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Smarter, Greener Learning

Colchester Sixth Form College. Smarter, Greener Learning. College Background. 3000 students Mainly Full Time A Level 200 IB students Last inspection October 2007 1000 PCs/Laptops 60+ servers. Green Developments – Mid-Site. Building opened August 2008 Rain water collection

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Smarter, Greener Learning

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  1. Colchester Sixth Form College Smarter, Greener Learning

  2. College Background • 3000 students • Mainly Full Time A Level • 200 IB students • Last inspection October 2007 • 1000 PCs/Laptops • 60+ servers

  3. Green Developments – Mid-Site • Building opened August 2008 • Rain water collection • Solar panels

  4. IT Issues - PCs • Wide range of PCs – Suppliers/models • Maintenance/support issues • Software installation issues • Requests for variety of software • Hardware support • Needed to rationalise/simplify

  5. PC’s - Solutions • Standardisation on one type of PC • Minimum specification in accordance with ILT Strategy • Looked at several suppliers – Dell, RM etc. • Decided on the RM EcoQuiet • Education based company • Good track record with the College • Good case design • Used common motherboard in a variety of cases • Chose against DVD/Floppy but can use USB based if required

  6. RM One EcoQuiet • All in one box to make installation easier • Green features • Based on low power motherboards (laptops) • Environmentally friendly designed case • Removable monitor (though the base cannot be purchased without the monitor) • Glass screen • Graffiti proof case • Carry handle • Awards

  7. RM One – Power comparison

  8. Energy Saving – RM EcoQuiet Series

  9. IT Issues - Servers • Increasing demand for servers • Fault tolerance • Moodle • Multiple types/suppliers • Replacement costs • Manage of support • Space issues • Air conditioning • Noise • Installation / repair problems • UPS costs • Backups – lots of tapes

  10. Road to virtualisation • Trial of MS Virtual Server 2005 • Trial of VMWare • Virtualisation of Library/Personnel/Finance systems • Move to ESX with greater fault tolerance and OpenFiler SAN • Increased servers • Move to EMC Clarrion SAN

  11. Server Allocation • Original • 42 servers • End of year • 6 ESX Servers (running 60+ virtual servers) • SAN • 2 ‘Remote’ access servers

  12. Benefits of Virtualisation • Fewer physical servers • Less power consumption • Lower maintenance/replacement costs • More space • Easier to add systems • Quick to set up a virtual server to install/test • Increased reliability • Less physical servers to go wrong • If issue occurs then can move the virtual servers easily (VMotion) • Easier to upgrade servers • Add to farm, move virtual servers, remove old server

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