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Why is protecting equipment from air and surface contamination important?
An average minute of data center downtime costs $8,851
80% of data center managers say their last outage was preventable.
70% of data center failures are caused by human error.
74% of data managers believe their last outage of$1M or more could have been prevented with be er processes, management, or configuration.
Your data center isn’t average. Upgraded procedures protect on three fronts:
- Control All Entry Points toKeep Contamination Out:
- Use double sets of doors
- Seal the envelope - Keep out particles, cut energy cost of cooled air loss
- Install entryway ma ing
- Restrict operations and materials - All assembly or unpacking should happen in staging areas outside the data center
- Control What’s AlreadyMade It Inside:
- Empty all trash receptacles daily
- Target all entryway floors for vacuuming
- Use strict SOPs for tools and cleaning patterns - Micro and macroscopic protocols. Use cleaning products approved fordata center equipment
- Subfloor plenums and drop ceilings decontaminated
- Monitor humidity levels
- Control the Equipment that ControlsYour Environment:
- Change cooling system filters on schedule
- Clean ducts and airways on schedule to avoid buildup
- Maintain systems mechanically - Stop particles created by wear and tear
Particular Problems:
- Air pollution
- Dirt and dust
- Electrostatic dust
- Ferrous metal particles
- Fibers
- Human hair
- Lint
- Packing materials
- Pollen
- Salt (sea or de-icing)
- Skin particles
- Zinc (and tin) whiskers
All your operations and equipment affect each other.
- Particulates in HVAC system scan increase cooling energy costs.EPA recommends removing contaminants to reduce energy use.
- Airborne gases can also lead to corrosion and failures. ASHRAE recommends data center.
- Particles and build up can interfere with critical equipment and cause failures. ASHRAE recommends ISO Class 8clean room requirements for data centers.
