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Attachment B: Web Hosting Technical Requirements | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5
 | Vendor Name:
Enter an X in appropriate box below for each. Comments optional, use to explain variants/options. Submit form as native XL doc.
Item # | Requirements | [NAME]
 |  | Yes | No | Custom or 3rd Party | Comments
1 | 98% of all traffic to the www.calbar.ca.gov website comes from inside California, the data center should be located in the state of California.
2 | Provide all hardware, software, and data/telecommunications services required to operate [NAME] web site. NOTE: the two Web servers should be in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). The SQL database servers or nodes should be in a more secure private network.
3 | Two dedicated Wintel web servers on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, w/ Service Pack 2, 64bit, running IIS 7, and with the latest service packs and security patches, and with a minimum sever configuration as listed below: [NAME] or [NAME], 2 physical CPU(s), 8 Logical CPU(s), Quad Core Intel® [NAME] processors, 16 [NAME]): 100 GB, D Drive (Data): 50 GB, E Drive (Logs): 200 GB, SATA hard disk with RAID configuration, Dual Gigabit NIC, Dual Power Supply, High Speed and Redundant Connectivity to the Internet
4 | The servers listed in 1.2 are to be load balanced for optimal performance.   Load balancing should be of the Sticky-Sessions variety. The Windows web servers will be configured to use replication with each other, using Microsoft’s Distributed File System (DFS).  In this arrangement, an Active Directory (AD) server is possibly needed – whether AD is used installed locally or from the hosting domain, Calbar remains open to suggestions.
5 | Two dedicated Wintel database server on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, 64bit w/ Service Pack 2, with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with the latest service packs and security patches, active/passive failover configuration, and with a minimum sever configuration as listed below: Quad Core Intel® [NAME] processors, 2 physical CPU(s), 16 Logical CPU(s), 16 Core 2.67 GHz Intel Xeon or Higher, 28  GB RAM, 500 GB C Drive (System): 100 GB, D Drive (Apps): 100 GB, E Drive (Logs): 100 GB, [NAME] (Data): 100 GB, SATA hard disk with RAID configuration, Dual Gigabit NIC, Dual Power Supply, High Speed Connectivity to the network
6 | Servers should be from server market leaders such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, or [NAME].
7 | These hardware systems must be capable of supporting very high traffic peaks and rapid increases in web content. The Bar’s web site experiences extremely high traffic during its billing cycle and release of examination results.  [NAME] must be capable of handling peak traffic volumes over 70mb/sec.
8 | The site must be able to offer extensive multimedia services including webcasts and video downloads.
9 | High levels of web site security and protection must be maintained using appropriate firewall, intrusion detection and prevention, and encryption technology.
10 | Provide extensive polling and reporting on web usage, including DNS services and web traffic reporting and statistics.
11 | Web site must be available 24x7x365 along with technical staff to support the web site.
12 | Authorized users must be able to fully access and use the software via the web without purchasing additional thin-client software.
13 | Verifiable daily system and database backup and protection from catastrophic events using offsite backup.  Requires software (command line or web-based) that allows the State Bar to manage backups and restores independently.
14 | Full anonymous FTP, unlimited access
15 | Remote Desktop Protocol access
16 | State the network bandwidth proposed for requirements listed in the Objectives.  For example: Redundant DS3 or [NAME], OC12, OC48, etc.
17 | Provide 24x7x365 help desk technical support.
18 | Provide 24x7x365 e-mail technical support
19 | Service Level Agreements (SLA) included in proposal.
20 | The site must be designed for continuous operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with express maintenance windows clearly defined. Host must have adequate redundant equipment to minimize down time.
21 | Vendor must provide annually renewable support and maintenance contracts that include server operating system software support and regular software releases at no additional cost.
22 | Vendor must guarantee a response to all help requests.
23 | The system administrator/[NAME] must be able to maintain a security system as directed.
24 | The system administrator/[NAME] must be able to define security on the web farms.
25 | Specifications on security, disaster recovery, historical data preservation, and procedures for handling outages included in proposal.
26 | Do you have integrated reporting software for web traffic?
27 | Vendor must have experience in providing knowledge transfer for the architecture being proposed and must provide training or knowledge transfer where administrators/webmasters are trained to manage the architecture proposed.
28 | Vendor must provide documentation on the proposed architecture.
29 | With every new software update, vendor must make updated user and administrator manuals available at no additional cost
30 | Vendor must maintain a customer accessible portal for enhancement/bug submission, message board/forum access, and online access to support representatives.
31 | Vendor must use remote diagnostic tools exhaustively to diagnose and resolve problems.