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Centre for Technical Support (CTS) maintains the policies governing the use of VIT computing and IT communication resources. The IT Policy applies to the resources administered by the administrative departments such as Library, Computer Laboratories, Offices of the Institution, Hostels and Guest houses wherever the network facility was provided by the Institution.
Further, all the faculty, students, staff, departments, authorized visitors/visiting faculty and others who may be granted permission to use the IT Infrastructure, and must comply with the guidelines. Certain violations of IT policy laid down by VIT by any institution member may even result in disciplinary action against the offender by the institution authorities.
The acceptable use policies are applicable to Employees, Students, and Vendors & Visitors. CTS has framed various policy like Procurement, Installation, of Hardware, Network and software. E-mail account has been facilitated to Employee and students under E-mail Use policy which is reviewed and maintained whenever the modification happens. Website Hosting and Database Usage policy has its method and hierarchy which is followed systematically.
IT Infrastructure
IT infrastructure has been widely spread across connecting 56 buildings with very high-speed robust network backbone. Our Computer network is built on CISCO switching platform with backbone running on 10Gig at present. 12000+ IP enabled devices are connected to this fast network. Understanding the demands of faculty and students to use digital media for their research, teaching & learning process, 10Gbps of internet bandwidth is made available through three major Internet service providers.
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SI.NO
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Service Provider
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Bandwidth
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|---|---|---|
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1
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6 GBPS
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2
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6GBPS
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3
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1 GBPS
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Over 2548 WIFI access points are positioned across the campus to facilitate internet access to our students, faculty and guests while they are in the campus. Seamless internet access given to students through Hotspots and well planned WIFI network at Hostel rooms.
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Number of Computers available to students for academic purposes
VIT has invested heavily in building up the energy efficient SmartRow Data Centre in 1000 Sq.Ft. area. The features include 10 Smart Row Racks, 3 Libert CRV In-Row Cooling Solution, 90KVA Modular UPS with batteries, Fire Alarm Systems, Biometric Access Control Systems, CCTV and Remote Monitoring & Management Software. VIT maximizes the use of efficient energy solutions at the Data Center while minimizing the impact on the environment.
The comprehensive infrastructure includes 68 physical servers with 366TB of storage for Private Cloud with 220+ Virtual Machines and 500 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implemented for the students to work with engineering software anytime anywhere from any device. Our campus IT facility secured by implementing the best of the security solution from Palo Alto, McAfee, CISCO AMP and K7 which includes Next Generation firewall, Application firewall, Email Security, Advance Malware Protection, Endpoint Threat Protection, OpenDNS etc.
- Network Security Devices
- Network Switches
- Wireless
- Surveillance
- Servers & Storage Devices
- Virtualization
- Storage Devices
- Streaming Devices
- Thin Clients
Network Security Devices
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Description
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Model
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Nos
