How to view a ProjectAaron Street

What this all about

The Project»Started working at Pirbright

in 2012»One of the tasks discussed

during the interview was to “Design, source and install the network in to a unique world leading high containment laboratory.

»Building was near to practical completion.

What is next?

»So some questions ran through my mind. »How much have money have I got…»what's/Who does it need to support»when, how, what….. »What to do!»hold on, the success of this building will come down

to me.. I better get it right!

So what’s my budget?

Find out what is really needed.

»Requirements are never 100% accurate.»Assume things will change. »Minimal, Expected, Max and probabilities

»Ask questions and talk to users

»Understand what the users will be doing.

Set out requirements»Needed

› 150 users› 20 voice calls› 5 Video calls› No large data

streams› Minimal

resilience. › Limited Features› Management

over heads› Non Flexible

»Wanted› 300 user› 50 concurrent calls› 30 video calls› Large data streams› Features › High resilience› Flexible / Growth › Easy management

»Great to have» Not a money is no

object» 500 users (max

building holds)» 50% of users video

calls» Multiply data

transfers» No single point of

failure» Intelligent

management» Cloud integration» etc.

Working with external support.

»You will probable require there services.»Support companies like to apply generic solutions.»Question there ideas!»Work on the design for a solution that meets the

wanted requirements.»Get a ball part quote»Extend to the “minimal” and “great to have”

requirements. »Note down what each solution is missing!

Some of the iterations of solutions I went through.

West Wing2 X 48 port 3850s

Energy Center(2960C 12 port)

MODECONSOLE

1 2

SYST

STAT

DPLXSPD

Catalyst 2960 -C Series LL

1 3 5 7

2 4 6 8

East Wing2 X 48 port 3850s

North Wing2 X 48 port 3850s

ASH 6506 DP1 6506

DP1 Computing Room 2 X WS-C4500X-16SFP+

DP1 Wired Network Proposal Option A

Kit List

10 X WSC-3850-48p10 X C3850-NM-2-10G

2 X WS-C4500X-16SFP+

2 X WS-X6908-10G-2T (with DFC4)

1 X 2960C-12PC-L

SFP modules

NETWO RK M ODULE C 3850- NM -2 - 10 G

G1 G2 G3 TE 3 G4 TE 3

NETWO RK M ODULE C 3850- NM -2 - 10 G

G1 G2 G3 TE 3 G4 TE 3

NETW ORK MODULE C3850 -NM - 2-10G

G 1 G2 G3 TE3 G4 TE3

NETW ORK MODULE C3850 -NM - 2-10G

G 1 G2 G3 TE3 G4 TE3

Catalyst 3850 48

25 X 36 X37X 48X01X 12X13 X 24 X

C O N SO LE

M O D E

S Y S T AC T V X P S S -PW R

S TA T D U PL X S P E ED S TA C K

Catalyst 3850 48

25 X 36 X37X 48X01X 12X13 X 24 X

C O N SO LE

M O D E

S Y S T AC T V X P S S -PW R

S TA T D U PL X S P E ED S TA C K

NETWO RK M ODULE C 3850-NM -2 - 10G

G1 G2 G3 TE 3 G4 TE 3

NETWO RK M ODULE C 3850-NM -2 - 10G

G1 G2 G3 TE 3 G4 TE 3

Catalyst 3850 48

25X 36X37 X 48 X01X 12X13X 24X

C O N S O LE

M O D E SY S T A CT V X P S S-P WR

ST A T D U P LX SP E E D ST A C K

Catalyst 3850 48

25X 36X37 X 48 X01X 12X13X 24X

C O N S O LE

M O D E

SY S T A CT V X P S S-P WR

ST A T D U P LX SP E E D ST A C K

NETW ORK MODULE C3850- NM- 2- 10G

G1 G2 G 3 TE3 G4 TE3

NETW ORK MODULE C3850- NM- 2- 10G

G1 G2 G 3 TE3 G4 TE3

Catalyst 3850 48

25X 36 X37X 48X01 X 12X13 X 24X

CO NS O L E

M O D E

S YS T A C TV X PS S- P WR

ST A T D UP L X S P EE D S TA CK

Catalyst 3850 48

25X 36 X37X 48X01 X 12X13 X 24X

CO NS O L E

M O D E

S YS T A C TV X PS S- P WR

ST A T D UP L X S P EE D S TA CK

NETW ORK MODU LE C38 50 - NM- 2-10G

G1 G2 G3 TE3 G4 TE3

NETW ORK MODU LE C38 50 - NM- 2-10G

G1 G2 G3 TE3 G4 TE3

USBFANPS2PS1STATUSUID1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Catalyst 4500 X Series

