CC SR 20160301 G - Additional Data StorageRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 03/01/2016
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to purchase additional data storage for the City's
Virtual Server Cluster.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Authorize the purchase of an expansion tray with 34TB useable space for the
Nimble CS215 Storage Area Network (SAN)
FISCAL IMPACT: $38,514.22
Amount Budgeted: $40,000
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): 101-2030-411-61-00
ORIGINATED BY: Dan Landon, IT Manager
REVIEWED BY: Gabriella Yap, Deputy City Manager'"
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Nimble ES1-H65 Quote (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
In 2015, a Nimble CS215 Storage Array was installed to augment the City's Storage
Area Network (SAN). The 9TB (terabyte) storage capacity of our Dell Equilogic Storage
Array had reached capacity and adding additional storage to that storage array was not
possible. The new Nimble CS215 is projected to reach 80% of its 7TB capacity by May
2016.
When purchasing the Nimble CS215, Staff noted that a benefit of this SAN model was
the capability of adding a new hard drive enclosure for additional storage capacity,
rather than purchasing an entirely new array. The proposed Nimble ES1-H65 enclosure
has the capacity to store an additional 34TB of data, projected to be enough storage for
the five- to six-year life span of the storage array.
The Council had budgeted $40,000 for this project during the FY 15-16 budget. Per City
purchasing policy, three (3) bids were solicited and Datalink, headquartered in Eden
Prairie, MN, submitted the lowest bid at $38,514.22. Datalink is a Nimble Storage -
preferred reseller, and both Nimble and Datalink engineers are available to assist with
installation at no additional cost, if required. Three (3) years of telephone support,
which includes no charge Next Business Day delivery of parts, is included with this
purchase.
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This SAN is one of the most critical IT infrastructure components in the City, as it is the
central data storage for the Virtual Server Cluster implemented as a component of the
IT upgrades begun in 2011. This SAN hosts all City servers, Laserfiche permanent
records, email, GIS authoritative land record information, Planning, Permitting and
Public Works business systems, as well as the electronic files and working documents
for the City. Because all of the City's systems are concentrated on the fewer, more
powerful components that make up the Virtual Server Cluster, the care and
maintenance of these core infrastructure components are most critical to the operation
of the City's technical environment.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative actions are available
for the City Council's consideration:
Discuss and take other action related to this item.
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4 data/ink Corp Office: 10050 Crosstown Circle Suite 500 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 USA
Quote Number: QUOTE00098849 v2 Misha Qadri
Quote Created: 2/19/2016 Account Executive
Quote Expiration: 3/5/2016 misha.gadri@datalink.com
Bill -To Company: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Morgan Kaiser
Ship -To Company: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Account Representative
(661)203-4867
Morgan. Kaiser@datalink.com
Nimble Capacity Add
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Pricing valid for purchases made after 10131115
1 ES1-H65 1 Nimble 45TB Raw, 34-68TB Usable, 60OGB Flash Cache, Hyb Exp Shelf, 2x1M Qual SAS cable. $30,686.75 $30,686.75
2 SLA-NBD-ES1 1 NIMBLE NBD PARTS DEL, SW SUP & INFOSIGHT-ES1 $4,915.66 $4,915.66
Co -termed Support Through 12/10/2018
3 MXFREIGHT 1 Freight $150.00 $150.00
Section Total: JW $35,752.41
Please FAX all POs to (661) 215-6353
or email to morgan.kaiser@datalink.com
Terms and Conditions:
Quote Subtotal: $35,752.41
Estimated Sales Tax: $2.761.81
This price quotation is valid until the expiration date identified above. All quotes are subject to our Terms and Conditions,
http://www.datalink.com/terms-and-conditions, and upon acceptance by the Purchaser, the Terms and Conditions apply to the
agreement between the parties. Any additional or differing terms or conditions proposed by Purchaser or included in
Purchaser's acceptance of this quotation or Purchase Order shall not become part of the agreement between the parties and
are hereby expressly rejected, unless Seller expressly agrees to or has agreed to such additional or differing terms in writing.
Amounts quoted exclude all applicable local transaction taxes and freight. Any tax and/or shipping amounts shown on this
quote are estimated and subject to change. Applicable local transaction taxes will be invoiced unless a valid exemption
certificate is received and approved by Datalink.
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