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CWS/CMS Application Server Refresh Project Kickoff May 1, 2008. Project Overview. The Application Server Refresh Project consists of two phases: Phase I: (Completed) Review of the server architecture of each county regarding server requirements. Procurement of servers. (Completed)
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CWS/CMS Application Server Refresh Project Kickoff May 1, 2008
Project Overview The Application Server Refresh Project consists of two phases: Phase I: (Completed) Review of the server architecture of each county regarding server requirements. Procurement of servers. (Completed) Phase II: (Draft-May thru December 2008) Decommission all existing county application servers and replace them with new Dell 2900/2950 servers. Please note: This is not a “one for one” replacement of existing servers due to: • Coexistent counties, if not done so already, will take over responsibilities that project servers once provided; and • New server hardware is more powerful than current production hardware.
Scope of the Server Refresh Project Start Date: May 1, 2008 (Pilot) End Date: December 31, 2008 (full project completed) Server Refresh Project consist of: • Install new application servers in the counties. • Decommission old application servers. • Provide project management, customer service, and assistance to counties
Install Application Servers in All Counties • Includes building, configuration, and installation of new servers. • During migration, services will be unavailable to users (approximately 4 hours). • For dedicated counties, workstations may need to be restarted several times during the migration and/or the day after migration (additional instructions, impact documentation, and FAQ’s will be provided) • For dedicated counties, workstations and laptops must be left onsite and powered on the night prior to migration. • Manually mapped shares and printers will have to be remapped manually. • Users may experience a delay in the initial authentication to the new domain. • Users must allow all login scripts to run. • Users should first contact on-site support staff should they have migration issues. If support staff is no longer on-site, the users should open Help Desk tickets. • Users should not try to fix problems themselves but go through the normal process (Boulder Help Desk).
Decommission Old Application Servers • Some servers early in rollout process will be diverted for spare parts for hardware maintenance. • Servers will need to be disposed; Project Office will work with counties. • Decommission may not occur immediately following the installation of the new servers if there are problems or users need a longer period of time to migrate. Please Note: • The state has initiated the procurement for the servers so all new sites that were known are included. However, if a county opens a new site now that requires a new server, they may use one of the old surplus servers until the county can purchase a new one. • We do not have any spare servers at this time but may have a few at the end of the rollout. Those servers will be made available on a “first come” basis.
County Readiness / Reminders • Please contact Dare-a Spiegle or Darlessia Worthen ASAP if your shipping address or contact information has changed. • Look at all internal projects that may pertain to migration date and inform Project Office ASAP. These include network changes, new sites, etc… • If the level of MAC activity is a problem for server refresh, the project may impose a “MAC freeze” except for serious emergency changes. Dedicated to Co-existent counties: • Process must be completed ASAP (San Francisco and Placer). • Counties cannot change from Dedicated to Co-existent until Server Refresh is complete. • Counties that are in progress of changing from Token Ring to Ethernet must be completed ASAP (Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo). • Co-existent counties must move off of Project-managed services such as: • Print Services • Domain Membership • Software Distribution • Anti-virus • Counties that need to move completely off prior to server refresh services include: • Alameda – in process • Los Angeles – in process • Merced – to be completed by June 2008 • San Mateo – in process • Orange County – in process
Server Refresh Project Communication • Link to Server Refresh page: http://www.hwcws.cahwnet.gov/Projects/SerTechRef/ • Bulletins • Frequently asked Questions (FAQs) • System Support Consultants SSCs)
Server Refresh Project Team • Dare-a Spiegle – Project Lead dare-a.spiegle@osi.ca.gov (916) 263-1108 • Darlessia Worthen – SSC Communication Lead darlessia.worthen@osi.ca.gov (916) 263-0331 • Amy Hurt – IBM Technical Support Manager • IBM Field Technicians • Southern CA: Don Madigan and Bill McCracken • Northern CA: Peter Grenier and New Contractor TBD • Boulder Team (Help Desk) (800) 428-8268