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UNCLAS //N05310//
MARADMIN 578/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MRP-1//
SUBJ/RAPIDS VERSION 6 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY
/RAPIDS SITES//
REF/A/CMC MARADMIN 555/00//
REF/B/MARADMIN 362/01//
REF/C/CMC MARADMIN 566/01//
REF/D/EMAIL OF 31 OCT 2001/CAC IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE//
POC/MRS STROZ/-/CMC MRP-1/-/TEL:703-784-9529//
POC/MRS REITER/-/CMC MRP-1/-/TEL:703-784-9529//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE DOD
DEERS/RAPIDS OPERATION DIVISION (D/ROD) PLAN TO RESUME THE RAPIDS
VERSION 6 UPGRADE THAT WILL PERMIT ISSUANCE OF THE COMMON ACCESS
CARD (CAC) DEPARTMENT WIDE.
2. BACKGROUND. REFERENCE A PROVIDED INITIAL COORDINATING
INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE FIELDING OF RAPIDS VERSION 6 WITHIN USMC.
PER REFERENCE B, BASED ON A WIDE RANGE OF CONCERNS, CAC ISSUANCE TO
USMC PERSONNEL WAS SUSPENDED FOR UP TO SEVEN MONTHS. PER REFERENCE C
THE MORATORIUM ON CAC ISSUANCE HAS BEEN LIFTED.
3. BEGINNING IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY 2002 AND CONTINUING THROUGH
SUMMER 2003, D/ROD WILL RESUME FIELDING RAPIDS VERSION 6 IN SUPPORT
OF THE CAC. THIS UPGRADE INVOLVES SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CHANGES THAT
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL WORK SPACE AND, POSSIBLY, MANPOWER. THE FOLLOWING
THREE USMC RAPIDS SITES (PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED PER REF D) WILL BE
UPGRADED DURING FIRST QUARTER FY02 AS FOLLOWS:
SITE INSTALL DATE TRAINING DATE
MCCDC QUANTICO 28 NOV 2001 29 NOV 2001
MCAS BEAUFORT SC 10 DEC 2001 11 & 12 DEC 2001
MCRD PARRIS ISLAND 12 DEC 2001 13 & 14 DEC 2001
THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHEDULE WILL BE FORTHCOMING AFTER THE FIRST
OF THE YEAR.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES CHECKLIST.
A. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, PERFORM RAPIDS VERSION 6 NON-CAC
SOFTWARE UPGRADE FROM CD-ROM TO SERVER (IP SERVER/HOST SITE) AND ALL
WORKSTATIONS AT THE SITE.
B. INSTALLATION SCHEDULES SHALL BE COORDINATED BETWEEN YOUR LOCAL
OR BASE NETWORK CONTROL CENTER PERSONNEL AND THE MITNOC SO THAT
PROJECTED PROBLEMS WITH FIREWALLS AND NETWORK CONCERNS MAY BE
ADDRESSED. ALL SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OR ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
CONFIGURE FIREWALLS WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH D/ROD. IF THIS HAS
NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO THE INSTALL DATE AND PROBLEMS ARISE
AT A GIVEN SITE, THAT SITE WILL NOT BE UPGRADED UNTIL SECOND QUARTER
FY03.
C. IF YOUR CURRENT EQUIPMENT IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT MUST BE REPORTED
TO THE DEERS/RAPIDS ASSISTANCE CENTER (DRAC) IMMEDIATELY.
D. NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL OR BASE NETWORK CONTROL CENTER PERSONNEL TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE INSTALLATION AND
TRAINING DATES TO ASSIST WITH ANY UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTIES. BE SURE
THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO CONTACT THEM IF A PROBLEM ARISES.
E. ALL HARDWARE NECESSARY FOR INSTALLATION OF RAPIDS VERSION 6 WILL
ARRIVE AT YOUR SITE NO EARLIER THAN FIVE DAYS, AND NOT LATER THAN TWO
DAYS, BEFORE INSTALLATION. MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SECURE SPACE IN
YOUR FACILITY TO STORE THIS HARDWARE. IF YOUR HARDWARE HAS NOT ARRIVED
BY TWO DAYS BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED INSTALLATION DATE, CONTACT THE D/ROD
IMMEDIATELY, AT (703) 696-2001/5053 OR DSN 426-2001/5053. IF MISSION
DICTATES THAT YOU WILL BE UNAVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THIS NEW EQUIPMENT
AND TRAINING, CALL IMMEDIATELY.
F. PRIOR TO THE DAY OF INSTALLATION, ENSURE THAT YOU CAN ACCOMMODATE
THE ADDITIONAL CAC EQUIPMENT (PIN PAD, SCANNERS, HUB, AND CAC PRINTER)
AND ON THE DAY OF INSTALLATION, MAKE SURE THAT IT IS OUT OF STORAGE
AND ON SITE NO LATER THAN 0800 HOURS.
G. MAKE SURE THAT ALL VERIFYING OFFICIALS (VOS), SUPER VERIFYING
OFFICIALS (SVOS), AND SITE SECURITY MANAGERS (SSMS) HAVE CURRENT
DEERS LOGON IDS AND PASSWORDS. DUE TO A RECENT CHANGE IN D/ROD
POLICY, SITES MUST IDENTIFY TWO, AND ONLY TWO, SSMS. MAKE
THE ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE.
H. ALL VOS, SVOS, AND SSMS AT THE SITE MUST VIEW THE "SSM
RESPONSIBILITIES" VIDEO, THE "UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC KEY
INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI)" VIDEO AND/OR THE "PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE"
CD-ROM, PRIOR TO INSTALL DATE.
I. EACH SITE IS TO BE CLOSED DURING THE INSTALLATION AND TRAINING
PERIOD (NORMALLY THREE FULL DAYS). ALL VOS, SVOS, AND SSMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE ENTIRE PERIOD.
J. ENSURE THAT THE BENEFICIARY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT
THE SITE WILL BE CLOSED DURING INSTALLATION AND TRAINING, AND
IDENTIFY ALTERNATE ID CARD ISSUING SITES TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE CUSTOMERS.
K. THE DEERS/RAPIDS IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE IS BASED ON COST AND
GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY. THE INSTALLERS AND TRAINERS ARE ON A VERY
TIGHT SCHEDULE. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW THEM TO STAY AFTER
YOUR NORMAL WORKING HOURS IF NEEDED.//
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