Readiness check

Is your data center ready for commissioning?

A data center cannot fail in production, so it is tested exhaustively before go-live. Commissioning is a quality process that runs from the factory through the integrated systems test, not a final-week formality. Answer for how this project is actually being run today. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the commissioning readiness checklist sent over.

1. Is there an Owner Project Requirements (OPR) and a Basis of Design (BoD) that the commissioning is actually testing against?Yes, the OPR and BoD are written and drive the Cx scriptsThey exist but the Cx work is not really tied to themNo OPR/BoD, or no one can produce them

2. Is there a commissioning plan with an independent commissioning authority (CxA) running the process?Yes, a Cx plan and an independent CxA are in placeA plan exists but the CxA is the installing contractorNo formal Cx plan or authority

3. Is commissioning scheduled across all levels (factory/FAT, site/SAT, pre-functional, functional, IST), not just the last week?Yes, the levels are sequenced and integrated with constructionSome level testing, but it is getting compressed at the endCx is a final-week checkbox

4. Is every functional test a written script with expected results, pass/fail criteria, and a place to record the as-found state?Yes, scripted tests with expected results and sign-offSome scripts, but a lot is done from memoryNo scripts, the tests are improvised

5. Are the failure scenarios actually tested (utility loss, generator/UPS failure, pull-the-plug) to prove the redundancy holds?Yes, failure modes are tested under load, not assumedSome, but the scary ones get skipped or simulated on paperNo failure-scenario testing planned

6. Is there an integrated systems test (IST) running the whole facility together under load before go-live?Yes, a full IST under load bank is planned and resourcedMaybe, but it is at risk from the scheduleNo IST

7. Is there a deficiency/issues log that tracks every finding to closure, with the CxA verifying the fixes?Yes, an open issues log that is worked and re-verified to closureFindings are noted but not tracked or re-checkedNo deficiency log

8. Will the turnover package (as-builts, O&M, test records, the Cx report) be complete and producible at handover to operations?Yes, the turnover documentation is organized and on trackPieces are scattered across people and vendorsNo turnover package coming together