What are DataYard’s Data Center Standards?

Standards that are enforced within the Data Center.

All customers’ entering DataYard’s Data Center must be aware of the following standards set and maintained by DataYard:

1. The client may never modify or tamper with any equipment existing inside the data center(s) which is not listed in the Deployment Specifics table of the Agreement. Cabinet location, power deployment, and networking drops are prominently labeled as such.
2. Devices must not be permitted to exhaust hot air into the cold aisle. For some devices, this may require mounting the device towards the rear of the cabinet and/or employing blanking panels in occupied units.
3. Multiple devices may never be installed in a cabinet occupying the same cabinet units.
4. Blanking panels must be employed to prevent airflow through unoccupied cabinet units.
5. Physical access to the data center(s) must be limited as much as is possible.
6. No food or drink is permitted in the data center(s) under any circumstance.
7. All portable crash carts and tables must be returned to their place of origin when work has been completed.
8. Server packaging, hardware, trash, etc. must not be left in the data center(s) when work has been completed.
9. Additional hardware is not permitted to be permanently placed upon rack-mounted hardware.
10. Cable management systems or other custom accessories are not permitted in shared cabinets.
11. Network and power cables are permanently labeled on both ends by DataYard personnel, and these labels must not be removed or modified.
12. Floor tiles may not be moved by the client for any reason.

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