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Lesson 1: Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Describe the various layers in the business Describe why the mission critical site is

important Describe the various elements of a mission

critical site Describe the various causes for downtime

Data centers are the foundation of any busines Having high performance !"# $!nformation

and "ommunication #echnology% resources

on hand is essential if business processes

are to wor& to achieve corporate goals

Downtime and its conse'uences(()

*ajor Data center in the +A: -eneratorsfailed to start under load) Outage for many

customers hosting e'uipment in the "o.

Location/ Hosting site *ajor "ommunications hub in settle +A:

0ower outage in facility bringing #ier.1

bandwidth and commercial hosting

providers down !nvestment an& Data "enter in 2urope

outage: Losses e3ceeding 4 566 *#elco in Asia: -* 7etwor& down for hours

causing lost revenue and upset customers


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#he data center is the foundation of every !"#.!nfrastructure and therefore business 8ailing to address this could lead to serious losses

#he high cost of down time

!ndustry 9evenue/Ho

ur

9evenue/2mployee

Hour

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9is& 8actors for Data "enters

7atural origin

1)Heat


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)"old?)8looding@)2arth'ua&e5)Lightning

>)Air 0ollution "ontamination Human origin

1)2'uipment failure)Bandalism?)+nintentional Human 2rrors@)abotage5) #errorism>)7etwor& saturation


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0redominant causes of data "enter 8ailures

Human error

.7o or poorly e3ecuted processes and wor&

instructions.+nauthoriEed access.Accidents.+nnoticed Alarm

0ower Fuality issues

. 0oor voltage / current/fre'uency regulation

. High level of "ommon and 7ormal mode noise

. High ground resistance

. Harmonics

2lectro *agnetic 8ields $2*8%

.High radiation levels from power cables

/+0/#ransformers/ 0D+/Lighting etc)


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2nvironmental "onditions

.#emperature / Humidity

.Grong cooling principles

.High levels of contamination

#he *oral of the tory

#he data center plays a crucial role in Hi. Availability

#he data center also has to be part of and

accommodate , the fast pace of technology of thechanges

8act is that most of the data centers today are not

ready for tomorrows technology *ost, if not all, data centers have e3perienced

changes ma&ing them potential ris& factors for

achieving Hi. Availability

Lesson1 : 9eview

#he Data "enter is an integral part of the business

0roblem in the Data "enter could lead to the

business incurring substantial loss to the point of

total closure#he Data "enter is a comple3 and dynamic space

*ost downtime is caused by power, 2nvironmental,

2*8 conditions and /or Human 2rrorsLesson


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Data "enter tandard

Lesson : Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

.Describe the various standards and best practices

.7ame standards for sub components

Data "enter tandard

#he ad 7ews

.#here is 7O world. wide recogniEed standard

#he -ood 7ews

. est practices / Csemi. standards

+ptime institute guidelines A7!/#!A $telecom infrastructure for data

centers%

56< $!nformation and communications

technology disaster recovery services%

!O/!2". @ $!nternational guideline for

"/D9%

Bendor pecic $7, !*, H0, A0" and others%

.Other organiEation are wor&ing on potential new

standards such as energy eIciency for data centers etc)

#ier Levels


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#!29.1 Data "enterJ asic

.ingle path for power and cooling without

redundancy) *any single points of failure #ier Data "enterJ 9edundant "omponents

.ingle path for power and cooling with component

redundancy i)e) 7K1

#ier.? Data "enterJ "oncurrently *aintainable

.*ultiple paths for power and cooling of which one is

active allowing maintenance or testing on one path

without causing interruption to the critical load #ier.@ Data "enterJ 8ault #olerant

.*ultiple active paths for power and cooling with

redundancy in each path

tandards used for data centers

tandards do e3ist for sub. components

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27 >1666.?.?, +72.27 55611, !2".>1>@?.1, 27.

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. pecic re'uirements might need to be given to

suppliers and contractors!nternational versus 7ational standards

*ost 7ational standards are derived from

!nternational standards

7ational standards, code of practice guidelines etc)

always overrule !nternational standards, code of

practice and guidelines

Always chec& the local standards and ensure

compliance

Lesson : 9eview

#here is no world.wide accredited and recogniEed

standard

tandards are available for specic areas

ome areas of mission critical sites are only covered

under best practices

Local standards overrule !nternational standards

Lesson ?

