EN 50600-4-7:2020

Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-7: Cooling Efficiency Ratio EN 50600-4-7:2020

Publication date:   Sep 16, 2020

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60.60 Standard published   Apr 3, 2020

CENELEC

CLC/TC 215 Electrotechnical aspects of telecommunication equipment

European Norm

35.020   Information technology (IT) in general | 35.110   Networking | 35.160   Microprocessor systems

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This document specifies the Cooling Efficiency Ratio (CER) as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to quantify the efficient use of energy to control the temperature of the spaces within the data centre.
This document:
a) defines the Cooling Efficiency Ratio (CER) of a data centre;
b) describes the relationship of this KPI to a data centre’s infrastructure, information technology equipment and information technology operations;
c) defines the measurement, the calculation and the reporting of the parameter;
d) provides information on the correct interpretation of the CER.
Annex A describes the correlation of CER and other KPIs.
Annex B provides examples of the application of CER.
Annex C introduces the parameters that affect CER.
Annex D describes requirements and recommendations for derivatives of KPIs associated with CER.

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EN 50600-4-7:2020
60.60 Standard published
Apr 3, 2020