Executive Summary

NVIDIA, a US-based technology company, has introduced NVIDIA DSX Ready, a qualification program designed to help AI factory developers identify partner products and solutions that meet applicable NVIDIA DSX AI factory reference-design requirements. The program has initially focused on battery energy storage systems and cooling distribution units.

The first qualified BESS solutions come from Hitachi Energy, LG Energy Solution and Tesla. NVIDIA has also identified qualified CDU solutions from LG Electronics, LiquidStack and Vertiv. Additional qualification categories covering infrastructure and software are expected to be introduced over time.

DSX Ready forms part of NVIDIA's broader DSX AI factory platform, which brings compute, networking, power, cooling, facilities and software into a common reference-design framework. The approach addresses the interdependence of these systems as AI infrastructure faces constraints involving grid connections, power availability, cooling, water and individual sites.

For battery storage suppliers, the qualification process requires partners to conduct specified tests and submit supporting data to NVIDIA for review and approval within a defined qualification boundary. NVIDIA noted that successful qualification does not replace engineering assessments required for an individual project or indicate that a specific site will achieve system-level stability.

Cooling distribution unit suppliers use a CDU self-qualification suite to assess whether individual products satisfy applicable NVIDIA functional requirements. AI factory developers must still determine whether qualified equipment is suitable for their planned facility, configuration and operating requirements.

The program creates a defined route for power and cooling equipment suppliers to align specific products with NVIDIA's reference-design requirements. For AI infrastructure developers, it provides a qualification framework for evaluating products before site-specific engineering and integration.

Battery storage is particularly relevant as AI facilities require power infrastructure capable of operating alongside compute-intensive systems and site-specific grid arrangements. However, NVIDIA has not presented DSX Ready qualification as a substitute for project-level power-system design.

By launching with BESS and liquid-cooling infrastructure, NVIDIA has placed two key supporting systems for AI computing facilities within the same qualification framework. Future categories are expected to extend the program across other AI factory infrastructure and software products.