Proposal

Narrative

The College of Engineering and Computer Science has been providing virtual desktops for our students using our existing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Since these are virtual desktops we can provide access at “any time” or from “anywhere”. Engineering students can access these virtual desktops and the software installed on them from a majority of mobile devices that are available as well as standard PCs and laptops. Unfortunately, the server hardware that supports these virtual desktops is about 5 years old and due for replacement as some of them are beginning to fail. We are asking the techfee committee to please provide funds in the amount of $68,640 to purchase new VDI servers. The purchase of new VDI servers will allow us to continue to deliver virtual desktops to our students. Virtual desktops enrich the educational experience by allowing students to access software remotely. They no longer have to come on campus and go to a computer lab. Students can now work remotely from any location. The purchase of these new VDI servers will strengthen and expand our undergraduate programs as our students have varied schedules and making the compute resources available to them anywhere and anytime.

Facilities

Engineering VDI Servers will be placed in building EE96 room 108. NO facilities renovations or upgrades will be required.

Hardware Requirements

DELL POWEREDGE R740 SERVER Quantity 4 Note: 210-AKXJ PowerEdge R740 Server 329-BDKH PowerEdge R740/R740XD Motherboard 461-AADZ No Trusted Platform Module 400-ABHL No Hard Drive 321-BCSI No Hard Drive, No Backplane chassis 338-BLMH Intel Xeon Gold 6138 2.0G, 20C/40T, 10.4GT/s 2UPI, 27M Cache, Turbo, HT (125W) DDR4-2666 374-BBOC Intel Xeon Gold 6138 2.0G, 20C/40T, 10.4GT/s 2UPI, 27M Cache, Turbo, HT (125W) DDR4-2666 412-AAJK Heatsink and Install Kit for GPU configuration 370-ADNF 12X 32GB RDIMM, 2666MT/s, Dual Rank (TOTAL 384GB RAM) 370-ADNU 2666MT/s RDIMMs 370-AAIP Performance Optimized 780-BCDH Diskless Configuration (No RAID, No Controller) 405-AACD No Controller 611-BBBG No Operating System, No Utility Partition 421-5736 No Media Required 379-BCQV iDRAC Group Manager, Enabled 379-BCSF iDRAC,Factory Generated Password 330-BBHH Riser Config 4, 3 x8, 4 x16 slots 540-BBBW Broadcom 5720 QP 1Gb Network Daughter Card 385-BBLE IDSDM and Combo Card Reader 385-BBCF Redundant SD Cards Enabled 385-BBKH 32GB microSDHC/SDXC Card 385-BBKH 32GB microSDHC/SDXC Card 429-ABBT DVD+/-RW,SATA,Int 384-BBPZ 6 Performance Fans for R740/740XD 450-ADWM Dual, Hot-plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 1100W 325-BCHU PowerEdge 2U Standard Bezel 350-BBKG Dell EMC Luggage Tag 350-BBJV No Quick Sync 384-BBBL Performance BIOS Settings 770-BBBR ReadyRails Sliding Rails With Cable Management Arm 631-AACK No Systems Documentation, No OpenManage DVD Kit 813-9118 Basic Hardware Services: Business Hours (5x10) Next Business Day On-Site Hardware Warranty Repair, 3 Years 813-9119 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus On-Site Service 900-9997 On-Site Installation Declined 973-2426 Declined Remote Consulting Service 385-BBKT iDRAC9,Enterprise 450-AALV 2X NEMA 5-15P to C13 Wall Plug, 125 Volt, 15 AMP, 10 Feet (3m), Power Cord, North America

Software Requirements

N/A

Personnel Costs

N/A

Other Costs

Funds in the amount of $68,640 to purchase new VDI servers

Timeline

As soon as funds are available from the Techfee grant.

Sustainability

N/A

Resource Matching

N/A

Implementing Organization

Technical Services Group at the College of Engineering and Computer Science.