Servers and Storage

Centralized server hosting and system administration in the SIO CoLocation Server Facility.

Scripps Information Technology does not provide scientific or web based programming, only management of the physical and virtual server environments.


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Data Storage with Backups ($110/TB + $35 per month)

Network Storage & Backups

  • Clustered network storage platform with redundant hardware
  • Accessible on Linux, macOS, Windows
  • Supports various file access protocols (SMB; NFS, SFTP; Globus)
  • Backups stored at SDSC
  • One-time provisioning charge of $110/TB (or half this if no primary storage or backups are needed)
  • Monthly data share management fee of $35 per 100TB (based on 20 minutes of hourly rate)
Server Hosting ($70/server per month)

Physical and Virtual Machine (VM) Hosting & Administration

  • User Provided Server Class Hardware, Rack Mountable and Capable of Remote Management
  • Rack space in SIO Colocation Facility provided
  • Standalone server hosting
  • VMWare ESXi platform for virtual machine hosting (VMWare license not included)
  • Virtual Machine Provisioning (User-Provided Hardware)
  • Includes annual RHEL subscription (if Linux hosted)

Included System Administration Services

  • User management Server security monitoring
  • OS patching
  • Log Monitoring
  • Database and Application monitoring
  • Configuration management
  • Routine software installation (e.g., Matlab, NetCDF, Qualys)
  • Data backup and restore monitoring and support (storage costs billed separately)
  • System and hardware failure monitoring
  • Warranty management and support
  • Monthly management fee of $70 (based on 40 minutes of hourly rate)
Managed Linux Workstation ($52.50/workstation per month)

Red Hat Enterprise or Ubuntu Linux System Administration Services

  • User management
  • Security log monitoring
  • OS patching
  • Configuration management
  • Routine software installation (e.g., Matlab, NetCDF, Qualys)
  • Data backup and restore monitoring and support (storage costs billed separately)
  • System and hardware failure monitoring
  • Warranty management and support
  • Monthly management fee of $52.50 (based on 30 minutes of hourly rate)

Note that this service only covers remote support. Some system administration tasks require physical access to the workstation. This will need to be arranged based on the availability of our team and will incur additional charges based on the hourly rate.

Additional Recharge Services ($105/hour)

Systems Administration

  • Initial Hardware installation and Configuration
  • OS  & virtual machine Installation and Configuration
  • Complex software installation, configuration & Licensing
  • Hardware upgrades and repairs
  • Disaster Recovery Restores
  • WordPress server management fee of $35 (based on 20 minutes of hourly rate)