Infrastructure and Technology at CMU

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Working closely with other campus groups, Information Technology keeps Central Michigan University running smoothly.

IT configures applications, provides program enhancements and interfaces, implements new features and forms, designs end-user programs, and, in some cases, provides Training for the following specialized campus resources:

	Servers
	Shared Storage Devices
	Machine Room Power
	Telemanagement System
	Network
	Email and Calendar
	IT Committees

Servers

Hardware
The main machine room contains approximately 120 rack-mounted servers. The majority of these are Pentium Xeon based machines that run Windows 2003 Server. IT also supports various UNIX platforms and applications. Primary Hardware vendors include Apple, HP, IBM.

Software
The primary server operating systems and support programs are:

Windows 2003
Linux
Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2 Database Management Systems
AIX

The primary server applications are:

Payroll/Personnel System (SAP)
Financial Accounting System (SAP)
Workforce Management (Timelink)
Tivoli Storage Manager
eSupport Essentials
Systems Management Server
Web services

Shared Storage Devices

Direct Access Storage
CMU has both an IBM 8100 and an IBM 4800 Enterprise Storage System with a combined storage capacity of 19 Tb. Additionally, IT maintains an Apple XSan supporting another 30 TB of raw storage

Tape Storage
CMU has two IBM 3583 robotic tape units, each with four LTO III tape drives, and slots for 72 tapes each. The tape drives are managed by two TSM servers.

Machine Room Power
Machine room power is provided by a Liebert 150KVA UPS. In the event of an external power failure, all equipment within the machine room will continue to operate on battery power for a minimum of two hours. A diesel generator activates automatically to recharge the batteries, providing continuous power until external power has been restored.

Telemanagement System
This is a client/server application running under AIX on RISC/6000 from Professional Computing Resources Incorporated. It covers:

Telephone Directory
Trouble Ticket
Service Order
Billing
Cable Inventory
Station Maintenance

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IT Committees

The Distributed Computing Advisory Committee (DCAC) is composed of technology coordinators from individual colleges and administrative units, who are frontline support group personnel critical to keeping the colleges and administrative units functioning.