Land Bank Of The Philippines Tender

Description Specifications: The Server Hosting The Network Monitoring System Should Meet The Following Requirements: The Proposed Solution Must Be Based On A Hyper-converged Infrastructure (hci) Platform. Hci Integrates Compute, Storage, And Networking Resources Into A Scalable System. Three (3) Units Hyper-converged Infrastructure The Hci Platform Should Be Listed In The Leaders Quadrant Of The Latest Magic Quadrant Report For Hci. Positioning As A Leader In The Report Indicates The Platform's Strong Performance And Market Presence. Vendor Integration: The Proposed Solution's Hardware, Software, And Support Agreement Must Be From The Same Hyper-converged Platform Vendor. This Ensures Seamless Compatibility And Simplifies Future Engagements, Upgrades, And Renewals. Vendor Integration Also Enhances The Overall Management And Support Experience. Virtualized Storage And Compute Platform Requirements (1u Or 2u) Should Meet The Following Requirements: Hypervisor Support: The Solution Must Have End-to-end And Available Support For Vmware Vsphere, Microsoft Hyper-v, And Open-source Kvm Hypervisors. This Ensures Compatibility And Flexibility In Virtualization Environments. Form Factor: The Platform Should Be Available 1u Form Factor. No. Of Nodes: 3 Cpu And Cores: Minimum Of 1 Cpu Sockets Per Host And With 12cores Each Cpu Socket @ 2.0ghz Per Host Ram: With 128 Gb Ram Per Host. Storage: 2 X 3.84tb Nvme Ssd Per Host; 2x 8tb Hdd Per Host Network Interface Cards: 2x 10g Sfp+ With 10g Sr Transceivers Per Host Usable Capacity: The Platform Should Provide A Minimum Of 19 Tb Usable Capacity Without Compression, Deduplication, Or Erasure Coding Enabled. Out-of-band Management: The Platform Should Have An Out-of-band Management Port That Allows Host Power Control, Remote Console Access, And Hardware Alerting And Health Monitoring. Redundancy: Redundant Power Supplies And Cooling Fans Per Chassis Should Be Included For Increased Reliability. Solution Features Requirements Must Have The Following Features: 100% Software-defined System : The Solution Should Be A Fully Software Defined System Without Dependencies On Proprietary Hardware, Allowing Flexibility And Avoiding Vendor Lock-in. Storage Resource Aggregation: The Solution Should Be Able To Aggregate Local Storage Disk Resources Across All Server Nodes In The Cluster Into A Pool That Is Accessible To All Hosts. Redundancy And High Availability: The Solution Must Include Redundant Components To Eliminate Single Points Of Failure In The System, Ensuring High Availability. Hypervisor Support: The Solution Must Fully Support All Mainstream Hypervisors, Including Esxi, Hyper-v, And Kvm, Providing Customers With Choices And Avoiding Vendor Lock-in. An Integrated Hypervisor Should Be Built Into The Hci Stack, Utilizing The Same Html5 Interface That Manages The Entire Infrastructure. The Solution's Software-defined Storage Must Include The Following Data Management Features: Fully Automated, Intelligent Data Tiering That Works In Real-time Based On Access Patterns, Elevating Data Into The Flash (ssd) And Ram Tier. Thin Provisioning For Efficient Resource Utilization. Rapid Vm Cloning For Quick Deployment. Crash-consistent And Application Consistent Snapshots For Data Protection. Compression And Deduplication To Optimize Storage Capacity. Tunable Data Redundancy Policies To Ensure Data Availability In The Event Of Host Failures. Virtualization Features: The Solution Should Support Enterprise Virtualization Features Such As Vmware Vmotion, Ha, Drs, And Hyper-v Live Migration And Failover Clustering Or Their Respective Equivalents. Distributed Architecture: The Solution Must Not Depend On Raid Technology Or Disk Groups But Should Be Fully Distributed, Providing Scalability And Flexibility In The Storage Infrastructure. The Proposed Solution Must Have The Following Scalability Capabilities: Non-disruptive Node Addition: The Solution Should Allow Adding Nodes To The Cluster Without Causing Disruptions To The Existing Environment. New Nodes Can Be Seamlessly Integrated Into The Infrastructure. Non-disruptive Node Removal: The Solution Should Support The Removal Of Nodes From The Cluster Without Causing Disruptions. This Capability Ensures Flexibility In Managing The Infrastructure Based On Changing Needs. Scale-out Flexibility: The Solution Must Scale Out The Infrastructure By Adding One Or More Nodes At A Time. This Allows For Incremental Expansion To Accommodate Growing Demands. Mixed