BICSI 009-2019, Data Center Operations and Maintenance Best Practices

Overview

BICSI 009-2019 is BICSI's first standard on data center operations and was prepared as the operations companion to the ANSI/BICSI 002 design standard. Its aim is to reduce unplanned service disruptions. It was released on 1 May 2019 together with ANSI/BICSI 002-2019 and the EDCP manual,. Placing design and operations in the same standards family is meant to reduce the gaps met after commissioning, and it documents how decisions taken at design stage are to be carried out in operation. Placing design and operations in the same standards family is meant to reduce the gaps met after commissioning, and it documents how decisions taken at design stage are to be carried out in operation.

The publisher billed it as the first open-consensus standard to provide more than a framework for data center operation policies and practices. Part of its content is operational material that previously sat in BICSI's design standards; that material has been expanded and combined with new content aimed at owners, operators and managers. This arrangement keeps operating knowledge from remaining a mere appendix to a design standard and presents it as a separate document shaped around the needs of the people who actually run the facility,. This arrangement keeps operating knowledge from remaining a mere appendix to a design standard and presents it as a separate document shaped around the needs of the people who actually run the facility,.

This page was prepared without reading the standard itself, from publisher pages and release texts; the link goes to the GlobalSpec catalogue record. Related editions include ANSI/BICSI 002 and the newer ANSI/BICSI 009-2024. For the chapter structure and the detail of the requirements, consult the current edition of the standard. Differences between editions should be checked project by project, and contracts should state clearly which edition applies. This avoids disputes, especially at handover and acceptance. Differences between editions should be checked project by project, and contracts should state clearly which edition applies. This avoids disputes, especially at handover and acceptance.

Key points

1. BICSI's first data center operations standard; companion to ANSI/BICSI 002.
2. Intended to reduce unplanned service disruptions.
3. Billed as the first open-consensus standard providing more than a framework for operation policies and practices.
4. Development coordinated with ANSI/BICSI 002-2019.
5. Contains operational material formerly in BICSI design standards.
6. Expanded for owners, operators and managers.
7. Released 1 May 2019 together with ANSI/BICSI 002-2019 and the EDCP manual.

Using it in design

• In the ops handover package, generate SOP/EOP/MOP skeletons aligned with the BICSI 009 chapter structure.
• Read design and operations documents together with ANSI/BICSI 002 to keep them consistent.
• Involve the operations team during design so that procedures mature alongside the design.
• Record which edition (2019 or 2024) a project is based on.

Who should read it

Data center owners, operations and maintenance managers, and engineers preparing commissioning and handover packages.

Related standards

• ANSI/BICSI 002
• ANSI/BICSI 009-2024

Publication details

Authors

BICSI

Publisher

BICSI

Year

2019

Document number

BICSI 009-2019

Document language

English

Source type

Standard

Access

Citation only

Licence

Copyright retained; citation only — the publisher’s terms apply to the original document

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