Edgar's+Proposal

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 * **Edgar Chavez **
 * 05/28/2009 ** ||
 * **Hybrid Computing **
 * **Hybrid Computing **

**Table of Contents** [|Executive Summary. 1] [|Hardware. 2] [|Software. 3] [|Budget 4]

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 In today’s learning environments the need for accessible and reliable network, storage and workstation efficiency is constantly becoming an issue students and faculty face every day. In order for students to learn and become proficient in new hardware and software developments they must be exposed to current, emerging, and future computing technologies that are being used today. This proposal is for the large investment in a virtualized data center with thin and full client integration network and that will benefit the following areas of student learning: Investing in these types of different technologies will allow students to interact with several technologies and the use of those technologies to increase their skills and computer literacy. By understanding the core functions of the technology in place and the use for it, students will not only comprehend the immediate scope but at the same time witness the larger reason for use of technology at school. This proposal focuses on the initial development of the core services and hardware required for the integration of technology into everyday tasks and curriculum.  This proposal is designed to outline the necessary hardware and software for the development of a next generation virtualized data center relying on virtualization technologies and integrating a full and thin client network. This initial configuration will allow for a robust network infrastructure capable of supporting end user mobility to the highest capacity, data storage and recovery, heavy end-user traffic, and while at the same time be energy efficient and scalable for future growth. The following pages outline the hardware and software with a rational for each section.  An itemized budget is also available at the end of this proposal with specific details on hardware. ==
 * Improved student participation
 * Exposure to different end user technologies
 * Technology focused curriculum
 * Technology integration within the classroom


 * Item: **HP Proliant DL360 G6
 * Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This server will be the failover for the primary domain controller and other critical servers on the network. This unit will incorporate virtual server technologies in order to provide instant failover support in the event of a failure in the primary systems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">$6274.27
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">HP BL680c Dual Quad-Core Xeon
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">These units will incorporate virtualization technology and host a number of servers for student and staff use. These applications range from domain controllers, DNS Server, Web server, Mail servers, thin client servers and application servers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">31,780.32
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Items: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">HP Storage works Modular Smart Array 1000 SAN starter kit G2 (see itemized list for all details)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">By utilizing and deploying a reliable storage and backup solution critical data, databases, and other critical systems will be available for immediate retrieval offering minimal interruptions for users. The storage and backup solution is also scalable to grow along with the future needs of the staff and student data needs.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">$46762.47
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">APC Symmetra PX UPS – 20kW – 20000VA
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rational: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This backup battery is designed to maintain and power all networking and server equipment in the data center to provide up to 3 hours of continuous run-time on the battery backup alone. This will allow all networking equipment to power down safely and permit users to continue working on laptops if the need arises.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">$34,762.87
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">HP thin client t5540
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> 200
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rational: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">These are thin client desktop units designed full client replacement. The units feature the latest in thin client technology. Studentsand staff will be able to perform all their everyday computing functions while at the same time be able to move from station to station without needing to transfer files or profiles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">$69,998
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">HP Mobile thin client 6720t
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">150
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rational: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">These wireless thin client notebooks will offer even higher mobility to staff and students. They will be able to interact, create content, and collaborate with ease and with the added support from the virtualized desktop environment they can access files and content anywhere anytime.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">$104,998.50
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">HP DC7900 desktop
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">60
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rational: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">These full client desktops will offer students and staff the needed full client hardware required to run intensive programs or applications that require full client resources. These units will also provide the familiarity of user profiles and local data storage on the workstation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">$44,288.40
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">HP 6530b laptop
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">150
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rational: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">These full client laptops will provide students and staff additional resources and full client hardware availability in order to run hardware intensive applications. In addition the units will also provide standard full client features including local data storage and user profiles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">$149,623.50

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">VM vSphere Enterprise Plus licenses
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">30
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rational: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">By integrating the latest in Virtual Server and Storage technology students and staff will be able to enjoy extremely high levels of uninterrupted network services. By virtualizing the data center energy costs will be dramatically reduced, zero to none server failures, and server infrastructure can be utilized as a cloud computer network making use all hardware resources to their fullest.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: $ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">104,850.00
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Item: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citrix XenDesktop Platinum License
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quantity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">300
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rational: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">By integrating a Citrix desktop user desktop interface solution staff and students will be able to use the thin clients available. By integrating this thin client solution staff and students will be able to perform their daily tasks and or assignments without the need of being restricted to a single workstation. All data processing, storage and user profiles will be handled by the data center and will benefit users by allowing them to be mobile at all times without hardware restrictions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cost: $ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">118,500.00


