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Largest single data center relocation in IU history completed ahead of schedule

The seamless transition of resources to IU's new Data Center in under 6 days is a testament to IU's strength in information technology.

November 2, 2009

IU Data CenterAs of October 18, 2009 all central research computing systems and large file systems on the Bloomington campus have been relocated to the new Data Center and are in production. This move was the largest single data center relocation in IU history. The seamless transition of resources in under 6 days was ahead of schedule and is a testament to IU's strength in information technology.

Planning for the relocation began 14 months ago. The relocation entailed the move of 41 racks with 1344 servers, 6292 cores, and 1638 TB of storage. The diligence and attention to detail of UITS and IU facilities staff made this transition possible. In preparation for the arrival of systems in the new data center UITS installed over 2500 network cables totaling 13.5 miles and 200 power receptacles.