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.

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

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

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.

• 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.