Use a third party with demonstrated experience in commissioning. This commissioning "agent" should be involved during the design process of the facility to understand its operational purpose and requirements. This information will enable them to produce the most effective commissioning scripts (tests) possible.

Further, the commissioning process should include all five phases. Many data centers are only commissioned through the fourth phase, which only documents that each individual component functions as required. Only by performing phase 5, otherwise known as Integrated Systems Testing (IST), where the entire facility is tested under full load and in failure scenarios is the interoperability of all components and systems verified

To be fully commissioned, a facility must be tested in all modes:

1. Failure

2. Safety

3. Emergency

4. Test in real life scenarios—not planned

Data centers that perform Level Five commissioning have verified reliability of design and compatibility among all critical systems, such as:

1. Electrical

2. Mechanical

3. Environmental

nibraas IT specializes in Passive and Active Data Center Commissioning.