Course Information
Course Name
CTDC: Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant
Exam code
CTDC
Duration
3 Days
Certification
Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant
Overview
In the three-day CTDC® course, the participant will learn how to design an ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centre. It will provide a clear understanding of the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard and possible implementation variations. This course is well suited for all types of data centres, be it enterprise data centres or multi-tenant, third party data centres such as co-location, managed services and cloud service providers.
Exam: Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®)
The CTDC® exam is a 90 minutes closed-book certification exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions. Candidates must achieve a minimum of 50 correct answers to pass the exam.
Candidates who successfully pass the exam will receive the official ‘Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant’ certificate. The CTDC® certificate is issued for the ANSI/TIA-942 version current at the time, which the candidate tested for. The certificate itself does not expire and stays relevant only for the stated ANSI/TIA-942 version.
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this course are professionals involved with designing, building, maintaining and operating mission critical data centres and those who wish to attend the CTIA® (Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor) course.
Prerequisites
Participants must possess a valid data centre training certificate such as CDCP® or any other approved equivalent. Please submit a copy of your certificate for verification upon registration for the CTDC® course.
At Course Completion
After completion of the course the participant will be able to:
Learn to properly comprehend and apply the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard requirements and guidelines
Understand the proper intent of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard to avoid both over- and/or under-investment
Align the selection of redundancy levels and infrastructure investments to the business requirements.
Understand the criteria and requirements for a high-availability data centre design and how to effectively establish the data centre from the perspective of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
Understand how the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard relates to various worldwide standards
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Data Centre Facilities
Module 2: About the ANSI/TIA-942
Life of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
Relation to other standards
Architectural
Electrical
Mechanical
Telecommunication
Areas under scope
High level redundancy definitions
Redundancy options (N, N+1 etc.)
Fault tolerant
Concurrent maintainability
Compartmentalisation
Examples of redundancy levels
Module 3: Data Centre Space Planning
Module 4: Data Centre Topologies
Module 5: Recommendations for Energy Efficiency
Module 6: Architectural
Site selection
Parking
Multi-tenant building
Building construction
Vapor barrier
Roofing
Floor loading
Raised flooring
Suspended/drop ceiling
Hanging load
Seismic
Module 7: Building Security & Safety
Site selection
Parking
Multi-tenant building
Building construction
Vapor barrier
Roofing
Floor loading
Raised flooring
Suspended/drop ceiling
Hanging load
Seismic
Module 8: Building and Room Access
Security checkpoints
Entry lobby
Doors and windows
Exit corridors
Shipping and receiving areas
Module 9: Room/Area Design Requirements
Administrative offices
Security offce
Operations centre
Restroom and break room
UPS/Battery rooms
Generator and fuel storage area
Computer room
Module 10: Electrical
Utility power
– Substation
– Feed requirements
– Self-generation
HT/HV switch gear
Generator and fuel supply
LT/LV switch gear
– ATS
– Alternatives to ATS
UPS and batteries
PDU
STS
Grounding
Surge protection
EPO
Central power monitoring
Load banks
Testing
Equipment maintenance
– Preventive maintenance
– Facility training programs
Module 11: Mechanical
Environmental design
– Temperature and humidity requirements
– Contamination
– Sources
– Clean air
– Pressurisation
– Radio sources
– Vibration
– Water ingress
Water cooled systems
– Heat rejection
– Chilled water system
– Condenser water
– Make up water
Air cooled systems
HVAC control systems
Plumbing
– Pipe routing
Fire suppression
Water leak detection
Module 12: Telecommunications
Network topology
Redundancy level design
Media and connectors
Cabling pathways
Detailed cabling design considerations
Administration and labeling
Cable testing
Data centre fabrics
Module 13: Micro Edge Data Center
Type definitions
Rating requirements
Testing and maintenance
Module 14: Immersion Cooling
Cabling considerations
Rating requirements