Application Hosting: Linux on Intel Platform

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Part 1: Linux on Intel Platform

For Application Hosting on a Linux on Intel platform, the DTS works with customers to select an appropriate configuration based on the customer business needs. The following basic components are available for Linux on Intel platforms as part of the standard Application Hosting service. Additional processing capabilities are available through the add-on components that are available for this platform.

• Basic Components
  
  • Server operating system software – currently we support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Access to dozens of open source packages that are included with the above Linux distributions.
  • Server hardware
  • Data storage
  • Redundant 100 Mbps network connection
  • IP addresses (up to three per server)
  • Software licensing and vendor contract administration
  • Operating system upgrades and maintenance (patches)
  • Operating system security administration
  • File system creation and maintenance
  • System administration including user account and disk management
  • Delegation to customer of user access administration
  • Backup and Recovery including off-site storage
  • Monitoring and management
  • Technology Refresh on a five-year cycle

Server Hardware

When customers choose the Application Hosting service using a Linux on Intel platform, procurement, installation, provisioning, and maintenance of server hardware by the DTS are included in the standard service. The Linux on Intel platform uses the same rack server hardware as the Windows platform. A typical minimum configuration includes two Dual core processors and 4GB of RAM.

Additional Storage

Additional storage is available for Linux on Intel platforms in increments of 1 GB.

Network Hardware

The standard service Application Hosting service using a Linux on Intel platform includes two redundant 100 Mbps network connection per server. The network hardware add-on component allows customer to configure servers for enhanced performance by choosing a faster network connection and/or multiple active network connections. The available options are:

• 100 Mbps network connection
• 1000 Mbps network connection