USBFANPS2PS1STATUSUID1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Cata lyst 4500X Series

All uplinks to access running at 1Gig but upgradable to 10G with

module change

10Gig uplinks to core

West Wing2 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

Energy Center(2960C 12 port)

Catalyst 2960-S Se ri es PoE+ 10GMGMTB

ASET

CON SOLE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23 X

24 X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

PoES TCKS PEDD PL XS TA TM STRRPS

S YS T

M ODE

1X

2X

11X

12XPOWE R O V E R ETHE R NET 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se ri es PoE+ 10GMGM

TBASET

CON SOLE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23 X

24 X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

PoES TCKS PEDD PL XS TA TM STRRPS

S YS T

M ODE

1X

2X

11X

12XPOWE R O V E R ETHE R NET 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Seri es PoE + 10GMGMT

BASET

CO NSOLE

37 X

38 X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoESTCKSPEDDPLXST A T

MST RRPS

SY S T

M OD E

1X

2X

11X

12XPOWE R O V ER ET HE RNE T 74 0 W 1 2SF P+

Cat alyst 2960-S Se ri es PoE+ 10GMGMT

BASET

CONS OLE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

PoESTCKSPEDDPLXSTAT

M S TRRPSSYST

M OD E

1 X

2 X

11 X

12 X

POWE R OV E R ET HE RNE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se ries PoE+ 10GMGMT

BASET

CONSO LE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35 X

36 X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

PoEST C KSP E DDP L XST AT

MSTRRP S

SY ST

M ODE

1X

2X

11X

12X

PO WE R O V E R ET HER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se ries PoE+ 10GMGMT

BASET

CONSO LE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35 X

36 X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

PoEST C KSP E DDP L XST AT

MSTRRP S

SY ST

M ODE

1X

2X

11X

12XPO WE R O V E R ET HER NE T 740 W

1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se rie s PoE+ 10 GMGMTBAS

ET

CON SOLE

37 X

38 X

47 X

48 X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoESTC KSPE DDPL XSTA TMST RRPS

SYS T

MO DE

1X

2X

11X

12XPO WER O V E R ET HER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

MODECONSOLE

1 2

SYSTSTAT

DPLX

SPD

Catalyst 2960 -C S eries LL

1 3 5 7

2 4 6 8

MO DECat alyst 3750-X Series

BLANKMODULEFN

SYSTCONSOLE XPS STAT SPEED DUPLX

S-PWR MA ST STACK

Catalyst 3750 -X Series

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Catalyst 2960-S Seri es PoE + 10GMGMT

BASET

CONSO LE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35 X

36 X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13 X

14 X

23 X

24 X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Po ESTCKSPEDDPLXSTATMSTRRP S

SYST

M OD E

1X

2X

11X

12XPO WE R O V ER ETH ER NE T 740 W

1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se rie s PoE+ 10GMGMT

BASET

CONS OLE

37X

38X

47 X

48 X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35 X

36 X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoES TC KS PE DD PL XS TAT

MSTRRPS

S YST

M ODE

1X

2X

11 X

12 XPO WER O VE R ET HE R NE T 740 W

1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se ri es PoE + 10GMG

MTBASET

CONSOL E

37 X

38 X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

P oESTCKSPEDDPLXSTATMSTR

R PSSYST

MO DE

1X

2X

11X

12XPO WER O V E R ET HER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

MOD ECat alys t 3750 -X Series

BLANKMODULEFN

SYSTCONSOLE XPS STAT SPEED DUPLX

S-PWR M AST STACK

Catalyst 3750-X Series

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

East Wing2 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

North Wing2 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

ASH 6506 DP1 6506

DP1 Computing Room (2 X WS-C3750X-12S-S)With 4/2 10gig uplinks running IP BAse

DP1 Wired Network Proposal Option B

Kit List

10 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

2 X WS-C3750X-12S-S2 X C3KX-NM-10G

2 X WS-X6908-10G-2T (with DFC4)

1 X 2960C-12PC-L

SFP modules

All uplinks to access running at 1Gig

10Gig uplinks to core

Energy Center(2960C 12 port)

ASH 6506 DP1 6506

DP1 Wired Network Proposal Option D

Kit List

10 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

2 X WS-X6816-10G-2T (with DFC4)

1 X 2960C-12PC-L

SFP modules

West Wing2 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

Catalyst 2960-S Seri es PoE+ 10GMGMTBASET

CON SOLE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 3 0 31 32 33 34 35 3 6

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 2 2 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoESTCKSPEDDPLX

