• Virtual Training & Certifications must be supported in all aspects of the system yearly throughout the 5 -year warranty and available to all members of administration team. • Provide a shipping/lead detailed timeline if contract is awarded • All vendors responding to the RFP must send a representative on site before the bid date to review the data center to make sure they understand what will be needed to get the equipment racks into the air cooled data center • Quotes must be itemized • All hardware must have 5-year labor and parts warranty with Next Business Day response time • All equipment must be configured ant tested offsite and delivered and installed in our data center • Both hardware and proposed virtual OS installed and configured • Complete Solution must me NVIDIA DGX BasePOD certified • Vendors must include a copy of the document from NVIDIA stating that their solution is NVIDIA DGX BasePOD certified and meets all requirements • It is preferred that all server equipment be sourced by a single vendor and not a solution of multiple hardware vendors. • All networking patch cablesfrom new equipment to Jackson State University network equipment must be provided with proper manageable lengths properly installed • All power must be redundant on all equipment • All equipment plugged into APC AR3350 - 42U NetShelter SX Rack - Extra Wide/Deep - 750mm Wide x 1200mm Deep – Black • All equipment powered by APC Metered Rack PDU AP8866 - 0U - 208V 3Phase IEC 309 60A 3P+PE Input / (6) C13 & (12) C19 Output • Must be able to support NVIDIA InfiniBand Switching and Cabling • Hardware must support NVIDIA UFM Licensing • Implementation is to be handled by vendor turnkey with support from JSU technology department as needed • Unified System Management for appliances, physical server’ssingle pane management console, monitor system health and performance, provide for rapid deployment of physical and virtual servers • All equipment must be equal to or better than the specification outlined in the specification.
