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What are some features and requirements of the Technology Solutions West Campus Data Center ?
Key features and requirements of the Technology Solutions West Campus Data Center are listed below.
Overview
Technology Solutions’s West Campus Data Center provides a server hosting environment including UPS and Generator backup power. This Technology Solutions controlled space is operated as a university HIPAA covered entity, departmental server resource, in order to provide secure and reliable services for university servers, computing, and data applications.
Technology Solutions’s West Campus Data Center provides a server hosting environment including UPS and Generator backup power. This Technology Solutions controlled space is operated as a university HIPAA covered entity, departmental server resource, in order to provide secure and reliable services for university servers, computing, and data applications.
Features
· Standard 1 GB Ethernet to campus backbone is available
· The Data Center is under video surveillance 24/7
· All locations are secured 24/7
· Access is granted through authorization by contacting Technology Solutions NOC
· Fire suppression and environmental controls
· Technology Solutions will ensure the data center operates within the Industry (ASHRAE) recommend cooling range for data centers
· Technology Solutions will notify tenant of planned maintenance and incidents that may impact co-located equipment
· In case of a planned outage for an infrastructure system (e.g., power outage, UPS testing), each tenant will be contacted in advance
· Change controls and planned outages will occur during the standard change control window
· Infrastructure components and systems are covered under support and maintenance contracts and tested weekly, monthly, bi-annually, or quarterly, depending on component
Requirements
· All authorized tenants and visitors must sign in/out at designated sign in sheet
· Server must meet rack mount specifications
· Contact information for server administrators, departmental personnel, and hardware inventory must be updated / kept current at all times