TP CF IT Operations Center

Project Update

2010-06-02T01:58:00.002-04:00

Review of final report ongoing. Corrections and final distribution to IT groups within the next 2-3 weeks.

Project Update

2010-03-23T12:20:00.001-04:00

Review of Project Update has been scheduled for the second week of April. This will be a FIP review and upon final review will be distributed to IT Groups for review and comment.

Project Update

2010-02-24T21:43:00.000-05:00

Due to unforseen scheduling issues completion of the review process has been pushed out to Mid-March.

Project Update

2010-01-11T21:12:00.002-05:00

Help Desk Relocation

Awaiting approval from IT Groups on Close-Out Report.

Temporary Help Desk Area Backfill

Awaiting authorization by college administration.

Project Update

2009-12-01T10:29:00.001-05:00

Help Desk Relocation

Awaiting final approval from IT Groups on Close-Out Report.

Temporary Help Desk Area Back fill

Requisitions prepared and awaiting signature by N/E.

Project Update

2009-10-22T19:20:00.002-04:00

Help Desk Relocation

Close-Out report as well as lessons learned being finalized. Draft has been completed and will be reviewed by the FIP Team Oct. 29 and then distributed to appropriate MC IT Groups for consensus.

Temporary Help Desk Area Back fill

Requisition has been sent to Network Engineering for submission. Network Engineering has decided on additional modifications, per N/E Director and NOC Manager. Revised design is now being developed and will be completed within the next week and sent back to N/E for approval.

Takoma Park Data Center (IT Operations Center)

Contract has been closed out and the Project Close-Out Report is in development. IT Operations Center is now in operational status.

Project Update

2009-09-14T22:21:00.002-04:00

Help Desk Relocation

Close-Out report as well as lessons learned being finalized. Draft has been completed and will be reviewed by the FIP Team Sept. 18 and then distributed to appropriate MC IT Groups for consensus.

Temporary Help Desk Area Back fill

Final design and quote received. Project pending direction by Central Facilities due to possible inclusion within college FY10 project plan. No direction yet from Central Facilities as to when this project will occur.

Takoma Park Data Center

Project has been closed out and the Project Close-Out Report is being developed.

Project Update

2009-08-25T21:44:00.001-04:00

Help Desk Relocation

Close-Out report as well as lessons learned being finalized. Expected to be completed and reviewed by Aug 30th.

Temporary HelpDesk Area Backfill

Final design and quote recieved. Project pending direction by Central Facilities due to possible inclusion within college FY10 project plan. Project plan to be distributed by Central Facilities by end of August.

Takoma Park Data Center

PM Construction Contract being closed out. August will be the final billing cycle.

2009-07-21T22:39:00.002-04:00

Help Desk Relocation

Close-Out report as well as lessons learned being finalized. Expected to be completed by Aug 15.

Temporary HelpDesk Area Backfill

Final design and quote recieved. Project pending direction by Central Facilities due to possible inclusion within college FY10 project plan. Project plan to be distributed by Central Facilities by mid-Aug.

Takoma Park Data Center

Coordination between construction contractor and various college contractors ongoing. Issues being addressed by both IT and Central Facilities with a resolution planned for mid-august.

Project Update

2009-06-30T22:36:00.000-04:00

Help Desk Relocation - The IT Help Desk has been moved from it's temporary position within the Cafritz IT Area into it's permanent location within the Takoma Park Data Center. Successful operation has continued for the last 25 days and no issues have been reported.Temporary Help

Desk Area Backfill - Design modifications to take advantage of excess furniture are ongoing. Final design and quote expected by Mid-July and requisition to be submitted to procurement shortly thereafter.

Takoma Park Data Center - Completion of activities related to the CRAC units is ongoing. Arica/JMT/Central Facilities are working to resolve these issues by the end of July. FIP will be monitoring these activities as they progress.

Project Update

2009-06-02T12:49:00.004-04:00

Help Desk relocation to it's permanent location will begin on June 4th and be complete by COB June 5th.

Help Desk Backfill design has been returned to the vendor for modification. Upon correction the req will be placed with N/E for processing.

Network Engineering relocations to the Cafritz building from the Rockville data center and OITB will begin mid July and continure until migration of the Rockville Data Center applications has completed in winter 2009.

Project Update

2009-05-11T16:07:00.002-04:00

Commissioning issues are wrapping up. Some tweaking of the CRAC units is being completed by the vendor.

Help Desk Relocation is set to begin June 1st and complete by June 5th. This move will be from the temporary location to it's permanent location within the IT Ops Center.

Help Desk Backfill design is still in development with the furniture vendor. The first design was sent back for revision.

Project Update

2009-03-30T14:40:00.003-04:00

Use & Occupoancy permit has been recieved by Central Facilities. Commissioning activities are ongoing and should be complete by the middle of April. Installation of A/V systems has been substantially completed and cabling of the entire area is ongoing until mid-April.

2009-02-25T13:49:00.000-05:00

Today’s meeting signified “Substantial Competition” of the ITOC (Information Technology Operations Center) construction. It is expected that Montgomery College will receive full occupancy from the county inspector by the end of the week. We will keep you posted. IT equipment installs have begun.

The Facilities support groups still have some issues regarding building (ITOC area HVAC equipment) monitoring and control systems. They are working with vendors to resolve and finalize these issues. None of them are show stoppers, nor should they impact IT installs of IT equipment.

