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A separate room shall be provided to contain the data center associated electrical equipment, including the switchboard, various electrical panels, generator automatic transfer switch, UPS systems, and input/output boards. Electrical and UPS room should be as...

A separate room shall be provided for the pre action sprinkler control valve system for class 4 datacenter and a separate room is recommended for critical or Class 3 data centers. Space shall be provided for the placement of clean agent fire suppression tanks...

Clear pathways allowing for the movement of racks, processing, and support equipment shall be provided throughout the space in a direct path. Circulation pathways shall be a minimum of 1.2 m (4 ft) wide with a minimum clear overhead of 2.4 m (8 ft). Rows sho...

Datacenter should have separate rooms to store arriving equipment and prepared in a room away from the computer room to prevent contaminants in the computer room and this room shall have filtration on the return air leaving the room. The storage room can be p...

Floor slabs shall be as per the calculations of the structural engineer, but no less than a floor loading of7.2 kPa (150 lbf/ft2). For elevated slabs, the concrete topping over metal deck flutes shall have a thickness of at least 100 mm(4 in) to allow for the...

The perimeter walls to the computer room shall be slab-to-slab and the perimeter walls of the computer room shall provide the appropriate level of airtightness suitable for a clean agent fire suppression system. All wall penetrations shall be fire sealed and ...

Walls separating computer room, electrical rooms, battery rooms, mechanical rooms, and separate TRs from other areas within the building shall be a minimum of 1-hour separation or as required by applicable codes and regulations. Doors and frames within a rate...

Access control shall be provided at all entrances to the data center and all entrances to the computer room. A system that allows for multiple levels of controls shall be installed to provide for different levels of security in different portions of the data ...

Non-conductive airborne particles can be minimized by: Doing all unpacking, cutting, and drilling outside the computer room Keeping cardboard boxes and manuals outside the computer room Prohibiting food or drink inside the computer room Avoiding carpets ...

Underfloor concrete shall be cleaned and sealed after all major underfloor work has been done, including installation of the access floor system itself. The access floor shall be a minimum of 450 mm (18 in) above the slab. When determining the minimum raised ...

In data center computer rooms and telecommunications spaces (e.g., entrance rooms, TRs), the minimum ceiling height should not be less than 3 m (10 ft) from the finished floor to any obstruction such as sprinklers, lighting fixtures, or cameras Minimum 450 mm...

Equipment cabinets and racks shall be braced in accordance with local codes. Cabinets braced at the top can utilize the cable ladder rack system, if present, with an attachment that provides rigid four-directional lateral bracing. Equipment mounted on access f...

Local building codes shall be consulted in the planning and implementation of changes to the building and its mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems. All loads on the structure are divided into various types: Dead loads, soil loads, hydrostatic press...

Floor loading (superimposed live load) shall be a minimum of 7.2 kPa2 (150 lbf/ft2) with 1.2 kPa (25 lbf/ft2) hanging dead load (weight that can be supported from the underside of the floor or roof). This floor load is adequate for most data center areas. 1.2...

Electrical distribution systems for data centers are designed to power the center safely and reliably and this section will also address the power distribution and monitoring solutions that have been successful in meeting these demands, and how data centers ca...

Transformers usually transform the utility’s medium distribution voltage to a lower voltage for utilizationby the data center. The substation might transform voltage in excess of the site requirement and an on-site utility transformer might then transform the...

Backup generators should be there as a backup to data center equipment in case of utility power failure. Emergency generators should be there to power the data center life safety systems (e.g., emergency lighting, fire pumps) if utility power fails. The datac...

All electrical equipment must have redundancy to increase both fault tolerance and it must be documented well to maintain to avoid the outage due to human error, and this helps to maintain the overall redundancy in data centers. The capacity is kW required to...

The standard includes five Classes relating to various levels of reliability of the data center  facility infrastructure. The Classes are completely performance related, and it is mandatory to implement Class F3 and F4. The five Classes are: Class F0 - a si...

UPS and critical power system applications are focused on delivering quality power, whether originating from an electric utility or from internal energy storage, on an assured, 24/7 basis. Datacenter should have reliable device to maintain the business contin...