These standards are a continuing evolution of CDC and ATSDR's IRM technology strategy for capitalizing on the most advanced information processing capabilities available in the marketplace while providing a secure, stable, and maintainable environment for all information workers. The standards and guidelines apply to new acquisitions. The standards now include particular equipment and software for unique environments such as laboratories and to meet special statistical and scientific processing needs. Integrations with other non-scientific environments continue to be a paramount concern to ensure intercommunication, data sharing, effectiveness, and efficiency in meeting CDC's mission.
The IRM Coordinators conduct a formal six-month review of these standards, in coordination with CIO scientific and administrative staff as required. In addition, the IRM Coordinators will consider requests for product research and development anytime. The decision to undertake a formal, IRM Coordinator-sponsored evaluation, will be by majority vote of the IRM Coordinators. Interested parties in the CIOs will do the evaluation (or IRMO, if appropriate) under the general oversight, coordination, and, whenever possible, funding by IRMO, upon space and financial availability.
Training for Level I and Level II products will be provided by the Employee Training and Career Development Branch, Human Resources Management Office (HRMO), after adequate notification by the IRM Coordinators or IRMO, and upon space and financial availability.
Level I products are considered CDC core products (hardware and software) that are deployed to virtually every desktop at CDC or throughout the CDC-NET. The hardware "Funding Source" column and software "License Status" table provide additional information. The Level I products are focused to ensure CDC-wide interoperability and the ability to centrally provide adequate and efficient support by IRMO or its contractors.
Level II products are limited to standard products that are widely deployed in multiple CIOs. The ordering CDC organization funds Level II purchases. IRMO or its contractors support these products centrally at CDC.
Level III products will not be supported centrally at CDC by IRMO or its contractors. If additional support is required, it will be acquired by the organization from the original vendor, manufacturer, or other source.
Except where noted, software versions are not listed. The most current commercially available version is the standard for Level I and Level II products. The current standard and last version of the software package will be centrally supported. Those software packages that list a version number are considered critical to CDC interoperability. These software packages go through a formal evaluation, testing and certification process at CDC before a new version is endorsed and added to the standard's list. Therefore, new versions of these software products should not be acquired or used on production LANs or PCS until the IRM Coordinators have approved them.
Hardware no longer listed in these standards but was purchased during the period in which it was on the standard's list, will continue to be supported until it is no longer economically feasible to repair because of advances in technology price, performance or parts obsolescence.
On April 21, 1993, President Clinton signed an Executive Order that required: 1) all Federal government acquisitions of microcomputers including monitors, and printers, must meet EPA Energy Star requirements for energy efficiency, 2) that all acquisitions for microcomputers include the energy efficient low-power standby feature as defined by the EPA Energy Star computer program, 3) agencies shall ensure that Federal users are made aware of the significant economic and environmental benefits of the energy efficient low-power standby feature.
These CDC and ATSDR Microcomputer and LAN Standards/ Guidelines will continually be modified to adhere to these requirements.
Funding Level I
Source Hardware
1. Network Cabling
IRMO IBM Type IA for port to file server connections 62.5 Micron multimode graded fiber optic cabling for the WAN backbone and cluster extension.
IRMO Category 5 UTP 100Mbps for wiring centers and computer room environments only.
OD IBM Multi station Access Unit (MAU) for workstation wiring termination and connection to the server. IBM MAU part 8338001.
OD Synoptics Concentrators for backbone and workstation wiring termination and connection to the server. (Model 3000, 2705, or 2715)
CIO Ethernet 10BASE-T (laboratory environments)
2. Network Backbone Interface Cards
CIO Compaq 32 bit EISA
CIO IBM 16/4 MB Token Ring Adapter
CIO Olicom 16/4 Token Ring Adapter
3. WAN Bridges and Routers
CIO CISCO (IRMO will assist in management/co-management, design and configuration as corporate resources.)
IRMO FiberMux Magnum Token Ring Bridge for T-3 (DS3) connections
4. Fiber Modems
IRMO Synoptics Fiber Modems (Will be provided and installed as needed for primary node extensions to backbone or campus rings. Exceptions to be determined by IRMO.)
Funding Level I
Source Hardware
5. Backbone Gateway Servers and Routers
CIO Any Pentium processor machine listed in the Level II hardware standards running at 100 MHz or above which has been tested and proven to work by IRMO.