Facilities support staff training on these new systems will continue for several weeks.

As built drawings are being completed and will be disseminated by the facilities group to their staff and IT in a few weeks.

Handoff from the construction contractor to Montgomery College Facilities and IT staff will be completed in the next few weeks.

February 18, 2009

2009-02-18T13:35:00.002-05:00

Substantial completion of the area has been completed. Central Facilities PM is now performing a walkthrough with the contractor to identify any deficiencies and have them corrected. Racks have been installed and coordination with Network Engineering to begin installing infrastructure has begun.

2009-01-21T14:48:00.001-05:00

The Operations Center is in the final phases of HVAC systems functional testing and commissioning. Equipment racks are installed. The rack's power monitoring system is being installed and tested within the next couple of weeks. We are working toward having the center operational by mid to late February.

December 24, 2008

2008-12-24T23:45:00.003-05:00

Rack power distribution cabinets are being installed. Contractor is performing finish work on all areas. Facilities will be performing a punch list walk through with Contractor to address any discrepancy's.

December 3, 2008 - Project Update

2008-12-03T17:04:00.003-05:00

Delivery of racks has been completed and floor stands for main PDU's as well as FDCs (PDU's that sit the end of each row) have been installed. Delivery and installation of these units will take place over the next two weeks. Construction activities are nearing substantial completion and commissioning of the space is ongoing.

October 28, 2008

2008-10-28T12:12:00.003-04:00

The raised access floor throughout the Operations Center has been installed. Furniture coordination activities as well as A/V system's coordination is currently taking place. The equipment room itself has been prepared for the arrival of the PDU's and racks from APC. Some finish work within the Network Monitorig Area is still being completed as well as bringing the A/C systems online.

September 29, 2008

2008-09-29T09:51:00.002-04:00

Raised access floor within the Equipment Room itself has been substantially completed. Ceiling finishes as well as finishes within the Monitoring Area have been started as well. Cable tray both under floor as well as ceiling trays have been installed. Arica currently is awaiting delivery of the PDU's as well as racks for the equipment room.

2008-08-20T16:48:00.003-04:00

Electrical connections currently being made between lower floor UPS & Generator to Server Room feeds. This facilitates the "A" and "B" power connections to each server, in the event one power sources is lost the other immediatley picks up the connection. Mechanical work is almost complete. Raised floor to be installed in Server Room within the next 2 weeks. Asset Management Area will follow after that. Ramp to be built in rear area before school starts to lessen the impact on students.

Construction Update

2008-07-16T13:56:00.002-04:00

The raised floor in the Help Desk area, Conference room, and Network Monitoring Area has been installed. Piping work related to mechanical as well as electrical work continues in the Server Farm area. The Conference Room as well as the half-size wall in the Network Monitoring Area have been constructed and finish work continues in both areas. Mechanical as well as Electrical work below as well as above the space has been substantially completed and await PDU's and HVAC equipment for final completion.

Construction Update

2008-07-03T11:15:00.002-04:00

The floor has been sealed and is being prepared for the pedestals for the raised floor. Floor to ceiling walls have been constructed and drywalled as well as door jambs installed. Once the raised floor is installed then the final sets of walls will be installed. Core drilling for the rooftop A/C units continues as well as mechanical and electrical piping work.

2008-06-06T11:29:00.001-04:00

Construction continues.
The new Help-Desk area construction has been completed, staff is moved in, and the area is operational.

The Operations Center floor’s holes have been filled and the floor has been sealed. Primary walls have are framed in and floor install should be starting. Once the floor is in secondary walls will be framed. Electrical in wall work is being done as framing is completed.

2008-05-05T09:33:00.001-04:00

Work on HVAC infrastructure systems continues as planned and is on time. Planning and analysis of the replacement of the new raised floor is complete. The install of the new floor is to be completed over the next month. This includes the closing of large holes in the floor, leveling out the floor, sealing the floor, and the installation of the raised floor system and tiles. While this is being done work will continue on the HVAC infrastructure systems.

The new Help Desk area construction is nearing completion and awaiting the arrival of the furniture.

2008-04-03T09:36:00.001-04:00

The operation center’s floor has been stripped of the previous floor. This exposed several large core drilled holes, diverse flooring (brick and different kinds of concrete), and many uneven surfaces. The JMT group took pictures and is working to design a compressive way to seal the different holes and level the floor. This design/plan should be done in the next seven to ten working days. In the mean time work continues on the in build electrical work to support both the operations center and the helpdesk. Help desk Walls are up and most of the electrical wiring for the area is in place. The walls cannot be finished until permits are in place and MC is working to get these done.

Update

2008-03-24T08:33:00.002-04:00

The construction of the temporary help desk area at CFAC has started. This is a fast path construction so we will see walls up within the next few weeks. The operations center area’s floor is being sealed and insulated in preparation of the raised floor.

TP IT CFAC Operations Center Construction

2008-03-05T12:20:00.004-05:00

Over the last year IT staff has worked to define and design a new IT Operations Center (sometimes referred to as the NOC) at the CFAC building in Takoma Park. This is to allow the center's relocation from the current location on the Rockville campus to this new center at TP. Over the last few month the construction bid was created and awarded. Crews will begin construction work March 10th.