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Hardware Arrives for ERP ProjectCNS Document ID: u030206a
Last Updated: 3/12/03
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Hardware Arrives for ERP ProjectIn late December, NERDC welcomed hardware that will be a part of the UF EnterpriseResource Planning (ERP) project. Two IBM p630 series racks that house 11 servers and oneIBM "Shark" Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) 2105 were delivered and installed. These bothplay a major role in the deployment of UF's ERP system. The p630s act as Web, application,and database servers for the PeopleSoft software which is being used to implement UF's ERPsystem. The Shark disk subsystem will act as the storehouse for the data: student records,financials, and other information that is a part of running UF.
In January, PeopleSoft sent its own employees to do a certified install of the softwarecomponents.
For more information about the ERP, please see http://www.erp.ufl.edu
Two IBM p630 racks and accompanying hardwareawait unpacking in the machine room at NERDC.
IBM Systems Services Representative Neil Chapinpushes along an IBM p630 server rack into the
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machine room.
From left, Iain Moffat, systems program manager inthe Open Systems Group, and Chris Griffin, anengineer from OIT-Net-Services position one of thetwo IBM p630 server racks. This equipment is apart of the PeopleSoft System that's being used forthe UF ERP. The Data Center is housing hardwarefor the ERP.
Mike McKee, left, and Steve Williams, both ofHughes Relocation, uncrate the Shark in theNERDC lobby. The crate includes its own ramp toroll the equipment down.
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Bruce McIntosh examines the Shark once it is inplace in the machine room. The Shark will providevast quantities of data storage that is vital to theERP.
Dan Kelly and Steve Williams, both from HughesRelocation, pull the Shark out of the moving van.The Shark and its packaging weigh about a ton.
NERDC Associate Director Andy Olivenbaum and
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OIT-Net-Services Engineer Bruce McIntosh prop aramp up so that it can bear the weight of the new"Shark" disk subsystem. The Shark, which was soheavy that only one person could accompany it inthe elevator, also had to be pushed up this ramp intothe second-floor machine room.
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