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!Cabling, racks, cabinets, & pathways compliant with
yes yes yes yes
relevant TIA specifications
Diversely routed access provider entrances and
not required yes yes yes
maintenance holes with minimum 20 m separation
Redundant access provider services - multiple
access providers, central offices, access provider not required not required yes yes
right-of-ways
Redundant entrance room not required not required yes yes
Redundant main distribution area not required not required not required yes
Redundant intermediate distribution areas (if present) not required not required not required yes
Redundant backbone cabling and pathways not required not required yes yes
Redundant horizontal cabling and pathways not required not required not required yes

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uplinks
not required not required yes yes
~~~ Patch panels, outlets, and cabling to be labeled per
~1~ ANSllTIA-606-B. Cabinets and racks to be labeled on
'ront and rear.
yes yes yes yes
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~ Proximity to flood hazard area as mapped on a Not within 100-year flood hazard
'I' not within the 50-year flood hazard Greater than 91 m (300 ft) from
en federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance not required area and greater than 91 m (300 ft)
area 100-year flood hazard area
Rate Map from 50-year flood hazard area
Proximity to coastal or navigable inland waterways not required not required Greater than 91 m (300 ft) Greater than 0.8 km (1/2 mile)
Proximity to major highway traffic arteries and main
not required not required Greater than 91 m (300 ft) Greater than 0.8 km (1/2 mile)
rail lines
Greater than 1.6 km ( 1 mile) and Greater than 8 km I 5 miles and
Proximity to major airports not required not required
less than 48 km (30 miles) less than 48 km (30 miles)
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yes (physically separated with yes (physically separated by fence
~~parate visitor and employee parking areas not required not required
separate entries) or wall with separate entries)
yes (physically separated with yes (physically separated by fence
~eparate from loading docks not required not required
separate entries) or wall with separate entries)
9.1 m (30 ft) minimum separation 18.3 m (60 ft) minimum separation
Proximity of visitor parking to data center perimeter
not required not required with physical barriers to prevent with physical barriers to prevent
building walls
vehicles from drivinQ closer vehicles from drivinQ closer
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Q'~ Allowed if all tenants are data Allowed if all tenants are data
Allowed only if occupancies are non-
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<i~ Interior bearing walls Code allowable Code allowable 1 Hour minimum 2 Hour minimum
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~ Structural frame Code allowable Code allowable 1 Hour minimum 2 Hour minimum
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)<. Interior computer room partition walls Code allowable Code allowable 1 Hour minimum 2 Hour minimum
Shaft enclosures Code allowable Code allowable 1 Hour minimum 2 Hour minimum
Floors and floor-ceilings Code allowable Code allowable 1 Hour minimum 2 Hour minimum
Roofs and roof-ceilings Code allowable Code allowable 1 Hour minimum 2 Hour minimum
Meet requirements of NFPA 75 not required yes yes yes

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not required
yes for walls,
yes yes
~ room not required for ceiling
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Building entrances with security checkpoints not required not required
manned) manned)
Computer grade all steel or
Access floor panel construction (when provided) no requirement no requirement computer grade all steel computer grade steel with
concrete fill
bolted stringer with 1.2 m x 1.2 m
Understructure (when access floor is provided) no requirement no requirement bolted stringer
(4 ft x 4 ft) basket weave pattern
!Roofing
Class no restrictions Class A Class A Class A
Non-redundant with non- double redundant with concrete
Type no restrictions no restrictions combustible deck (no mechanically deck (no mechanically attached
attached systems) systems)
I/Vind uplift resistance Minimum Code requirements FM 1-90 FM 1-90 minimum FM 1-120 minimum
Roof Slope Minimum Code requirements Minimum Code requirements 1 :48 (1/4 in per foot) minimum 1 :24 (1/2 in per foot) minimum
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Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 3/4 hour at computer
room)
Minimum Code requirements (not
less than 1 1/2 hour at computer
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Minimum Code requirements and Minimum Code requirements and less than 1 m (3 ft) wide into less than 1.2 m (4 ft) wide into
~-;- Door size not less than 1 m (3 ft) wide and not less than 1 m (3 ft) wide and computer, electrical, & mechanical computer, electrical, & mechanical
...-~., 2.13 m (7 ft in) high 2.13 m (7 ft) high rooms) and not less than 2.29 m rooms) and not less than 2.49 m
Si8 (7'-6" ) high (8 ft) high
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g VVindows on perimeter of computer room
Allowed with minimum Code Allowed with minimum Code
minimum 1-hour fire rating, no minimum 2-hour fire rating, no
required fire rating required fire rating

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Entry Lobby
.~ Physically separate from other areas of data center not required yes yes yes

Minimum Code requirements (not Minimum Code requirements (not

