NVIDIA DSX Ready Qualifies Power and Cooling Systems for AI Factories
NVIDIA launches DSX Ready to qualify battery storage and cooling systems for AI factories, cutting integration risk while preserving site engineering reviews.
Summary
NVIDIA launched DSX Ready on September 21, 2026, to qualify partner products against applicable DSX AI factory reference design requirements. The program initially covers battery energy storage systems, or BESS, from Hitachi Energy, LG Energy Solution and Tesla, plus cooling distribution units, or CDUs, from LG Electronics, LiquidStack and Vertiv. Category requirements and reviews aim to improve product evaluation, reduce integration risk and accelerate deployment, with more infrastructure and software categories planned.
The DSX platform coordinates compute, networking, power, cooling, facilities and software within power, water, site and grid limits, helping prevent optimization in one area from creating another bottleneck. BESS partners conduct required tests and submit supporting data for NVIDIA approval within a defined qualification boundary. CDU providers use NVIDIA's self qualification suite to verify applicable functional requirements. Qualification does not replace site engineering, guarantee site stability or determine whether a CDU fits a facility's configuration and operating needs.
Positives
- Hitachi Energy, LG Energy Solution and Tesla launch with qualified BESS offerings under a common NVIDIA review framework.
- LG Electronics, LiquidStack and Vertiv provide the first qualified CDU solutions for DSX AI factories.
- Category specific requirements give builders a clearer basis for evaluating products and reducing integration risk.
- DSX coordinates compute, networking, power, cooling, facilities and software within site resource constraints.
- Additional infrastructure and software categories will expand DSX Ready beyond its initial power and cooling scope.
Risks & concerns
- BESS qualification does not replace site level engineering or imply that a deployment will remain stable.
- Qualified CDUs still require builders to assess compatibility with each facility, configuration and operating plan.
- Power, cooling, water, site and grid constraints continue to limit what AI factory builders can deploy.
- Optimizing one AI factory component can move the bottleneck elsewhere across the integrated system.
- DSX Ready launches with only two categories, while broader infrastructure and software coverage remains forthcoming.