#he Data "enter uilding Location, uilding and

"onstruction


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Lesson?: Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:.Describe some of the criteria for the selection of

your Data "enter location.Describe some of the criteria for the selection of

Data "enter 8acility site/building.Describe the various parts of a Data "enter and its

supporting 8acilities and their function

ite election "riteria

ite selection is diIcult

. #echnical re'uirements evaluation

. Decision ma&ing process / business evaluation

#echnical evaluation. Often done by engineers. Gant the best to meet design criteria

usiness evaluation. Done by senior management. 9eturn On !nvestment $9O!%/cost. 0restige. Location

ite election "riteria

0roper planning, analysis and studies must be

performed to avoid impact after the built on :. Hi.Availability. 9eliability. *anagement. calability


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. "ost of operations

. 7on."ompliance to standards

elect sites that cater for current needs and future

$planned% growth and business re'uirements

ite election "riteria: Location 2valuation

0otential natural haEards

. Lightning

. 8looding

. #yphoon

. 8orest res

. eismic activity$earth'ua&e%

. 2tc

0otential man.made haEards

. 8light path

. #unnels, la&es

. 98 towers

. 0ower distribution networ&

. !ndustrial pollution

. 2tc

ite election "riteria: Location$cont)%

0ro3imity evaluation to emergency services

. 8ire, 0olicies ,*edical facilities

0ro3imity to neighborhood$urban/industrial%


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0ro3imity to public transport and public roads

0ro3imity to Chigh ris& targets

. 2mbassies

. -overnment buildings

. 0ower station

. 9adio/#B stations

. 2tc

"onvenience should not over rule securityM

ite election "riteria: uilding

. uilding evaluation J. 9ent/uy/uilt. History of the building $Nood, re, etc)%. uilding codes. Level/ Noor within the building. pace re'uired for each functional area incl)

potential e3pansion. ecurity $windows, perimeter etc)%. 8loor loading. lab to lab height. 0ower capabilities

!) 9edundancy and capacity

. 7etwor& capabilitiesA)9edundancy and diversity


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. 23ternal supply capabilities1) 9e.fueling of standby generator tan&s) Delivery of heavy / big e'uipment and route

to the data center

udget udget$ built /run%

#he Data "enter and upporting 8acilities

Holding Area 0urpose. Aimed at providing an area where goods can be

received , unpac&ed, physically inspected and

prepared for movement into the staging area

9e'uirements

. 2asy access for e3ternal supply $i)e) loading bay

and route to staging area%. pacious. 0roper garbage disposal. ecure

taging Area

0urpose. 0rovide an area where e'uipment can be

acclimated, inspected , congured $ H/G

/G% and safely tested to ensure

deployment readiness

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. eparate and secure space

. eparate networ& if possible/needed

. eparate 0D+ $0ower Distribution +nit%

. 2nvironmentally controlled and monitored

. 8ire protection and other safety measures

"omputer/erver 9oom

0urpose

. 0rovides a safe production environment

where e'uipment can be e3pected to run on

a @3< basis with minimal ris& of

interruption

9e'uirements

. eparate and highly secure space

. 0rotection and control of power 'uality

. 2nvironmentally controlled and monitored

. Low 2*8 $2lectro *agnetic 8ield% radiation

levels. 8ire protection and other safety measures

*edia torage Area


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0urpose

. 0rovides a safe , secure and conditioned

environment where media $documentation,

tapes, "D.9O*s etc)% can be stored in acontrolled manner)

9e'uirements

. eparate and secure space

. 2nvironmental controlled and monitored

. 8ire protection and other safety measures

1) 0referably highly sensitive smo&edetection system

)helter/un&er

+0 9oom

0urpose

. 0rovides a safe , secure and conditioned

environment where power protection and

conditioning system can operate on @3)5


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cm, with a ma3imum deNection on)5mm

UK-PSA MOB PF2 standard (PropertyServices Agency)

- Light :1)5 &7 over 5mm $0L% ,not more than>)< &7/m $+DL%

- *edium :?)6 7 over 5mm $0L%,not more than ;)6 7 /m $+DL%

- Heavy :@)5n over 5mm$0L% ,not more than 17/m $+DL%

- 23tra Heavy :@)5&7 over 5 mm$0L% , not more than 1 &7/m $+DL%

)Also sustain a total load of 11

&7 applied e'ually on four points , each point

5 mm on a 66366 mm s'uare area

US-!SA (eiling and !nterior Syste"sonstr#ctors Association)

$FPA 2%&' Fire resistant or at least &

o#r

!*-+&,,,--2' Anti .static properties

9aised 8loor : tandards $!mperial%

2uropean tandard /27 1;5


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. #he raised Noor must be capable of

withstanding a uniform load of 56 !b/ft or

a load of 1666 !b on any 1)6in), with a

ma3imum deNection of 6)1 in

+.0A *O 08 standard $0roperty ervices

Agency%. Light :?@6 !bs $0L% , not more than

1@6 psf $+DL%. *edium :>< psf $+DL%. Heavy :161 !bs $0L% , not more than

51 psf $+DL%. 23tra Heavy: 161 !bs $0L% ,not more than

51 psf $+DL%

)Also sustain a total load of @


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