OpenOffice.org^® - .SDW/.ODT, .SDC/.ODS, .SDD/.ODP, .ODG; .ODF, .SDP
• Apple iWork^® - .PAGES, .NUMBERS, .KEY
• Adobe Acrobat Reader - .PDF
• eBook Reader - .MOBI, .LIT, .EPUB
• Interactive Whiteboard Integration - supported software versions
• SMART Notebook Software / Notebook Interactive Viewer - v 9.5 or greater
• Promethean ActivInspire (v 1.5 or greater) / ActiveStudio (v 2.5 or greater) / Flipchart Viewer
• StarBoard (v 8.11 or greater) / StarBoard LE - Viewer Only (v 3.0 or greater) / StarBoard for OS X (v 9.2 or greater)
• eInstruction Workspace for Windows (v 8.90 or greater) / eInstruction Workspace for OS X (v 5.10 or greater)
• Egan TeamBoard Draw v3 or greater
• Mayer-Johnson Boardmaker (v6 or greater) / Boardmaker Studio (v14 or greater)
• Clear Touch Interactive EasiNote v 3.1 or greater
• VivEd 3D Science
• Requires:
• Graphics card support for Web GL 2.0 (OpenGL ES 3.0)
• One of the following web browser types:

• Operating System	Microsoft® Edge®	Chrome®	Apple® Safari®	Firefox™
  Microsoft Windows® 10	109.0 or greater	109.0 or greater	N/A	109.0 or greater
  Apple Mac OS® X 11.0 or greater	109.0 or greater	109.0 or greater	16.0 or greater	109.0 or greater
  Chrome OS	N/A	109.0 or greater	N/A	N/A
  iOS 16.0	N/A	109.0 or greater	16.0 or greater	N/A
  iPad OS 16.0	N/A	109.0 or greater	16.0 or greater	N/A
  Android	N/A	109.0 or greater	N/A	N/A

Special Considerations for your SAFARI Montage Environment

• Interoperability Support
• LTI integrations require that SSL be configured and LTI Consumer Tools must use HTTPS when configuring the LTI Launch URL in version 8.x or later
• SAFARI Montage Endpoints
• SAFARI Montage Endpoints must be configured to use the host name of the SAFARI Montage server in version 8.x or later. Using an IP address in 8.x or later will result in a security error displaying on the Endpoint.
• Lecture Capture and SupeTube
• SupeTube and Lecture Capture recordings do not support ABR conversion. The SAFARI Montage Auto-Converter must be configured to enable "Convert to H.264 MP4s:" if the "Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR)" auto-conversion option is enabled.
• Classroom Media Contollers (CMCs)/KIOSKs
• CMCs and KIOSKs do not support playback of ABR video and require that the SAFARI Montage Auto-Converter be configured to enable "Convert to H.264 MP4s:" if the "Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR)" auto-conversion option is enabled and requires SuperSet 37 or earlier content drives for playback of packaged content

Instructions For Updating SAFARI Montage to v8.10.x

Please read these instructions in their entirety before you begin:

• These instructions and all related documents are available online at http://www.safarimontage.com/support
• It is important that you review the SAFARI Montage 8.10.x Release Notes available online, as these may include Known Issues that you should understand before running the upgrade
• Review the SAFARI Montage 8.10.x System Requirements, which include important information that will ensure your environment meets all requirements
• Allow for time to back up your system in your update planning
• No one should use the SAFARI Montage System during the update process, so please perform this update during off-hours
• If monitoring the update from the console, be aware that the system may appear to be inactive at certain times during the upgrade. This does not mean that the upgrade has stopped.
• Review any questions with Technical Support in advance. Please note that SAFARI Montage Technical Support is available Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time and they may be contacted by telephone at 800-782-7230 or online via http://www.safarimontage.com/support

Requirements

• An email from SAFARI Montage containing a link to download the update ISO
• FreeBSD v10.1 or later OS drives

Please note the following version-specific requirements before starting the update process:

• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v8.5 and earlier utilizing OneRoster CSV imports must migrate the OneRoster import configuration from the previous SIS Import implementation to the new OneRoster implementation prior to updating. A guide for this migration is available here.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v8.2 and earlier require FreeBSD v10.1 or later OS drives.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v7.5 and earlier must ensure SSL is configured to support third party integrations and LTI Consumer Tools use HTTPS when configuring the LTI Launch URL.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v7.2 and earlier will require an intermediate update to SAFARI Montage v7.5.13.
• Servers updating from SAFARI Montage v4.x and earlier will require a new OS drive and may require increased RAM or a new server.

WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO APPLY THIS UPDATE IF YOUR SYSTEM DOES NOT MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE UPDATE IN ANY WAY OR POWER OFF THE SERVER AT ANY TIME DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS OR DATABASE OPTIMIZATION. DOING SO WILL RENDER YOUR SERVER INOPERABLE.

Download and Upgrade Instructions:

1. Back up your SAFARI Montage system via the Administration tools:
1. Navigate to Admin > Data Recovery > Backup
2. Perform a full backup:
• Set Type to Data & User Content and select to either keep or overwrite the previous backup
2. Download upgrade media (ISO) using the link provided in the email from SAFARI Montage
3. Upload the ISO file to the SAFARI Montage system via the Administration tools:
1. Navigate to Admin > Tools > Software Update History
2. Click on the Upload an ISO image of the update and install link
3. Browse to the location of the ISO file downloaded in Step 2 and click on Open

The ISO will begin uploading to the server. Once the upload is complete, the upgrade will begin and will take approximately one to two hours, after which the server will reboot.

If you are running WAN Manager with Expansion Server(s):

1. The Expansion Controller must be upgraded first. See Upgrade Instructions above.
2. Once the Expansion Controller has been upgraded, it will automatically push the upgrade to all of the Expansion Servers. The progress of the upgrade can be viewed by navigating to Admin > Expansion Server > Expansion Servers.

If you are running WAN Manager with Remote School Server(s):

1. The WAN Manager Parent server must be upgraded first. See Upgrade Instructions above.
2. Once the upgrade is completed on the WAN Manager Parent server, you will be able to automatically 'push' the upgrade to the Remote School Servers, thereby eliminating the need to upgrade them separately on-site
1. Navigate to Admin > WAN Manager > Remote School Servers
2. Either check 'Remote update all servers', which will update five servers at a time until they have all been upgraded, or select individual servers to be upgraded by checking the box next to the server name.

Total time to upgrade all expansion and/or remote school servers will depend upon the total number of servers and available bandwidth. The upgrade will be downloaded to each remote server, where the upgrade process will run automatically and can take several hours to complete. If 'Remote update all servers' is selected, servers will be processed in groups of five, and upgrades will run concurrently on each group of remote servers.

~ THIS COMPLETES THE SERVER UPDATE PROCESS. PLEASE TEST FROM A CLIENT BROWSER. ~