Response to queries relating to the Request for tender for Servers
RFT Published date: 19 May 2006; Closing Date: 6 June 2006
30/5/06
Question 1
In your document you have referred to 2MB L3 Cache on the processor. Can you please advise if this is a typo and should read 2MB L2 Cache or are you indeed looking for 2MB of L3 Cache?
Please see clarification statement with regard to processor requirement published on etenders website on 19 May 2006 and emailed to all those who had expressed an interest which stated "2nd line of listed minimum specification in Section 2, 2.1 - Technical Requirements should read "Dual processor server giving a minimum published SPECint_2000 baseline score of 1500 for overall bus, processor & cache performance per processor. The result should be available on the SPEC web site (http://www.spec.org)"
Question 2
To comply with your requirements to have the operating system pre-installed, will it be possible for the Department of the Taoiseach to provide a Symantec Ghost image of the build required
It is not the Department's intention to supply such an image