DRAFT COMMUNIQUE ON ECO -DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVERS AND 
ONLINE DATA STORAGE PRODUCTS 2019/424/EU  
 
Objective  
ARTICLE 1 - (1) The object of this Communique is to establish eco - design requirements for 
placing on the market and/or putting into service of servers and online data storage products 
related to implementation of the Communique  on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related 
Products  published in the Official Gazette dated 7/10/2010 and numbered 27722.  
 
Scope  
 
ARTICLE  2- (1) This Communique  shall  apply  to servers  and online  data storage products.  
(2) This Communique shall not apply to:  
a) servers intended for embedded applications;  
b) servers classified as small scale servers in terms of Communique on Ecodesign Requirements 
For Computers And Computer Servers (2013/617/EU) (SGM:2021/14) ; 
c) servers with more than four processor sockets;  
ç) server appliances;  
d) large serv ers; 
e) fully fault tolerant servers;  
f) network servers;  
g) small data storage products;  
h) large data storage products  
 
Legal Basis  
ARTICLE 3 - (1) This Communique has been prepared based on Articles 385 and 508 of the 
Presidential Decree No. 1 on the Org anization of the Presidency published in the Official 
Gazette dated 10/7/2018 and numbered 30474 and Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements for 
Energy -Related Products, which was put into effect with the Council of Ministers Decision 
dated 23/6/2010 and numb ered 2010/643.  
Definitions  
ARTICLE 4 - (1) For the purpose of this Communique , the following definitions shall apply:  
 
k) Server means a computing product that provides services and manages networked resources 
for client devices, such as desktop computers,  notebook computers, desktop thin clients, internet 
protocol telephones, smartphones, tablets, tele -communication, automated systems or other 
servers, primarily accessed via network connections, and not through direct user input devices, 
such as a keyboard  or a mouse and with the following characteristics:  
 
(1) it is designed to support server operating systems (OS) and/or hypervisors, and targeted to 
run user -installed enterprise applications;  
(2) it supports error -correcting code and/or buffered memory (i ncluding both buffered dual in -
line memory modules and buffered on board configurations);  
(3) all processors have access to shared system memory and are independently visible to a single 
OS or hypervisor;  
g) Server with more than four processor sockets mea ns a server containing more than four 
interfaces designed for the installation of a processor. For multi -node servers, this term refers  
 
 to a server having more than four processor sockets in each server node;  
h) Embedded application means a software applic ation that permanently resides in an industrial 
or consumer device, typically stored in a non - volatile memory such as read -only memory or 
flash memory;  
l) Server appliance means a server that is not intended to execute user - supplied software, 
delivers se rvices through one or more networks, is typically managed through a web or 
command line interface and is bundled with a pre -installed OS and application software that is 
used to perform a dedicated function or set of tightly coupled functions;  
ğ) Resilient  server means a server designed with extensive reliability, availability, serviceability 
and scalability features integrated in the micro architecture of the system, central processing 
unit (CPU) and chipset;  
ç) Large server means a resilient server which is shipped as a pre - integrated/pre -tested system 
housed in one or more full frame racks and that includes a high connectivity input/output 
subsystem with a  
minimum of 32 dedicated input/output  slots;  
f) Multi -node server means a server that is designed wi th two or more independent server nodes 
that share a single enclosure and one or more power supply units. In a multi -node server, power 
is distributed to all nodes through shared power supply units. Server nodes in a  multi -node 
server are not designed to b e hot-swappable;  
 
m) Fully fault tolerant server means a server that is designed with complete hardware 
redundancy (to simultaneously and repetitively run a single workload for continuous 
availability in mission critical applications), in which every compu ting component is replicated 
between two nodes running identical and concurrent workloads (i.e., if one node fails or needs 
repair, the second node can run the workload alone to avoid downtime);  
 
b) Network server means a network product which contains the  same components as a server 
in addition to more than 11 network ports with a total line rate throughput of 12 Gb/s or more, 
the capability to dynamically reconfigure ports and speed and support for a virtualized network 
environment through a software defi ned network;  
 
o) Data storage product means a fully -functional storage system that supplies data storage 
services to clients and devices attached directly or through a network. Components and 
subsystems that are an integral part of the data storage product  architecture (e.g., to provide 
internal communications between controllers and disks) are considered to be part of the data 
storage product. In contrast, components that are normally associated with a storage 
environment at the data centre level (e.g. dev ices required for operation of an external storage 
area network) are not considered to be part of the data storage product. A data storage product 
may be composed of integrated storage controllers, data storage devices, embedded network 
elements, software,  and other devices;  
 
j) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) means a data storage device which reads and writes to one or more 
rotating magnetic disk platters;  
 
