Hardware Replacement Roadmap

This is a scratchpad for listing hardware replacement objectives for each school year. Note that server replacements actually mean a shift from primary production servers to secondary production or testing servers. Secondary servers are retired as they fail or are no longer needed. Battery replacement for UPSes is implied unless otherwise indicated. The schedule may be accelerated in the event that donations or grants put newer equipment into production.

Some items are marked "do not accelerate." This means that they shouldn't be moved earlier under normal circumstances since they would end up getting replaced before they were of a decent age. Extraordinary circumstances include expected budget shortfall or nothing else is a higher priority.

Note that this schedule is very likely too optimistic, based on news of continuing budget cuts in upcoming fiscal years.

2009-10

• Continue 5U UPS upgrade
• Replace HP Proliant DL380 G4 servers (fiordland, royal, magellanic) and DL385 G1 server (rockhopper) with 2 new servers (est $7k)

2010-11

• Finish 5U UPS upgrade
• Replace HP Proliant DL385 G2 servers (snares, bottom) with 2 new servers (est $7k)
• Storage overhaul/parts (variable)

2011-12

• Replace backend Sun V245 servers (dulles, seatac) and T5120 servers (ohare, logan) with 2 T4 series servers (est $40k, do not accelerate earlier than Spring 2012)

2012-13

• Replace Sun Ray servers (3+1) with Intel Sandy or Ivy Bridge (do not accelerate earlier than Fall 2011) (est $25k)

2013-14

• Replace/upgrade arcturus