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Deployment of Datacenter Relocation

  • Client Industry: Healthcare
Deployment of Datacenter Relocation

Engagement Details

  • Project Name: Datacenter Migration and Secondary Site Deployment
  • Technology Used: Cisco UCS Unified Computing System, Hyper-V Replication, SQL Log Shipping, UTM Firewall

Business Need

  • A leading diagnostic entity in healthcare domain needed to migrate its datacenter to a new location due to IT and non-IT restructuring while ensuring minimal disruption to critical business applications and infrastructure.

    Key Objectives:

    • Seamlessly transition workloads to a new location without impacting the existing infrastructure.
    • Build a scalable solution on Cisco UCS hardware to support future business growth.
    • Ensure continuous availability and synchronization of critical workloads, databases, and applications during the migration process.

Project Objective

  • Design and deploy a datacenter on Cisco UCS to host 200+ virtual machines, 15+ databases, and 20+ business-critical applications.
  • Implement robust replication mechanisms for seamless workload migration and failover.
  • Maintain infrastructure and cybersecurity best practices during the transition.

Challenges

  • Storage Performance Issues:
    • Challenge: Storage performance issues surfaced during UAT.
    • Solution: Reconfigured storage with easy-tiering functionality, resolving the issue without any downtime.
  • Application Integration with New IP Schema:
    • Challenge: Adapting existing applications to the new IP schema was complex.
    • Solution: Extended the existing IP schema to simplify application integration, ensuring continuity.

Softenger’s Contribution

  • Datacenter Design:
    • Collaborated with the client and Tier-1 System Integrators to design the new datacenter infrastructure, focusing on scalability and future business needs.
  • Hardware Installation & Configuration:
    • Conducted hardware racking, stacking, and configuration of compute and storage systems.
    • Formed clusters adhering to best practices to ensure optimal application performance.
    • Validated hardware configurations with OEMs for infrastructure benchmarking.
  • Workload Migration:
    • Migrated the virtual infrastructure over WAN using Hyper-V Replication.
    • Utilized SQL log shipping for database synchronization, ensuring minimal business impact.
    • Maintained failover replication until the new datacenter became fully operational.
  • Cybersecurity Implementation:
    • Deployed Unified Threat Management (UTM) systems to ensure cybersecurity, maximum throughput, and minimal disruption during the migration.

Results

  • Seamless Migration:
    • Successfully migrated 200+ virtual machines and 15+ databases with minimal downtime, ensuring continuity for 20+ critical business applications.
  • Optimized Infrastructure:
    • Built a future-ready datacenter using Cisco UCS hardware, supporting scalability and business expansion.
    • Delivered enhanced application performance through validated and benchmarked configurations.
  • Enhanced Cybersecurity:
    • Implemented UTM solutions to strengthen security and ensure smooth operations during and after migration.

Key Takeaways

  • Efficient Migration: Leveraged Hyper-V Replication and SQL log shipping to ensure synchronized and non-disruptive workload migration.
  • Scalable Infrastructure: Designed and deployed a robust datacenter infrastructure capable of supporting future business growth.
  • Proactive Problem Solving: Overcame challenges like storage performance issues and IP schema complexities with innovative solutions, ensuring a smooth transition.

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