Architectural Classification

Technology \ Application \ Operating System Services

Standard Specification

 

This standard covers server systems used to underpin the server compute infrastructure at Plymouth University; these classified as “Enterprise Servers”. This standard excludes tactical implementation of compute power such as High Performance Computing (HPC) installations.

 

Enterprise servers consist of the platform hardware and operating system that enables the operating environment to support applications and databases that serve the majority of the user community.  This standard is intended to provide guidance when selecting a server for a new application or when upgrading a server environment for an existing application.  It must not be used to bypass any capacity planning and support analysis routines needed to ensure the new server environment is capable of meeting size, maintainability, performance and availability requirements.

 

Baseline (Today)	Emerging (To track)
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 SP4 Microsoft Windows Server 2003R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 CentOS 5.0 Linux CentOS 6.0 Linux CentOS 7.0 Linux Redhat 5.x Linux	Other variants of Linux Microsoft Windows Server (version next)
Tactical (0-3 years)	Strategic (3-6 years)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 CentOS 6.0 CentOS 7.0 Redhat Linux	Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 CentOS 7.0
Retirement (to be removed)	Containment (No new development)
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Microsoft Windows Server 2003SP3 Apple Mac OS X Server	Windows Server 2008 Custom Built Linux Redhat Linux

 

Author:	Craig Douglas	Date:	24/10/2014	Version:	1.0
Document Security Level:		PUBLIC
Document Approvals:		Technical Architecture Group Enterprise Architecture Practice Enterprise Architecture Board IT Director			02/06/2014 June 2014 23/07/2014 23/10/2014
Review Date:		October 2015

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