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by

Thomson HoIT Manager - Infrastructure

Information Technology Department Modern Terminals LimitedModern Terminals Limited

15th Oct 2005

A Day Out with FujitsuA Day Out with FujitsuCase Study

How does Server ConsolidationDrive Business Value?

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Agenda

• Company Overview

• IT Service Demands

• Why Servers Consolidation?

• Migration Challenges

• New Server Platform to Drive Business Values

• Challenges Ahead

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Company Overview

Established in September, 1972

Hong Kong’s 1st Container Terminal Operator

Employs approximately 1,200 people

Operates 24 hours a day, throughout the year

Owns and operates Terminals 1, 2 and 5 at Kwai Chung, plus Terminal 9 (South) at Tsing Yi

Expanding into South & East China Ports

Is an environmentally friendly and safety-conscious company

I.T. Department was awarded ISO9001:2000

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Throughput in 2004

o In 2004, Hong Kong handled 22 million TEUs and maintained its position at the top of the world's container ports

o Modern Terminals had about one-third of the market share of the Kwai Chung container port

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Terminal Operations

Handles a tractor in every 25 seconds

GATE HOUSE

5.5 million TEU a year

YARD

Inventory of 85,000 boxes

QUAYSIDE

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Terminal Operations

MoT Depot Cargoes Packing Export-in

Export Cycle

MoT Gate House

Gate Processing

Outbound Stowage Plan

Yard Stacking

Empty-out

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Terminal Operations & IT Services

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IT Service Demands

• IT services act as an integral part of operations

• Operational productivity relies heavily on information technology, that must be– Highly reliable– Capable of handling the peak load– Fast in response – Near zero down time– Able to meet ever increasing throughput

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Application List

* This server consolidation project covers the applications in RED colour

Business Information WarehouseBIW

HR SystemBIT

Management Information System MIS

Facility Management, and Procurement etc.EMPAC

Alpha

Financial application, such as General Ledger, Account Payable and Receivable…etcSUNAC

SUNModern Terminals Portal provides service to shipping line for access to MTL data via internetMTP

HP & Sun Gateway of data interchange with shipping linesEDI

Tariff and Billing applicationTBIIBM

Modern Terminals Operation systemMOS

HardwareFunctionApplication Name

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Why Servers Consolidation?

Because,

High operating cost at low hardware performance

Complicate infrastructure environment

High overhead on system management

High upgrade cost to support business growth

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Objectives of Consolidation

To remove platform constraints thus improve performance and service levels

To achieve cost saving

To move away from proprietary platform

To accommodate business growth

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Migration Challenges

Skill acquisition for new server and storage InfrastructureAggressive but achievable performance levelThe first time to use PRIMEPOWER in our mission-critical systemsThe first HK customer to use PRIMEClusterwith Oracle RAC

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Why Fujitsu?

• High performance• 100% Solaris Compliant• Certified on Oracle RAC• Assurance Plan• Environmental friendly

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Schedule

Product selection• Q2 2005 - Evaluate and 2 x POC.

Tight implementation schedule for a total solution• Q2 2005 - Server and Storage solution selection &

procurement• Q3 2005 - Delivery, Installation, UAT,SIT• Q4 2005 - Project completion (Target)

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How did We Achieve it?

Teamwork

Success

Competent & Competent & Hardworking Hardworking ColleaguesColleagues

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The new server infrastructure

PRIMEPOWER6504 x 1.89GHz SPARC64V16GB, 2 x 36GB U320 HDDsSolaris 9, Oracle 9iRACPRIMECLUSTER 4.1 Enterprise Server

ETERNUS3000 M1002 x Controller, 4 FC ports

2GB Cache, 10 x 73GB + 1 x 147GB FC HDDs

Public LAN (10/100 Ethernet)

Heartbeat (Gb Ethernet)

Multi-mode Fibre

Single-mode Fibre

FC (2Gbps) FC (2Gbps)FC (2Gbps)

Brocade 8-port FC Switch2 LWL SFPs, 2 SWL SFPs

Computer Room 1 Computer Room 2< 500m Fibre Link

Cisco 2950SX

LTO2LTO2LTO2LTO2

PRIMEPOWER6504 x 1.89GHz SPARC64V16GB, 2 x 36GB U320 HDDsSolaris 9, Oracle 9iRACPRIMECLUSTER 4.1 Enterprise Server

ETERNUS3000 M1002 x Controller, 4 FC ports

2GB Cache, 10 x 73GB + 1 x 147GB FC HDDs

Public LAN (10/100 Ethernet)

Heartbeat (Gb Ethernet)

Multi-mode Fibre

Single-mode Fibre

FC (2Gbps) FC (2Gbps)FC (2Gbps)

Brocade 8-port FC Switch2 LWL SFPs, 2 SWL SFPs

Computer Room 1 Computer Room 2< 500m Fibre Link

Cisco 2950SX

LTO2LTO2LTO2LTO2LTO2LTO2LTO2LTO2

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New Server Platform to Drive Business Value

Servers Consolidation (Consolidates 20 servers into 10 Fujitsu servers)

Significant cost saving (32% over 6-years)

Upgraded performance to support business growth

More functions can be built into our Portal system –ModernPorts.com

Higher resource capacity to handle data processing surge, such as Month-end transactions

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What have we gained?

Cost effectivenessHigh capacity & scalabilityPerformance boosted up by 300%Lower System Administration Overhead

Most importantlyUSER SATISFACTION !

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Challenges Ahead

• Continued throughput growth

• Multiple Terminals across China

• DR Site consideration

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http://www.ModernTerminals.com

http://www.ModernPorts.com

Thank You!!!

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Hebei

Shanxi

Huang He (Yellow River)

Shandong Yellow Sea

SOUTH KOREA

JiangsuHenan

Anhui

Shanxi

Hubei

Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

HunanGuizhou

Jiangxi

Zhejiang

Shanghai上海

East China Sea

Fujian

TAIWANGuangdong

Shenzhen

Hong KongMacau

Guangxi

Hainan South China Sea

PHILIPPINES

Suzhou

Dalian

Suzhou Taicang Port蘇州太倉港

Yangshan Port洋山港

Qingdao

Tianjin

Fuzhou

Xiamen

Bo Hui

Beijing

Pearl River Delta:

• Shekou & Chiwan Port -equity stakes & management contracts

• Dachan Bay – major shareholding

Yangtze River Delta:

• Taicang Port – major shareholding

• Yangshan Port - partnership with China Shipping

• Dalian Port – LOI signed

Strategic Development & Investment

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Shenzhen Bay

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Foshan

Guangzhou

Panyu Dongguan

Jiangmen

Zhongshan

Zhuhai

MACAU

Shenzhen

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone

Chiwan赤灣 Shekou

蛇口

HONG KONG

Kwai Chung Port葵涌港

Huizhou

YantianDachan Bay

大鏟灣

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ACTT8W

T7HITT6 T4

CSXWTT3

T2 T1 T5

T9NT9S

Water Depth - 15.5m

Kwai Chung Container Port

COSCO-HITT8E

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Kwai Chung Terminals (CT1-9)

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ISO 9001:2000 Certificate