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70 -- HIGH CAPACITY STORAGE -- NETWORK SOL DTCG81-00-Q-3YK092 DUE 042000 POC C. Freer, Purchasing Agent, Phone 757-628-4145, Fax 757-628-4134, Email cfreer@mlca.uscg.mil -- C. Freer, Purchasing Agent, Phone 757-628-4145, Fax 757-628-4134, Email cfreer@mlca.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=DTCG81-00-Q-3YK092&LocID=2502. E-MAIL: C. Freer, cfreer@mlca.uscg.mil. Modification 002 is issued to respond to vendor questions. 1. What amount of storage do you have in mind (in gigabytes) to be included? Answer: Minimum of 144Gb total disk space divided among at least 4 hard drives in a RAID 5 array, giving 108Gb usable storage. (Removable 36 GB Ultra2 SCSI LVD Drives) 2. This device is to connect directly to your Ethernet backbone, what type of interface should it include? 100 Base TX, Fiber, etc.? Answer: 100 Base TX 3. Require "1 Internal Sony AIT-2 Drive 50/100 P/N TD-SDX-500C or EQUAL. Unit must support either local or internal tape drives? Answer:The tape drive should be internal to the storage device, and must backup the entire storage capacity of the device. 4. You require Network Attached Storage but only show one OS (NT). NAS is only required if you have more than one platform, otherwise you can go with (SAN) without any overhead penalties. Answer: We are an NT shop, and require a device compatible with the NT file system. Nor do we want a SAN device. 5. How many workstations do you have on the network and do you need shared storage? answer: Not applicable to the specification or requirement. 6. How many users will be connecting to this server during peak usage? Answer: Not applicable to our requirement. 7. Do you see an immediate need for dual CPU's or just the option for future upgrades? Answer: NO 8. If redundancy is an issue, does this quote need a UPS? Answer: A UPS, it isn't needed. 9. Monitor, keyboard, and mouse? Answer: Not applicable to a network storage device 10. Does this quote require a custom built server (COMTek Controller) or would you prefer a known brand such as COMPAQ, DELL, or ALR? Answer: Any system will do as long as it meets all the requirements. 11. Do you also require redundant dual 10/100 NIC's that are load balanced? Answer: NO. 12. The RFQ for a cache upgrade to 128MB; is this for the RAID controller? Answer: Yes. 13. Do you have an immediate need to upgrade to Win2K or are you sticking with NT 4.0? Answer: NO. Posted 04/17/00 (D-SN445729). (0108)

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