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One Data Center - Many Places ver 1.0


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Summary: 

Apply new technology and infrastructure best-practices to optimize fault-tolerance of the current ASU data center network.

This is the first of multiple projects to improve the flexibility, resiliency and supportability of the data center network.

Start Date: 
March 27, 2009
Current Milestone: 
AVP Approval.
Stage: 
On hold
People
Sponsor/Champion: 
Adrian Sannier, Vice President and University Technology Officer
Lead Customer: 
Bob Nelson
Project Manager: 
Sharan Johnson
Contact for more information: 
Robert.Belisle@asu.edu
Associate VP University Technology: 
Bob Nelson
University Technology Director: 
Dave McKee
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Source: 
Internal
Priority: 
Medium
Scope: 

The scope of this project include the Ethernet and storage networks in Engineering Center A-wing, B-wing and ISTB1.

All Milestones and Schedule: 
  • Project initiation
  • Develop project plan
  • Audit current network infrastructure and topology
  • Develop and document proposed design
  • Identify cost and funding source
  • Acquire management approval of proposed design
  • Identify staff resources (complete)
    • 2 Network Engineers
    • 1 Edge Network Technician
    • 1 Network Project Coordinator
    • 1 Data Center Operations technician
    • 1 Liaison from Open Systems
  • Purchase active and passive components
  • Develop implementation schedule
  • Lab test design concepts (need detailed steps)
  • Implementation (need detailed steps)
  • Post-implementation review
Deliverables: 

Increased resiliency of the current Data Center Networks.

Risk & Threats: 

Availability of outage windows.

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