ı) Solid State Drive (SSD) means a data storage device that reads and writes to non -volatile 
solid state memor y instead of rotating  magnetic platters for data  storage;  
 
n) Data storage device means a device providing non -volatile  data 
storage, with the exception of aggregating storage elements such  as subsystems of redundant 
arrays of independent disks, robotic  tape libraries, filers, and file servers and storage devices  
 
 which are not directly accessible by end -user application programs, and are instead employed 
as a form of internal cache;  
 
e) Online data storage product means a data storage product designed for  online, random -access 
of data, accessible in a random or sequential pattern, with a maximum time to first data of less 
than 80 milliseconds;  
 
i) Small data storage product means a data storage product containing a maximum of three data 
storage devices;  
 
d) Large data storage product means a high end or mainframe data storage product that supports 
more than 400 data storage devices in its maximum configuration and with the following 
required attributes: no single point of failure, non -disruptive serviceabil ity and integrated 
storage controller.  
 
a) AB means European Union,  
 
c) Ministry means Ministry of Industry and Technology,  
 
(2) Additional definitions are set out in Annex I.  
Ecodesign requirements  
ARTICLE 5 - (1) The ecodesign requirements for servers an d online data storage products are 
set out in Annex II.  
 
(2) From the date of entry into force of this Communique, servers shall comply with the 
ecodesign requirements set out in Annex II points 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3 and  3.4. 
 
(3) From the date of entry into force of this Communique, online data storage products shall 
comply with the ecodesign requirements set out in Annex II points 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 3.2, 3.3 
and 3.4. 
 
a) From 1 March 2021 servers and online data storage products shall comply wit h the 
ecodesign requirement set out in Annex II point  1.2.3.  
 
From 1 January 2023 servers and online data storage products shall comply with the ecodesign 
requirements set out in Annex II point  1.1.2.  
c) Compliance with ecodesign requirements shall be meas ured and calculated in accordance 
with the methods set  out in Annex III.  
Conformity assessment  
ARTICLE 6 - (1) The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 1 0 of Regulation 
on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/AB) sh all be the internal 
design control set out in Annex IV to that Regulation or the management system set out in 
Annex V to that Regulation.  
 
(2) For the purposes of the conformity assessment pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation on 
Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/AB),  the technical  
documentation  shall  contain  the information set out in point 3.4 of Annex II and the details and 
results of the calculations set out in Annex III and, where applicable, point 2 of Annex II to this 
Communique.  
  
 
 Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes ARTICLE 7 - (1) The Ministry 
shall apply the verification procedure described in Annex -IV to this Communique when 
performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 5(2) of the Regulation on 
Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/AB).  
 
Circumvention  
ARTICLE 8 - (1) The manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall not place on 
the market products designed to be able to detect they are being t ested (for example by 
recognising the test conditions or test cycle) and to react specifically by automatically altering 
their performance during the test with the aim of reaching a more favourable level for any of 
the parameters in the technical documenta tion or included in any documentation provided.  
 
Benchmarks  
ARTICLE 9 - (1) The indicative benchmarks for best -performing servers and data storage 
products available on the market at the time of date of entry into force of this Communique are 
set out in An nex V to this Communique.  
Consultation Forum  
ARTICLE 10 - (1) The Ministry participates (takes part) in the advisory board meetings on 
servers and online data storage products established by the European Commission, in relation 
to this Communique.  
Compliance with the European Union Legislation  
ARTICLE  11 - (1) This Communique;  Based  on the Comission  Regulation No 2019/424/EU on 
the Ecodesign Requirements for Servers and Online Data Storage Products in accordance with 
Directive 2009/125/EU of the Eur opean  Parliament  and the Council,  it has been  prepared  of 
alignment with the legislation of European Union.  
Entry into force  
ARTICLE 12 - (1) This Communique enters into force on its publication in the Official Gazette.  
Enforcement  
ARTICLE 13 - (1) The provisions of this Communique shall be enforced by the Minister of 
Industry and Technology.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
ANNEX I  
DEFINITIONS FOR ANNEXES  
(1) For the purposes of Annexes II to V the following definitions shall apply:  
 
a) Server with one or two processor sockets means a server containing one or two interfaces 
designed for the installation of a processor. For multi -node servers, this term refers to a server 
having one or two processor sockets in each server node;  
 
b) Input/Output (I/O) device means a  device, which provides data  input and output capability 
between a server or a data storage product and other devices. An I/O device may be integral to 
the server motherboard or may be connected to the motherboard via expansion slots (such as 
Peripheral Co mponent Interconnect, or Peripheral Component Interconnect  Express);  
 
c) Motherboard means the main circuit board of a server or a data storage product. For purposes 
of this Communique , the motherboard includes connectors for attaching additional boards and 
typically includes the following components: processor, memory, BIOS, and expansion slots;  
 
