anyone with quick answers on these questions --- On Mon, 5/24/10, Perera,Sriyanjit <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Perera,Sriyanjit <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: FW: Proposed WP Sessions to Complete Final Document: Thursday at > 11 am > To: "Juma Lungo" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "Dr. Honest Christopher > Kimaro" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], "Sarah Emerson" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, May 24, 2010, 9:13 PM > Juma, > Thank you for this, I guess I am trying to understand what > the ideal configuration would be for the national server. > When you say various servers I assume you mean everything > from regular desktop computers to larger, multi processor, > large memory servers? > > Have any of the other countries been able to provide > guidance on what is required for a national installation > that needs to exchange data with regional and district > installations? When we end up with 133 district > installations, 21 regional installations and 6500 facilities > trying to submit data via IVR or SMS the national data > warehouse server will be busy. > > In these larger 'national' installations are there > advantages/disadvantages with different OS or relational > database options? > > Does the current system support full redundancy? Will you > need to change the relational database if this becomes a > requirement? Someone mentioned an installation of a national > server using a server at MOHSW. Does this server have > appropriate anti-virus and backup functionality? > > As the number of users accessing the system simultaneously > increases I would expect the server requirements to > increase. Have you been able to articulate what kind of data > connectivity you would like. I would think the data > link to the MOHSW would be a limiting factor for a while > until we can really build up the ICT capacity there. Are you > able to help articulate this and relate it to the Tanzania > national installation requirements. How much data is > transferred to and from the server during a regional or > district 'synching'? > > Sorry if these questions are basic or misinformed and sorry > to bombard you with so many. Just trying to improve my > understanding. We are all in agreement that the vision is to > set a path for this to be maintained and operated by the > MOHSW within their premises. As we discussed I want to > understand the extent to which the system would require or > benefit from a temporary, 1-2 years, offsite hosting > arrangement that provides improved system availability, > improved physical and environmental security, improved data > transmission capacity, reliability of data connectivity, > automated monitoring of all applications, servers, network > devices and communication services 24*7*365, etc. > > Regards > Sri Perera > > > > > > Mr. Sriyanjit Perera > HMIS Advisor > CTS Global, Inc. > Assigned to: The Centers for Disease Control Prevention > Phone: +255 (0) 22 212 1440/1442 ext. 8409 > Mobile: +255 (0) 755 32 55 64 > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

