HCIA- Data Center Facility V2.

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HCIA- Data Center Facility V2.0 Change Instructions

Version Date Instruction
V1.0 2017/6/31 Enable V1.0 training materials, lab guidebooks and exam questions
Enable V2.0 training materials and exam questions
V2.0 2020/12/31 V1.0 was released on June 31, 2017, and V1.0 will become unavailable
from June 30, 2021. The old and new versions coexist for 6 months.

This document is applicable to the version refreshed certification product. It is used to compare the
new and old version of the training materials and detailed changes of the test. It is necessary to specify
the contents of the addition, deletion or optimization of the knowledge points and their proportions.

1. Training material change instructions

Training material 1: EHS Training:

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1. Introduction to EHS 0 5% Add the introduction to EHS safety.

2. Engineering 60% 60% Add general safety and battery safety,

Construction Safety and optimize air conditioner safety.

Training material 2: Data Center Facility Introduction

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions
1. Introduction to Data 0 5% Add the development history and lifecycle
Center Development of global data centers and optimize the
development trend.
2. Composition of the 25% 18% Delete the description of the firefighting
Data Center facility system and lighting protection and
grounding system.
3. Common Energy 0% 15% Add common energy consumption
Consumption Indicators Indicators
4. Panorama of Huawei 10% 15% Optimize panorama of Huawei data
Data Center Solutions center solutions

Training material 3：Basic Knowledge of Power Distribution Introduction

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1. Basic Concepts of
the Power Distribution
System
2. Common LV
Electrical Equipment
3. Common Grounding
Systems
0 15% Add basic concepts of the power
distribution
30% 40% Add descriptions of transformers, diesel
generators, and power cables.
25% 25% Add the composition and classification of
the grounding system.

Training material 4：UPS Basic Knowledge Introduction

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1. Introduction and 10% 10% Add the FusionPower description.
Application of Huawei
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UPS

Training material 5：Basic Knowledge of Huawei DC Power Systems

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1. Huawei DC Power 0 15% Add the description about the
System introduction composition and working principles of
Huawei DC power supply.

Training material 6：Basic Knowledge of Batteries

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1. Battery Overview 10% 10% Add the development history of lithium-
ion batteries and technical specifications
of batteries.
2. Lead-acid Battery 90% 35% Optimize the introduction to lead-acid
batteries.
3. Lithium-ion Battery 25% 30% Add the description of lithium-ion
batteries.
4、Comparison 0% 25% Add feature comparison between VRLA
Between VRLA batteries and lithium-ion batteries.
Batteries and Lithium-
ion Batteries

Training material 7：Introduction to Air Conditioning Systems

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1. Classification of Air 20% 10% Optimize Air Conditioning System
Conditioning Systems Classification
2. Air Handling 10% 10% Add the description of the wet film
Equipment humidifier.
3. Common Air 0% 30% Added common air conditioner terms
Conditioner Terms

Training material 8：Basic Knowledge of Precision Air Conditioners in Data Centers

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1、Overview of Data 10% 10% Delete Huawei air conditioner naming
Center Air Conditioners rules.
2、Air-Cooled 20% 20% Delete the description of components
Precision Air such as the infrared humidifier.
Conditioner
3. Chilled Water 8% 10% Add the principle description of chilled
Precision Air water precision air conditioners.
Conditioner
4. Indirect Evaporative 0% 5% Add the introduction to indirect
Cooling Air Conditioner evaporative cooling air conditioners.
5. Other Cooling 0% 10% Add fluorine pump cooling and wind wall
Solutions for Equipment cooling solutions.
Rooms

Training material 9：Basic Knowledge of Monitoring Systems

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

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1、Introduction to the 10% 10% Add the development trend of the data
Monitoring System center monitoring system and
introduction of the building monitoring
system.

Training material 10：Functions of Monitoring Systems

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1.Functions of 40% 40% Delete Huawei NetEco and add the
Monitoring Systems industry-specific monitoring function.

Training material 11：Introduction to Other Systems of Data Center Infrastructure

Chapter V1.0 V2.0 Change Instructions

1.Fire Protection 0% 30% Integrate the original fire extinguishing
System system introduction material into this
material.
2.Lightning Protection 20% 20% Optimize the description of the surge
and Grounding System protection and grounding system.
3.Integrated Cabling 10% 10% Delete the description of the busway and
System optimize the introduction of the integrated
cabling system.
4.Indoor Decoration 3% 3% Optimize Indoor Decoration System
System introduction

