From Textbook To Reality An Implementation Snapshot

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From Textbook To RealityAn Implementation
Snapshot

• R. Craig Andrews
• Programmer/Analyst
• Saint Louis University Department of Internal
  Medicine

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Textbook and Reality

• Local Area Networks by David Stamper
• With respect to LAN installations,
• deviations can have unexpected and undesirable
  consequences (p. 211).
• Dont know what you have till you really get into
  it

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Internal Medicine Information

• 90 physicians providing a full range of specialty
  and subspecialty services
• 70 million dollars of annual clinical revenue
• 17.5 million dollars of annual research revenue

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Prior Hardware

• Three Compaq servers running Novell Netware 5.1
  SP 5 and NDS 7.6
• Server capacities range from 16 Gb to 100 Gb
• Implementations were staggered resulting in
  little separation of function
• One 40/80 Gb DLT tape drive

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Server Purchase Impetus

• Overall free space limitations
• Back-up limitations due to one 40 Gb Tape Drive
• Limited separation of function
• Concern over physical location

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Hardware Purchased

• HP Proliant DL 380 Dual Pentium 2.8 GHz Zeon
  Processors and 2.5 Gb RAM
• 410 Gb Disk Space
• HP MSL 5000 Series 26 160/320 Gb Tape Library
  with 2 SDLT drives
• ARCServe 9.01 with Tape Library Option
• NWAgent and Open File Agent software
• UPS

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Hardware Benefits Back Ups

• With final implementation have capacity to
• Full back-up every Friday
• Incrementals Mon Thurs
• Full bi-annual back-ups
• Full monthly back-ups

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Hardware Costs

• Server 4,091
• Hard Drives 5,000
• Tape Library 18,000
• ARCServe 9.01 20,000
• UPS 0
• Rack 5,000
• Licensing ??

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Network Layout
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Deviations

• 1 ½ year to purchase
• Wrong internal network address
• Loading and initializing the ARCServe software
  and related hardware
• Loading if NWAgent caused server to crash

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Accomplishments

• Edits to host files to include new server
• ARCServe and Tape Library Certified
• NWAgent Loaded
• Copied shares to new server
• Edited log-on scripts for groups
• Updated rights for shares in new location

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Remaining Challenges

• Copy user directories
• Finalize automated back-up process
• Complete moves to facilitate separation of
  function
• De-activate oldest server

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Credits

• Kirk Fortune, LAN Manager, Department of Internal
  Medicine
• Chris Icenhower, Technical Lead, Department of
  Internal Medicine