 * ** Technology ** || ** Number ** || ** Type ** || ** Vendor ** || ** Cost ** || ** Total Cost ** ||
 * HP Proliant DL370 G6 || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $ 6,274.27 || $6,274.27 ||
 * HP ProLiant BL680c G5 -Dual Quad-Core Xeon E7340 2.4 GHz || 3 || Hardware || CDW-G || $10,593.44 || $31,780.32 ||
 * Electronic HP Care Pack 4-Hour 24x7 Same Day Hardware Support - extended service (for BL680c) || 3 || Hardware || CDW-G || $893.75 || $2,681.25 ||
 * HP Dual Port Enterprise HDD300GB – SAS || 20 || Hardware || CDW-G || $634.40 || $12,688.00 ||
 * HP Blade System c-Class c7000 ROHS Enclosure 3-inch LCD - Three Phase || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $63,295.00 || $63,295.00 ||
 * HP Storage Works SB920c Tape Blade || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $3,299.00 || $3,299.00 ||
 * HP Storage Works Modular Smart Array 1000 SAN Starter G2 Kit || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $10,274.00 || $10,274.00 ||
 * HP Storage Works Modular Smart Array 2212fc Dual Enhanced Controller || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $24,418.76 || $24,418.76 ||
 * HP Dual Port hard drive - 450 GB - SAS || 13 || Hardware || CDW-G || $927.67 || $12,059.71 ||
 * HP Universal Hard Drive hard drive - 300 GB - Ultra320 SCSI || 12 || Hardware || CDW-G || $896.99 || $10,763.88 ||
 * APC AR3157 Enclosure || 2 || Hardware || CDW-G || $1,805.47 || $3,610.94 ||
 * APC Symmetra PX UPS - 20 kW - 20000 VA || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $34,762.87 || $34,762.87 ||
 * APC PDU 208V/208V With MBP || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $13,685.69 || $13,685.69 ||
 * Sonicwall Network security appliance || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $9,994.00 || $9,994.00 ||
 * HP ProCurve Switch 5412zl-96G Intelligent Edge - PoE Switch || 1 || Hardware || CDW-G || $10,655.29 || $10,655.29 ||
 * HP ProCurve 6600-24G-4XG Switch || 4 || Hardware || CDW-G || $6,569.53 || $26,278.12 ||
 * Server 2008 enterprise License || 10 || Software || CDW-G || $256.35 || $2,563.50 ||
 * VM vSphere Enterprise Plus Licenses || 30 || Software || CDW-G || $3,495.00 || $104,850.00 ||
 * Citrix XenDesktop Platinum License || 300 || Software || CDW-G || $395.00 || $118,500.00 ||
 * HP Thin Client t5540 || 200 || Hardware || CDW-G || $349.99 || $69,998.00 ||
 * HP Flat Panel 19’ || 260 || Hardware || CDW-G || $129.99 || $33,797.40 ||
 * HP Keyboard and Mouse || 260 || Hardware || CDW-G || $48.99 || $12,737.40 ||
 * HP Compaq Mobile Thin Client 6720t - Celeron M 423 1.06 GHz - 15" TFT || 150 || Hardware || CDW-G || $699.99 || $104,998.50 ||
 * HP DC7900 desktop 160 GB HDD 1GB RAM Dual Core || 60 || Hardware || CDW-G || $738.14 || $44,288.40 ||
 * HP6530b laptop Intel core duo 250 GB HDD 2GB RAM || 150 || Hardware || CDW-G || $997.49 || $149,623.50 ||
 * HP 6 cell extended battery (laptops) || 300 || Hardware || CDW-G || $120.99 || $36,297.00 ||
 * Bretford Laptop Storage Cart LAP30EBA-GM - notebook storage cart (30x) || 10 || Hardware || CDW-G || $1,576.04 || $15,760.40 ||
 * Windows Vista Business license || 349 || Software || CDW-G || $22.93 || $8,002.57 ||
 * Symantec Endpoint Protection V11 (1yr) || 300 || Software || CDW-G || $8.97 || $2,691.00 ||
 * Symantec Ghost suite V11 (1yr) || 300 || Software || CDW-G || $1.34 || $402.00 ||
 * Microsoft SQL server 2008 || 5 || Software || CDW-G || $216.45 || $1,082.25 ||
 * Microsoft Office Pro 2007 || 300 || Software || CDW-G || $59.84 || $17,952.00 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || ** TOTAL ** || ** $1,000,065.02 ** ||
 * Microsoft SQL server 2008 || 5 || Software || CDW-G || $216.45 || $1,082.25 ||
 * Microsoft Office Pro 2007 || 300 || Software || CDW-G || $59.84 || $17,952.00 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || ** TOTAL ** || ** $1,000,065.02 ** ||