Request for Proposal for e Ticketing Project - Archaeological Survey ...

RFP for e-Ticketing Solution Volume-I
7. Infrastructure Requirements
7.1. Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Center requirements
The following section presents the specifications for the data center hosting the e-Ticketing
system application.
These specifications are required to be fulfilled as a minimum and the bidders are expected
to make their own assessment with respect to exact requirements and formulate their
proposals accordingly.
A disaster recovery infrastructure shall be established commensurate with the need, to
ensure minimum data loss in the event of failure of primary data center. It shall be equipped
to the extent required.
The data center and disaster recovery center shall be in two different cities and shall be
finalized in consultation with and on approval of ASI.
The IA must adhere to the best practices of Tier-3 and above norms of TIA 942 guidelines for
setting up DC and DRC.
An indicative list of various hardware and software components that will have to be
provided by the IA is provided below. The list is not exhaustive and bidders are required to
assess the actual requirement and arrive at an optimum list.
1. Application and storage hardware
a. Web Server
b. Authentication Server
c. Application Server
d. Database Server
2. Network Connectivity
a. WAN Connectivity at internet gateway
b. Replication Links between Data Center and Disaster Recovery
3. Software
a. Web server software
b. Application server software
c. Database server software
d. Enterprise antivirus system
e. Relevant EMS for SLA measurement tools and application monitoring for only
those resources that are provided by IA
4. DC and DR Services
a. Routers
b. Core Switches
c. Access Switches
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