CDCP case studies
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The Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) is a vendor-neutral credential offered by EPI, part of TÜV NORD GROUP, a global certification body for data centre facilities, operations, and professionals. It is designed for individuals who need a broad, practical understanding of data centre design, power, cooling, and operations, such as facilities managers, IT and network engineers, project managers, and consultants. The CDCP case studies are 5 cases and about 5,080 words.
1Tier III Certification Bid on a Hall With Shared Single Points
A colocation provider has completed a 1.2 MW white-space hall and is assembling the documentation package for a Tier III Certification of Design Documents. The sales brief already describes the facility as 'Tier III ready'.
960 words, about 5 min2Two UPS Modules in N+1 Against an 18-Month Growth Plan
A 600 m² enterprise data centre runs two 500 kW UPS modules in parallel N+1. The measured IT load at the UPS output is 430 kW at a load power factor of 0.95 lagging.
969 words, about 5 min3Hot Rack Tops in an Uncontained Hall
A 400 kW hall houses 12 rows of eight racks on a 600 mm raised floor, cooled by four 110 kW chilled water CRAHs with no aisle containment. Average rack load is 4 kW, but rows 5 and 6 contain six storage arrays drawing 11–12 kW each.
1,072 words, about 5 min4A Quarterly Generator 'Test' That Proves Nothing
An 1,800 kVA diesel generator serves a 700 kW data centre. The maintenance contract specifies a quarterly 'generator test', which in practice means a 30-minute run with the automatic transfer switch left in the normal position and a 250 kW resistive load bank connected.
1,044 words, about 5 min5Retrofitting 20 kW Racks into a 5 kW Design Basis Hall
An operator wants to add 320 kW of high-density compute to a hall whose design basis was 5 kW per rack. The hall has 12 rows of eight racks, a 450 mm raised floor, 480 kW of installed CRAH capacity, and under-floor power whips from panelboards at the room perimeter.
1,035 words, about 5 min