ç) Processor means the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that 
drive a server or a data storage product. For purposes of this Com munique , the processor is the 
CPU of the server. A typical CPU is a physical package to be installed on the server 
motherboard via a socket or direct solder attachment. The CPU package may include one or 
more processor cores;  
 
d) Memory means a part of a serv er or a data storage product external to the processor in which 
information is stored for immediate use by the processor, expressed in gigabyte (GB);  
 
e) Expansion card means an internal component connected by an  edge connection over a 
common/standard interfa ce such as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express providing 
additional  functionality;  
 
f) Graphics card means an expansion card containing one or more graphics processing units 
with a local memory controller interface  and local graphics -specific  memory;  
 
g) Buffered double data rate (DDR) channel means a channel or memory port connecting a 
memory controller to a defined number of memory devices in a server. A typical server may 
contain multiple memory controllers, which may in turn support one or more buffere d DDR 
channels. As such, each buffered DDR channel serves only a fraction of the total addressable 
memory space in a  server;  
 
ğ) Blade server means a server that is designed for use in a blade chassis. A blade server is a 
high-density device that functions  as an independent server and includes at least one processor 
and system memory, but is  dependent upon shared blade chassis resources (e.g., power supply 
units, cooling) for operation. A processor or memory module will not be  considered a blade 
server when  the technical documentation for the product does not indicate that it scales up a 
standalone server;  
 
h) Blade chassis means an enclosure that contains shared resources for the operation of blade 
servers, blade storage, and other blade form -factor devices . Shared resources provided by a  
 
 blade chassis may include power supply units, data storage, and hardware for direct current 
power distribution, thermal management, system management, and network services;  
 
ı) High Performance Computing (HPC) server means a server which is designed and optimized 
to execute highly parallel applications, for higher performance computing or deep learning 
artificial intelligence applications. HPC servers must meet all the following criteria:  
 
(a) they consist of multiple computing nodes, clustered primarily  to increase computational  
capability;  
 
(b) they include high speed inter -processing interconnections  between nodes;  
 
i) Server product family means a high -level description referring to a group of servers sharing 
one chassis and motherboard combination that may contain more hardware and software 
configurations. All configurations within a server product family must share the following 
common attributes:  
 
1) be from the same model line or machine  type;  
2) either share the same form  factor (i.e., rack -mounted, blade, pedestal) or share the same 
mechanical and electrical designs with only superficial mechanical differences to enable a 
design to support multiple form factors;  
3) either share processors from a single defined processor s eries or  share processors that plug 
into a common socket  type;  
4) share the power supply  unit(s);  
5) have the same number of available processor sockets and number of available processor 
sockets  populated;  
 
j) Power supply unit (PSU) means a device that converts alternate  
current (AC) or direct current (DC) input power to one or more DC power outputs for the 
purpose of powering a server or a data storage  product. A server or data storage product PSU 
must be self -contained  and physically separable from the  motherboard and must connect to the 
system via a removable or hard -wired electrical connection;  
 
k) Power factor means the ratio of the real power consumed in Watts  to the apparent power 
drawn in Volt  Amperes;  
 
l) Single output PSU means a PSU designed to deliver the majority of  its rated output power 
to one primary DC output for the purpose of powering a server or a data storage product. Single 
output PSUs may offer one or more standby outputs that remain active whenever connected to 
an input power source.  The total rated power output from any additional PSU outputs that are 
not primary and standby outputs shall be no greater than 20 Watts. PSUs that offer multiple 
outputs at the same voltage as the primary output are considered single -output PSUs unless 
those outputs:  
 
1) are generated from separate converters or have separate  output rectification stages,  or 
 
2) have independent current limits;  
 
m) Multi output PSU means a PSU designed to deliver the majority of its rated output power 
to more than one primary DC output for the purpose of powering a server or a data storage  
 
 product. Multi output PSUs may offer one or more standby outputs that remain active whenever 
connected to an input power source. The total rated power output from any additional PSU 
outputs t hat are not primary and standby outputs shall be no greater than or equal to 20  Watts;  
 
n) Direct current server means a server that is designed solely to operate on a DC power  source;  
 
o) Direct current data storage product means a data storage product  that is designed solely to 
operate on a DC power  source;  
 
ö) Idle state means the operational state in which the OS and other software have completed 
loading, the server is capable of completing workload transactions, but no active workload 
transactions are reques ted or pending by the system (i.e., the server is operational, but not 
performing any useful work). For servers where Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 
standards are applicable, idle state corresponds only to System Level S0;  
 
p) Idle state power (Pidle) is the power demand, in Watts, in idle  state;  
 
r) Low-end performance configuration of a server product family  means the combination of two 
data storage devices, processor with the lowest product of core count and frequency (in GHz) 
and memory capacit y (in GB) that is at least equal to the product of the number of memory 
channels and the lowest capacity dual in -line memory module (DIMM) (in GB) offered on the 
server that represents the lowest performance product model within the server product family. 
All memory channels shall be populated with the same DIMM raw card design and  capacity;  
 
s)High -end performance configuration of a server product family means the combination of 
two data storage devices, processor with the highest product of core count and  frequency and 
memory capacity (in GB)  equal to or greater than 3 times the product of the number of CPUs, 
cores and hardware threads that represents the highest performance product model within the 
product family. All memory channels shall be populated wi th the same DIMM raw card design 
and capacity;  
 
