Data centers and server rooms must be secure and safe environments and workspaces. There are a variety of guidelines and standards that list the requirements for a creating a functional, safe, and secure area. The following are space and safety requirements for server rooms and data centers:
- Space: The area or room that houses the servers, internetworking devices, UPS, PDU, and possibly cooling equipment, distribution panels, and cabling, should provide clearances between or among the equipment to allow for maintenance, servicing, installation or removal, and general passage. The aisles between devices, racks, or cabinets should be a minimum of 3.2 feet (1 meter), but racks and cabinets should have 4 feet to the front and 3 feet to the back of minimum clearance. Where one row of racks or cabinets is behind another, the front and back clearances should all...
