GB200 NVL72 Installation Checklist_

ASHRAE TC 9.9 · TIA-942

• Confirm power: ~120 kW per rack; verify PDU/busway feed, breaker sizing, and redundancy (2N / N+1) against the rack one-line.
• Verify floor loading: a populated NVL72 is ~1,360 kg (3,000 lb). Confirm tile/slab rating and pathway to the rack location.
• Cooling: facility water loop available at design ΔT and flow; CDU sized for full rack heat (≈120 kW); supply water temperature within spec.
• Network: leaf/spine switches racked and powered; fiber pathways and ladder rack to the GPU rack staged.
• Receiving: inspect crates for impact/tilt indicators; stage in a clean, ESD-controlled area at room temperature before unboxing.

TIA-942 · OEM MOP

• Position and level the rack on its destination tile; engage seismic/anchor hardware per the facility AHJ.
• Install compute trays and NVLink switch trays per the OEM slot map; verify blind-mate alignment and tray seating.
• Torque all mechanical fasteners to spec; confirm no shipping brackets remain.
• Bond the rack to the data center grounding system; verify ground continuity (<1 Ω to the common bonding network).

NEC · IEC 60950 / 62368

• Land power whips to PDUs; verify phase balance across the rack and per-PDU load headroom.
• Confirm bus bar / power shelf seating on each tray; check for correct polarity and locking.
• Power-on sequence per OEM MOP; verify all PSUs report healthy and redundancy is real (pull-test one feed).
• Record per-phase current at idle and note expected ramp under load for the commissioning baseline.

ASHRAE liquid cooling · OEM CDU spec

• Flush and fill the loop with spec coolant; purge air from manifolds and cold plates.
• Connect quick-disconnects to every compute and switch tray; verify full seat and no drips.
• Pressure / leak test the rack loop to OEM criteria; hold and verify zero pressure decay.
• Commission leak detection; confirm CDU flow rate, supply/return temperatures, and pump redundancy.

TIA-606 labeling · IEC 61300-3-35 inspection · BICSI

• NVLink spine: connect the 72-GPU NVLink domain per the OEM map — every cartridge fully seated, correct port pairing.
• Back-end fabric: land InfiniBand (NDR/XDR) or Spectrum-X Ethernet to leaf switches; maintain MPO polarity and bend-radius minimums.
• Inspect every fiber endface to IEC 61300-3-35 before insertion; clean-inspect-connect, no exceptions.
• Label both ends of every cable to a TIA-606 scheme; build the as-built cable map as you go, not after.
• Dress and strain-relief; preserve service loops and airflow/serviceability clearances.

Acceptance test plan (ATP)

• Fiber: OTDR / insertion-loss + return-loss test every link; record results against pass thresholds.
• Power-on self-test (POST) on all trays; resolve any GPU/NVLink/port faults before fabric bring-up.
• Fabric validation: link-up on every port, no flapping; NCCL all-reduce / bandwidth test across the domain.
• Thermal soak / burn-in under load; verify no thermal trips and stable temperatures.
• Deliver the as-built package: cable map, test reports, ATP sign-off, photos, and open-items list.