INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS SERVICES (ITSS)

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 目标：提供电脑及网络服务，以支援研究及服务单位，以及日常运作。该股由股长、两名程序员、一名计算机技术员和一名高级技术专家组成。 网络基础设施包括：13台基于UNIX的服务器，用于集中计算、文件服务和网络服务，包括托管一般用户帐户的SunBlade 1000和托管电子邮件网关、Web服务和数据库服务的Sun V240。购买了一个Sun T5220系统，以提供虚拟化服务、数据库镜像和服务备份。 其他6个系统是Apple Xserve服务器，提供测试和报告服务、使用Lightweigh目录访问协议（LDAP）的目录服务、Web服务、备份和归档以及电子邮件服务。我们还有一个基于UNIX的“网格”集群（Apple Bioinformatics Workgroup Cluster），由一个头节点和三个端节点组成，用于运行计算密集型生物信息学程序。我们还为我们的遗传学服务和免疫学服务单位托管几个应用程序服务器。 通过高度可扩展的存储区域网络（SAN）提供集中数据存储，该网络目前由2个文件服务器、一个存储网络管理服务器、一个管理故障转移服务器和一个14 TB RAID子系统组成。 分布式计算资源的形式是大约200台台式麦金塔电脑、20台笔记本电脑和几台个人电脑。网络设施基于交换式以太网虚拟局域网（vlan），通过2 Gbit光纤链路将我们的建筑物和卫星位置连接到威斯康星州麦迪逊大学的校园范围10 Gbit主干网。Cisco Pix防火墙保护灵长类中心本地网络免受校园和互联网的影响。除大学研究园疫苗实验室使用的防火墙和设备外，所有网络设备均由校园网络管理局信息技术部拥有，并由信息技术部和信息技术和系统服务股共同管理。 进展 2008年，ITSS部门继续开发和改进基于网络的动物记录系统。2008年期间对该系统的补充包括临床病理学股和行为管理股的网络模块、兽医工作人员模块的临床治疗安排应用程序以及对动物摘要页面的几项改进。为中央协议执行（CPI）单元模块开发了血液调度网络应用程序。开发了一个搜索引擎，使研究人员能够轻松找到符合他们研究标准的动物。 为中心工作人员开发了一个门户网站，允许集中访问本地基于网络的应用程序，如动物记录系统、财务系统和购买请求系统。 还开发和实施了一个基于网络的库存应用程序。 ITSS实现了一个协作服务器，与我们的LDAP服务集成，为服务单位和研究人员提供wiki，博客和电子邮件服务。 我们还实施了Labkey服务器，这是一个基于开源软件的门户网站，用于流式细胞术数据的分析和存档。 该服务器还将用于促进信息学和协作工作，如非人类灵长类动物基因组库。 我们看到2007年实施的SAN系统的使用率有所增加。 协作服务器和Labkey服务器都使用SAN作为数据的主要存储。 一些单位和研究人员现在正在使用SAN作为中央文件存储。 信息技术和电信服务处全年为工作人员举办了几次关于各种主题的“棕色袋子”技术帮助讲座。此外，信息技术和电信服务处8月还主办了一次由CALS统计咨询服务处的Nickolas Kefellow主持的关于“R”统计包的讲座。 出版物说明：ITSS的支持涉及部分或全部依赖WNPRC资源的许多期刊文章。 注：与艾滋病有关。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Objective: To provide computing and networking services for research and service unit support, and daily operations support. The unit consists of the unit head, two programmers, a computer technician and a senior technical specialist. The cyber-infrastructure conists of: 13 UNIX-based servers for centralized computing, file services, and network services, including, SunBlade 1000, which hosts general user accounts and Sun V240, which hosts the email gateway, web services, and database services. A Sun T5220 system has been purchased to provide virtualization services, database mirroring, and services backup. The other 6 systems are Apple Xserve servers, which provide test and report services, directory services using the Lightweigh Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), web services, backup and archive, and Email services. We also have a UNIX-based "grid" cluster (Apple Bioinformatics Workgroup Cluster), consisting of one head node and three end nodes, that is used to run compute-intensive bioinformatics programs. We also host several application server for our Genetics services and Immunology services units. Centralized data storage is provided via a highly scalable Storage Area Network (SAN) currently consisting of 2 fileservers, a storage network administration server, an administration failover server, and a 14 Terabyte RAID subsystem. Distributed computing resources take the form of approximately 200 desktop Macintoshes, 20 laptops and a few PCs. Networking facilities are based on a switched ethernet virtual local area network (vlan) that connects our buildings and satellite locations to the campus wide 10 Gbit backbone of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, via 2 Gbit fiber-optic links. A Cisco Pix Firewall protects the primate center local network from the campus and Internet. All network equipment, except the firewall and equipment used at the vaccine laboratory at University Research Park, is owned by the campus network authority, the Department of Information Technology (DoIT), and managed collaboratively by DoIT and the Information Technology and Systems Servies Unit. Progress In 2008, the ITSS unit continued to develop and improve the web based animal records system. Additions to the system during 2008, include web modules for the Clincal Pathology Unit and the Behavior Management unit, a clinical treatment scheduling application for the Veterinary staff module, and several enhancements to the animal abstract page. A blood scheduling web application was developed for the Central Protocol Implementation (CPI) Unit module. A search engine was developed to enable researchers to easily find animals that meet their research criteria. A web portal for Center staff was developed to allow central access to local web based applications such as the animal records system, financial systems, and purchase request systems. A web based stockroom applications was also developed and implemented. ITSS implemented a collaboration server that integrates with our LDAP services to provide wiki, blog, and calendaring services to service unit and research staff. We also implemented a Labkey server, an open source software based portal for analysis and archiving of flow cytometry data. This server will also be used to promote informatics and collaborative work such as the Non-human Primate Genome Bank. We saw increased usage of the SAN system that was implemented in 2007. The collaboration server and Labkey server both use the SAN for main storage of data. Several units and researchers are now using the SAN for central file storage. ITTS hosted several "brown bag" technology help talks for staff on various topics throughout the year. In addition, ITTS hosted a talk in August by Nickolas Keuler from the CALS Statistical Consulting Service on the "R" statistical package. Publications note: ITSS support is involved in numerous journal articles that depend in part or in full on WNPRC resources. Note: AIDS related.