TAMILNADU DISASTER RECOVERY CENTRE (TNDRC)

TAMILNADU DISASTER RECOVERY CENTRE (TNDRC)

     In order to have a Data Disaster Recovery Centre of its own in a different seismic zone, Tamil Nadu Disaster Recovery Centre has been established at Thiruchirapalli to ensure business continuity of various critical e-Governance applications hosted at Tamil Nadu State Data Centre.  This centre ensures continuity of services during risks pertaining to natural disasters.

     Tamil Nadu is the first State to build its own exclusive full-fledged Disaster Recovery Centre. TNDRC was inaugurated by The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 11.10.2017 from State Government funds.

Salient Features of TNDRC:

  • Facilitated to have  a mirror image of the applications / data hosted in TNSDC.
  • Designed, built and maintained as per Tier II standards.
  • Reliable, robust and secured infrastructure for e-Delivery of services on a 24 X 7 basis in the event of disaster at TNSDC.
  • Established in a different seismic zone.
  • Ensures Business Continuity of various e-Governance applications hosted at TNSDC on demand.
  • TNDRC also addresses the co-location requirements of the Departments, which opt for co-location at Thiruchirapalli.
Inauguration

Inauguration of TNDRC by TheHon’ble CM

ELCOT IT Park

TNDRC established at ELCOT IT Park, Thiruchirapalli

Server Rocks

Server Racks

Server farm Area

Server Farm Area

Electrical setup Electrical Setup

Electrical setup at TNDRC

Near Line Disaster Recovery Centre (NLDRC)

     The synchronous replication requirements of the Departments for Near Line Disaster Recovery can be addressed by utilizing the  resources at BSNL Data Centre for which Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been made with BSNL.  Common IT Infrastructure including connectivity from TNSDC for providing NLDR services have been created by ELCOT  and the  requirements of the Departments are being addressed on case to case basis on receipt of demands from the departments

National Data Centre (NDC)- PUNE:

      NDC-Pune has been enabled as the Disaster Recovery (DR) facility for TNSDC and is now operational. TNSDC is mapped with National Data Centre (NDC)-Pune through NKN connectivity under the National Disaster Recovery Scheme.