Hardware Models And Generations: The Solution Should Support Mixing And Matching Different Models And Generations Of Server Hardware From The Same Manufacturer Within The Same Cluster. This Flexibility Enables The Utilization Of Existing Hardware Investments And Smooth Hardware Upgrades. Independent Storage Capacity Scaling: The Solution Must Provide The Ability To Scale Storage Capacity Independently Of Compute Resources. This Allows Organizations To Allocate Storage Resources According To Their Specific Requirements And Quickly Expand The Storage Pool. Distributed Disk Rebuild Operation: All Cluster Hosts Should Actively Participate In The Disk Rebuild Operation. As The Cluster Scales And The Number Of Storage Controller’s Increases, The Efficiency Of Disk Rebuilds Improves Due To Parallel Data Reconstruction. This Ensures Efficient Data Recovery And Maintenance Of High Availability. The Proposed Solution Must Include The Following Networking Capabilities: Network Visualization: The Solution Should Provide A Network Visualization Capability That Displays The Entire I/o Data Path From The Virtual Machine (vm) Vnics To The Physical Switch Port. This Visualization Helps In Identifying And Isolating Network Anomalies, Facilitating Efficient Troubleshooting. Comprehensive Data Path Representation: The Network Visualization Should Cover The Complete Data Path, Including Virtual Switches, Virtual Nics, Physical Network Adapters, And Physical Switch Ports. It Should Provide A Clear And Intuitive Representation Of The Network Infrastructure. The Proposed Solution Must Meet The Following Management Requirements: Non-disruptive Upgrade Process: The Solution Should Provide A Nondisruptive Upgrade Process For The Entire Infrastructure, Including The Hypervisor. Upgrades Should Be Performed Without Causing Downtime To The Running Workloads, Ensuring Continuous Operation. Lifecycle Manager: The Solution Must Include A Centralized And Intuitive Control Plane With A Lifecycle Manager. This Manager Should Handle Software And Firmware Upgrades Across All Sites And Clusters, Managing And Resolving Upgrade Dependencies In A Unified Process. It Should Support Various Server Hardware Configurations. Built-in, Scalable Management Tool: The Solution's Management Tool Or Graphical User Interface (gui) Must Be Built Into The Distributed System And Scale With The Cluster. It Should Be Html5-based For Security Reasons. The Tool Should Support All Core Management Tasks And Provide A Seamless Experience Within A Single Interface. Capacity Planning: The Management Tool Must Include A Capacity Planning Feature. It Should Enable The Rightsizing Of Existing Workloads, Support Expansion For Application Growth, And Facilitate The Addition Of New Workloads. This Feature Helps Optimize Resource Utilization And Plan For Future Requirements. The Solution Must Include Native, System-wide Data Analytics With Machine Learning To Analyze Resource Usage Over Time And Provide Tools To Monitor Resource Consumption, Identify Abnormal Behavior, And Guide Resource Planning As Well As Provide Vm “right-sizing” To Identify Constrained, Bully, Overprovisioned Or Inactive Vms Customizable Dashboards: The Management Tool Should Support Customizable Dashboards. Administrators Should Be Able To Create Personalized Dashboards With Relevant Metrics, Visualizations, And Performance Indicators Tailored To Their Specific Monitoring And Management Needs. The Proposed Solution Must Meet The Following Security Requirements: Logging And Auditing: The Solution Should Perform Logging And Auditing Of All Administrative Actions. It Must Have A Native Mechanism To Ensure The Integrity Of Logs, Providing A Reliable Audit Trail For Security Analysis And Compliance Purposes. Security Technical Implementation Guide (stig) Compliance: The Solution Must Have A Fully Automated Security Technical Implementation Guide (stig) Compliance Capability. It Should Adhere To The Guidelines And Configurations Defined In The Stig, Which Ensures A Secure And Hardened System Configuration. Support Requirements: Include Installation, Configuration And Knowledge Transfer. Three (3) Years Software License And Production Software Support Three (3) Years 24 X 7 Software Maintenance And Support For All Hardware And Software Components Of The Proposed Solution, Including Updates And Patches As Well As Technical Support Available Via Telephone, Email, And Web. With At Least 5 On-site Incident Response For One (1) Year. Warranty: Three (3) Years