{"id":12969,"date":"2022-10-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/?p=12969"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:07:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T08:07:31","slug":"neues-zu-server-storage-und-serverhosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/2022\/10\/24\/neues-zu-server-storage-und-serverhosting\/","title":{"rendered":"News From the Areas of Servers, Storage and Server Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_12969 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_12969')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_12969').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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Since December 1,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX249067414\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX249067414\">2021, there are new framework agreements for the procurement of servers and SAN storage systems. In the Virtual Server Hosting section, we have updated information on the infrastructure, the updated VM limits of Virtual Server Hosting as well as new processes for ordering VMs. Stay tuned to learn more about virtual machines and resources at RWTH Aachen University.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">Framework\u00a0Agreements for\u00a0Servers and\u00a0Storage at RWTH Aachen University\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0SuB\u00a0department supports the service,\u00a0research\u00a0and teaching areas by operating central hardware and software systems.\u00a0In order to\u00a0secure the IT infrastructure of RWTH Aachen University, the department makes a significant contribution to software and hardware procurement. For this purpose, tenders for framework contracts with high requirements\u00a0have to\u00a0be designed.<\/p>\n<p>Since\u00a0December\u00a01,\u00a02021, there have been new framework contracts for the procurement of servers as well as SAN storage systems. The framework agreements were put out to tender under the consortium leadership of RWTH Aachen University with the participation of several universities in the state of NRW.<\/p>\n<p>Two new framework agreements with the following lots are currently available for procurement:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>standard x86-64 rack servers<\/li>\n<li>special x86-64 rack servers<\/li>\n<li>entry and midrange all flash SAN storage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The contracts can be used to procure servers from the manufacturer Dell Technologies and SAN storage from the manufacturer Huawei Technologies via call orders. The framework agreements were concluded with\u00a0Bechtle\u00a0GmbH for the Dell rack servers and with\u00a0Itiso\u00a0GmbH for SAN storage from Huawei. All three framework agreements run until November 2023, with the option of two 12-month extensions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">Renewal of\u00a0Virtual\u00a0Server\u00a0Hosting\u00a0Infrastructure\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The IT\u00a0Center\u00a0offers the operation of virtual machines (virtual server hosting) for rent and takes over both the setup, maintenance as well as ensuring the availability of a virtual hardware resource. Changes have also been made in this area: The infrastructure of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.itc.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/service\/1hv89j852yfjl\/\">virtual server\u00a0hosting<\/a>\u00a0has been fundamentally renewed.<\/p>\n<p>The current infrastructure is based on the following technologies, among others:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake CPUs<\/li>\n<li>2x 25Gb\/s Ethernet per hypervisor host<\/li>\n<li>All Flash SAN storage with 2x 32Gb\/s FC per hypervisor host.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The renewal of the infrastructure made it possible to increase the &#8220;VM Limits&#8221; for the Virtual Server Hosting service, which means that larger capacities of virtual machines can now be booked:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>28 vCPU cores (instead of 14)<\/li>\n<li>128 GB\u00a0vRAM\u00a0(instead of 64)<\/li>\n<li>4 TB\u00a0vSSD\u00a0(instead of 2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00549f;\">VMs\u00a0Order\u00a0and Cooperate\u00a0Made\u00a0Easy\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Virtual machines can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.itc.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/service\/1hv89j852yfjl\/article\/739170ebc67a4ea5850f8ffa141a291c\/\">ordered<\/a> and managed independently by employees of RWTH Aachen University through the self-service of virtual resources (SeviRe). Employees can authenticate and log in to\u00a0SeviRe\u00a0via RWTH Single Sign-On via Shibboleth. <span class=\"TextRun SCX141343059\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX141343059\">Since 2020, the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCX141343059\" href=\"https:\/\/sevire.rwth-aachen.de\/en\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCX141343059\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX141343059\">SeviRe<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCX141343059\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX141343059\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCX141343059\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX141343059\">porta<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCX141343059\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX141343059\">l has enabled the ordering of virtual resources. This requires a unique sign, the PSP element, which references an account of an organization at RWTH Aachen University. The portal also provides an overview of existing VMs as well as corresponding order confirmations\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX141343059\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX141343059\">and also<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX141343059\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX141343059\">\u00a0digitally represents various change processes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now there are improvements for the self-service of virtual resources (SeviRe) for handling billing-relevant data with relevance for\u00a0cooperations\u00a0within RWTH. For example, a virtual machine can now be ordered by a member of institution A for institution A, specifying a PSP element of institution B and a holder of the role &#8220;Order IT&#8221; for institution B. The\u00a0SeviRe\u00a0ordering process then automatically takes care of obtaining the necessary authorizations from the participating facilities A and B. Thus, a VM order can be placed by one facility and payment made by another.<\/p>\n<p>The also new possibility in\u00a0SeviRe\u00a0to change a WBS element for existing VMs follows analogously to the specification of the PSP element for VM ordering, with the same cooperation possibilities of RWTH institutions. It is available in the context of the detailed view of a virtual machine in the\u00a0SeviRe\u00a0portal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Responsible for\u00a0the content of this article are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itc.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/IT-Center\/IT-Center\/Team\/~epvp\/Mitarbeiter-CAMPUS-\/?gguid=0xCEBA260FD5AB124D808C372CCB23E8F2&amp;allou=1&amp;lidx=1\">Lina-Louise Kaulbach<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itc.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/IT-Center\/IT-Center\/Team\/~epvp\/Mitarbeiter-CAMPUS-\/?gguid=0x7BE435D81E47C74E9AE68D003C11A1AA&amp;allou=1&amp;lidx=1\">Markus Steinberger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3675,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"c2c_always_allow_admin_comments":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[306,312,315],"tags":[548,685,686,682,517,681,47,35,665,684,428,683],"class_list":["post-12969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ankuendigungen","category-insight-it-center","category-services-support","tag-infrastruktur","tag-portal","tag-psp-element","tag-rahmenvertraege","tag-server","tag-serverhosting","tag-sevire","tag-storage","tag-systeme-und-betrieb","tag-virtuelle-maschine","tag-virtuelle-ressourcen","tag-vm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3675"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12969"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15458,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12969\/revisions\/15458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/itc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}