Virtual Computing Machine
UITS provides a complete system platform that supports the execution of a complete operating system (OS). This platform is one of many separate and disticnt platforms that share the same physical computing machine.
Benefits:
- Customers lease virtual computing machines so there is an annual cost as opposed to a periodic refresh cost. The annual cost, over three years, is usually less than the refresh cost for equivalent hardware.
- System disks for virtual machines are on high-speed fiber-channel disk storage.
- UITS operates several physical machines that host virtual computing environments and can move the virtual machines onto available physical machines to balance load or to perform maintenance on physical machines.
- UITS provides server administration as a separate option.
- Customers may administer virtual machines provisioned by UITS.
- System drives of virtual machines are backed up daily by UITS.
- There is no asset to track and surplus.
- Less consumption of power and HVAC.
For Support and Assistance
24/7 Support Center 626-TECH (8324) support@email.arizona.edu
Hours of Availability
24 / 365
Service Location
UITS Computer Center, building 73
University Service Annex (USA)
Cost of Service
Configuration:
| CPU | Memory | System Disk | Operating Systems | |
| 1 cpu | 1 GB | 15 GB disk | Red Hat 5 Enterprise Recommendation | |
| 1 cpu | 2 GB | 15 GB disk | Red Hat 5 Enterprise Recommendation | |
| 2 cpu | 2 GB | 15 GB disk | Red Hat 5 Enterprise Recommendation | |
| 2 cpu | 4 GB | 15 GB disk | Red Hat 5 Enterprise Recommendation | |
| 1 cpu | 2 GB | 40 GB disk | Windows 2008 Recommendation | |
| 2 cpu | 2 GB | 40 GB disk | Windows 2008 Recommendation | |
| 1 cpu | 4 GB | 40 GB disk | Windows 2008 Recommendation | |
| 2 cpu | 4 GB | 40 GB disk | Windows 2008 Recommendation |
Terms and Conditions
- ALERT !! AS OF JANUARY 1, 2011 UITS WILL NO LONGER PROVISION WINDOWS 2003 SERVERS ON OUR VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
- Virtual Servers provided by UITS will run on physical servers operated by UITS.
- UITS houses all physical servers within a physically secure environment that includes proper temperature regulation.
- UITS provides uninterrupted power to the virtual machine host servers. Power at the Computer Center facility includes sources from dual city power grids and a standby diesel powered generator.
- UITS connects its virtual machine host servers to the campus Ethernet at one gbps.
- UITS will provide the IP address(es) for virtual servers.
- UITS provides firewall protection for virtual servers. The default is to block all traffic. Client informs UITS of the ports that need to be opened and the services that run on the ports.
- UITS monitors all servers 24x7 for continuous operation and provides continuous on-call coverage by qualified system administrators.
- UITS virtual machine host servers are under manufacturer’s warranty.
- UITS guarantees performance of the virtual server will remain acceptable to our Client.
- Storage provisioned for virtual servers is on high speed fiber channel disk drives.
- Our Client must provide licensed server and application software.
- Clients supporting virtual servers provisioned by UITS will have access to the virtual servers using the VMware Virtual Infrastructure (VI) Client for installing software and performing other system administration activities.
- Requests for assistance should be placed through the UITS Computer Operations Center at 621-2971.
Requirements: Virtual computing environments are available only within UITS facilities.