Importance of Level 5 Commissioning

The importance of applications housed within corporate data centers only continues to increase. In this white paper, we highlight how critical it is for your data center facility’s systems to perform as required under maximum load. However, we point out that even as all data center providers perform some level of commissioning, not all data center constructs cannot perform the necessary level of testing.

Quote from the white paper:
Also known as the “integration phase”, Level 5 commissioning is the most important component of the commissioning process. In this phase, every aspect of the data center is tested while it is running at its maximum capacity. In other words, every component and system of the facility must prove its ability to perform when the data center is operating in its most stressful environment. During Level 5 commissioning, all failure modes are tested and resiliency is validated, including scenarios such as:

• How do the back-up systems perform in the event of a dropped utility line?
• How do the redundant units respond when a CRAC fails?
• Does the facility’s power architecture switch over upon the failure of a UPS?