Data Center and Network Planning and Services

1. Data Center and Network Planning and Services Mark Redican IET CCFIT Update Feb 13, 2012

2. Faculty/Research Computing Support Services • Windows, Mac, & Unix/Linux Server Administration and consulting • Databases, web services, etc. • Workstation & Mobile Device Support • Desktop/Laptop Management • Software/Hardware Installation • Backup & Data Recovery • Cyber-Safety Evaluation, Compliance & Reporting

3. Faculty/Research Computing Support:When & Where IET Services Make Sense • Identifying effective solutions and quantifying true costs when creating proposals. • Server configuration at the start of a project. • Providing systems administration and desktop support for the duration of projects. • Service Level Agreements for on-going system management and support. • Ad-hoc support can augment departmental or other support resources.

4. Faculty/Research Computing Support:When & Where IET Services Make Sense • Forensics and Malware Removal • Secure PC and Server Configuration • Software & Hardware Installation • Hardware Repair • Laptop Loaner Service • Technical Consulting

5. Infrastructure Computing Services • Co-location Services • Virtual Server Hosting • Network Administration • High speed networking – Optical, 10 Gig Ethernet • Research Network • Firewall & VPN Services • Technical Consulting

6. Infrastructure Computing Services :When & Where IET Services Make Sense • Proper server room space is unavailable or too costly to maintain. • Offload server hardware management. • Development servers or short term computing needs. • Offload firewall and VPN hardware and service management. • Network performance tuning. • Research partnerships • Sanitized network data • Managed access to network infrastructure

7. Data Center Project • Build, buy or lease a permanent data center • Joint facility – UCD and UCDHS • Modern, energy efficient space – 30,000+ sq ft • Build out in phased manner • Supports all flavors of computing resources • Decommission ad hoc server rooms on campus • Consultant hired – recommendations being developed

8. Data Center Expansion to Quest • Provost approved funding for Quest • Quest is a tier III colocation facility at McClellan BP • Interim space until permanent data center on-line • 800 sq ft – 30 racks • 800 sq ft expansion option

9. Data Center Expansion to Quest • Space available at Quest - April 2012 • Expect first compute load May 2012 • May 2012 – June 2013 move DC equipment • Majority moved by January 2013 • Vacated space available for research computing • Project subsidizing co-location costs • January 2013 and on move department equipment

10. Strategy • Virtualize majority of systems (500 pieces of equipment) • Hire 1-2 contract FTE to assist transition • Purchase second SAN • Purchase additional VM blade chassis • Move services at virtual layer

11. Benefits of Strategy • Risk mitigation – VM migrations • Ongoing replication of data between sites • Virtualization good • Cost effective • Reduced footprint • Reduced energy consumption

12. Networking

13. Departmental Co-location • Some space at Quest is identified for departmental co-location • Campus server consolidation efforts • Minimize investments in ad hoc server rooms • Service Consolidation • Server Virtualization • Co-location

14. Costs • Campus is funding most of Quest • No additional costs passed on to clients • Similar costing to existing co-location rates • No co-location fees for research computing • Off site SAN replication will be part of most basic services • Addresses need for reliable facility, additional space and disaster recovery

15. Campus IT Initiatives • Data Center • Centralized Security • Centralized E-mail / Unified Communications • Enterprise Active Directory • Opportunity to restructure the campus network and network management

16. Campus IT Initiatives • Data Center • Joint Data Center w/ UCDHS • Build/Buy/Lease modern facility • Quest, Campus Data Center for interim needs

17. Campus IT Initiatives • Centralized Security • Sustainable funding for existing services • Centrally managed firewalls • Identity and access management • Centralized E-mail / Unified Communications • uConnect/Office 365 • Davismail • Lync/UM

18. Campus IT Initiatives • Enterprise Active Directory • Consolidate DNS, Kerberos, LDAP • Certificate services • Network access control • BigFix • Asset, patch and energy management • Anti-virus management • Sharepoint document management • Business applications (.NET)

19. Example: Dept. VLAN

20. Campus Network Future State

21. Questions • Thank You