February 2015

System Monitoring Solution - Implementation

Depending on the outcome of the INF107 project, this may be a procurement or an in-house build.

The project effort for this year is 50 days, but this is a multi-year project over three years.

This project will start in May.

Decommission Obsolete Infrastructure

Category: Core Funding

Milestones

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by David Watters for February 2015

Achievements this Period

• TSM established and live in DEV environment
• Work started on setting up TSM in Test environment
• More detail on obsolete servers added to catalogue
• Handover of Password Manager Pro to Production Management started
• Build of replacement SOA DEV environment started

Issues

• JIRAs raised with ITI Unix regarding TSM configuration

Next Steps

• Prioritisation of what is to be decommissioned to be carried out by project team
• TSM to be deployed in TEST & LIVE
• Password Manager deployment to be completed
• Build of SOA DEV environment to be completed

INF107 (AP45-067)

Environment Monitoring System

Category: Core Funding

Milestones

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Maurice Franceschi for February 2015

Achievements in Last Period

• Demo of EG and assessment - achieved (Stefean leading)
• Visit Imperial by end of March - put in place by Heather, pending 9th March
• Assess potential of Zenoss - pending, Barry settign this up
• Assess potential of SCOM - put in place by Fiona, pending 10th March
• Assess potential of newRelic - pending, by Stefan

Issues

• one Amber risks - last reviewed late February

Next Steps

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• Visit Imperial and assess
• Demo of Zenoss and assess
• Demo of SCOM and assess
• Assess potential of newRelic

INF108 (AP45-034)

Automated Server Builds

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Colin Watt for February 2015

Achievements this period

• Initial Puppet environment has been built (1st Iteration Milestone) :
• Progress towards rolling out tnsnames config changes to live environment (2nd Iteration Milestone)
• PM and Senior Supplier have worked on risk log with team and assigned owners to the project risks.
• PM and Senior Supplier are regularly reviewing effort against estimates to reduce project risk.
• PM holding bi-weekly meetings with Senior Supplier to focus on project risks, budget control, and quality of delivery, and Monthly meetings with Senior Supplier and Business Lead to ensure project is progressing to expectations.

Issues

• Control of budget (PM and Senior supplier reviewing weekly and adjusting effort accordingly)
• Ensuring Puppet embedded within Production Management (Technology Management attending project meetings and involved in handover and documentation)

Next Steps

• The 2nd release will focus on the deployment of an environment for Python development.
• Review of milestones, project deliverables, and project timescale.

INF109 (AP45-033)

Annual upgrades of development tools (JIRA/Bamboo)

Category: Compliance

Milestones

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Gillian Henderson for February 2015

Achievements in Last Period

• Project website set up
• Information gathered on tasks for Bamboo and Jira upgrades based on experience from previous years.
• Initial discussions with Development Technology, Corporate Services Team and Technology Management to determine which tasks will be in scope for this project.
• Work started on Brief.
• Meeting arranged to sign off the Project Brief.

Issues

• No issues

Next Steps

• Complete planning phase
• Start design

INF106 (AP45-032)

New Application Tier Replacement

Category: Compliance