6. Multiplexers
IRMO Racal-Datacom Omni Mux 9000
1. Network Core Operating System
IRMO Novell NetWare 4.1
2. Network Shells
IRMO Lsl v2.06 (931202)
IRMO Ipxodi v2.12 (931007)
IRMO Netx v3.32 (931117)
IRMO VLM v1.2
3. Router Software
IRMO Novell Multi Protocol Router 2.0 (Primary Backbone ONLY)
4. Mail Software
IRMO Microsoft Mail 3.2 (standard will be revised to Microsoft Exchange)
CIO Quick View Plus (Outside In)
5. Backbone Mainframe Gateway access software
IRMO Novell SNA WS LAN Workstation Software 1.2
IRMO Dynacomm 3.43.00
6. Backbone Mainframe Gateway Server Software
IRMO Novell SNA Gateway Server 1.3.G
IRMO Novell SAA Gateway Server 1.3
7. Miscellaneous Utilities
IRMO DocView, Adobe Reader
IRMO PKWARE Utilities
8. Statistics
IRMO *SAS/PC
CIO *SAS/PC (UNIX)
9. Virus Protection
CIO Intel LANDesk v3.0
CIO McAfee
10. Word Processing
CIO WordPerfect for Windows 5.2+
CIO WordPerfect for Windows 6.1
CIO WordPerfect for DOS 6.1
11. Security
CIO FSLogin
*End user technical assistance not supported under the CDC Microcomputer Support Services contract.
12. Scheduling Software
CIO CaLANdar
IRMO Microsoft Schedule + (standard to be implemented with Microsoft Exchange)
13. Workstation Operating System/Graphical User Interface
CIO MS DOS 6.22
CIO MS Windows 3.11 (standard will be revised to Microsoft Windows 95)
14. Application Server Operating System
CIO Microsoft NT Advanced Server
(implementation guidelines under development)
15. Database Engines
CIO Microsoft SQL Server
16. Spreadsheets
CIO Microsoft Excel
17. Web Browser
CIO Netscape
18. Document Management
IRMO BASISplus
19. Applications Development
CIO Powerbuilder
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Software |
Site/Volume Licensed |
Concurrent/ Nonconcurrent |
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Novell Software Netware/Network Shells/Router/SNA/ SAA |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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MS Mail |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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MS Schedule + |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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Quick View Plus |
Site |
Concurrent |
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DocView |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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PKWARE |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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SAS/PC |
Volume |
Nonconcurrent |
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SAS/PC (UNIX) |
Volume |
Nonconcurrent |
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Intel LANDesk |
Volume |
Nonconcurrent |
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McAfee |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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WordPerfect |
Site |
Concurrent |
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FSLogin |
Volume |
Nonconcurrent |
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MS DOS |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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MS Windows |
Site |
Nonconcurrent |
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MS Excel |
Volume |
Concurrent |
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Powerbuilder |
Volume |
Nonconcurrent |
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CaLANdar |
Volume |
Nonconcurrent |
1. Workstation
Given the current direction of the PC industry and CDC towards graphical user interfaces and multitasking, the minimum workstation recommended at CDC should have at least a Pentium processor running at 90/100 MHz with 16 megabytes of memory.
Compaq
Dell
AST
Macintosh (Scientific and Graphical environments)
SUN (Network Management, Scientific, Statistical, Laboratory environments)
2. Workstation Monitors
The current trend toward graphical users interfaces dictates that the lowest graphics resolution acceptable for a CDC workstation should be VGA. All monitors purchased should be "Low Emission" models. It is recommended that new purchases be at minimum 17 inch models.
Compaq
Dell
AST
Macintosh (Scientific and Graphical Environments)
NEC
Sony
SUN (Network Management, Scientific, Statistical, Laboratory environments)
3. Color Adapters
ATI
AT Vista/TARGA (Modified to reflect new name)
Diamond Stealth Viper (To Upgrade existing boxes only)
4. Laptops/Notebook Computers
The minimum configuration recommended is a 486/100 with 16 megabytes of memory.
Compaq
Dell
AST
IBM
Macintosh (Scientific and Graphical environments)
Toshiba
5. Laptop Printers
Canon Bubblejet
Hewlett Packard
6. Network Interface Cards
3Com Ethernet Adapter (laboratory environments)
3Com FDDI/CDDI Adapter
Compaq 32 bit Netflex controller & Dual Speed Token Ring Adapter
IBM 16/4 MB Token Ring Adapter
Olicom 16/4 Token Ring Adapter (16 bit, MCA, EISA, and PCI)
SMC
Xircom Token Ring Adapter (for Laptops only - uses printer port)
PCMCIA (for supported brands - laptops/notebooks only)
7. File Servers
A file server is the critical component of the LAN and should never be compromised considering the overall cost of the CDC LAN. To keep downtime to a minimum, we recommend that the file server's disk drive system be designed to provide fault tolerance. This can be accomplished through disk duplexing or implementation of RAID5 technology.
The following configurations are the minimum recommended when setting up a new file server. All figures are based on the highest number of users in each category. It is assumed that the SYS: volume is a size of 500 Megabytes for each configuration. All memory requirements are rounded up to the next 4th megabyte.
1-10 users: Pentium ISA, EISA, or PCI hardware with 500 Megabytes of (GROSS) disk space, and 16 Megabytes of RAM.
