Equipment Redundancy

Redundancy availability or formal redundancy level for specified equipment

Data Type: 
Constrained List
Category: 
Unit of Measure: 
None
Sector: 
Commercial, Multifamily
List Optionssort descending Option Definition Unit of Measure
2N 2N means two times the capacity required for operation. Two units of equal size, capabilities, and capacity. None
Greater than 2N Greater than 2N means more than two times the capacity required for operation. None
Is available Redundancy is available for a given piece of equipment None
Is not available Redundancy is not available for a given piece of equipment None
N N is the amount of capacity needed to operate. There is no backup system so if the system fails, it fails and downtime is the ultimate result. This level is equivalent to "Is not available" None
None None None
Not applicable Not applicable None
Nplus1 N+1 represents the amount required for operation plus a backup. It ensures system availability even in the event of a component failure. It is similar to the concept of a spare tire on your car. When you get a flat, you have the ability to swap out the flat with a spare tire. This simply means that you could survive one flat tire. None
Nplus2 N+2 represents the amount required for operation plus two backups. For example, a car has four tires for operation. N+2 redundancy would require two spare tires. None
Other Other None
Unknown Unknown None
Term ID: 19b50003-e146-4828-83b2-f4947a2928ae
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