2. Test content change instructions

3.1 HCIA-Data Center Facility V2.0 Test content：

Chapter V1.0
1. EHS safety Introduction
1.1 Accident Probability
1.2 PPE Protection
1.3 Network Energy
Construction Safety
2. Data center facility
introduction
2.1 Composition of the
Data Center facility
2.2 Power Consumption
Index for Data Center
2.3 Huawei Data Center
Products
3. Power Distribution
introduction
12%
3.1 Basic Concepts for
Power Distribution
Chapter
1. EHS safety
Introduction
1.1 Accident Probability
7% 1.2 PPE Protection
Overview
1.3 Construction Safety
2. Data center facility
introduction
2.1 Data Center
Development History
2.2 Composition of Data
Center Facility
2.3 Data Center
6% Standards
2.4 Power Consumption
Index 2.5 Huawei Data
Center Products
3. Basic Power
Distribution Knowledge
3.1 Introduction to the
Power Distribution
V2.0 Change Instructions
Add general and battery
safety introduction,
accounting for 10%.
6% Optimize the EHS
introduction and air
conditioner safety,
accounting for 10%;
Add the introduction to the
data center lifecycle, DC
power supply, and data
center standards,
accounting for 15%.
Delete the fire
extinguishing system
8% introduction and lightning
protection and grounding
introduction, accounting
for 15%. Optimize the
development trend and
Huawei product
panorama, accounting for
10%;
Add basic concepts of
power distribution,
12%
transformers, and low-
voltage power distribution
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3.2 Low-Voltage Electrical
Devices 3.3 Grounding
system Introduction
3.4 Data Center Power
Distribution Products
Introduction
4. UPS Basic Knowledge
Introduction
4.1 What Is a UPS
4.2 Huawei UPS
Solutions 11%
4.3 Common
Configuration Solutions
4.4 Typical Application
Scenarios
None
0%
5.Basic Knowledge of
Battery Introduction
5.1 Battery Overview
5.2 Classification and
Naming Rule of Battery
10%
5.3 Structure and Working
Principle of Battery
5.4 Application Scenarios
7. Air conditioning system
inreoduction
7.1 Principles of the Air
Conditioning System
7.2 Classification of Air
10%
Conditioning Systems
7.3 Air handling
equipment
7.4 Air System
8. Basic Knowledge of
Huawei Precision Air
Conditioner
8.1 Air Conditioner
Overview
8.2 Air-cooled precision
air conditioner
15%
8.3 Chilled Water
Precision Air Conditioner
8.4 Air Conditioner Terms
9. Basic Knowledge of the 10%
System
3.2 Basic Concepts of
Power Distribution
3.3 Common Electrical
Equipment
3.4 Common Grounding
Systems
4. UPS Basics
4.1 Basic Principles and
Working Modes
4.2 UPS System
Configuration
4.3 Introduction and
Application of Huawei
UPS
5. Huawei DC Power
Supply introduction
5.1 Architecture and
Composition
5.2 Battery Management
5.3 Application Scenarios
5.4 Huawei DC Power
Supply
6. Basic knowledge of
batteries
6.1 Battery Overview
6.2 Lead-acid batteries
6.3 Lithium-ion battery
15%
6.4 Lead-Acid VS Lithium
Battery
7. Air conditioning system
7.1 Principles of the Air
Conditioning System
7.2 Classification of Air
Conditioning Systems
10%
7.3 Air handling
equipment
7.4 Air System
7.5 Common Air
Conditioner Terms
8. Basic Knowledge of
Precision Air Conditioners
in Data Centers
8.1 Air-cooled precision
air conditioner
8.2 Chilled Water
Precision Air Conditioner
14%
8.3 Indirect Evaporative
Cooling System
8.4 Huawei Air
Conditioner Products
9. Basic Knowledge of the
cabinets, accounting for
35%. Optimize the
introduction of the
grounding system,
accounting for 7%;
Add FusionPower product
introduction, accounting
for 3%;
8%
Add the Huawei DC power
architecture, main
components, battery
management logic, and
5%
application scenarios,
accounting for 100%;
Optimize overview of
battery and lead-acid
battery introduction: 30%;
Added the introduction to
lithium-ion batteries and
feature comparison
between lead-acid
batteries and lithium-ion
batteries, accounting for
70%;
Add descriptions about air
conditioner terms and wet
film humidifiers,
accounting for 20%.
Streamlined air
conditioner classification,
accounting for 5%;
Add descriptions about
chilled water air
conditioner principles,
indirect evaporative
cooling systems, and
other cooling systems in
data center, accounting
for 40%, Delete the air
conditioner terminology,
components such as
infrared humidifier, and
Huawei air conditioner
naming rules, accounting
for 10%;
8% Add the development
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Monitoring System
9.1 Introduction to the
Monitoring System
9.2 Basic Interfaces and
Communication Protocols
9.3 Data Center
Monitoring System
10. Functions and
features of the monitoring
system
10.1 Overview of the
14%
Monitoring System
10.2 Main Functions
10.3 Huawei Surveillance
System
11. Introduction to other
systems in the data center
infrastructure
11.1 Fresh Air System
11.2 Cabinet System
11.3 Lightning Protection
and Grounding System 6%
11.4 Integrated Cabling
System
11.5 Indoor Decoration
System
Monitoring System
9.1 Introduction to the
Monitoring System
9.2 Basic Interfaces and
Communication Protocols
9.3 Data Center
Monitoring System
10. Monitoring System
Functions and Features
10.1 Overview of the
Monitoring System
10.2 Main Functions
10.3 Huawei Surveillance
System
11. Introduction to Other
Systems of Data Center
Infrastructure
11.1 Fire Protection
System
11.2 Fresh Air System
11.3 Cabinet System
11.4 Lightning Protection
and Grounding System
11.5 Integrated Cabling
System
11.6 Indoor Decoration
System
trend of the monitoring
system and introduction to
the building monitoring
system, accounting for
8%;
Delete the function
description of Huawei
monitoring system,
accounting for 50%.
8%
Added the description of
common data center
monitoring functions. 50%;
Integrate the introduction
to the fire extinguishing
system into this course,
accounting for 20%.
Deleted the bus bar
description, 5%.
6% Optimized the description
of lightning protection and
grounding, integrated
cabling, and decoration
systems, accounting for
10%.