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Liebert DCA Form

The document provides a summary of a data center audit. It includes questions about the size, layout, equipment, monitoring, cooling, power, and maintenance of the data center. The audit covers details on racks, cabling, UPS, generators, and environmental monitoring.

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Liebert DCA Form

The document provides a summary of a data center audit. It includes questions about the size, layout, equipment, monitoring, cooling, power, and maintenance of the data center. The audit covers details on racks, cabling, UPS, generators, and environmental monitoring.

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Liebert Data Center Audit

General
__________square meters

1)

Size of data center:

2)

Utilized floor space:

3)

Growth expected in the next 12 months:

4)

Plans to expand the data center in the next 12 months:

5)

Data center expansion completed in the past 12 months:

6)

Limiting factors preventing the addition of new equipment (select all that apply):

__________%
__________%
Yes _____ No ______
Yes _____ No _____

Floor space _____ Rack space _____ Cooling capacity _____ Heat Density/hot spots _____ Power Capacity _____ None _____
Other (please specify): _____________________________________________________________________________________
7)

Access control (I.e. card swipes, contact closures, etc.):

8)

Fire suppression:

9)

Room layout:

10)

Room & Rack _____ Room only _____ Rack only _____ None _____

Dry (clean agent) & Water _____ Dry (clean agent) only _____ Water only _____ None _____

Electronic _____ Hand Drawn _____ None _____ (Will be included in report if provided)

Electrical/mechanical one-lines:

Available and up-to-date _____ Available, but not up-to-date _____ Not available _____

Racks and Cabling


11)

Total number of racks:

__________ If "0", skip to 19

__________%

12)

Rack utilization:

13)

Blanking panel use in open U:

14)

Door type:

15)

90-100% _____ 25-89% _____ 0-24% _____

Solid _____ Perforated _____ None _____

If perforated, percent perforation:

<63% _____ 63-74% _____ 75% or greater _____

Little/None (cables neatly bundled) _____ Some _____ Significant _____

16)

Rack cabling airflow blockage:

17)

Racks arranged in Hot/Cold aisle configuration:

18)

Estimated kW per rack:

All _____ Some _____ None _____

Average per rack: __________kW Max in any rack: __________kW

19)

Power cabling location: Above rack & Under floor _____ Above rack only _____ Under floor only _____

20)

Power distribution via: Cables/power whips _____ Power Busway _____

21)

Network / Communication cabling: Above rack & Under floor _____ Above rack only _____ Under floor only _____

Monitoring
22)

Site-level monitoring software used:

23)

Equipment monitoring

Yes _____ No _____ If yes; what: __________________________________________________________

ATS/Genset: Via Network _____ On unit _____ None _____ N/A (no ATS/gen) _____
UPS/PDU: Via Network _____ On unit _____ None _____ N/A (no UPS/PDU) _____
Rack PDUs: Via Network _____ On unit _____ None _____ N/A (no rack PDU) _____
Cooling: Via Network _____ On unit _____ None _____ N/A (no cooling) _____
Yes _____ No _____ N/A - No UPS _____

24)

Battery monitoring:

25)

UPS shutdown software:

26)

Environmental monitoring:

27)

Capacity tracking / trending:

28)

Dedicated data center staff to monitor alarms 24x7x365:

29)

Change Management:

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Yes _____ No _____ N/A - No UPS _____


Temperature/humidity & Leak detection _____ Temperature/humidity only _____ Leak detection only _____ None _____
Cooling & Power _____ Cooling only _____ Power only _____ None _____
Yes _____ No _____

Software _____ Spreadsheet _____ None _____

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Service
30)

Preventative maintenance frequency:


ATS/Genset: Annually _____ Semi-annually _____ Quarterly _____ None _____ N/A (no ATS/Genset) _____ / Contract ______ Ad-hoc _____
UPS/PDU: Annually _____ Semi-annually _____ Quarterly _____ None _____ N/A (no UPS/PDU) _____ / Contract ______ Ad-hoc _____
Battery: Annually _____ Semi-annually _____ Quarterly _____ None _____ N/A (no Battery) _____ / Contract ______ Ad-hoc _____
Cooling: Annually _____ Semi-annually _____ Quarterly _____ None _____ N/A (no Cooling) _____ / Contract ______ Ad-hoc _____

31)

3rd party remote monitoring service contract:

Yes _____ No _____

Cooling
Good vapor barrier (walls, doors & ceiling sealed) _____ Inadequate vapor barrier (wall, doors and/or ceiling not sealed) _____

32)

Room vapor barrier:

33)

Hot spots:

34)

Average server inlet temperature reading:

35)

High / low inlet temps:

36)

Average server inlet humidity reading:

37)

Average server inlet dew point reading:

38)

Type of cooling used: Precision _____ Room split system (no humidification)_____ Comfort/building only _____ If "Comfort/building only", skip to 57

39)

Yes _____ No _____


__________degrees Celsius

Some >27 degrees Celsius _____ Some <18 degrees Celsius _____ All 18-27 degrees Celsius _____
__________%
__________degrees Celsius

Data center cooling unit information:


Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________(DD/MM/YYYY)

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

Chilled water _____ Water-cooled _____ Glycol-cooled _____ Air-cooled _____

40)

Type of heat rejection:

41)

Cooling unit age:

42)

Cooling capacity:

43)

Approximate utilized cooling capacity:

44)

Supplemental high density cooling used:

45)

Cooling redundancy:

Yes _____ No _____

46)

Cooling unit location:

Aligned with hot aisle / server exhaust (in row or perimeter): _____ Not aligned with hot aisle / server exhaust _____

47)

Cooling unit temperature set-point:

48)

Humidity set-point:

49)

Variable capacity:

Variable capacity compressor (DX unit) ____ Variable airflow fan (chilled water unit) _____ None _____

50)

Economizer used:

Air _____ Water _____ None _____

51)

Air distribution isolation:

52)

Raised floor utilized for air distribution:

10 years old _____ 11-20 years old _____ >20 years old _____
Total: __________kW Non-redundant: __________kW
__________%
Yes _____ No _____ N/A - No racks w/>5kW load _____

__________degrees Celsius

__________%

Cold air containment ____ Hot air containment ____ Ducted supply/Raised floor ____ Free blow (non-raised floor) _____
Yes _____ No ______ If "No", skip to 57

<20cm _____ 20-43 cm _____ 46 cm or greater _____

53)

Raised floor height:

54)

Obstructions under floor:

55)

Leakage:

56)

Perforated tile usage outside cold aisle:

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Little/none _____ Some (under hot aisle) _____ Significant (under hot and cold aisle) _____

Little (90-100% holes sealed) _____ Some (50-89% holes sealed) _____ Significant (<50% holes sealed) _____
None _____ Some _____ Significant _____

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Power
Voltage/phase: 208 single phase ____ 208 3-phase ____ 480 3-phase ____ 220 single-phase ____ 220 3-phase ____ 380 3-phase _

57)

Building entrance power:

58)

Building entrance capacity:

59)

TVSS protection:

60)

Percentage of IT equipment that is dual-corded (vs. single cord):

61)

Power distribution to the IT load:

62)

Type of rack PDUs:

63)

UPS type:

Sized for growth _____ Sized for current load _____ Undersized _____

Service entrance & Distribution panelboards _____ Service entrance only _____ Distribution panelboards only _____ None _____

208V 3-phase ____ 120V single-phase ____ 220V/230V/240V single-phase ____

Basic (no monitoring) _____ Metered _____ Controlled _____ None _____

Centralized only _____ Distributed/rack only _____ Centralized & Distributed/rack _____ None _____ If "None", skip to 71
Online _____ Line-interactive _____ Offline _____

64)

UPS topology:

65)

UPS unit information:


Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

Brand _______________

Model # _______________ Capacity __________kW % Loaded __________ Install Date __________

66)

UPS unit age:

67)

UPS capacity:

68)

Approximate utilized UPS capacity (excluding redundant units):

69)

UPS redundancy:

70)

UPS battery runtime:

71)
72)
73)
74)

75-100% ____ 50-74% _____ <50% _____

7 years old _____ 8-15 years old _____ >15 years old _____
Total: __________kW Non-redundant: __________kW
__________%

2N _____ N+1 _____ N (no redundancy) _____


60 min _____ 30-59 min _____ 15-29 min _____ 10-14 min _____ 5-9 min _____ <5 min _____

PDU breaker positions available: >25% _____ 11-25% _____ 10% _____ N/A - No PDUs If "N/A - No PDU", skip to 74
PDU redundancy:

Yes _____ No _____ If "No", skip to 74

Redundant PDUs on static transfer switch (STS):


Generator backup:

Dedicated _____ Shared, with priority ______ Shared, without priority _____ None _____ If "None", skip to Comments
2N _____ N+1 _____ N (no redundancy) _____

75)

Generator redundancy:

76)

Generator fuel availability:

77)

Routine generator testing performed:

Contract for unlimited fuel: _____ No contract, 24 hours on site _____ No contract, <24 hours on site _____

Comments / Recommendations

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Yes _____ No _____

Yes _____ No _____

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