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ECE ITS manages multiple locations in which client systems can be housed.

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Offerings and Rates

Offering Name

Description

Price

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Server Hosting - Data Center

Rack server hosted in ECE ITS data center

$530.00 / year ($44.17 billed monthly)

Client buys and owns equipment. Server must be procured in partnership with ECE ITS to ensure proper integration into CMU systems. 1 year minimum agreement term.

Server Hosting - Managed Facilities

Rack or tower hosted in managed environment

$420.00 / year ($35.00 billed monthly)

Client buys and owns equipment. Server must be vetted by ECE ITS to ensure proper integration into CMU systems. 1 year minimum agreement term.

Hardware Setup

One-time fee per server for initial setup

$75.00 / server

Includes receipt of server hardware and racking of equipment

Virtual Machine Setup

One-time fee per virtual server instantiation on client hardware hosted in ECE ITS data center

$75.00 / virtual machine

Includes creation of virtual machine within the hypervisor management system operated by ECE ITS

Installation Services

additional hourly fee for non-standard hardware setup

$100.00 / hour

Requires payment for standard hardware setup

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Server Hosting - Data Center

  • Servers housed within the ECE ITS data center are not physically accessible to the owner. ECE ITS staff will receive the equipment either via direct shipping or drop-off to an agreed location.

  • Only standard rackmount form factors will be accepted with the following additional hardware requirements

  • ECE ITS Datacenter provides

    • Monitoring and control of temperature, humidity, moisture

    • Uninterruptable power supply for failover to building diesel generator or graceful shutdown

    • Fire suppression system

    • Access control and video surveillance

    • 10 Gigabit Ethernet to endpoints

    • 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBASE-LR4) uplink from data center to campus backbone network

  • ECE ITS will install a managed operating system or a hypervisor upon which virtual machines will be configured with a managed operating system. See Virtual Machine Setup section for further details.

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Server Hosting - Managed Facilities

See Co-Location Guide for Managed Facilities

ECE ITS does not offer managed operating systems for servers housed in managed facilities.

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Hardware Setup

ECE ITS will physically install servers in a rack or on a shelf using the mounting systems included with the hardware. A compatible mounting system and power cables must be provided by the tenant. All equipment necessary to install a server must be purchased by the tenant. ECE ITS will provide network cables and cable management.

Setup fees are only incurred once per server installation.

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Virtual Machine Setup

For systems capable of running a hypervisor, ECE ITS will configure virtual machines with a managed operating system.

Setup fees are only incurred once per virtual machine.

Applies only to rackmount servers hosted in the ECE ITS data center.

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Installation Services

For systems that require special accommodations or considerations, an hourly fee may apply in addition to the standard setup fees. An estimate will be provided for review prior to billing.

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