prEN 50600-3-1:2024

Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 3-1: Management and operational information

This document specifies processes for the management and operation of data centres. The primary focus of this document is the processes necessary to deliver the expected level of resilience, availability, risk management, risk mitigation, capacity planning, security and resource and energy efficiency. The secondary focus is on organization and data centre management to align the actual and future demands. Only processes specific for data centres are in the scope of this document. Business processes like people management, financial management, etc. are out of scope.

Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von Rechenzentren - Teil 3-1: Informationen für das Management und den Betrieb

Technologie de l'information - Installation et infrastructures de centres de traitement de données - Partie 3-1: Informations de gestion et de fonctionnement

Le présent document spécifie les processus de gestion et d’exploitation des centres de traitement de données. Il est principalement axé sur les processus nécessaires pour assurer le niveau attendu de résilience, de disponibilité, de gestion des risques, d’atténuation du risque, de planification des capacités, de sécurité, de ressources et d’efficacité énergétique. Il porte également sur l’organisation et la gestion des centres de traitement de données afin de répondre aux demandes actuelles et futures. Seuls les processus spécifiques aux centres de traitement de données relèvent du domaine d’application du présent document. Les processus d’entreprise tels que la gestion des ressources humaines, la gestion financière, etc. en sont exclus.

Informacijska tehnologija - Naprave in infrastruktura podatkovnega centra - 3-1. del: Informacije o upravljanju in obratovanju

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 14-Sep-2026
• ICS: 35.020 - Information technology (IT) in general
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• ICS: 35.160 - Microprocessor systems
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 215 - Electrotechnical aspects of telecommunication equipment
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 215/WG 03 - Facilities and infrastructures
• Current Stage: 4020 - Enquiry circulated - Enquiry
• Start Date: 18-Oct-2024
• Due Date: 29-Apr-2025
• Completion Date: 18-Oct-2024
• Mandate: M/462 - Standardisation mandate addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in the field of ICT to enable efficient energy use in fixed and mobile information and communication networks
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 50600-3-1:2024 - Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 3-1: Management and operational information

Relations

• Revises: EN 50600-3-1:2016 - Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 3-1: Management and operational information
• Effective Date: 09-Apr-2024

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Informacijska tehnologija - Naprave in infrastruktura podatkovnega centra - 3-1.
del: Informacije o upravljanju in obratovanju
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 3-1:
Management and operational information
Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von Rechenzentren - Teil 3-1:
Informationen für das Management und den Betrieb
Technologie de l'information - Installation et infrastructures de centres de traitement de
données - Partie 3-1: Informations de gestion et de fonctionnement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 50600-3-1:2024
ICS:
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN 50600-3-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2024
ICS 35.020; 35.110; 35.160 Will supersede EN 50600-3-1:2016
English Version
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures
- Part 3-1: Management and operational information
Technologie de l'information - Installation et infrastructures Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von
de centres de traitement de données - Partie 3-1: Rechenzentren - Teil 3-1: Informationen für das
Informations de gestion et de fonctionnement Management und den Betrieb
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2025-01-10.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 215.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2024 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 79741 Ref. No. prEN 50600-3-1:2024 E

1 Contents Page
2 European foreword . 6
3 Introduction . 7
4 1 Scope . 10
5 2 Normative references. 10
6 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 10
7 3.1 Terms and definitions . 10
8 3.2 Abbreviations . 12
9 4 Conformance . 13
10 5 Data centre strategy . 14
11 5.1 Purpose . 14
12 5.2 Activities . 15
13 5.2.1 Assess current capabilities . 15
14 5.2.2 Implement processes and KPI . 15
15 5.2.3 Review of the strategy . 15
16 5.2.4 Sourcing strategy . 16
17 5.2.5 Strategy agreement . 16
18 5.3 KPI: Actuality of agreed strategy . 16
19 6 Organization . 16
20 6.1 Purpose . 16
21 6.2 Organizational duties, tasks and responsibilities . 16
22 6.3 Human resources . 16
23 6.4 Organizational Structure . 16
24 6.5 Management of processes . 18
25 6.5.1 Purpose . 18
26 6.5.2 Monitoring and control of Processes . 18
27 7 Data centre management . 19
28 7.1 Purpose . 19
29 7.2 Basic organization and role model . 19
30 7.3 Management Objectives . 20
31 7.3.1 Management duties, tasks and responsibilities . 20
32 7.3.2 Management of Strategies and standards . 20
33 7.3.3 Management of governance and compliance . 21
34 7.3.4 Management of services and service levels . 21
35 7.3.5 Management of processes . 21
36 7.3.6 Management of Key Performance indicators . 21
37 7.3.7 Management of Quality . 21
38 7.3.8 Management of threats and risks . 21
39 7.3.9 Management of data centre continuity . 21
40 7.3.10 Management of sustainability . 22
41 7.3.11 Management of customer obligation . 22
42 7.3.12 Supply management process. 22
43 7.3.13 Management of providers, internal and external resources . 22
44 8 Operational Processes . 23
45 8.1 Operational management process . 23
46 8.1.1 Purpose . 23
47 8.1.2 Activities . 23
48 8.1.3 Setpoint and airflow control . 27
49 8.1.4 Fire compartments . 28
50 8.1.5 Maintenance . 28
51 8.2 Operational information and parameters . 34
52 8.2.1 General . 34
53 8.2.2 Building construction as per EN 50600-2-1 . 34
54 8.2.3 Power distribution as per EN 50600-2-2 . 34
55 8.2.4 Environmental control as per EN 50600-2-3 . 35
56 8.2.5 Telecommunications cabling infrastructure as per EN 50600-2-4 . 36
57 8.2.6 Security systems as per EN 50600-2-5 . 37
58 8.3 Acceptance test . 37
59 8.3.1 General . 37
60 8.3.2 Building construction (EN 50600-2-1) tests . 39
61 8.3.3 Power supply and distribution (EN 50600-2-2) tests . 39
62 8.3.4 Environmental control (EN 50600-2-3) tests . 39
63 8.3.5 Telecommunications cabling infrastructure (EN 50600-2-4) tests . 40
64 8.3.6 Security systems (EN 50600-2-5) tests . 40
65 8.3.7 Energy efficiency tests . 40
66 8.4 Asset and configuration management . 40
67 8.4.1 Purpose . 40
68 8.4.2 Activities . 41
69 8.4.3 KPI for asset and configuration management . 41
70 8.5 Documentation . 41
71 8.5.1 General . 41
72 8.5.2 Design and construction documents . 41
73 8.5.3 Insurance requirement reports . 41
74 8.5.4 Security handbook . 42
75 8.5.5 Building permit . 42
76 8.5.6 Operational handbook . 42
77 8.5.7 Installation handbook . 42
78 8.5.8 Administration manual and software application settings . 42
79 8.5.9 Housekeeping manual . 43
80 8.5.10 Customer information portal . 43
81 8.6 Incident management . 43
82 8.6.1 Purpose . 43
83 8.6.2 Activities . 43
84 8.6.3 KPI for incident management . 43
85 8.7 Problem management . 44
86 8.7.1 Purpose . 44
87 8.7.2 Activities .
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