Production Support Documents

IST Blade Server Evaluation Project outlines the investigation project whereby IST will determine whether to continue purchasing individual Intel servers for Linux and Windows or change to a stragety of using blade server technology.
Enhancing the IST Mail Service provides details about using greylisting to enhance the IST mail service.
DNS Services for non-UW domains provides a report on the prevalence of this service in July 2005.
IST MySQL renewal project outlines a mini-project to migrate as many Solaris based MySQL databases to a Linux platform as possible.
Using printers within IST is a self-help how-to guide for adding an IST printer to a self-managed Windows XP workstation.
Workstation Maintenance: While UW sleeps describes the various workstation maintenance activities that typically take place overnight, while the workstation is powered on, but usually not in use. It does document the effects of powering off the workstation each evening and suggests some alternatives to consider to enable such a practice on an ongoing basis.
IST Server Procurement Strategy outlines the strategy IST follows for acquiring servers to provide campus infrastructure services and a platform for UW business applications.
RFP for replacing TRELLIS servers outlines the proposed environment for a set of servers to serve the needs of the Tri-University Group of Libraries.

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