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Project Overview
Fairfax Infrastructure Upgrades,
Phase 2
John Hanks
Project Goals
Increase size of uplink pipes
 Finish upgrade of residence halls to
switched 10Mbs to per pillow (‘dorm’)
 Upgrade office and classroom ports
to switched 10/100 (‘office’)
 Add more ports in public areas
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Description
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4 independent projects
Dorm upgrades
Enterprise Hall upgrades
Johnson Center/Fenwick
Robinson Hall Upgrades
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‘Dorm’ Upgrades
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Upgrade software on existing units
– Load 4.0 boot and run code
Reconfigure management network
 Equipment replacement in 3 areas
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– Patriots Village - 3 & 9
– Commonwealth and Dominion
– Student Apartments
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Each independent ‘mini project’
‘Office’ Upgrades
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Common ‘Master’ Plan for All Three
– Announce Upgrades starting
– Meet with technical contacts
– Open meeting with all building
occupants
– Define schedule for implementation
– Install equipment
– Management would prefer upgrading
during normal working hours
‘Office’ Upgrades – By building:
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Announce Upgrades
– Now you know…
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Meet with technical contacts
– Define all users in building
– Identify any special needs
– Review building upgrade plan
– Set tentative dates for installation
‘Office’ Upgrades – By building:
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Open meeting with all occupants
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Confirm all users in building
Review identified special needs
Review building upgrade plan
Select dates for installation
Define Schedule for Implementation
– Define and post final Implementation Schedule
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Install Equipment
– Post reminders week before
– Install equipment
Building Overview - Enterprise
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Enterprise Hall
– Total of three networks
• Backbone
• SOM
• Classroom
– Each network already properly defined
• No IP changes
– Available rack space in TSE
• Can do floor by floor
Building Overview – JC/Fenwick
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Johnson Center & Fenwick Library
– Total of six networks
Backbone
Library
Johnson Labs
Admissions
AIL
S&T I Labs
– Each network already properly defined
• No IP changes
– Available rack space in TSE
• Can do floor by floor (or closet by closet)
Building Overview - Robinson
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Robinson Hall
– Total of three networks
• Backbone
• Robinson Labs
• DoIIIT
– Backbone network ‘a real mess’
• Almost all IPs must change (‘.12-.15)
• Netmask and router must change (‘.12.1)
– No rack space available in TSEs
• Robinson A - must do entire building at once
• Robinson B - Slightly more flexible
• Harris Theatre - equipment change can wait
Building Specifics - Robinson
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Three Phase Backbone Transition
1. Sweep through building changing IPs
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Convert as many devices as possible to DHCP
Move all statics to ‘.14 (B) and ‘.15(A) networks
UCIS & department keep static lists
2. Change Backbone Address
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Change address on router and DHCP server
Change netmask and router on static list
3. Upgrade closet equipment
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Robinson A – all floors out until upgraded
Robinson B – each floor will work until upgraded
Harris Theatre – will work until upgraded
Robinson Upgrade Plan – tentative
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Change address on router
Change DHCP server
Start changing netmask & router on
static addresses from list
Robinson B, Harris, Robinson A
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At same time, start upgrading
equipment by closet
a. 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A
b. 3B, 4B, 2B, 1B
c. Harris
Phase 2 ‘Office’ Summary
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Happening this Summer
 Schedule to be determined by users
 Enterprise, Johnson, Fenwick
– No address changes required
– Schedule flexible to closet level
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Robinson Hall
– IP information must change
– Must complete all once started
– Order of upgrades pretty much fixed