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|---|---|---|
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Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Firewall
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PaloAlto
|
2
|
|
Checkpoint Internal Firewall
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Checkpoint
|
2
|
|
Proxy Server
|
CISCO WSA
|
1
|
|
APPWALL 200 MBPS Web Application Firewall
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Radware
|
1
|
|
F Secure Messaging Security Gateway
|
F Secure
|
1
|
|
Vulnerablity Scanner
|
Nessus
|
1
|
|
Open DNS
|
CISCO
|
1
|
|
Advance Endpoint Protection
|
CISCO
|
1
|
|
Anti Virus
|
K7 Computing
|
1
|
Network Switches
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Description
|
Model
|
Nos
|
|---|---|---|
|
Network Core Switches
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CISCO
|
2
|
|
Cisco Nuxes Switches
|
CISCO
|
2
|
|
Network Switches
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CISCO
|
482
|
|
Network Switches - POE-Wireless
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BROCADE
|
84
|
|
Network Switches- CCTV
|
ALLIED TELESIS
|
282
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Wireless
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Description
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Model
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Nos
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|---|---|---|
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Wi-Fi Access Point
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Ruckus
|
3012
|
|
Wi-Fi Controller
|
Ruckus
|
17
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Surveillance
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Description
|
Model
|
Nos
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|---|---|---|
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Biometric Device
|
I clock 900
|
380
|
|
Surveillance Camera
|
Hikivision / CPplus / Dauha
|
3613
|
|
NVR
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Hikivision
|
84
|
|
Biometric Access Turnstile
|
ET-1000
|
82
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Servers & Storage Devices
(Physical Servers)
| Brand | Model | Qty |
|---|---|---|
|
Dell |
PowerEdge R420/R430/R520/R720/R7425 – 12740 X D M630 |
16 |
|
HP |
Proliant DL 120/165/360/380/385 – Gen 6/8/9 |
19 |
|
IBM |
SystemX3550/X3650/Blade Servers HS22 |
31 |
|
Sun Solaris |
Sunfire X4100 |
2 |
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DGX – NVIDIA |
DGX – INTEL XEON E5 – 2698 – 20 core (512 GB RAM) GPU – 8 X 32GB = 256 GB GPU (1 PETA FLOP) (40, 960 CUDA CORES) 5120 TENSOR CORES |
2 |
|
|
Total |
70 |
Virtualization
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Brand
|
Models
|
No of Servers
|
CPU Cores
|
RAM
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HP
|
ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Blade Server
|
12
|
248
|
3.15 TB
|
|
DELL
|
PowerEdge M630 Blade Server
|
6
|
240
|
3.528 TB
|
|
Lenovo
|
Lenovo Flex System x240 M5
|
7
|
240
|
2240 GB
|
|
Lenovo
|
Lenovo System X 3650 M5
|
3
|
144
|
960 GB
|
|
IBM
|
SYSTEM X 3650 M4
|
2
|
64
|
270 GB
|
|
DELL EMC (VDI)
|
PowerEdge R740 X d
|
5
|
360
|
2.5 TB
|
|
DELL EMC (EXCHANGE)
|
Power Edge R740 X d
|
6
|
240
|
1.25 TB
|
|
|
Total
|
41
|
1536
|
13.63TB
|
Storage Devices
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Brand
|
Storage
|
Size
|
|---|---|---|
|
HP
|
MSA 2040 SAN
|
158.8 TB
|
|
Dell
|
SCv2020
|
147 TB
|
|
Lenovo
|
V3700 V2
|
13.36 TB
|
|
IBM
|
STORWIZE V3700 - 5 TB
|
5 TB
|
|
RAID STORE
|
IPSAN R-US-208i- 9TB
|
9 TB
|
|
DELL EMC
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vSAN
|
150 TB
|
|
DELL EMC (EXCHANGE)
|
DELL VSAN
|
246 TB
|
|
HP STOREEASY
|
STOREEASY 1660
|
194 TB
|
|
|
Total
|
923.16 TB
|
Streaming Devices
|
Brand
|
Device
|
No's
|
|---|---|---|
|
EXTRON SME 100
|
H.264 Streaming Media Encoder
|
1
|
|
EXTRON SMP 351
|
H.264 Streaming Media Processors
|
1
|
|
Black Magic Web Presenter
|
Web Presenter
|
4
|
Thin Clients
|
Brand
|
Thin Client
|
No's
|
|---|---|---|
