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Access Flooring System

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Underfloor concrete shall be cleaned and sealed after all major underfloor work has been done, in...

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Airborne Particles

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Non-conductive airborne particles can be minimized by: Doing all unpacking, cutting, and drill...

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Access Control Systems

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Access control shall be provided at all entrances to the data center and all entrances to the com...

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Fire-Rated Construction

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Walls separating computer room, electrical rooms, battery rooms, mechanical rooms, and separate T...

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Computer Room Wall Construction

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

The perimeter walls to the computer room shall be slab-to-slab and the perimeter walls of the com...

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Floor Slab

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Floor slabs shall be as per the calculations of the structural engineer, but no less than a floor...

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Equipment Staging and Storage

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Datacenter should have separate rooms to store arriving equipment and prepared in a room away fro...

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Circulation

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Clear pathways allowing for the movement of racks, processing, and support equipment shall be pro...

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Fire Suppression Room

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

A separate room shall be provided for the pre action sprinkler control valve system for class 4 d...

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Electrical Room and UPS Room

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

A separate room shall be provided to contain the data center associated electrical equipment, inc...

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Mechanical Room

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Outside of the computer room provide space for the heat ejection equipment and associated pumps, ...

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Entrance Rooms

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

Class 3 and higher data centers shall have separate entrance rooms and the entrance room if separ...

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Computer Room

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

The support equipment such as HVAC floor mounted air handlers, coolant distribution units, electr...

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Planning Detail

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

The entry to the computer room from non-computer room spaces shall lead into a controlled space w...

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General Paths of Access

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

All entries into the data center shall be secured. There should be a direct communication between...

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Materials

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

The computer room shall be designed and built with new materials, which are durable, of superior ...

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24/7 Operation of Data Center - Temperature and Relative Humidity Control

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

All Tier 3 and Tier 4 datacenter should have security personnel within the datacenter and securit...

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Site Selection

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives Architectural and Structural Design

The site should not have interfering elements. The below interfering elements should be eliminat...

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Space Planning

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives

Space planning is one of the key activities in the process of datacenter preparation. The size of...

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Selection and Evaluation of the Site

Data Center and Cloud Services Directives

This section emphasizes the requirements for evaluating and selecting a suitable site for the Dat...

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