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TO: Mayor & City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: Carrie Duckett, Information Technology Coordinator
SUBJECT: Xiotech Controller Purchase
DATE: December 14, 2006
Introduction
The City Council is asked to authorize the purchase of an additional Dimensional Controller
Node for our Storage Area Network (SAN).
Background
Earlier this year, the City purchased a Storage Area Network with a single controller from a
company in Eden Prairie called Xiotech. Given several recently started City projects that are
data-intensive, such as the Engineering Department's GIS project, staffno longer believes
having just one controller is adequate. If something were to happen to this controller or if it were
to need regular maintenance, City employees in all departments would experience significant
downtime. Therefore, staff believes it is in the City's best interest to upgrade our SAN to duel
controllers. This solution will provide a reliable back-up and significantly reduce the likelihood
of downtime for our computer network.
Budget Impact
The cost of this purchase is $19,500 plus taxes and can be accommodated with funding
remaining inthe 2006 IT division budget.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the additional controller be purchased in order to provide better
redundancy for City operations.
Requested Action
The Council is asked to authorize the purchase of a second Controller for an amount not to
exceed $20,900.