2007 P3 Archives

2007 P3 - Network Services and Equipment Migration
Project Members: Chan Ween Fai, Melvin & Tung FuHong, Richson
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Overview
Network services and equipment migration has always been critical to a business in all organization. The majority of organizations today rely heavily on the network and network service delivery capabilities to run their business.

Due to technology modification, organization has to adopt such changes in order for network service delivery capabilities to run their businesses.

Project Objectives

• Facilitate the movement of the Service-oriented architecture Cisco equipment from block M to block L SOA lab.


• To investigate, consolidate plan, design, develop, implement and review classroom network migration for Engineering Informatics from block M level 3 to block L level 6

Project Description

• Plan the migration. This include gathering of project requirements, netowork design and process planning.


• Testing of existing equipment. Equipment cabling and Racking of equipment during migration.


• Understand and modify the setting of the equipment for show case and for classroom teachings.

Project Charter

Work Break Down Structure

Project Processes

Project Phases

• Phase 1 - Project Planning, Shifting of SOA Cisco equipment to SOA lab, testing the Cisco equipment housekeeping.


• Phase 2 - Migration of Cisco equipment from blcok M to block L, apply network topology, IP addressing, equipment configuration, testing, troubleshooting and housekeeping.


• Phase 3 - Project documentation, Maintenance, review and closure.

Problem Encounter

• Level 6 room access right


• Testing Equipment request


• Authorization of migration equipment

Solution

• Discuss with supervsior about access right issue.


• Supervisor work with stakeholders of School of Information Technology office for access rights.


• School of Information Technology new level 6 server room access rights from various parties.

Equipment request - Solution:

• Look for alternative sources for equipment


• Request from various parties which is able to supply the require equipment


• Self improvise equipment

Authorization of migration equipment - Solution:

• Putting up request from various party when is the equipment migration allow to take place


• Checking with supervisor if the migration been approved

Problem Encounter - Phase 2

• Physcial and logical layout changes


• Lack of Equipment and changes


• Delays in project

Physical and logical layout Changes - Solution:

• Consult Project Manager and change accordingly


• Reduce changes to minimal

Lack of Equipment - Solution:

• Look for alternative source for equipment


• Request from various parties which is able to supply the require equipment.

Self Improvise Equipment