District Information Technology
Update Report
Late August 2014
Complied By:
Stephen Torrey
774-272-2821
torreyst@sebrsd.org
End of Life for Windows XP & Office 2003
Microsoft ended support of Windows XP & Office 2003 on April 8th 2014. At
that time we had over 800 district computers running Windows XP and Office
2003. Since XP has ended, we have removed all XP Based computers from the
district and upgraded to Windows 8.1 Professional as our new OS.
Office 2003 was upgraded to Office 2015 which includes MS Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, and One Note.
On April 8th 2014, the district had ~800 computers connected to our
network. The computers, on average, were 8-14 years old.
Network authentication was being managed by a Novell Netware
Environment that had its last major upgrade in the summer of 2006.
We have since upgraded over 250 district owned computers. These
upgraded computers now have 120GB Crucial SSD, a minimum of 4GB
of DDR2 Memory, and the Windows 8.1 Pro Operating System.
We purchased an additional 275 brand new Lenovo M73 ThinkCentre
computers. These computers came equipped with 120GB SSD, 4GB of
DDR3 memory, Wireless A/C, Bluetooth, and USB 3.0.
The average age of the computers located throughout the district
today is 2-3 years old.
We removed the entire Netware environment and installed
new Windows Server 2012 Domain Controllers in each
building.
We virtualized our utility servers onto a new Hyper-V
Environment at the main Data Center. This Virtual
Environment will house servers such as WSUS, AD Certificate
Authority, Moodle, and SMTP.
We also upgraded the server which holds Infinite Vision, giving
administration personnel a more robust and secure
environment to manage the accounting databases
We are continuing our efforts in upgrading our Server Rooms and behind the
scenes infrastructure across the district.
We began the infrastructure upgrade at the DPHS Campus.
Building was re-wired with new CAT6a for Data, Voice, and WAP.
New 10Gbps Fiber backbone interconnecting the three main switch closets.
New Patch Panels were installed at switch locations throughout the building
Existing Computer Lab Data Drops were upgraded to CAT6 Keystones, with new
Gang Boxes and Wiremold Channeling.
Installed 11 New Cisco 2960X-48-POE+ Layer 2 access switches
Installed New 2900 Series Router
Installed 2 New 5508X Wireless Controllers
Installed 54 New 2702 Series Wireless Access Points
The second phase of the infrastructure upgrade took place
inside the data center located at WVS.
We added a new Cisco 4500 Series Fiber Core and 2 New
2960X-49-POE+ Layer 2 Access Switches.
We added 2 new 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances
(Active/Passive)
The upgrades at the Data Center allowed us to upgrade our
internal and external bandwidth speeds across the entire
district.
The higher bandwidth will allow the district to utilize precious
virtual academic resources. These resources include Streaming
Media, Cloud Based Software, and internal file sharing between
users.
Prior to the refresh the district had an external internet speed
of 30mbps, and an internal speed of 100mbps. We have now
upgraded to an external speed of 250mbps, and an internal
speed of 1000mbps.
What will be available on the first
day of school?
All staff throughout the district will have an upgraded or new computer
located on their desks
All computer labs throughout the district will have their original computer
numbers restored for student access.
All library's throughout the district will have their original computer numbers
restored for student access.
All computers will have full internet access restored to them
What’s Next?
We need to continue to replace outdated infrastructure throughout the
district.
David Prouty High School needs a new VoIP telephone system
purchased and installed.
Knox Trail Jr. High needs a complete infrastructure refresh to align
with the current system in place at DPHS
East Brookfield Elementary School needs their switches configured for
layered traffic, as well as implementation of Wireless Access Points
and a VoIP phone system
Wire Village School needs new access level switches installed in IDF’s
throughout the building, as well as implementation of Wireless Access
Points and a VoIP phone system
Lake Street School needs a complete infrastructure refresh to align
with the current system in place at DPHS
Any questions, comments, concerns?
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