Indiana University

Virtual Systems

When you rent an IUII virtual system, you get more than just virtual hardware you get UITS enterprise-level services.

Features of the base system:

  • 1 CPU, 2GB memory, 35GB SAN disk
  • Provisioned to match your configuration request
  • Hosted on a high-end Dell enterprise-class x86 Dell R810 with Intel 7500 series processor server

[* Note: Currently supported operating systems are listed under Guest/Host OS tab at:  the VMware compatibility search tool]

System options:

  • Additional Fibre Channel disk space, in 10GB increments
  • Additional CPUs, in 1 CPU increments
  • Additional system memory, in 1GB increments

Included UITS services:

  • Provisioning of your virtual system, at the most current supported levels, with the industry leading virtualization software (VMware ESX)
  • The flexibility to add system resources, including identical, special development, or test environments
  • Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) of hardware, on an average frequency of three years
  • Application of equipment microcode patches as required
  • Rapid response to critical hardware and production issues
  • Vendor warranty and maintenance contracts, including 24 X 7 X 365 hardware maintenance and support, with enterprise level support on all equipement and software
  • Coordinated support with other UITS units in the event of a performance issue

Virtual System Rental Pricing

  • Standard Virtual System, VMware, 1 CPU, 2 GB memory, 35 GB disk
  • $425.00/system/year
  • Additional CPU
  • $125.00/CPU/year
  • Additional Memory
  • $40.00/GB/year

Additional Disk Storage

  • Fibre Channel Attached disk available only to rented virtual systems(SAN)
  • $1.00/GB/year

For detailed UITS pricing, see the UITS pricing page

To request a virtual system, go to:

Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) backup services for Virtual Systems can also be requested on this form.