ş) Hardware thread means the hardware resources in a CPU core to execute a stream of software 
instructions. A CPU core may have the resources to execute more than one thread 
simultaneously;  
 
t) Active state e fficiency (Effserver) means the numerical value for server efficiency as 
measured and calculated according to Annex  III point 3;  
 
u) Active state means the operational state in which the server is carrying out work in response 
to prior or concurrent extern al requests (e.g., instruction over the network). Active state includes 
both active processing and data seeking/retrieval from memory, cache, or internal/external 
storage while awaiting further input over the  network;  
 
ü) Server performance means the numbe r of transactions per unit of time performed by the 
server under standardised testing of discrete system components (e.g. processors, memory and 
storage) and subsystems (e.g. RAM and CPU);  
 
v) Maximum power (Pmax) means the highest power, in Watts, recorded on the eleven worklet 
scores according to the  standard;  
  
 
 y) CPU performance (PerfCPU) means the number of transactions per unit of time performed 
by the server under standardised testing of the CPU subsystem;  
z) Auxiliary Processing Accelerator (APA) means a specialized processor and associated 
subsystem that provide an increase in computing capacity such as graphical processing units or 
field programmable gate arrays. An APA cannot operate in a server without a CPU. APAs can 
be installed in a se rver either on Graphics or Extension add -in cards installed in general -purpose 
add-in expansion slots or integrated into a server component such as the motherboard;  
 
aa) Expansion APA means an APA that is on an add -in card installed in an add -in expansion 
slot. An expansion APA add -in card may include one or more APAs and/or separate, dedicated 
removable switches;  
 
bb) Integrated APA means an APA that is integrated into the motherboard or CPU package;  
 
cc) Product type means the design of the server or of t he data storage product including the 
chassis (rack, tower or blade), the number of sockets and, for servers, whether it is a resilient 
server, a blade server, a multi node server, a HPC server, a server with integrated APA, a direct 
current server or none  of the previous categories;  
 
çç) Disassembly means a process whereby an item is taken apart in such a way that it can 
subsequently be reassembled and made operational;  
 
dd) Firmware means system, hardware, component, or peripheral programming provided wit h 
the product to provide basic instructions for hardware to function inclusive of all applicable 
programming and hardware updates;  
 
ee) Secure data deletion means the effective erasure of all traces of existing data from a data 
storage device, overwriting the data completely in such a way that access to the original data, 
or parts of them, becomes infeasible for a given level of effort.  
 
ff) Declared values means the values provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised 
representative for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in accordance with 
Article 4, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities.’;  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX II  
ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS  
1. SPECIFIC ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVERS AND ONLINE DATA  
 
 STORAGE  PRODUCTS  
1.1.   PSU efficiency and power factor requirements  
1.1.1.    From the entry into force of this Communique , for servers and online data storage 
products, with the exception of direct current servers and of direct current data storage products, 
the PSU efficiency at 10  %, 20  %, 50  % and 100  % of the rated load level and the power factor 
at 50  % of the rated load level shall not be less than the values reported in Table 1.  
Table 1  
Minimum PSU efficiency and power factor requirements from  the entry into force of 
this Communique  
  Minimum PSU efficiency  Minimum power factor  
% of rated load  10 %  20 %  50 %  100 %  50 %  
Multi output  — 88 %  92 %  88 %  0,90 
Single output  — 90 %  94 %  91 %  0,95 
1.1.2.    From 1  January 2023, for servers and online  data storage products, with the exception 
of direct current servers and of direct current data storage products, the PSU efficiency at 10  %, 
20 %, 50  % and 100  % of the rated load level and the power factor at 50  % of the rated load 
level shall not be les s than the values reported in Table 2.  
Table 2  
Minimum PSU efficiency and power factor requirements from 1 January 2023  
  Minimum PSU efficiency  Minimum power factor  
% of rated load  10 %  20 %  50 %  100 %  50 %  
Multi output  — 90 %  94 %  91 %  0,95 
Single output  90 %  94 %  96 %  91 %  0,95 
1.2.   Material efficiency requirements  
1.2.1.    From the entry into force of this Communique , manufacturers shall ensure that joining, 
fastening or sealing techniques do not prevent the disassembly for repair or reuse purposes of 
the following components, when present:  
a) data storage devices;  
b) memory;  
c) processor (CPU);  
ç) motherboard;   
 