STA TMS TR

RPSSY ST

MOD E

1X

2X

11 X

12 XPO WER O V E R ET HER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Seri es PoE+ 10GMGMTBASET

CON SOLE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 3 0 31 32 33 34 35 3 6

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 2 2 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoESTCKSPEDDPLX

STA TMS TR

RPSSY ST

MOD E

1X

2X

11 X

12 XPO WER O V E R ET HER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Seri es PoE + 10 GMGMTBASET

CON SOLE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 3 8 39 40 41 42 43 4 4 45 4 6 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 3 0 31 32 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 2 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoESTCKSPEDDPLXSTATMS T RRPS

SYST

MO DE

1X

2X

11 X

12 XPOW ER O V ER ET HE R NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se ri es PoE+ 10 GMGM

TBASET

CO NSOLE

37X

38X

47 X

48 X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 4 4 45 46 47 4 8

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 2 6 27 28 29 30 31 3 2 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 2 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

Po ESTC KSPE DDPL XSTAT

MST RRP S

SYST

MO DE

1X

2X

11X

12XPOW ER O VE R ET H ER NE T 740 W

1 2SFP+

Catalyst 2960-S S erie s PoE+ 10GMGM

TBA

SET

CONS OLE

37 X

38 X

47 X

48 X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35X

36X

25 26 27 2 8 29 30 31 3 2 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23 X

24 X

13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoEST C KSP E DDP L XST A TMS T R

RPSSY S T

M OD E

1X

2X

11X

12XP OW ER OV E R ET HE RNE T 740 W

1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S S erie s PoE+ 10GMGM T

BA

SET

CONS OLE

37 X

38 X

47 X

48 X

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25 X

26 X

35X

36X

25 26 27 2 8 29 30 31 3 2 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23 X

24 X

13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoEST C KSP E DDP L XST A TMS T R

RPSSY S T

M OD E

1X

2X

11X

12XP OW ER OV E R ET HE RNE T 740 W

1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Seri es PoE+ 10 GMGMT

BASET

CON SOLE

37 X

38 X

47X

48X

37 3 8 39 40 41 42 43 4 4 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 3 6

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 1 4 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

P oESTC KSPE DDPL XSTAT

MS T RR P S

SYST

MO DE

1X

2X

11X

12XP OWER O VE R ET HER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Seri es PoE+ 10 GMGMTBAS

ET

CON SOLE

37X

38X

47X

48X

37 3 8 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 3 0 31 32 33 3 4 35 36

13 X

14 X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

PoEST CKSP EDDP LXST ATMS TRRPS

SY ST

M OD E

1X

2X

11 X

12 X

PO WER O VER ET HER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se ri es PoE+ 10 GMGMTBASET

CONSO LE

37X

38X

47 X

48 X

37 38 39 4 0 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 4 8

25X

26X

35X

36X

25 2 6 27 28 29 30 31 3 2 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 16 17 1 8 19 20 21 22 23 241 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12

PoESTC KSPE DDPL XSTA TMS TR

RPSSYS T

M OD E

1X

2X

11X

12XP OWER O V E R E THER NE T 740 W

1 2SFP +

Catalyst 2960-S Se ri es PoE+ 10 GMGMTBASET

CONS OLE

37X

38X

47 X

48 X

37 38 39 4 0 41 42 43 44 45 4 6 47 48

25 X

26 X

35X

36X

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 2 33 34 35 36

13X

14X

23X

24X

13 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 1 2

PoESTC KSPE DDPL XSTA T

MST RRPS

SYS T

MO DE

1X

2X

11X

12XPO WE R O V E R E THER NE T 740 W 1 2SFP +

East Wing2 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

North Wing2 X WS-C2960X-48FPD-L

Fibre Colour Key

MM < 100 MetersSM < 200 MetersSM < 500 MetersSame Rack

MODECONSOLE

1 2

SYSTST AT

DPLX

SPD

Catalyst 2960-C Series LL

1 3 5 7

2 4 6 8

10 G with SR modules

10 G with LR modules

1 Gig with SX modules

Present it

0 20 40 60 80 100 1200

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

Minimal to go live

Recommended Solution, does not how ever

provide full resi-lience

Ideal solution, answering all current user requirements and requests

Features Graphed Against Cost

Features

Cost

£

Rework it and finalise it.

»Learn Skills»Lab it up»When»How»Kit list

Purchasing and deploying the solution.

»Procurement

»Deployment

Handing it over!

Summing up.

»Use your success and failures to do it better next time.

»Good managers accept mistakes, they will happen. don’t try to hide them.

»You job is two fold. ›Design and deploy a technical solution.›Explain you solution to the business.