Fire separation from other areas of data center Minimum Code requirements Minimum Code requirements
less than 1 hour) less than 2 hour)
yes (physically separated from
Security counter not required not required yes
other areas of the data centerl
Single person interlock, portal or other hardware
not required not required yes yes
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~ less than 1 hour) less than 2 hour)
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Minimum Code requirements (not Minimum Code requirements (not
Fire separation from other areas of data center Minimum Code requirements Minimum Code requirements
less than 1 hour) less than 2 hour)
180-degree peepholes on security equipment and
Not required yes yes yes
monitorina rooms
Dedicated and hardened security equipment and Yes, with 16 mm (5/8 in) plywood Yes, with 16 mm (5/8 in) plywood
Not required yes
monitoring rooms lined walls and solid core door lined walls and solid core door
Operations Center
Operations Center physically separate from other Yes, with a backup service/facility
not required not required yes
areas of data center in a separate address
Fire separation from other non-computer room
not required not required 1 hour 2 hour
areas of data center
indirectly accessible (maximum of 1
Proximity to computer room no requirement no requirement directly accessible
adjoining room)
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If immediately adjacent, provided
with leak prevention barrier
provided with leak prevention
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~~ Minimum Code requirements (not
Fire separation from computer room and support Minimum Code requirements (not
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Minimum Code requirements Minimum Code requirements
less than 1 hour) less than 2 hour)

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~~ no requirement no requirement
removal less than 1 m (3 ft) clear) less than 1.2 m (4 ft) clear)
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~ Fire separation from computer room and other

Minimum Code requirements Minimum Code requirements
Minimum Code requirements (not Minimum Code requirements (not
> areas of data center less than 1 hour) less than 2 hour)
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Fire separation from computer room and support Minimum Code requirements (not Minimum Code requirements (not
Minimum Code requirements Minimum Code requirements
areas less than 1 hour) less than 2 hour)
Minimum Code requirements and Minimum Code requirements and
Width Minimum Code requirements Minimum Code requirements
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not required yes yes
from other areas of data center provided
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Fire separation from other areas of data center shipping and receiving area Minimum Code requirements 1 hour 2 hour
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Physical protection of walls exposed to lifting yes (minimum 19 mm (3/4 in) yes (steel bollards or similar
not required not required
equipment traffic plywood wainscot) protection)

Number of loading docks no requirement

1 per 2500 m2 ( 25 ,000 ff) of 2 2
1 per 2500 m (25,000 ft ) of
2
1 per 2500 m (25,000 ft2) of
Computer room Computer room (2 minimum) Computer room (2 minimum)
k;enerator and fuel storage areas
If within Data Center building, Separate building or exterior
Proximity to computer room and support areas no requirement no requirement provided with minimum 2 hour fire weatherproof enclosures with
separation from all other areas Code required building separation
Proximity to publicly accessible areas no requirement no requirement 9 m (30 ft) or greater separation 19 m (60 ft) or greater separation

!Security

System CPU UPS capacity no requirement Building Building Building + Battery (8 hour min)
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!to Data Gathering Panels (Field Panels) UPS Capacity no requirement Building + Battery (4 hour min) Building + Battery (8 hour min) Building + Battery (24 hour min)
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~ Fiber Vaults industrial grade lock intrusion detection intrusion detection card access
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intrusion detection (with offsite
',Accessible Exterior Windows/openings no requirement monitoring during shifts when no intrusion detection intrusion detection
securitv staff is present)
·:Security Operations Center no requirement no requirement card access card access
Network Operations Center no requirement no requirement card access card access
Security Equipment Rooms no requirement intrusion detection card access card access
card or biometric access for
ingress and egress (Unauthorized
Doors into Computer Rooms industrial grade lock intrusion detection card or biometric access for ingress egress shall be alarmed and
monitored, but unrestricted at all
times for life/safetvl
intrusion detection (with offsite
card access if main entrance;
Perimeter building doors no requirement monitoring during shifts when no card access all entrances
intrusion detection all others
security staff is present)
~~ single person interlock, portal or
g~ Single person interlock, portal or
other hardware designed to
:om other hardware designed to prevent
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piggybacking or pass back of
~~ of access credential, preferably
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with biometrics
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·"' UPS, Telephone & MEP Rooms not required not required Yes Yes

