Project Overview

Coordinate all integration activities. Activities included the following:

• DiscoverIT responsible for Temporary Storage located at the Hosting, responsible for the Temporary Colo Staging Space located at the Hosting Facility including the use of twelve 208v 30a circuits.
• Integration of 11 racks of Sun S6000 blades composed of 80 nodes into a 48U APC Rack.
• Integration of 5 Voltaire Switches and one HP GigE switch per rack.
• Label all components with assist tags based upon specifications agreed to with end-customer.
Provide updates to Firmware, Bios, and other software per end-customer’s requirements. [/list_item]
• Infiniband Specialist (IB) to setup IB fabric for each switch within the racks.
• Burn-in of all components and perform checks of key internal components (memory, CPU, etc.)
• Provide Project Management of all SOW activities. Project Manager will coordinate all SOW activities with customer and end-customer.

Components

• 11 Racks – 48U APC 7′
• 33 European PDU’s
• 44 Sun Blade 6000 Chassis
• 176 Chassis Power Cords
• 440 Sun Blade 6000’s
• 880 IB Cards
• 1300+ IB Cables
• 7000+ Labels

Time Line

• 11/16: Initial Requirements Discussions Started
• 12/1: Project Preplanning Activities
• 12/10: Kickoff Meeting
• 12/28: Integration Started
• 12/29: Racks Ready for Shipment
• 12/28: Racks Bolted Down
• 12/30: Customer Demonstrated Use
• 12/31: All Customer Objectives Met