What does NVIDIA's new DSX Ready program actually qualify for AI factories?

NVIDIA has launched a qualification program called DSX Ready for power and cooling equipment that goes into AI factories. The program starts with battery energy storage systems and cooling distribution units, giving builders a way to match specific products to the DSX reference design.

Why the program exists now

Every AI factory needs power and cooling that fit its computing architecture. As AI infrastructure expands, power, cooling, water, site and grid constraints are shaping what builders can deploy. Choosing products that fit the complete factory design helps builders turn computing capacity into useful AI output. The NVIDIA DSX AI factory platform unifies AI factory design and operations across compute, networking, power, cooling, facilities and software. It helps partners design and operate the factory as one system to produce more useful AI output within available power, cooling, water and grid constraints. That system view matters now because optimizing one part of an AI factory can shift the bottleneck elsewhere. Power and cooling suppliers need a clear path from reference designs to qualified offerings. Builders need a clearer way to discover and evaluate those offerings. DSX Ready connects that selection process to applicable NVIDIA DSX requirements. It gives builders a clear qualification to look for and gives partners a defined way to demonstrate that a specific offering meets the requirements for its category.

The first qualified products

At launch, DSX Ready includes qualified BESS solutions from Hitachi Energy and LG Energy Solution. Tesla is also qualified. Qualified CDU solutions come from LG Electronics and LiquidStack. Vertiv is also qualified.

The battery storage path

For BESS providers, partners run the required qualification tests and submit supporting data for NVIDIA review and approval within a defined qualification boundary. Passing qualification does not replace site-level engineering or imply site-level stability. The boundary is explicit. A qualified BESS meets the applicable NVIDIA DSX requirements for its category. The builder still evaluates how it fits the planned facility. Configuration and operating needs remain the builder's responsibility. Additional categories across infrastructure and software will be rolled out over time.

The CDU path

For CDU providers, the path uses the CDU self-qualification suite to determine whether a specific offering meets applicable NVIDIA functional requirements. Teams can then focus on how qualified offerings fit their site. Configuration and operating needs are evaluated separately. A qualified CDU may meet the relevant cooling criteria while the builder still evaluates how it will fit the planned facility. The self-qualification suite is the mechanism. NVIDIA reviews the results. The qualification connects the reference design to a specific product. Builders get a shorter path from design to procurement.

What the boundary does not cover

The qualification boundary is a defined scope. It covers the product's conformance to the applicable DSX requirements for its category. It does not cover site-level integration. It does not cover grid interconnection studies. It does not cover facility-level water loops beyond the CDU interface. The builder owns those evaluations. The program reduces integration risk by confirming the product meets the reference design requirements. The builder still performs site-level engineering. The distinction is deliberate. NVIDIA states that passing qualification does not replace site-level engineering or imply site-level stability. The program brings partner innovation into the infrastructure choices behind NVIDIA DSX AI factories. Builders can explore DSX Ready qualification categories and learn how to participate. They can connect with the right NVIDIA team to begin qualification for a product or solution.