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PE-14

PE-14 H M L
Description

The organization:
a. Maintains temperature and humidity levels within the facility where the information system resides at [Assignment: organization-defined acceptable levels]; and
b. Monitors temperature and humidity levels [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].

FedRAMP
  • H PE-14 (a) [consistent with American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) document entitled Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments] PE-14 (b) [continuously]
  • M PE-14 (a) [consistent with American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) document entitled Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments] PE-14 (b) [continuously]
  • L PE-14 (a) [consistent with American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) document entitled Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments] PE-14 (b) [continuously]
Supplemental Guidance

This control applies primarily to facilities containing concentrations of information system resources, for example, data centers, server rooms, and mainframe computer rooms.

Further Guidance

PE-14 (a) Requirements: The service provider measures temperature at server inlets and humidity levels by dew point.

Related Controls
AT-3