Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications
The following table defines the limitations that prevent the damage to the IT equipment and/or, or both failure from particulate and gaseous contamination. If the levels of particulate or gaseous pollution exceed the specified limitations and results in equipment damage or failure, you must rectify the environmental conditions. Remediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.
Table 1. Particulate contamination specifications Air filtration specification: Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 should have a 95% upper confidence limit. This condition applies only to data center environments. Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor. Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration. Conductive dust specification: Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles. This condition applies to data center and non-data center environments. Corrosive dust specification: Air must be free of corrosive dust. Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity. This condition applies to data center and non-data center environments.
Particulate contamination
Specifications
Air filtration
Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit.
NOTE This condition applies to data center environments only. Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor.
NOTE Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration.
Conductive dust
Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.
NOTE This condition applies to data center and non-data center environments.
Corrosive dust
Air must be free of corrosive dust.
Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity.
NOTE This condition applies to data center and non-data center environments.
Table 2. Gaseous contamination specifications The copper coupon corrosion rate is <300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-2013. The silver coupon corrosion rate is <200 Å/month as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-2013.
Gaseous contamination
Specifications
Copper Coupon Corrosion rate
<300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-2013
Silver Coupon Corrosion rate
<200 Å/month as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-2013
NOTE Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.