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RAPIDS VERSION 6 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY;RAPIDS SITES 

R 211300Z NOV 01 ZYW
  FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MRP-1//
  TO MARADMIN
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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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