Course Details
Overview
In this three-day course, the participant will learn how to design an ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centre. It will provide a clear understanding of the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard and possible implementation variations. This course is well suited for all types of data centres, be it enterprise data centres or multi-tenant, third party data centres such as co-location, managed services and cloud service providers.
Objectives
After completion of the course the participant will be able to:
- Learn to properly comprehend and apply the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard requirements and guidelines
- Understand the proper intent of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard to avoid both over- and/or under-investment
- Align the selection of redundancy levels and infrastructure investments to the business requirements.
- Understand the criteria and requirements for a high-availability data centre design and how to effectively establish the data centre from the perspective of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
- Understand how the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard relates to various worldwide standards
Outline
Introduction to Data Centre Facilities
About the ANSI/TIA-942
- Life of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard Relation to other standards
- Architectural
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Telecommunication Areas under scope
- High level redundancy de nitions Redundancy options (N, N+1 etc.) Fault tolerant
- Concurrent maintainability Compartmentalisation Examples of redundancy levels
Data Centre Space Planning
Data Centre Topologies
Recommendations for Energy Effciency
Architectural
- Site selection Parking
- Multi-tenant building
- Building construction
Vapor barrier
Roofing
Floor loading
Raised flooring
Suspended/drop ceiling
Hanging load
Seismic
Building Security & Safety
- Security
- CCTV Staffing
- Bullet/ballistic proofing Lighting
- Safety
Signage
Building and Room Access
- Security checkpoints
- Entry lobby
- Doors and windows
- Exit corridors
- Shipping and receiving areas
Room/Area Design Requirements
- Administrative offices
- Security office
- Operations centre
- Restroom and break room
- UPS/Battery rooms
- Generator and fuel storage area
- Computer room
Electrical
- Utility power
Substation
Feed requirements
Self-generation
- HT/HV switch gear
- Generator and fuel supply
- LT/LV switch gear
ATS
Alternatives to ATS
- UPS and batteries
- PDU
- STS
- Grounding
- Surge protection
- EPO
- Central power monitoring
- Load banks
- Testing
- Equipment maintenance
Preventive maintenance
Facility training programs
Mechanical
- Environmental design
Temperature and humidity requirements
Contamination
Sources
Clean air
Pressurisation
Radio sources
Vibration
Water ingress - Water cooled systems Heat rejection
Chilled water system
Condenser water
Make up water - Air cooled systems
- HVAC control systems
- Plumbing
Pipe routing
- Fire suppression
- Water leak detection
Telecommunications
- Network topology
- Redundancy level design
- Media and connectors
- Cabling pathways
- Detailed cabling design considerations
- Administration and labeling
- Cable testing Data centre fabrics
Exam
Exam: Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant
Target Audience
The primary audience for this course are professionals involved with designing, building, maintaining and operating mission critical data centres and those who wish to attend the CTIA® (Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor) course.
Prerequisites
- Participants must possess a valid data centre training certificate such as CDCP® or any other approved equivalent. Please submit a copy of your certificate for verification upon registration for the CTDC® course.