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Vertiv codevelops with NVIDIA complete power and cooling blueprint for NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform
End-to-end critical power and cooling reference designs for NVIDIA Blackwell architectures up to 7MW – with OCP infrastructure options .
Vertiv is releasing a complete 7MW reference architecture of the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform , co-developed with NVIDIA , that will enable customers to transform traditional data center architectures into AI factories capable of powering AI applications across the enterprise .
The reference architecture will accelerate the deployment of the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 liquid-cooled rack-scale platform and supports up to 132kW per rack .
Giordano ( Gio ) Albertazzi , CEO , Vertiv ., said : “ As a leader in critical power and cooling infrastructure , Vertiv is uniquely positioned to support the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform . Our portfolio of highperformance power and cooling solutions , combined with our global scale , will enable customers to deploy AI data centers faster , more efficiently and with greater flexibility to address densification , dynamic workloads , retrofits and enable future-ready designs .”
Jensen Huang , Founder and CEO , NVIDIA , said : “ New data centers are built for accelerated computing and GenAI with architectures that are significantly more complex than those for general-purpose computing . addition , the design includes guidance for optional Open Compute Project-inspired systems , such as DC power shelves .
Key benefits of the co-developed reference architecture include :
• Rapid Deployment and Retrofit : Enabling the use of preconfigured modules and factory integration , VertivTM MegaModTM CoolChip delivers turnkey AI critical infrastructure up to 50 % faster than onsite builds .
• Space-Saving Power Management : Using Vertiv ’ s advanced power technologies , including Vertiv Trinergy uninterruptible power supply system ( UPS ) and Vertiv EnergyCore lithium battery cabinet , the design delivers industry-leading reliability and energyefficient power management in ~ 40 % less space compared to legacy offerings .
• Energy-Efficient Cooling : Integrating liquid and low-GWP air cooling technologies at scale – including Vertiv AFC chiller , Vertiv Liebert CW chilled water-based room cooling system and Vertiv XDU coolant distribution units – offers up to 20 % lower annual cooling costs compared to fixed screw solutions .
• Dynamic Workload Management : Integrated load averaging via lithium-ion battery and next generation UPS provides support for dynamic GPU workloads .
• Installation and Operations Services : With an industry-leading scale , scope and reach of ~ 4,000 field service engineers globally , Vertiv is a trusted lifecycle service partner and complex systemlevel expert for retrofit and newbuild . p
“ With Vertiv ' s world-class cooling and power technologies , NVIDIA can realize our vision to reinvent computing and build a new industry of AI factories that produce digital intelligence to benefit every company and industry .”
With Vertiv power and cooling infrastructure matched to , and closely coupled with , the NVIDIA Blackwell platform , the reference architecture simplifies and accelerates deployment of AI workloads in new and existing data centers while reducing risk and enabling standardization across sites .
The architecture ’ s complete critical power infrastructure is designed to significantly reduce stranded power by aligning AI clusters to data center capacity blocks . The hybrid liquid- and air-cooling infrastructure leverages the interdependent impact of the two approaches to efficiently manage high-density heat removal . In
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