PE-14 Environmental Controls
Control
a.
Maintain [Selection (one or more): temperature; humidity; pressure; radiation; [Assignment: organization-defined environmental control] ] levels within the facility where the system resides at [Assignment: organization-defined acceptable levels] ; and
b.
Monitor environmental control levels [continuously].
(a) Requirement:
The service provider measures temperature at server inlets and humidity levels by dew point.
Discussion
The provision of environmental controls applies primarily to organizational facilities that contain concentrations of system resources (e.g., data centers, mainframe computer rooms, and server rooms). Insufficient environmental controls, especially in very harsh environments, can have a significant adverse impact on the availability of systems and system components that are needed to support organizational mission and business functions.
FedRAMP-Defined Assignment / Selection Parameters
- 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] - frequency at which to monitor environmental control levels is defined;