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CCTV Recording of all activity on all cameras not required not required Yes; digital Yes; digital
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Facility design to International Building Code (JBC) Use SOC requirements for building Use SOC requirements for building Use SOC requirements for building
for the site with SDC-C being the
!! Seismic Design Category (SOC) requirements location location location
minimum
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Site Specific Response Spectra - Degree of local with Operation Status after 10% in 50 with Operation Status after 5% in 100
~ no requirement no requirement
Seismic accelerations year event year event
Importance factor - assists to ensure greater than
1=1 1=1.5 1=1 .5 1=1.5
code design
Telecommunications equipment racks/cabinets
no requirement Base only Fully braced Fully braced
anchored to base or supported at top and base

Deflection limitation on telecommunications

equipment within limits acceptable by the electrical not required not required yes yes
attachments

Bracing of electrical conduits runs and cable trays per code per code w/ Importance per code w/ Importance per code w/ Importance

Bracing of mechanical system major duct runs per code per code w/ Importance per code w/ Importance per code w/ Importance
2
Floor loading capacity superimposed live load 7.2 kPa (150 lbf/ff). 8.4 kPa (175 lbf/ft ) 12 kPa (250 lbf/ft2 ) 12 kPa (250 lbf/ft2 )
~~ Floor hanging capacity for ancillary loads suspended 2 2 2
~o 1.2 kPa (25 lbf/ff) 1.2 kPa (25 lbf/ft ) 2.4 kPa (50 lbf/ft ) 2.4 kPa (50 lbf/ft )
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used for elevated floors
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Frame) indicates displacement of structure Frame Frame Frame
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~ passive dampers/base isolation for
!ii Building Energy Dissipation - Passive Dampers/Base passive dampers for IBC Seismic
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Elevated floor construction. (Steel structures with
concrete filled metal decks are more easily upgraded
PT concrete CJP Mild Concrete Steel Deck & Fill Steel Deck & Fill
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~ System allows concurrent maintenance Not required Utility, generator, and UPS system
From utility down to but not
Throughout Distribution System
r including power distribution unit
"' No single points of failure for
Multiple single points of failure Single point of failure from last
Multiple single points of failure distribution systems serving
Single Point of Failure throughout the distribution distribution panel to critical and
throughout the distribution system electrical equipment or essential
system essential load only
load
Up-to-date short circuit study, Up-to-date short circuit study,
Up-to-date short circuit study, Up-to-date short circuit study,
coordination study, coordination study,
Power System Analysis coordination study, and coordination study, and
arc flash analysis, and arc flash analysis, and
arc flash analysis arc flash analysis
load flow studv load flow studv
Redundant Cord Feed with 100%
Computer & Telecommunications Equipment Single Cord Feed with 100% Single Cord Feed with 100% Redundant Cord Feed with 100%
capacity on remaining cord or
Power Cords capacity capacity capacity on remaining cord or cords
cords
Utility
2N Redundant Feed
Utility Entrance Single Feed Single Feed N+1 Redundant Feed from different utility substations or
generator plant
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breakers breakers
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Block Redundant System
Distributed Redundant Modules or
Block Redundant System
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Yes with non dedicated feeder to Yes, with dedicated feeder to Yes, with dedicated feeder to
Automatic Bypass Not required
automatic bypass automatic bypass automatic bypass
Non dedicated maintenance Dedicated maintenance bypass Dedicated maintenance bypass
Maintenance Bypass Arrangement Not required bypass feeder to UPS output feeder serving UPS output feeder serving UPS output
switchboard switchboard switchboard
Switchboard incorporating
Switchboard incorporating removable circuit breaker with
Panel board incorporating Panel board incorporating
removable circuit breaker with adjustable long time, short time
Output Power Distribution standard thermal magnetic trip standard thermal magnetic trip
adjustable long time and and instantaneous functions with
breakers breakers
instantaneous trip function provision to turn off instantaneous
function
Common String for multiple
Battery String Dedicated String for each module Dedicated String for each module Dedicated String for each module
modules
5 Year valve regulated lead acid 10 Year valve regulated lead acid 15 Year valve regulated lead acid or 20 Year lead acid flooded type or
Battery type
or flywheel or flooded type or flywheel flooded type or flywheel flywheel
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,j~ impedance or resistance
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se Transformer Standard high efficiency Standard high efficiency
og high efficiency low Inrush high efficiency

g :Automatic Static Transfer Switch

1 Over-current Device Not required Not required Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker
Manual Guided with mechanical
Maintenance Bypass Procedure Not required Not required Automatic operation
interlock
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NFPA 780 and insurance
reauirements.
