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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Server Purchase & Deployment

Research IT Office provides  technical assistance on Server Purchase & Deployment. Each party will be responsible for tasks described as below during this process. If interested, please contact us to set up an initial consultation.

Responsibilities

Requestor Responsibilities

  • Make a request for a server purchase
  • Provide written use case of the purpose of the server
  • Submit project for ITS approval
  • Approve quote and place order with vendor
  • Order (2) SFP+ optics modules per 10 gbps network connection (unless using 1 gbps)
  • Order operating system or third-party software licenses if needed

Core Responsibilities

  • Propose suitable server configuration
  • Get quote for a server from the vendor
  • Facilitate ITS approval
  • Receive ordered hardware and software
  • Install hardware in data center
  • Install, configure, secure, and test operating system and other software
  • Set up a periodic backup of server configuration data and other user data (required)
  • Perform periodic system updates and routine system maintenance (required)
  • Ongoing application support for Requestor's users (optional for additional fees)
  • Perform periodic application updates and routine application maintenance (optional for additional fees)