Certification Service


Uptime Institute

Tri-Lan Corp. received permit from internationally well-known certification organization - Uptime Institute in 2013, and is alliance cooperating with Uptime Institute to promoting the business in Great China Area.

A.    Introduction

1.     Uptime Institute established in 1993 

2.     Uptime Institute is under but independent from 451 Group

3.     Uptime Institute is not a vendor nor will influenced by certain equipment brand. 

4.     Uptime Institute proposed the design concept of Data Center and also focus on  the assessment of the actual on-site performance.

This represent its independency and professionality. Uptime Institute Certificates are irreplaceable in the Data Center industry.

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B.    Service content

1.     Tier Design

2.     Tier Facility

3.     Tier Operational Sustainability (Gold:5years, Silver:3years, Bronze: 1year)

4.     Management & Operation (2 years)

5.     Professional training

 

Below is a brief of the services:

 

TIER LEVEL

1.     Uptime divide Data Center into 4 levels

-        Tier 1

¡Cno redundancy, single distribution path

¡Con-site generator provide 12 hours of fuel storage

¡Cscheduled work will need most/all equipment shutdown

¡CData Center is easily influent by scheduled/unexpected matter

¡Cannual maintenance require all equipment shutdown

-        Tier 2

¡Credundancy, single distribution path

¡C12 hours of fuel storage for "N"

¡Credundant equipment can be switch off during scheduled work and will not affect whole operation (shutdown)

¡CData Center is easily influent by scheduled/unexpected matter (human errors may causes operation disruption)

¡Cannual maintenance require all equipment shutdown

-        Tier 3

¡Credundancy, multiple independent distribution path

¡Call IT equipment is dual powered

¡C12 hours of fuel storage for "N"

¡Call equipment can be switch off during scheduled work and will not affect whole operation

¡CData Center is easily influent by unexpected matter

¡Cunexpected power disruption or other, will affect operation

¡Cscheduled maintenance can be performed through redundant power supply or path

¡Crisk of operation disruption will raise during maintenance

-        Tier 4

¡Credundant, physically isolated (compartmentalization) for power supply or path

¡Call IT equipment is dual powered

¡Cfuture expand equipment or path requires physical isolation

¡Ccontinuous cooling

¡C12 hours of fuel storage for "N"

¡Csingle event will not affect critical environment

¡Ccontrol system must have autonomous response

¡Call equipment can be switch off during scheduled work and will not affect whole operation

¡CData Center is not easily influent by a single unexpected event

¡CData Center is not easily influent by all scheduled work

¡Cfor event like firing and EPO, may causes operation disruption

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2.     Generator shall seen as primary power supply, city power shall seen as economical backup option. In Tier III or IV, generator must reach the standard of "concurrently maintainable" or "fault tolerant"

 

3.     For water, in Tier III or IV, water storage must uses evaporate cooling and reach the standard of "concurrently maintainable" or "fault tolerant" (minimum 12 hours)

 

Operational Sustainability

1.     just like Tier levels, "Operational Sustainability" has level difference. And has the most influence for long term operation.

2.     assessment content excluded: safety, security, environment, personnel management

3.     ¡§Operational Sustainability¡¨ has 3 primary assess point, and expand the details

-        Management & Operations

¡CStaffing and Organization

¡CMaintenance

¡CTraining

¡CPlanning, Coordination and Management

-        Building Characteristics

¡CBuilding Features

¡CInfrastructure

¡COperating Conditions

¡CPre-Operational

-        Site Location

¡CNatural Disasters

¡CMan-Made Disasters

4.     ¡§Operational Sustainability¡¨ has 3 levels and can link to Tier levels.

For example: Tier III Gold

-        Gold rating

¡Creach/exceed management standard, low site location risks and full uptime

¡C5 years validity

-        Silver rating

¡Creach management standard, low site location risks but have opportunities for improvement in order to achieve full uptime

¡C3 years validity

-        Bronze rating

¡Cminimal standard, manageable site locations and have significant room for improvement in order to achieve full uptime

¡C1 year validity

 

Management and Operations (M&O) Stamp of Approval

1.     M & O

a.     M & O does not address the design, but the ongoing management of the Data Center facilities infrastructure

b.     M & O Stamp of Approval is not an alternative for Tier Certification

c.     M & O Stamp is for Data Centers unable to attain Tier Certification due to organizational business decisions, preferences and facility age.

d.     M & O 's typical assessment of 2~2.5 days

The M&O behaviors fall into 5 categories:

-        Staffing and Organization

-        Maintenance

-        Training

-        Planning, Coordination and Management

-        Operating Conditions

e.     M & O Stamp of Approval has 2 years validity

Data centers meeting the M&O Criteria will receive:

-        Award letter

-        Physical award for on-site display

-        Electronic stamp

-        Recognition on Uptime Institute Website

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