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Infrastructure for New Informatics Forum

Project ID: 
25
Current stage: 
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What: 

Description:

This project encompasses all the Infrastructure Unit activities relating to the new Informatics Forum, including:

  • Design of our network within the building, and its interfaces to outside.
  • Specification of those network components which are to be installed by the contractor.
  • Specification and procurement of those network components which are to be installed by us.
  • Configuration of the network switches, coordinating with people moving in.
  • Meetings with contractors and others, as required.
  • Training, as required.
  • Documentation, as required.
  • Firewalling.
  • Routing.
  • Wireless coverage, and related issues.

Some areas have been spun out as separate projects:

Deliverables: A working new Informatics Forum building (including but not limited to
the networking)!

Why: 

Customer: Everyone.

Case statement: Informatics will move into the new Forum building some time this year. We have to ensure that our requirements are met, and that we are ready for the move.

When: 

Status:

Ongoing.

The project's working documentation can be found here.

There is a discussion of the options for wireless networking on the inf-unit network documentation pages.

There are slides available for a presentation on "Lessons Learned" given to the IT Futures group.

Timescales: While it would be possible to phase in some of the management tools afterwards, most of this has to be done in time for the currently-expected Practical Completion date of 30th March 2008.

Priority: Overriding.

Time:

How: 

Proposal:

Resources: Lots of person-hours! About half of the switches have now been delivered; the remainder are pending a choice between 2650 and 2610-48.

Plan:

Other: 

Dependencies: There appear to be no external dependencies at present.

Risks:

Milestones

Proposed date Achieved date Name Description
2008-06-16 2008-03-30 forumPractComp Practical completion has slipped. This date is a best-guess as to the likely completion schedule.
2008-08-12 2008-08-11 SRplan Plan the layout of the server room
2008-11-14 2008-11-16 Weval Evaluate wireless coverage
2008-12-12 2009-01-14 Wchoose Somehow decide which wireless system to install
2009-05-13 2009-04-30 Winstall Install (outsourced to IS) wireless APs
2009-06-12 2009-06-12 inSpacePC inSpace practical completion
2009-09-04 2009-09-30 NUT Have nut poll the UPSes, and set up master/slave infrastructure.