 d) expansion card/graphic card;  
e) PSU;  
f) chassis;   
g) batteries.  
1.2.2.    From the entry into force of this Communique , a functionality for secure data deletion 
shall be made available for the deletion of data contained in all data storage devices of the 
product.  
1.2.3.    From 1  March 2021, the latest available version of the firmware shall be made available 
from two years af ter the placing on the market of the first product of a certain product model 
for a minimum period of eight years after the placing on the market of the last product of a 
certain product model, free of charge or at a fair, transparent and non -discriminator y cost. The 
latest available security update to the firmwares shall be made available from the time a product 
model is placed on the market until at least eight years after the placing on the market of the 
last product of a certain product model, free of c harge.  
2.   SPECIFIC ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS ONLY FOR SERVERS WITH ONE 
OR TWO PROCESSOR SOCKETS  
2.1.   Idle state power  
From the entry into force of this Communique the idle state power ( Pidle ) of servers, with the 
exception of resilient servers, HPC serve rs and servers with integrated APA, shall not exceed 
the value calculated using the following equation:  
Pidle = Pbase + ΣPadd_i 
where P base is the basic idle state power allowance in Table 3, and Σ Padd_i is the sum of the idle 
state power allowances for ap plicable, additional components, as determined per Table 4. For 
blade servers,  Pidle is calculated as the total measured power divided by the number of installed 
blade servers in the tested blade chassis.  For multi -node servers, the number of sockets are 
counted per node while  Pidle is calculated as the total measured power divided by the number 
of installed nodes in the tested enclosure.  
Table 3  
Base idle state power allowances  
Product type  Base idle state power allowance, 
Pbase (W) 
1-socket servers (neither blade nor multi -node 
servers)  25 
2-socket servers (neither blade nor multi -node 
servers)  38 
Blade or multi -node servers  40 
 
Table 4   
 
 Additional Idle Power Allowances for Extra Components  
System 
characteristics  Applies to  Additional idle power 
allowance  
CPU Performance  All servers  1 socket: 10 × Perf CPU W 
2 socket: 7 × Perf CPU W 
Additional PSU  PSU installed explicitly for power 
redundancy  10 W per PSU  
HDD or SSD  Per installed HDD or SSD  5,0 W per HDD or SSD  
Additional memory  Installed memory  greater than 4 GB  0,18 W per GB  
Additional buffered 
DDR channel  Installed buffered DDR channels 
greater than 8  channels  4,0 W per buffered DDR 
channel  
Additional I/O devices  Installed devices greater than two 
ports of ≥  1 Gbit, onboard Ethernet  < 1 Gb/s: No Allowance  
= 1 Gb/s: 2,0 W/Active 
Port 
> 1 Gb/s and < 10 Gb/s: 
4,0 W/Active Port  
≥ 10 Gb/s and < 25Gb/s: 
15,0 W/Active Port  
≥ 25 Gb/s and < 50Gb/s: 
20,0 W/Active Port  
≥ 50 Gb/s 26,0 W/Active 
Port 
2.2.   Active state efficiency  
From the entry into force of this Communique , the active state efficiency (Eff server) of servers, 
with the exception of resilient servers, HPC servers and servers with integrated APA, shall not 
be lower than the values in Table 5.  
Table 5  
Active state efficienc y requirements  
Product type  Minimum active state efficiency   
 
 1-socket servers  9,0 
2-socket servers  9,5 
Blade or multi -node servers  8,0 
3.   INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURERS  
3.1.   From the entry into force of this Communique , with the exception of custom made servers, 
made on a one -off basis, the following product information on servers shall be provided in the 
instruction manuals for installers and end -users (when present with the product), and on the 
free-access websites of manufactur ers, their authorised representatives and importers from the 
time a product model is placed on the market until at least eight years after the placing on the 
market of the last product of a certain product model:  
(a) product type;  
(b) manufacturer's name,  registered trade name and registered trade address at which they 
can be contacted;  
(c) product model number, and if applicable the low -end performance configuration and 
the high -end performance configuration model numbers;  
(d) year of manufacture;  
(e) PSU efficiency at 10  % (if applicable), 20  %, 50  % and 100  % of rated output power, 
with the exception of direct current servers, expressed in % and rounded to the first decimal 
place;  
(f) power factor at 50  % of the rated load level, with the exception o f direct current servers, 
rounded to three decimal places;  
(g) PSU rated power output (Watts), rounded to the nearest integer. If a product model is 
part of a server product family, all PSUs offered in a server product family shall be reported 
with the information specified in (e) and (f);  
(h) idle state power, expressed in Watts and rounded to the first decimal place;  
(i) list of all components for additional idle power allowances, if any (additional PSU, 
HDDs or SSDs, additional memory, additional bu ffered DDR channels, additional I/O devices);  
(j) maximum power, expressed in Watts and rounded to the first decimal place;  
(k) declared operating condition class, as detailed in Table 6;  
(l) idle state power (Watts) at the higher boundary temperature o f the declared operating 
condition class;  
(m) the active state efficiency and the performance in active state of the server;  
(n) information on the secure data deletion functionality referred to in point 1.2.2 of this 
Annex, including instructions on how  to use the functionality, the techniques used and the 
supported secure data deletion standard(s), if any;  
(o) for blade servers, a list of recommended combinations with compatible chassis;  
(p) if a product model is part of a server product family, a lis t of all model configurations that 
are represented by the model shall be supplied.   
 
