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Module 2 · Lesson 2Pro15 min read

Running Level 4 & 5: Load Banks, Failure Injection, and IST

What actually happens during functional and integrated testing — scripts, load banks, pull-the-plug, and the scenarios that catch real defects.

In this lesson

  • Anatomy of a test script
  • Load banks: renting a fake data center
  • The pull-the-plug test and failure injection
  • Thermal runway and ride-through validation
  • Exit criteria and the temptation to compress

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