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Case Study : Remote Systems Administration | |||
Backup and SAN | |||
HP 9000 High Availability |
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Intel High Availability |
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Remote Systems Administration |
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End-End | |||
The Requirement One of our clients found themselves in just this situation. The old system was no longer supported by HP and starting to cost more to maintain than it would to purchase a new server. From a cost perspective server replacement was justified, however the new server also required a new release of the HP-UX operating system and the only member of staff that knew anything about the existing environment had long since left the company. The Solution Preferred spent time on-site getting to know the business implications of the upgrade, formulating a detailed implementation plan, ensuring the new server was installed and configured without serious disruption and little impact on day-to-day business operations. The new system was now installed successfully but our client still had to address the issue of how to manage the new system. As Preferred performed the implementation, knew both HP systems and how the company operated we offered to administer the system for them. We installed scripts that collected relevant information from the system on a daily basis. The output of those scripts was emailed to our office and checked on a daily basis. Any issues were brought to the attention of the client with recommendations on how to address them. Potential problems with hardware and operational procedures have been spotted before they became a business issue. Coupled with regular visits, phone calls and email communication, the client now has a stable and well administered infrastructure without having to invest in a costly full time systems administrator. |
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Preferred Computers & Networks Ltd. |