EXIN EPI Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Specialist — Information & Free Practice
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EXIN EPI Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Specialist
- Provider
- EXIN, with EPI and authorised training/examination partners
- Format
- Closed-book multiple-choice examination; online or paper-based delivery. English version only in this submission. Electronic equipment is not permitted.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 70% (a minimum of 42 correct answers)
Examination outline
Service Level Management
- Needs analysis
- Capability assessment
- Service portfolio and catalogue
- Service Level Agreements
- Reporting
- Complaint procedure
- Customer satisfaction
- Service Improvement Process (SIP)
Safety and Crisis Management
- Most common type of accidents and why they often happen
- The roles and responsibilities of appointed safety staff
- The importance of the OH&S or WHS manual
- Calibration of measurement and test equipment
- Proper lock-out/tag-out procedures
- Emergency response plan requirement for various potential emergencies
- The importance of Permit To Work
Physical Security
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for security
- Security risk assessment
- Security zones
- Physical inspections / security patrols
- Delivery of goods / holding area
- Entry control of individuals
- Badges and key management
- Security monitoring
- Security incident reporting
Facilities Maintenance
- The importance of maintenance
- Maintenance definitions
- Maintenance operations procedures (MOP)
- Service reports
- Spare management
- Tools
- Housekeeping
Data Centre Operations
- Shift handover
- Walk around duties
- Service management
- Release management
- Configuration management
- Floor management
- Equipment life cycle management
Monitoring / Reporting / Control
- Monitoring requirements
- Facilities monitoring matrix
- Sensor / alarm point testing and calibration
- Notification matrix
- Escalation requirements
- Reporting
Project Management
- Project management
- Project organization
- Project manager
- Initiation
- Planning
- Execution
- Monitor and control
- Closing
- Evaluation / lessons learnt
Environmental Sustainability
- The importance of sustainability
- Environmental standards
- Power efficiency indicators
- Energy saving best practises
- Water management
- Sustainable energy usage
Governance and Compliance
- The importance of document management
- The six sub-processes of document management
- Asset management
- Requirements or asset recording
Examination sources
- exin-cdfos.html
Details & downloads, English Preparation Guide, link to EXIN asset 5646
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Service Level Management (left column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Safety and Crisis Management (left column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Physical Security (left column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Facilities Maintenance (left column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Data Centre Operations (right column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Monitoring / Reporting / Control (right column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Project Management (right column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Environmental Sustainability (right column)
- cdfos-guide.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Governance and Compliance (right column)
- epi-cdfos.html
Download Brochure, English link to CDFOS_English.pdf
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Service Level Management (left column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Safety and Crisis Management (left column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Physical Security (left column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Facilities Maintenance (left column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Data Centre Operations (right column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Monitoring / Reporting / Control (right column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Project Management (right column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Environmental Sustainability (right column)
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 2, Course Syllabus, Governance and Compliance (right column)
- exin-cdfos.html
Required reading
- epi-cdfos.html
Exam, format and pass requirement
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 3, left column, Examination
- exin-cdfos.html
Details & downloads, Electronic equipment allowed
- exin-cdfos.html
Details & downloads, Training mandatory
- epi-cdfos.html
Prerequisites
- epi-cdfos.html
Delivery Structure and Methods, delivery formats
- cdfos-current.pdf
p. 3, left column, Course Schedule
- channels.html
Accredited Exam Centers
- exin-cdfos.html
Details & downloads, Languages
- end-of-life.pdf
p. 1, scope and English list
- calendar.html
How to use this calendar
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