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e-FOR 3 T. Scott Baily CSU. Outline. General information Organizational Structure Connectivity Options Status of Higher Ed MOU Suggestions for Getting Started Ryan Rose will discuss UNC’s experience Questions and comments. What is e-FOR 3 T?. Enterprise Level Disaster Recovery Site

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e-FOR 3 T

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  1. e-FOR3T Scott Baily CSU

  2. Outline • General information • Organizational Structure • Connectivity Options • Status of Higher Ed MOU • Suggestions for Getting Started • Ryan Rose will discuss UNC’s experience • Questions and comments

  3. What is e-FOR3T? • Enterprise Level Disaster Recovery Site • enterprise Facility for Operational Recovery Readiness Response & Transition services • Opened for State Agency Use June, 2006 • Located in SE Denver • 6500 ft2 raised floor; 5600 ft2 office space

  4. e-FOR3T Occupancy • 11 Agencies/Institutions complete • Includes Metro State, UNC, and CU System • 8 Additional Entities in Progress • Includes CSU and CU Health Sciences • At 42% Space Capacity (110 Cabinets installed)

  5. Tier III Data Center • Designed for at least 99.98% availability • Two independent power sources at each cabinet • Parallel, redundant AC systems • All power on UPS, 1 MW diesel generator • Card Key Access • Dual-Interlock Pre-Action Dry Pipe Sprinkler System

  6. What e-FOR3T Provides • Independent power feeds – up to 120 Watts/ft2 • Locking cabinet(s) • Redundant GigE circuits to MNT switch • Shared office space • Limited “remote hands” services • Possibly a 10/100/1000 Switch • All at no charge

  7. What Site Provides • Firewall (mandatory) • Servers, SANs, etc. • Must be new, or certified to be clean and free from contaminants (zinc whiskers, etc.) • Configuration, management, etc. of Equip. • Single Point of Contact • Specifies additional authorized personnel

  8. Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!

  9. Access • Each site issued a few (non-transferable) access cards • Additional cards available for a fee • SPOC or alternate SPOC may phone ahead of time to clear access for others • Not everyone needs an access card

  10. Office Space

  11. Raised Floor Space

  12. Typical Rack Lineup

  13. Organizational Structure • Funded out of the Secretary of State’s Office • $3.5M one-time, $1.7-1.9M recurring • Facility is owned and operated by ViaWest • State Oversight via Governing Board • Executive Steering Committee • Program Resources / User Group • Primary Agency

  14. Executive Steering Committee • Secretary of State CIO (Trevor Timmons) • State CIO (Michael Locatis) • CIO Forum Delegate • Two Advisory Members • Provides strategic direction, application review and approval, etc. • Meets Quarterly

  15. User Group • Meets bi-monthly • E-FOR3T staff responsible for agenda and speakers • Industry best practices and recommendations typical topics • Open to current and potential members • Includes homemade cheesecake!

  16. Primary Agency • Secretary of State (Mike Coffman) • Secretary of State CIO (Trevor Timmons) • E-FOR3T Staff • Budget preparation, submission and execution • Primary operational guidance and direction • Conduit between State Agencies and ViaWest

  17. Connectivity Options • Layer 2 vs. Layer 3 • MNT vs. Leased Circuuits • Layer 2 or 3 via dedicated fiber • Requires build • Possible future option

  18. Connectivity Discussion • FRGP already handles layer 2/3 for interested Higher Ed institutions • Let FRGP manage e-FOR3T connections • Layer 3 much less complex to provision • Saves equipment costs • The simple, cost effective way to get started is to just route e-FOR3T traffic over existing infrastructure

  19. Higher Ed MOU • Amended and Restated (replaces original) • Gratitude and Praise to Burns, Timmons, Champion, Armbruster, and support staff • Between The Institution, DHE, DoS • e-FOR3T, Vendor, Agency responsibilities • Defines SW & HW standards • Defines services provided & by whom • Defines documents comprising entire doc.

  20. Higher Ed MOU (cont’d) • Specifies one Higher Ed representative on Governance Committee (Jason Armbruster, CU System) • Terms and Conditions • Problem Escalation • Signature Blocks

  21. How to Get Started • Execute the new MOU • Return MOU to e-FOR3T Manager • Work with ViaWest to complete Order Package and Colocation Agreement • Complete Network Install Form • Number of public/private addresses needed • Layer 2 or ATM requirements

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