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EXIN EPI Certified Data Centre Professional
The EXIN EPI Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) is EXIN's foundation-level, closed-book multiple-choice examination (40 questions, 60 minutes, 68% pass mark) on the key components of high-availability data centres, taken after mandatory EPI/EXIN-accredited training; the certificate is valid for three years before recertification is required.
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Questions40 multiple-choice questions
Testing time60 minutes (1 hour)
ScoringPass mark 68%; the course owner EPI states a minimum of 27 correct answers out of 40 to pass
Exam feeSet by the testing provider — The governing source leaves this value to the approved testing or training provider.
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- Who runs it
- EXIN
- Category
- Data Center Infrastructure
- Current version
- Current specification; no public version label (foundation-level certification; the distributed preparation guide is EPI course brochure revision R23-01, © 2022)
- Where it applies
- Global
- Exam languages
- English, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese
- Format
- Closed-book multiple-choice exam with no electronic equipment allowed, administered by EXIN after mandatory training (EXIN exams are offered online or in person via EXIN-accredited partners; no CDCP-specific delivery statement is published)
- Credential validity
- The CDCP certificate is valid for three years, after which recertification is required (EPI Recertification Program)
Exam structure
40 multiple-choice items in one closed-book sitting (no electronic equipment allowed, open book: No), covering the CDCP syllabus's three main subjects — Facilities, Operations, and Management: data centre importance and downtime causes, standards and best practices (incl. ANSI/TIA-942), location/building/construction, raised floor and ceiling, light, electrical power infrastructure, EMF, equipment racks, cooling infrastructure, water supply, scalable network infrastructure and structured cabling, fire safety/protection, physical security and safety, and auxiliary/monitoring systems (EMS, BMS, DCIM)
Where rules vary
Worldwide vendor certification: EXIN certifies globally with 450+ partners and one uniform exam specification; the preparation guide notes courses are available in over 60 countries and the certificate is internationally accredited and recognized
Eligibility
Training is mandatory: the exam is taken after an EXIN-accredited CDCP course (2-day course delivered as ILT, VILT, or TOD by an EPI Certified Instructor), with the required reading being the course material provided by the trainer; no formal prerequisites exist for the course itself, though 1-2 years of data centre/facilities experience is recommended