So: $38K @ $150 = 253 hours, or, 6 weeks of work for one resource $38K @ $175 = 217 hours, or about 5 weeks of work for one resource
Both labor estimates seem a bit on the high side to me. What's the vendor's rate? Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected] w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 3:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: moving to virtual Here is the SOW (for $38k) * Hold a kickoff meeting (one hour; online; 2 resources) * Review and assess Exchange Environment * Confirm Active Directory readiness * Create Discovery documentation (approx.. 4 pages) * Prepare the Exchange 2010 design * Provide recommendations for network planning, coexistence planning, and policy planning * Provide recommendations for auxiliary pieces of the architecture, such as faxing and mobile devices * Install and configure 3 VM hosts running VMWare vSphere 5 * Install Server 2008 R2 on physical server for Domain Controller functionality * Build 6 new Virtual Machines * Install Server 2008 R2 on new VM's * Update firmware on Dell Equallogic SAN * Create Volumes and connect vSphere hosts to volumes * Upgrade AD to 2008 R2 forest and domain levels * Install and Configure AD 2008 R2 on one VM * Install vCenter Server and configure HA on one VM * Install Server 2008 R2 on three VM's for Citrix XenApp * Install Citrix XenApp on three VM's * Install up to 4 applications * Publish up to 4 Applications * Procure and install 1 UCC Certificate for the Exchange 2010 environment * Implement the necessary prerequisites for Exchange 2010 installation * Perform pre-implementation configuration of Exchange 2010 environment * Storage setup for new environment (up to 2 Mail Databases) * CAS/HT/MB Role Installation for 1 Multi-role server * Modify Exchange 2003 to allow proxying from 2010 * Functionality testing * Provide implementation issue remediation (up to 4 hours) * Provide one 2-hour training session to CLIENT Exchange Admin for MB/Public Folder migration * Provide migration issue remediation (up to 2 hours) * Physical to Virtual (P2V) existing servers in environment * Retire the Exchange 2003 environment * Retire 2003 Domain controllers (power down) * Provide knowledge transfer to CLIENT Exchange/VM Admin (up to 4 hours) * Provide Post-Implementation Support (up to 8 hours) * Configure backups for all new machines * Install anti-virus on all new VM's * Provide As-Built Documentation of the environment (up to 4 pages) * Planned onsite visit(s): 1 From: Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 4:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: moving to virtual I can't comment on the AD/Exchange services costs without knowing what's in the scope of work. As to the storage, the NetApp frame is going to offer you *substantially* more functionality than the competing solution, IMO. I'd strongly lean towards NetApp's offering especially looking at it as a long term investment. Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 2:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: moving to virtual Greetings, Getting very close to moving into the VM world, and have a couple of questions... 1) I am trying to figure out if I should go with 8 core or 6 core processors in my 3 hosts for my upcoming VMware environment. The price is about double. And I'm not sure I need 8 cores. The layout that has been quoted is as follows: 3 hosts connected to a PS4100XV SAN running VMware Essentials Plus Kit. The host servers I am looking at are either: HP DL360 G8 2x Intel(r) Xeon(r) E5-2640 (6 core, 2.50 GHz, 15MB, 95W) $5356 each HP DL360 G8 2x Intel(r) Xeon(r) E5-2690 (8 core, 2.90 GHz, 20MB, 135W) $10,061 each I currently have 8 physical servers (Win2003, E2003, Citrix 4.0) that we will be P2V'd. After I P2V the servers, the plan is to begin creating new Windows 2008 R2 VMs and migrating each server's role (2008R2 domain, Exchange 2010, and Citrix XenApp 6.5). I want enough power to be able to run my existing 8 servers in a virtual environment and migrate them to AD2008/E2010/XenApp as well as leave some room for testing and growth. 2 of the vendors said 6 core is fine, another vendor is quoting 8 core processors. 2) The quotes I have for the "services" part of this are: $40,000 ($12k for AD/Exch, $8k for XenApp 20k for VMware) $38,000 (not itemized) $28,000 ($11k for AD/Ex, $6k XenApp, $11k for VM) Do these sound legit? I have ~190 users if that helps. I really think 28k is either too aggressive or simply not realistic. This is the same vendor who quoted me (3) single processor servers, so I have to go back to them and tell them I want dual proc. 3) For the SAN, I have 2 options: PS4100XV (12 600GB 15k SAS) $23,000 NetApp FAS2240 (12 600GB 10k SAS) $22,000 I have 2 vendors pushing the PS4100XV, and the other pushing the NetApp. >From what I have been told, I'll get better IOPS w/ the 15k drives in the >Equalogic. And fuller feature set. Any one w/ experiences w/ either of these models want to add their $.02? 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