An Overview of Data Center Physical Infrastructure MCQ

Human error is responsible for over _____ of data center failures, and studies have shown that a significant contributor to that number is the service organizations actually hired to prevent failures.

100%

40-60%

10-30%

70-90%

A solid power infrastructure is made up of such items as:

CRACs and chillers

Data cabling

Fire suppression systems

Generators, UPS systems and batteries, surge protection, and transformers

The _____ is defined as any load left on for more than 3 hours, which is, in effect, all equipment in a data center

Connected load

Continuous load

Intermittent load

Random load

The management of NCPI includes such systems as Building Management Systems (BMS), Network Management Systems (NMS), Element Managers, and other monitoring hardware and software.

True

False

Some best practices for data cabling include:

Underfloor

All of the above

Overhead

Testing

There are _____ elements of NPCI.

5

6

8

7

NCPI is _____.

The backbone of a business

Necessary to a flexible, highly available network

The base of the pyramid upon which all computing, network and storage resources rest

All of the above

The _____ was established in 1896 to protect the public against the dangers of electricity and fire. Its mission “is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by developing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.”

BICSI

NFPA

YMCA

IEEE

Taking a _____ to NCPI is essential to designing and deploying an integrated, understandable, reliable system

Solitary approach

Holistic approach

Isolated approach

Segregated approach

The typical timeframe for traditional NCPI solutions was about _____ days. A timeline of this length proves unsuitable for today’s fast-paced business environments.

1000

500

400

100

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 some of the information that we have covered throughout this course. • DCPI is foundational to a data center
• There are seven elements of DCPI. They include:

•  Power 
• Cooling 
• Racks and physical structure
• Security and fire protection 
• Cabling
• Management 
• Services

The key to achieving a solid available and reliable DCPI is standardization, modularity, and scalability An Overview of Data Center Physical Infrastructure

• The DCPI industry must be taken out of its old craft industry mindset where two different facilities have two different designs and two different sets of unique problems
 • Systems must be modular and scalable to match ever-changing needs of data centers, improve the reliability and availability of the infrastructure, and optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)