Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP)

2 Days

12 CPD hours

The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional who works in and around the data centre and who has the responsibility to achieve and improve the availability and manageability of the data centre.

After completion of the course the participant will be able to:? Choose an optimum site for mission-critical data centre based on current and future needs? Describe all components that are important for high availability in a data centre and how to effectively setup the data centre? Name and apply the various industry standards? Describe the various technologies for UPS, fire suppression, cooling, monitoring systems, cabling standards, etc, and to select and apply them effectively to cost-efficiently enhance the high-availability of the data centre.? Review the electrical distribution system to avoid costly downtime? Enhance cooling capabilities and efficiency in the data centre by using existing and new techniques and technologies for the increased cooling requirements of the future? Design a highly reliable and scalable network architecture and learn how to ensure installers apply proper testing techniques? Create effective maintenance contracts with equipment suppliers ensuring the best return on investment? Setup effective data centre monitoring ensuring the right people get the right message? Ensure proper security measures, both procedural and technical, are established to safeguard your company's valuable information in the data centre

The course will address how to setup and improve key aspects such as power, cooling, security, cabling, safety, etc., to ensure a high available data centre. It will also address key operations and maintenance aspects.

The Data Centre, it?s Importance and Causes for Downtime

Data Centre Standards and Best Practices

Data Centre Location, Building and Construction

• Selecting appropriate sites and buildings and how to avoid pitfalls
  Various components of an effective data centre and supporting facilities setup

Raised Floor/Suspended Ceiling

• Uniform, concentrated and rolling load definitions
  Applicable standards
  Raised Floor guidelines
  Signal Reference Grid, grounding of racks
  Disability act and regulations
  Suspended ceiling usage and requirements

Light

• Standards
  Light fixture types and placement
  Emergency lighting, Emergency Power Supply (EPS)

Power Infrastructure

• Power infrastructure layout from generation to rack level
  ATS and STS systems
  Redundancy levels and techniques
  Three-phase and single-phase usage
  Power distribution options within the computer room
  Power cabling versus bus bar trunking
  Bonding versus grounding
  Common Mode Noise and isolation transformers
  Distribution boards, form factors and IP-protection grades
  Power quality guidelines
  Real power versus apparent power
  How to size and calculate load in the data centre Generators
  Static and dynamic UPS systems, selection criteria, how they operate and energy efficiency option
  Battery types, correct selection and testing
  Thermo-graphics

Electro Magnetic Fields

• Electrical fields and magnetic fields definitions and units of measurements
  Sources of EMF
  Effects of EMF on human health and equipment
  (H)EMP
  Standards
  EMF shielding solutions

Equipment Racks

• Rack standards, properties and selection criteria
  Security considerations
  Power rail/strip options

Cooling Infrastructure

• Temperature and humidity recommendations
  Cooling measurement units and conversion rates
  Sensible and latent heat definitions
  Differences between comfort and precision cooling
  Overview of different air conditioner technologies
  Raised floor versus non-raised floor cooling
  Placement of air conditioner units and limitations to be observed
  Supplemental cooling options
  Cold aisle/hot aisle containment

Water Supply

• Importance of water supply and application areas
  Backup water supply techniques

Designing a Scalable Network Infrastructure

• The importance of a Structured Cabling System
  Planning considerations
  Copper and Fiber cable technology and standards
  ANSI/TIA-942 Cabling hierarchy and recommendations
  Testing and verification
  SAN storage cabling
  Network redundancy
  Building-to-building connectivity
  Network monitoring system requirements

Fire Suppression

• Standards for fire suppression
  Detection systems
  Various total flooding fire suppression techniques and systems, their benefits and disadvantages
  Handheld extinguishers
  Signage and safety
  Regulatory requirements and best practices

Data Centre Monitoring

• Data centre monitoring requirements
  EMS versus BMS
  Water leak detection systems
  Notification options and considerations

Operational Security and Safety Practices

• Data centre security layers
  Physical, infrastructure and organisational security
  Safety measures and essential signage

Labelling

• Choosing a labelling scheme
  Recommended labelling practices
  Network labelling

Documentation

• How to setup proper documentation
  Document management policies and procedures

Cleaning

• Cleaning practices for the data centre

MTBF/MTTR

• Standards and definitions
  Calculation models
  The ?real? value

Maintenance Contracts/SLA/OLA

EXAM: Certified Data Centre Professional

Additional course details:

Nexus Humans Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward.