The ISO/IEC 22237 Site/Facilities Certification (DCCC) indicates that the data center facility under scope has been physically inspected for conformity to the design criteria of the ISO/IEC 22237 standard for the respective Class level.
This physical inspection covers both an assessment of all relevant design documents as well as a physical on-site inspection for each area under the scope of the ISO/IEC 22237 standard.
The ISO/IEC 22237 Site/Facilities Certification is valid for 3 years. By the end of year-1 and year-2, the data center should undergo a surveillance audit. Depending on potential site changes since the official certification audit, the surveillance audit could be based on self-declaration, remote validation or in very rare cases an on-site inspection. By the end of year-3, the data center has to undergo a recertification audit in order to maintain its certification.
EPI is well positioned to conduct ISO/IEC 22237 data center audits as we are, already for more than 30 years, an organization specialized in data center services. EPI is incorporated as an RCB (Registered Certification Body) and has accreditation from a variety of accreditation bodies such SAC, APMG and CERTAC.
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About ISO/IEC 22237
The ISO/IEC 22237 is a European standard that provides specifications for the planning, construction and operation of a data center. As part of the DCCC audit, the data center will be reviewed for conformity to the following categories as defined in the ISO/IEC 22237 Standard:
For the criteria described in ISO/IEC 22237-2 till ISO/IEC 22237-5 the data center will receive an Availability Class Rating, as well as an overall rating level for the whole data center (1-4). For the criteria mentioned in the ISO/IEC 22237-6, the data centre will receive a Protection Class rating (1-4).
Availability Class Ratings**
ISO/IEC 22237 describes four availability classes for which data centers can be classified. Below are the high-level descriptions of each rating level.
Note**; For a full description, please refer to the ISO/IEC 22237 Standard.
Protection Class Ratings**
ISO/IEC 22237 describes four protection classes for which various areas of the data centre can be classified. For example, the staging area could have a different protection class rating compared to the computer room. Below are the high-level descriptions of each rating level against which the computer room area(s) will be assessed.
Note**; For a full description, please refer to the ISO/IEC 22237 Standard.
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