Help the data centre!

The EPI-CDCP (Certified Data Centre Professional) is a 2-day course designed to expose participants to the key components of the data centre.

CDCP training will address how to set up and improve key aspects such as power, cooling, security, cabling, safety etc. to ensure a high-available data centre. CDCP training will also address key operations and maintenance aspects.

CDCP is the first training in the EPI Design and Build training track under the EPI Data Centre Training Framework.

Course Outline:

• 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 or 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 requirement
  • Light
• Standards:
  
  • Light fixture types and placement
  • Emergency lighting, Emergency Power Supply (EPS)
• Power Infrastructure:
  
  • Power infrastructure layout from generation to the 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 or 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 and 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 Protection:
  
  • 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
• Physical Security and Safety:
  
  • Physical security considerations
  • Physical safety considerations
• Auxiliary Systems:
  
  • Data centre monitoring requirements
  • EMS, BMS and DCIM
  • Water leak detection systems
  • Alarm notification
• Operational Considerations:
  
  • Service Level Management
  • Organisation
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Facilities maintenance
  • Monitoring
  • Governance