|
N - COMPUTING
|
N SERIES - N400
|
120
|
|
DELL WYSE
|
DELL WYSE 3040
|
100
|
|
SNAP VDI
|
SNAP VDI
|
100
|
Network Security Devices
|
Description
|
Model
|
Nos
|
|---|---|---|
|
Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Firewall
|
PaloAlto
|
2
|
|
Checkpoint Internal Firewall
|
Checkpoint
|
2
|
|
Proxy Server
|
CISCO WSA
|
1
|
|
APPWALL 200 MBPS Web Application Firewall
|
Radware
|
1
|
|
F Secure Messaging Security Gateway
|
F Secure
|
1
|
|
Vulnerablity Scanner
|
Nessus
|
1
|
|
Open DNS
|
CISCO
|
1
|
|
Advance Endpoint Protection
|
CISCO
|
1
|
|
Anti Virus
|
K7 Computing
|
1
|
Network Switches
|
Description
|
Model
|
Nos
|
|---|---|---|
|
Network Core Switches
|
CISCO
|
2
|
|
Cisco Nuxes Switches
|
CISCO
|
2
|
|
Network Switches
|
CISCO
|
482
|
|
Network Switches - POE-Wireless
|
BROCADE
|
84
|
|
Network Switches- CCTV
|
ALLIED TELESIS
|
282
|
Wireless
|
Description
|
Model
|
Nos
|
|---|---|---|
|
Wi-Fi Access Point
|
Ruckus
|
3012
|
|
Wi-Fi Controller
|
Ruckus
|
17
|
Surveillance
|
Description
|
Model
|
Nos
|
|---|---|---|
|
Biometric Device
|
I clock 900
|
380
|
|
Surveillance Camera
|
Hikivision / CPplus / Dauha
|
3613
|
|
NVR
|
Hikivision
|
84
|
|
Biometric Access Turnstile
|
ET-1000
|
82
|
Servers & Storage Devices
(Physical Servers)
| Brand | Model | Qty |
|---|---|---|
|
Dell |
PowerEdge R420/R430/R520/R720/R7425 – 12740 X D M630 |
16 |
|
HP |
Proliant DL 120/165/360/380/385 – Gen 6/8/9 |
19 |
|
IBM |
SystemX3550/X3650/Blade Servers HS22 |
31 |
|
Sun Solaris |
Sunfire X4100 |
2 |
|
DGX – NVIDIA |
DGX – INTEL XEON E5 – 2698 – 20 core (512 GB RAM) GPU – 8 X 32GB = 256 GB GPU (1 PETA FLOP) (40, 960 CUDA CORES) 5120 TENSOR CORES |
2 |
|
|
Total |
70 |
Virtualization
|
Brand
|
Models
|
No of Servers
|
CPU Cores
|
RAM
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HP
|
ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Blade Server
|
12
|
248
|
3.15 TB
|
|
DELL
|
PowerEdge M630 Blade Server
|
6
|
240
|
3.528 TB
|
|
Lenovo
|
Lenovo Flex System x240 M5
|
7
|
240
|
2240 GB
|
|
Lenovo
|
Lenovo System X 3650 M5
|
3
|
144
|
960 GB
|
|
IBM
|
SYSTEM X 3650 M4
|
2
|
64
|
270 GB
|
|
DELL EMC (VDI)
|
PowerEdge R740 X d
|
5
|
360
|
2.5 TB
|
|
DELL EMC (EXCHANGE)
|
Power Edge R740 X d
|
6
|
240
|
1.25 TB
|
|
|
Total
|
41
|
1536
|
13.63TB
|
Storage Devices
|
Brand
|
Storage
|
Size
|
|---|---|---|
|
HP
|
MSA 2040 SAN
|
158.8 TB
|
|
Dell
|
SCv2020
|
147 TB
|
|
Lenovo
|
V3700 V2
|
13.36 TB
|
|
IBM
|
STORWIZE V3700 - 5 TB
|
5 TB
|
|
RAID STORE
|
IPSAN R-US-208i- 9TB
|
9 TB
|
|
DELL EMC
|
vSAN
|
150 TB
|
|
DELL EMC (EXCHANGE)
|
DELL VSAN
|
246 TB
|
|
HP STOREEASY
|
STOREEASY 1660
|
194 TB
|
|
|
Total
|
923.16 TB
|
Streaming Devices
|
Brand
|
Device
|
No's
|
|---|---|---|
|
EXTRON SME 100
|
H.264 Streaming Media Encoder
|
1
|
|
EXTRON SMP 351
|
H.264 Streaming Media Processors
|
1
|
|
Black Magic Web Presenter
|
Web Presenter
|
4
|
Thin Clients
|
Brand
|
Thin Client
|
No's
|
|---|---|---|
|
N - COMPUTING
|
N SERIES - N400
|
120
|
|
DELL WYSE
|
DELL WYSE 3040
|
100
|
|
SNAP VDI
|
SNAP VDI
|
100
|
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VIT has proper budgeting process to arrive the IT budget needs of every school/department. Requirement gathering happens at the school/departments. Once the IT budget is finalized at the school/department level, the approved budget is consolidated at CTS and arrive the total IT Budget requirement.
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An average Annual Budget of Rs.17.87 Crore per year, provided on improving the IT facility shows the commitment of our Management in building the world class IT facility in our campus. This includes the Capital and Operational budget of Vellore and Chennai Campus.
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IT expansion is done based on assessing the requirement and also understanding the need of implementing the best of the breed technology to support the teaching and learning process. Also understand the industry requirement with respect to advance technology to ensure that our students are well aware of the technologies prevailing in the market.
