Infrastructure 21 September 2 min read
NVIDIA launches power and cooling qualification for AI data centres
DSX Ready starts with batteries and cooling distribution units, giving builders a product-level check against NVIDIA’s reference designs.
NVIDIA has introduced DSX Ready to connect its AI data-centre reference designs with specific infrastructure products. The programme begins with battery energy storage systems and cooling distribution units, which support liquid-cooled computing equipment.
In the announcement by Vishal Ganeriwala, NVIDIA lists qualified battery solutions from Hitachi Energy, LG Energy Solution and Tesla. Its initial cooling suppliers are LG Electronics, LiquidStack and Vertiv.
What the qualification covers
Battery suppliers run required tests and submit supporting data for NVIDIA’s review and approval within a defined qualification boundary. Cooling suppliers use a self-qualification test suite to check whether a particular offering meets NVIDIA’s applicable functional requirements.
The distinction matters for builders choosing equipment. A qualified product has met the relevant category requirements; it has not been cleared for every possible facility. NVIDIA explicitly says battery qualification neither replaces site-level engineering nor establishes site-level stability.
NVIDIA says the programme should reduce integration risk and make products easier to evaluate. Builders still need to assess their own configuration, operating needs and physical constraints. The company plans to add further infrastructure and software categories over time.
Teams building around NVIDIA DSX can use the qualification to narrow equipment choices against a common design. They must still check how batteries and cooling fit their facility, rather than treat the label as approval of the whole installation.
Sources & publication notes
Published in our 24/09/2026 edition. Source dates are shown above.
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