A financial services company is designing a new data center and requires an availability of 99.995%. The Chief Technology Officer has asked for the maximum allowable downtime per year to meet this service level agreement (SLA). What is the maximum total downtime permissible?
During a data center audit, it was discovered that the underfloor plenum is being used for both data cabling and as a cold air supply. Which standard is most directly violated by this practice if proper separation and management are not maintained?
A data center located in a region with high humidity is experiencing corrosion on server components. The facility uses a standard CRAC system. Which two actions should the data center manager prioritize to mitigate this issue? (Select TWO)
True or False: A pre-action fire suppression system, double-interlock type, requires activation of both a detection device (e.g., smoke detector) and a sprinkler head before water is released into the protected area.
A data center's total facility power consumption is measured at 500 kW. The total power consumed by the IT equipment (servers, storage, networking) is 300 kW. What is the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) for this data center?
A data center manager is evaluating cooling solutions for a high-density computing zone where racks are expected to exceed 30 kW each. Traditional air cooling is proving insufficient. Which of the following technologies is most suitable for this specific application?
When planning a structured cabling system according to TIA-942, what is the maximum recommended channel length for a twisted-pair copper link, including equipment cords and patch cords, from the switch to the server?
Which class of fire involves combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, and sodium?
A data center professional is reviewing the power redundancy configuration for a critical system. The configuration consists of three UPS modules, where only two are required to support the full IT load. The third module is available to take over if one of the primary modules fails. How is this redundancy configuration best described?
What is the primary risk associated with maintaining relative humidity below the recommended ASHRAE range in a data center?