 If a product model is part of a server product family, the product information required for items 
e) to m) under point 3.1 shall be reported for the low -end and high -end performance 
configurations of the server product family.  
3.2.   From the entry into force of this Communique , with the exception of custom made data 
storage products, made on a one -off basis, the following product information on online data 
storage product s shall be provided in the instruction manuals for installers and end -users (when 
present with the product), and on the free -access websites of manufacturers, their authorised 
representatives and importers from the time a product model is placed on the mar ket until at 
least eight years after the placing on the market of the last product of a certain product model:  
(a) product type;  
(b) manufacturer's name, registered trade name and registered trade address at which they 
can be contacted;  
(c) product model  number;  
(d) year of manufacture;  
(e) PSU efficiency at 10  % (if applicable), 20  %, 50  % and 100  % of rated output power, 
with the exception of direct current online data storage products, expressed in % and rounded 
to the first decimal place;  
(f) power  factor at 50  % of the rated load level, with the exception of direct current online 
data storage products, rounded to three decimal places;  
(g) declared operating condition class, as detailed in Table 6; it shall also be indicated that 
‘This product has been tested in order to verify that it will function within the boundaries (such 
as temperature and humidity) of the declared operating condition class’;  
(h) information on the data deletions tool(s) referred to in point 1.2.2 of this Annex, 
including ins tructions on how to use the functionality, the techniques used and the supported 
secure data deletion standard(s), if any.  
3.3.   From the entry into force of this Communique , the following product information on 
servers and online data storage products sh all be made available from the time a product model 
is placed on the market until at least eight years after the placing on the market of the last 
product of a certain product model free of charge by manufacturers, their authorised 
representatives and impo rters to third parties dealing with maintenance, repair, reuse, recycling 
and upgrading of servers (including brokers, spare parts repairers, spare parts providers, 
recyclers and third party maintenance) upon registration by the interested third party on a  
website provided:  
(a) indicative weight range (less than 5  g, between 5  g and 25  g, above 25  g) at component 
level, of the following critical raw materials:  
(1) Cobalt in the batteries;  
(2) Neodymium in the HDDs;  
(b) instructions on the disassembly operations referred to in point 1.2.1 of this Annex, including, 
for each necessary operation and component:  
(1) the type of operation;  
(2) the type and number of fastening technique(s) to be unlocked;  
(3) the tool(s) required.  
  
 
 In the case of servers, if  a product model is part of a server product family, the product 
information required for items a) and b) under point  3.3 shall be reported either for the product 
model or, alternatively, for the low -end and high -end configurations of the server product 
family.  
3.4.   From the entry into force of this Communique , the following product information on 
servers and online data storage products shall be provided in the technical documentation for 
the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to Article 6: 
(a) Information listed in points 3.1 and 3.3, in the case of servers  
(b) Information listed in points 3.2 and 3.3, in the case of data storage products  
Table 6  
Operating condition classes  
  Dry bulb temp °C  Humidity range, non -
condensing      
Operati
ng 
conditi
on class  Allowa
ble 
range  Recommen
ded range  Allowa
ble 
range  Recommen
ded range  Ma
x 
de
w 
poi
nt 
(°C
) Maxim
um rate 
of 
change 
(°C/hr)  
A1 15- 32 18-27 – 12 °C 
Dew 
Point 
(DP) and 
8 % 
relative 
humidity 
(RH) to  
17 °C DP 
and 80 % 
RH – 9 °C DP to  
15 °C DP and 
60 % RH  17 5/20 
A2 10-35 18-27 – 12 °C 
DP and 8 
% RH to  
21 °C DP 
and 80 % 
RH Same as A1  21 5/20  
 
 A3 5-40 18-27 – 12 °C 
DP and 8 
% RH to  
24 °C DP 
and 85 % 
RH Same as A1  24 5/20 
A4 5-45 18-27 – 12 °C 
DP and 8 
% RH to  
24 °C DP 
and 90 % 
RH Same as A1  24 5/20 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX III  
Measurements and calculations  
 1. For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the applicable 
requirements of this Communique , measurements and calculations shall be made using 
harmonised standards, the reference numbers of which have been published in the  Official 
Journal of the European Union , or using other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods 
which take into account the generally recognised state of the art, and produce results deemed to 
be of low uncertainty.  In the absence of existing relevant standards and until the publication of 
the references of the relevant harmonised standards in the Official Journal of the European 
Union, the transitional testing methods set out in Annex  IIIa or other reliable, accurate and 
reproducible methods, which take into account the generally recognised state -of-the-art, shall 
be used.  
2. Servers shall be tested either in their individual product model configuration or, for servers 
which are part of a server product family, in the low -end performance configuration and the 
high-end performance configuration as declared for Annex II, point 3.1.(p), which includes both 
hardware configuration and system settings, unless otherwise specified.  
All configu rations offered within a server product family shall contain the same number of 
populated processor sockets used during testing. A server product family can be defined for a 
server with only partially populated sockets (e.g. one processor populated in a tw o socket 
server) as long as the configuration(s) are tested as a separate server product family, as required, 
and meet the same requirements for the number of populated sockets within that separate server 
product family.  
For servers with expansion APA, the  unit under test shall be tested with the expansion APA 
removed, when measuring the idle state power, the active state efficiency) and the server 
performance in active state. Where an expansion APA relies on a separate Peripheral 
Component Interconnect Exp ress switch for communication between the APA and CPU, the 
separate Peripheral Component Interconnect Express card(s) or riser(s) shall be removed for 
Active State and Idle State testing of all configurations.  
For multi -node servers, the unit under test sh all be tested for per node power consumption in 
the fully -populated chassis configuration. All multi -node servers in the multi -node chassis shall 
share the same configuration (homogeneous).  
For blade servers, the unit under test shall be tested for blade s erver power consumption in the 
half-populated chassis configuration, and the chassis shall be populated as follows:  
(1) Individual blade server configuration   
 
