TIA 942 DC Standard


CLASSIFICATION
RATED I
(BASIC)
RATED II
(REDUNDANT COMPONENTS)
RATED III
(CONCURRENTLY MAINTAINABLE)
RATED IV
(FAULT TOLERANT)
Data Center Availability 99.67% 99.74% 99.98% 100.00%
Level of Vulnerability (from Disaster) Very Vulnerable Vulnerable Invulnerable to Planned Disorder Highly Invulnerable
Power Source & Cooling Distribution Single Path with No Redundancy Single Path with Redundant Components (N+1) Multiple Power Source & Cooling Distribution Paths ~ Only One Path Active, included Redundant Components (N+1) Multiple Power Source & Cooling Distribution Paths ~ All Paths Active, included Redundant Components 2(N+1)
Data Center Facilities 12” Raised Floor, UPS & Generator (as Request) 18” Raised Floor, Standby UPS & Generator 30-36” Raised Floor, Standby UPS & Generator 30-36” Raised Floor, Standby UPS & Generator
Annual Downtime 28.8 hours 22 hours 1.6 hours 0.4 hours
Preventive Maintenance All System must Shutdown First Backup System (Full Support) Backup System (Full Support) Backup System (Full Support)
Data Center Scalability Small Enterprise Medium Enterprise Large Enterprise Large Enterprise