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Section 904 Category 7

Customers with servers in the State Data Center can easily connect to extra storage via the DIS Storage Area Network (SAN). Rather than purchasing larger hard drives to accommodate growing storage needs, many customers choose to connect their servers to SAN.

SAN is ideal for Windows and Unix server-based applications that need large amounts of storage (terabytes). Servers connected to SAN have direct, high-speed access to data stored on a disk or a tape drive. Servers connected to SAN also have exclusive access to their data. An agency’s data is not available to other agencies using SAN.

Benefits:

• Peace of mind at a reasonable cost
• More time for agency system administrators to do other work
• Flexible growth potential without a lengthy purchasing process
• Sharable over multiple servers and applications
• Easy to add storage to servers

To obtain services from DIS, eligible organizations must enter into a Customer Service Agreement (CSA).

New Customers:

Government entities are invited to complete an Application for Storage Area Network Services and submit to the DIS Service Desk – servicedesk@dis.wa.gov..

Current Customers:

We can respond faster if your customer information is up-to-date. Complete the Contact Update Form and submit to the DIS Service Desk – servicedesk@dis.wa.gov.

To request changes to your Storage Attached Network Service, complete the SAN Service Update Form and submit to the DIS Service Desk – servicedesk@dis.wa.gov.

The Storage Area Network (SAN) service provides large disk storage arrays to Windows and Unix servers via a specialized fiber network.

Description	Fee
Storage Area Network (SAN)	Rate is based on a custom Service Level Agreement (SLA) in order to meet customer’s business needs
SAN Connectivity	$60.00 per port

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If you have more questions, email the DIS Service Desk for answers.