 (a)All individual blade servers installed in the chassis shall be identical, sharing the same 
configuration  
 
(2) Half chassis population  
(a)The number of blade servers required to populate half the number of single -wide blade server 
slots available in the blade chassis shall be calculated.  
(b)For blade chassis having multiple power domains, the number of power domains that is 
closest to filling half of the chassis shall be chosen. If there are two choices that are equally 
close to filling half of the chassis, the test shall be performed with the domain or combination 
of domains which use a higher  number of blade servers.  
(c)All user manual or manufacturer recommendations for partially populating the chassis, 
which may include disconnecting some of the power supply units and cooling fans for the 
unpopulated power domains, shall be followed.  
(d) If user manual recommendations are not available or are incomplete, then the following 
guidance shall be used:  
(i) Completely populate the power domains;  
(ii)If possible, disconnect the power supply units and cooling fans for unpopulated power 
domains;  
(iii)Fill all empty bays with blanking panels or an equivalent airflow restriction for the duration 
of testing.  
 
 
 
3. The data to calculate the active state efficiency (Eff server) and the idle power ( Pidle ) shall be 
measured during the same test according to the relevant standard, where the idle power can be 
measured either before or after running part of the test for the active state efficiency.  
The active state efficiency (Effserver) of servers shall be calculated as:  
Eff server = exp [ Wcpu × ln (Effcpu ) + WMemory  × ln ( EffMemory  ) + WStorage  × ln ( EffStorage  )] 
where:  WCPU , WMemory  and WStorage  are the weightings applied to the CPU, Memory and Storage 
worklets respectively, as follows:  
— WCPU is the weighting assigned to the CPU worklets  = 0,65 
— WMemory  is the weighting assigned to the Memory worklets  = 0,30 
— WStorage  is the weighting assigned to the Storage worklets  = 0,05 
and 
 
where:  
— i = 1 for worklet Compress ; 
— i = 2 for worklet LU; 
— i = 3 for worklet SOR; 
— i = 4 for worklet Crypto ; 
 
 
 — i = 5 for worklet Sort; 
— i = 6 for worklet SHA256 ; 
— i = 7 for worklet Hybrid SSJ ; 
 
where:  
— i = 1 for workletFlood3;  
— i = 2 for workletCapacity3;  
 
where:  
— i = 1 for workletSequential;  
— i = 2 for workletRandom;  
and 
 
where  
— : Perf i : Geometric mean of the normalized interval performance measurements;  
— : Pwr i : Geometric mean of the measured interval power values;  
In order to create a single energy efficiency metric for a server the interval efficiency values for 
all the different worklets shall  be combined using the following procedure:  
(a)combining the interval efficiency values for the individual worklets using the geometric 
mean to obtain individual worklet Efficiency values for the worklet;  
(b)combining worklet efficiency scores using the  geometric mean function by workload type 
(CPU, Memory, Storage) to obtain a workload type value;  
(c)combining the three workload types using a weighted geometric mean function to obtain a 
single, total server efficiency value.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX IIIa  
 Transitional Methods  
Table 1a  
References and qualifying notes for servers  
Parameter  Source  Reference Test Method 
/ Title  Notes   
 
 Server 
efficiency and 
server 
performance in 
active state  ETSI  ETSI EN 303470:2019    General notes on the  
testing with EN 
303470: 2019:  
a. Testing shall be 
conducted at an 
appropriate EU 
voltage and 
frequency (e.g. 
230v, 50Hz).  
b. Similar to the 
provision on 
expansion APA 
cards under point 2 
of Annex III, the 
unit under test shall 
be tested with other 
types  of add -in 
cards (for which no 
allowance is 
provided and not 
exercised in SERT 
testing) removed, 
when measuring the 
idle state power, the 
active state 
efficiency and 
server performance 
in active state  (1). 
c. In the case of 
servers which  
i. are not declared as 
being part of a 
server product 
family  
ii. are as -shipped in a 
configuration 
without all 
memory channels 
populated with the 
same dual in -line 
memory modules 
(DIMMs)  
 
a configuration with 
all memory channels 
populated with the 
same DIMMs shall 
be tested  (2). Idle state power 
(Pidle)  ETSI  ETSI EN 303470:2019    
Maximum 
power  ETSI  ETSI EN 303470:2019  Maximum power 
is the highest 
measured power 
demand reported 
by SERT testing 
under any single 
workload and 
load level.   
 
