Connection protocol - server specifications

Second group meeting for CISD assessment report No2

Yesterday we had a meeting again. Everybody were happy with the new network that I had design so we have start searching for our company servers.(type-specifications) We found the most appropriate servers for our network by looking their specifications and their cost as our company is a medium business which afterwards will be expanded.

The serves of our network so far:

Backup server: Dell Equal logic PS6000 XV ISCSI Array

Application Server: Dell power Edge M905 Blade server

Direct Server: Dell PowerConnect PC 3548

Architecture:

Applications + Data server (cluster architecture)

Backup Server (multicomputer architecture)

However we started the description of the network and we have finished the connection protocol part.

Meeting duration: 1.00-3.00 pm

Network Design

When I saw the network we had designed, for a second time I realized that it was wrong, so because I am the person who must design the network for the next meeting I decided to design my own one according to the book SYSTEM ANALYSIS & DESING IN A CHANGING WORLD page 338. Below is the network diagram that I have designed in my pc. Again is not fully complete because we need to decide what software it must run the database server, the workstations PC and the web/application server. On the other hand the bellow network, in my opinion has the correct network architecture.

SCREENSHOT OF THE NETWORK (Not completed)

First group meeting. CISD assessment report No2

First group meeting for CISD assessment report No2

Yesterday 19 February our group had done the first meeting .Everybody were present and everything gone right

We divided the work task as it is below

Christos and Dhanush:

• Major systems components
• Network architecture
• Applications architectures

Carl and Alex:

• Database Architecture
• A set of database tables
• A set of appropriate interfaces for key users

Meeting duration: 2.00-4.30

Decisions: We all have done a brainstorm about major components of our system and network architecture. We came across some networks designs and finally with the feedback of our tutor we draw a final one. However we decided our group name which is KOLOSSOS.