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Paragon Powers National Research and Development Institute's Search for the Next-Generation Network
Established under Japan's Ministry of Public
Management, Home Affairs and
Telecommunications, Hokuriku IT Open
Laboratory is a national research and development
facility focused on promoting IT research and
development through cooperation between industry
and academia in the Hokuriku region in Japan.
The Laboratory hosts an extensive virtual network
that provides access to important research on nextgeneration
networks, and was seeking a solution to
centralize management of its 512 NEC servers.
The research staff was required to access and
control each server individually, meaning hours of
time was spent physically going to the desired
device in a noisy, cramped setting. Therefore, the
Laboratory sought a solution that would offer
access to each server from a single, convenient
interface, whether it was at the rack or in another
room in the facility.
For the Hokuriku IT Open Laboratory, reliability,
scalability and access from outside the server rooms
were the key criteria for an effective solution.
At the recommendation of a Raritan user at the
Hokuriku Hi-tech Graduate University, Mr. Masayuki
Sano, Integrated Research Consultant with the
Laboratory, contacted Raritan to scope out a Paragon
installation.
Raritan proposed a configuration of 20 Paragon UMT8s
to manage the Laboratory's 512 servers, offering
centralized access and control through numerous user
stations connected via UTP cable throughout the facility.
According to Mr. Sano, "our research staff was not able
to work efficiently due to the need to be physically in
front of the server on which they are working.
Therefore, we were looking for a reliable solution that
would help us centralize management
of our 512 servers and remove the
need to be at the rack to gain control."
Since the Laboratory is used heavily
for simulations and testing, the staff
is required to change server settings
repeatedly throughout the day. Now,
thanks to the centralized access and
control enabled by the Paragon units,
multiple personnel can access servers
and make changes quickly and
efficiently from their own desktops at
multiple locations throughout the
Laboratory.
"Paragon has become an
indispensable tool in managing our
servers and increasing productivity,"
said Mr. Sano. "Because the
Laboratory's staff no longer has to
make their changes to the server settings at the rack,
they can be more effective in their research and spend
less time traveling to and from the individual servers."
Hokuriku has a proposal in the works to purchase
Raritan's IP-ReachTM solution for local researchers
who use the Laboratory's facilities but also those who
live in Tokyo and may need remote access to the target
servers. With IP-Reach's remote access capabilities,
those based in Tokyo will no longer have to make the
300 km journey just to use the Laboratory for an hour.
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Hokuriku IT Open Laboratory
Centralize management for 512 servers
20 Paragon UMT8 units
Centralized device management; flexible,
scalable architecture
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