03-05-2019 SANNew SAN and Backup Software
New SAN and Backup Software
Thomas Fichtner
IT Manager
3/5/2019
What is a SAN?
SAN
SAN = Storage Area Network
A dedicated, more secure, network that connects servers to the hard drive arrays that store data
Currently in Production
Production
Purchased: 2012
98.4 TB ( ≈73% used)
Used for Backup
Purchased: 2005
16.8 TB
Why Replace Existing SAN?
Performance
Near outgrowing capacity (73% assigned)
Public Works, Police, and Community Development
End-of-life: Q1 2015
End-of-support: Q3 2020
Slow backups/recovery
Limited ability to grow new services such as electronic plan review
Security risk; recovering from ransomware
Proposed Purchase
HP Enterprise Nimble HF40 Hybrid SAN
126 TB
*Hybrid SANs utilize traditional hard drives
coupled with new “ultra-fast” flash memory
Why Nimble?
CJIS
Cost-effective solution that balances performance and capacity
Includes features such as “deduplication,” “compression,” “encryption” and “snapshots”
Real-time monitoring included with maintenance
Backup Solution
Veeam Backup and Replication Enterprise Plus
Integrates into the HPE Nimble to recover from “snapshots”
Works with “disk-to-disk” and tape backup
Disaster recovery
Cost
HPE/Nimble SAN and Veeam Backup Software Cost vs Budget
Item
Price
HPE Nimble HF40 126TB w/5 Year Support
$ 133,482.03
Fiber Channel Switch and SFPs
$ 9,512.00
Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise Plus
$ 17,964.00
Sub Total
$ 160,958.03
Tax
$ 16,095.80
Project Grand Total
$ 177,053.83
*All Hardware & Software purchased using the NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement (MNNVP-134), which the State of Washington participates in (#05815-014).
Budget
Project Budget
SAN Replacement - IT Capital Reserves
$ 125,000.00
Backup Software Replacement - IT Capital Reserves
$ 15,000.00
Miscellaneous Hardware Budget - IT Capital Reserves
$ 10,000.00
Miscellaneous Software Budget - IT Operating Budget
$ 4,600.00
Contribution from CD - Automation Fees
$ 7,500.00
Contribution from Police - Operating Budget
$ 7,500.00
Contribution from Public Works/SWM - Operating Budget
$ 7,500.00
Total Budget
$ 177,100.00
Ongoing Costs
Ongoing Costs
Veeam Backup Software Annual Support and Maintenance
$ 6,534.00
*NOTE: this can increase up to 5% each year
Current Backup Software Budget
$ 1,800.00
*NOTE: Additional funding will be absorbed into current IT M&O budget
$ (4,734.00)
Mayor’s Recommendation
“Authorize the purchase of the SAN and Backup Software from TechPower Solutions for a total not to exceed $177.053.83.”
Questions?