Storage Infrastructure Upgrade

Replace End-of-Life Infrastructure: Install modern SAN switches with active vendor support contracts and regular software updates, significantly reducing downtime and ensuring a stable, dependable storage environment.

Enhance Performance: Transition to 32GB Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) to achieve a minimum of 20,000 IOPS, optimizing performance for mission-critical applications with faster data access speeds.

Enable Scalability: Deploy flexible infrastructure supporting SAN, NAS, and potential cloud integrations that adapt to evolving data storage needs and future growth.

Establish Strategic Management: Create a comprehensive framework for storage management that defines support architecture, growth planning, data retention policy adherence, and improved cost control and compliance.

Optimize Infrastructure: Improve datacenter layout, space utilization, cabling organization, and power efficiency while ensuring redundancy and resilience.

In Scope:

• Develop and implement comprehensive Storage Infrastructure Strategy
• Install and configure new SAN switches for optimal performance
• Migrate existing data, hypervisors, file clusters, and LUNs to new environment
• Investigate hybrid and tiered storage options for future scalability
• Decommission outdated hardware after successful migration
• Communicate planned outages and timelines to stakeholders

Not in Scope:

• Implementing iSCSI or FCoE infrastructure protocols at this stage
• Managing storage networks outside SLAC IT control