Navy Working Capital Fund - DON FM&C Website

FY2010-2012Greater than $1M:SUN Server/SAN Upgrade1. The purpose of this project is to upgrade and consolidate selected Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) SUN servers and Storage Area Network (SAN) hardware. The SUN enterpriseseries servers offer dynamic system domains and system partitioning that creates self-contained servers within a single physical server. Processors, memory, and input/output (I/O) can be expandedseamlessly and transparently, with non-linear increases in overall system, user, and application performance. Mainframe like partition capabilities permit extremely flexible processor and memoryconfigurations that improve resource management and availability. SAN technology provides for the height availability, protection, management, and retrieval of corporate data. SAN technology reducesprocessor loading on servers allowing for more efficient use of hardware resources. This upgrade effort will provide robust platforms for the hosting of corporate applications and data, while reducing theoverall IT footprint required in the B1490 data center.2. Many of the current SUN and SAN systems will approach end of life in FY 2011. NAWC's data center continues to grow as our IT office takes on new work for customers throughout the command.Investment in new systems will permit the data center to efficiently respond to new hosting requirements while controlling support costs and making the best use of facility resources. The goal of thisproject is to manage resources at an optimal service level for the lowest possible cost to the organization, thereby improving efficiencies. When systems are consolidated and new technology is deployed,an experienced system administrator can do a much better job of bringing together multiple, disparate platforms and run them as a single, seamless environment.3. Economic analysis were developed and included with individual project submissions.4. Cost avoidance for the equipment in this capability will begin upon project completion.5. If investment is not made, NAWCAD would be limited in the ability to increase capabilities in support of aircraft carriers, networks, sensors, weapons, platforms and have a significant negative result onthe success, efficiency and war fighting effectiveness of the Navy. This will also decrease innovative affordable technologies to the Fleet which support our nation's defense strategy and goals and reduceoverall Naval warfighting effectiveness.Exhibit Fund 9B Capital Investment Justification