II. SCOPE OF WORK Vendors are invited to submit quotes for a storage system meeting the following specifications: System Platform: 4U storage chassis with modular controller Minimum 48 x 3.5" drive bays Minimum 4 x 2.5" NVMe bays Software: TrueNAS SCALE Enterprise (or equivalent) with RAID (RAID-Z2) support (or equivalent) Support for block, file, and object storage Hyper-converged capabilities (VMs and Kubernetes support preferred) Controller and Network: 1 Controller with 96GB RAM, 20 vCPU Dual 10GbE Base-T ports Dual 10GbE ports with Short Reach Optics (SFP+) Storage Configuration: Minimum 198TB raw capacity RAIDZ2 Pool configuration (5-wide Z2 with 3+2 parity) Minimum 11 x 18TB HDDs (7200 RPM) 1.6TB NVMe SSD for Read Cache 16GB NVMe SSD for Write Cache Support for expansion up to 48 drives Support & Services: Minimum 3-Year Silver Business Day Support Coverage, including: 24x5 Help Desk (phone & email) Software & Configuration Support Next Business Day On-Site Hardware Support Advanced Parts/Storage Controller Replacement Proactive Support & System Monitoring Remote Deployment Service, including: Transfer existing configuration files and data for existing storage shares (NFS / iSCSI / SMB) TrueNAS software introduction (or equivalent system) Establish IPMI and WebUI connectivity Configuration and setup for storage, networking, directory services, SSH, and sharing (iSCSI, SMB, NFS) Remote (not on-site) support for an existing secondary (offsite) replicated server, including configuration changes using existing hardware (including hard drives) Transfer existing configuration files and data for existing storage shares (NFS / iSCSI / SMB) Vendor must have knowledge of and support Active Directory integration