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ground fault isolation
Data center grounding infrastructure in computer
As required by ANSlfTIA-607-B As required by ANSlfTIA-607-B As required by ANSlfTIA-607-B As required by ANSlfTIA-607-B
room
Computer Room Emergency Power Off (EPO)
Svstem
If required by AHJ , push to If required by AHJ , push to If required by AHJ, push to
If required by AHJ, push to activate
Installation activate with cover guard and activate with cover guard and activate with cover guard and
with cover guard and warning label
warning label warnina label warninQ label
Test Mode Not required Not required Yes Yes
Alarm Not required Not required Yes Yes
Abort Switch Not required Not required As allowed by local codes As allowed by local codes
Central Power Monitoring
Utility, Main Transformer, UPS ,
Utility, Main Transformer, Generator, Feeder Circuit
~~ Utility UPS, Generator, Feeder Circuit Breakers, Automatic Static
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~~ ,· Branch Circuits
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Pager, Email, and/or
~7 ' Notification Method Not required Control Room Console Pager, Email , and/or
text message to multiple facility
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~ Individual Battery Strings Isolated from Each Other Not required Not required Yes Yes
~ Shatterproof Viewing Glass in Battery Room Door Not required Not required Not required Yes
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Generator Sizing
~ without redundancy system without redundancy N+1 distributed redundancy 2N distributed redundancy
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~ Generators on Single Bus Yes Yes No No
Loadbank
Permanent sized for single largest
Installation No requirement Provision for Portable Provision for Portable
eauipment
Generator Generator
Equipment Tested No requirement Generator
UPS UPS
Auto Shutdown Not required Not required Automatic upon failure of utility Automatic upon failure of utility
Jesting
UPS and Generator Systems,
Factory Acceptance Testing Not required Not required UPS and Generator Systems
Generator controls, ASTS
Primary Injection and Contact
Contact Resistance test of all circuit
Resistance test of all circuit
Site circuit breaker testing Not required Not required breakers in critical and essential
breakers in critical and essential
paths, 225 A and higher
oaths, 225 A and hiaher
Component level and Component level, system level,
Component level
Commissioning Not required System level and integrated system including
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Comprehensive training program
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n., Facility Training Programs No requirement Limited training by manufacturer and manual operation of
normal operation of equipment

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conditioning units, coolers, pumps, cooling towers, Not required equipment. Loss of electrical of cooling, but may cause electrical power will not cause loss
condensers) power can cause loss of cooling temperature to elevate within of cooling outside operational
operational range of critical range of critical equipment
eauipment

Routing of water or drain piping not associated with

Permitted but not recommended Permitted but not recommended Not permitted Not permitted
the data center equipment in data center spaces

Positive pressure in computer room and associated

spaces relative to outdoors and non-data center Not required Yes Yes Yes
spaces
,' Floor drains in computer room for condensate drain
:' water, humidifier flush water, and sprinkler Yes Yes Yes Yes
: discharge water
:' Mechanical systems on standby generator Not required Yes Yes Yes
~ Water-Cooled System
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Gl No redundant air conditioning One redundant AC Unit per critical
Indoor Terminal Air Conditioning Units maintain critical area during loss of maintain critical area during loss of
~ units area
one source of electrical power one source of electrical power

j Humiditv Control for Computer Room Not reauired

Single path of electrical power to

Humidification provided

Single path of electrical power to

Humidification provided
Multiple paths of electrical power to
AC equipment. Connected in
Humidification provided
Multiple paths of electrical power
to AC equipment. Connected in
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AC equipment AC equipment checkerboard fashion for cooling checkerboard fashion for cooling
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g Weat Rejection
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system system water system

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§' g Humidity Control for Computer Room Not required Humidification provided Humidification provided Humidification provided
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Single path of electrical power to Single path of electrical power to Multiple paths of electrical power to Multiple paths of electrical power
Electrical Service to Mechanical Equipment
AC equipment AC equipment AC equipment to AC equipment
Humidity Control for Computer Room Not required Humidification provided Humidification provided Humidification provided
HVAC Control Sys tem
Control system failure will Control system failure will not Control system failure will not Control system failure will not
HVAC Control System
interrupt cooling to critical areas interrupt cooling to critical areas interrupt cooling to critical areas interrupt cooling to critical areas
Single path of electrical power to Redundant, UPS electrical power Redundant, UPS electrical power to Redundant, UPS electrical power
Power Source to HVAC Control System
HVAC control system to BMS Control BMS Control to BMS Control
'Plumbing (for water-cooled heat rejection)
Single water supply, with no on- Dual sources of water, or one Dual sources of water, or one Dual sources of water, or one
Make-up Water
site back-up storage source + on-site storage source + on-site storage source + on-site storage

~i~ Points of Connection to Condenser Water System Single point of connection Single point of connection Two points of connection Two points of connection
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Bulk Storage Tanks Single storage tank Single storage tanko
Multiple pumps, multiple supply
Multiple storage tanks
Multiple pumps, multiple supply
Multiple storage tanks
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pipes pipes pipes
IFire Suppression
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Fire sprinkler system When required Pre-action (when required) Pre-action (when required) Pre-action (when required)
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~ Gaseous suppression system No requirement above AHJ No requirement above AHJ clean agents listed in NFPA 200 1 clean agents listed in NFPA 2001
g Early Warning Smoke Detection System No requirement above AHJ yes yes yes
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8 Water Leak Detection System No requirement above AHJ yes yes yes
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