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Archive for March, 2007

March, 2007 WINS

 

  • Operational:
    • DST Patches
      • 200+ Servers
      • 30+ Databases
      • Several Applications
    • VUExchange retirement (Be01)
  • Storage:
    • Finalized backup enhancement strategy – EMC Networker upgrade to second storage node.
    • Purchased NDMP for backing up NAS shares
    • Ordered storage to support Owen and Law hosting
    • Training – Evan on Clariion
  • Process Improvement
    • PASC definitions for Storage and Proofpoint
    • Started Virtual Server Build Process Improvement effort.
  • Server:
    • ND&E syslog server deployed
    • Replacement dbdev-1 built
    • Added RHEL 5 to RHN
    • Began snapshot management for the virtual infrastructure

       

  • Website Migrations to new architecture
    • PAVE (converted to SSL site)
    • PlantOps
    • Summer Sessions
    • Master of Liberal Arts and Science
    • Womens Studies
    • Registrar Intranet
    • Middle TN Chapter Society for Neuroscience (migrated to VUMC server)
    • Brain Institute (migrated to VUMC server)

     

  • DNS:
    • Finalized Infoblox setup, received new 1550’s, beginning final test steps
  • ESM
    • IBM “Director” – server built and tested
      • Windows hardware monitoring Pilot underway
      • Linux testing in progress
    • HP Insight Manager – server built, no testing completed at this time
  • Projects:
    • Fax Server project, successfully finished upgrade testing from our current version to the new version, and we’re roughly 90% completed with the requirements doc for IDEV

       

  • Kevin completed 13 evals!
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