Audience:

The primary audience is for CommScope SYSTIMAX Partners, consultants and customers, about to embark on or are already involved in a Data Center project, or wish to gain a greater understanding of the Data Center environment.

Pre-requisite experience:

The ideal pre-requisite for this course is qualification in SP3321 SYSTIMAX Design and Engineering but it is not mandatory as it’s a useful fundamentals coursefor non-design students. For those about to be involved in Data Center design or specification then the ideal order and combination of courses will be:

SP3321 D&E is the suitable pre-requisite to SP8800 Data Center Fundamentals.

SP8810 Data Center Design and Engineering course then builds upon SP8800 and provides the student with the next level of design detail.

The SP8820 Data Center Solutions provides a detailed look at SYSTIMAX solutions and their application in a Data Center environment.

If all 4 courses are current then the student is recognized as a Data Center Specialist in the CommScope partner base.

Objectives:

• Introduce Data Centers, their significance and what makes them unique
• Introduce Data Center design
• Learn the copper and fiber requirements specific to Data Center design
• Understand the media choices
• Overview the SYSTIMAX product solution options for use in the Data Center

Key Topics:

• Data Center Basics - Defining a Data Center, understanding the key components. Understand the challenges Data Center design presents the engineer. Know the components unique to Data Centers, mainframes, servers, storage, directors and switches. Interfaces ESCON, FICON, FC, LC, MPO and media requirements, copper and fiber that each technology within the Data Center uses and which uses which. Understanding NAS storage, SAN networks, DISC/DASD and Tape storage
• Data Center Planning Considerations - Enterprise and Blade server technologies overview. Server interfaces, LAN, SAN, OoBM, KVM. Data Center planning and design process, Corporate and Hosting Data Centers, Cooling, Power, connectivity and Reliability (5 nines). Practical design considerations including, ‘green’ issues, Hot and Cold Isles, CRAC, cabinets/racks, cable management, RFEs, power separation. Power consumption and load considerations for servers
• Data Center Cabling Design - Data Center standards – TIA/EIA-942, ISO 24764, EN50173-5, understanding TIA areas such as MDA, HAD, ZDA and EDA and associated ISO equivalents, how each relates to the components within the Data Center, recommendations
• Copper Cabling in the Data Center - SYSTIMAX Copper solutions in the Data Center, design and installation considerations, GigaSPEED XL, X10D and Xpress, design flexibility.
• Fiber Cabling in the Data Center - SYSTIMAX fiber solutions in the Data Center, design and installation considerations, LazrSPEED, TeraSPEED and InstaPATCH, Bandwidth and Attenuation calculations.
• Pre-Terminated and Teseted solutions - Introduces InstaPATCH 360 Fiber, InstaPATCH Cu & QUATTRO copper and InstaPATCH ZERO.

How will I learn?

You will study this course online in a self- paced format.
The course is made up of a number of webcast lessons and online multiple choice assessments giving immediate feedback. It is supported by a number of downloadable documents.

Successful completion will require:

Any level of pass in the accumulative overall assessment score.

Is this the right course for me?

If you are about to be involved in Data Center project for sales, design or specification and need to understand the fundamentals of this specialist infrastructure environment or want to build upon your SP3321 design experience, then this course is for you.

Upon successful completion you will:

Receive a certificate and be added to the CommScope student base. CommScopePartnerPRO^TM students who are already qualified in the SP3321 SYSTIMAX Authorized SYSTIMAX Engineering (ASE) ID badge will have this specialist course icon appended.
This course builds towards becoming recognised as a Data Center specialist.

 

Course information:

BICSI CECs: 3 Event ID: OV-COMMS-IL-0215-3

Certificate valid for 4 years

Estimated study time: 6h

Webcast duration: 4h:00