11-50 users: Pentium ISA, EISA, or PCI hardware with 2.5 Gigabytes of (GROSS) disk space, and 24 Megabytes of RAM.
51-100 users Pentium EISA or PCI hardware with 5 Gigabytes of (GROSS) disk space, and 48 Megabytes of RAM.
101-250 users Pentium EISA, or PCI hardware with 8 Gigabytes of (GROSS) disk space, and 64 Megabytes of RAM.
250-500 users Pentium EISA, or PCI hardware with 12 Gigabytes of (GROSS) disk space, and 96 Megabytes of RAM.
500-1000 users Pentium EISA, or PCI hardware with 20 Gigabytes of (GROSS) disk space, and 128 Megabytes of RAM.
8. Scientific file servers
SUN
9. NetWare File Servers
Compaq
10. File Server/Workstation Tape Backup
Compaq DAT
Palindrome
DLT (Digital Linear Tape)
11. UPS/Line Conditioners
American Power
Best Power
COMPAQ RACK MOUNT for Rackmounted Servers
12. Workstation Surge Protectors
Curtis
Kennsington
Proxima
TrippLite
13. CD ROM Drives
Micro Design International (Networkable)
NEC
Sony
14. Optical Drives
SUN (Scientific, statistical, laboratory environments)
Hewlett Packard Jukebox
Micro Design (SCSI Express)
Pinnacle
Storage Dimensions
15. Print Server
Hewlett Packard
16. Modems
US Robotics V.34
FAX Boards -Intel SatisFAXtion Modem/9600 Internal
(under review by FAX Committee)
17. Laser Printers
Hewlett Packard
SUN (Scientific, statistical, laboratory environments)
18. Color Printers
Canon
Hewlett Packard
Laser Master
QMS (Laser Only)
Tektronix Phaser
19. Digitizers
HOWTEK (Scientific, statistical, laboratory environments)
Kurta
Summa Graphics
Wacom
20. Scanners
Fujitsu 3096E
Hewlett Packard
Sharp
21. Remote Access Servers
Refer to "Report of the CDC IRM Telecommuting Subcommittee" available in DocView under CDC /ATSDR IRM Document Collections - IRM Guidelines
22. Modem Controllers
Digiboard
1. File Server Operating Systems
OS/2
UNIX (SUN- Scientific, statistical, laboratory environments)
2. Workstation Operating System
Macintosh (Scientific & Graphics environments)
UNIX (SUN- Scientific, Statistical, laboratory environments)
3. Backbone TCP/FTAM Support (Internet, VAX, etc.)
Novell LAN Workgroup
4. Graphical User Interface
X-WINDOWS (SUN- scientific, statistical, laboratory environments)
5. Print Server Software
Novell NPrinter
SUN NEWSPRINT (SUN- Scientific, statistical, laboratory environments)
6. Spreadsheets
Lotus 1-2-3
7. Applications Development
Microsoft C++
Microsoft Visual Basic
8. Databases
Clipper
FoxPro
Paradox
9. Electronic Forms
JetForm
10. Communications
Terminal Emulation/Mainlink
Procomm Plus
Smarterm (Scientific, statistical, laboratory environments)
11. Remote LAN Communications/Modem Pools
Winframe
Microsoft Mail Remote Workstation for WIN & DOS
pcAnywhere
ReachOut
12. Graphics
Corel Draw
Harvard Graphics
Hijaak Pro for Windows
Lotus Freelance
*SAS Graphics (ALL PLATFORMS)
Corel Presentations
13. Statistics
*EPI Info/Stat/Map
*S-Plus
*SPSS/PC
*StatXact
*Spida
*SUDAAN
14. Miscellaneous Utilities
Norton (any)
Absentee Manager
PC Tools
Quarterdeck memory products
WinRules
15. Project Management
Microsoft Project
TimeLine Project Manager
16. Desk Top Publishing
Aldus Pagemaker
Corel Ventura Publisher
17. FAX Software
Microsoft Mail Fax Gateway/Access (under review by FAX Committee)
18. Network Management Software
Novell's NMS (Netware Management System)
*End user technical assistance not supported under the CDC Microcomputer Support Services contract.
19. Internet
Novell IP Stack
20. Unix Connectivity
NetWare NFS (Network File System)
NetWare NFS Gateway
21. Computer Aided Design
AutoCAD
22. File Server/Workstation Tape Backup Software
ARCserve
Legato Networker
Palindrome
Level III
All other acquisitions should be compatible with CDC's LAN & WAN architecture and standards. In addition, support, repair, maintenance, compatibility, and other factors should be considered for any acquisition not in compliance with Levels I or II. Exceptions would include CIO-specific software products developed for scientific and administrative use and specialized scientific workstations required to interface with automated laboratory equipment. In the event Level III (or any other) hardware or software causes a backbone failure, the offending product or LAN will be immediately removed from the backbone.