 Idle state power 
at the higher 
boundary 
temperature of 
the declared 
operating 
condition class  The 
Green 
Grid Simplified high 
temperature idle power 
reporting for this 
Communique’s sert 
collection  The test shall be conducted at a 
temperature corresponding t o the 
highest allowable temperature for the 
specific operating condition class (A1, 
A2, A3 or A4).  
Power Supply 
Efficiency  EPRI and 
Ecova  Generalized Test Protocol 
for Calculating the Energy 
Efficiency of Internal AC -
DC and DC -DC Power 
Supplies Revision 6.7 Testing shall be conducted at an 
appropriate EU voltage and frequency 
(e.g. 230v, 50Hz).  
Power Supply 
Power Factor  EPRI and 
Ecova  Generalized Test Protocol 
for Calculating the Energy 
Efficiency of Internal AC -
DC and DC -AC Power 
Supplies Revision 6.7  
Operating 
condition class    The manufacturer has to 
declare the product 
operating condition class: 
A1, A2, A3 or A4. The unit 
under test is placed at a 
temperature corresponding 
to the highest allowable 
temperature for the specific 
operating condition cla ss 
(A1, A2, A3 or A4), which 
the model is declared to be 
compliant with. The unit 
shall be tested with SERT 
(Server Efficiency Rating 
Tool) and run test cycle(s) 
for a duration of 16 hours. 
The unit shall be 
considered to comply with 
the declared operating  
condition, if SERT reports 
valid results (i.e. if the unit 
under test is in its 
operational state for the 
whole duration of the 16 
hours test).  The unit under test shall be placed in a 
temperature chamber which is then 
elevated in temperature to the highe st 
allowable temperature for the specific 
operating condition class (A1, A2, A3 
or A4) at a maximum rate of change of 
0.5 °C per minute. The unit under test 
shall be left in an idle state for 1 hour 
to attain a state of temperature stability 
prior to the s tart of testing.  
Firmware 
availability    Not available    
Secure data 
deletion  NIST  Guidelines for Media 
Sanitization, NIST Special    
 
 Publication 800 -88 - 
Revision 1  
Ability of the 
server to be 
disassembled    Not available    
Critical raw 
material (CRM) 
content    EN 45558:2019    
(1)  This is necessary because of the wide variation of APA cards in the market and the fact 
that the SERT tool does not include any worklets which exercise APAs. Therefore, SERT 
efficiency results for servers with the expansion APA cards or other add -in cards would not be 
representative of the performance/power capability of the server.  
(2)  In the case of servers which are declared as being part of a server product family, point 1 
of Annex IV to that Communique foresees that the  Ministry authorities can test the low -end 
performance configuration or the high -end performance configuration and, as per definitions 
the low -end performance configuration or the high -end performance configuration of Annex 
I, these configurations shall ha ve all memory channels populated with the same DIMM raw 
card design and capacity.  
Table 2a  
References and qualifying notes for data storage products  
Parameter  Source  Reference Test 
Method / Title  Notes  
Power Supply 
Efficiency  EPRI and 
Ecova  Generalized Test 
Protocol for 
Calculating the Energy 
Efficiency of Internal 
AC-DC and DC -DC 
Power Supplies 
Revision 6.7  Testing shall be conducted at an 
appropriate EU voltage and frequency (e.g. 
230v, 50Hz).  
Power Supply 
Power Factor  EPRI and 
Ecova  Generalized Test  
Protocol for 
Calculating the Energy 
Efficiency of Internal 
AC-DC and DC -DC 
Power Supplies 
Revision 6.7  
Operating 
condition class  The 
Green 
Grid “Operating condition 
class of data storage 
products”  The manufacturer, importer or authorised 
representative  has to declare the product 
operating condition class: A1, A2, A3 or 
A4. The unit under test is placed at a 
temperature corresponding to the highest 
allowable temperature for the specific 
operating condition class (A1, A2, A3 or 
A4), which the model is dec lared to be 
compliant with.   
 
 Firmware 
availability    Not available    
Secure data 
deletion  NIST  Guidelines for Media 
Sanitization, NIST 
Special Publication 
800-88 - Revision 1    
Ability of the 
data storage 
product to be 
disassembled    Not available  . 
Critical raw 
material (CRM) 
content    EN 45558:2019    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX IV  
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes  
The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification by Ministry of 
the declared values and shall not be used by the manufacturer, importer or authorised 
representative as an allowed tolerance to establish the values in the tec hnical documentation or 
in interpreting these values with a view to achieving compliance or to communicate better 
performance by any means.   
 
 Where a model has been designed to be able to detect it is being tested (e.g. by recognizing the 
test conditions or  test cycle), and to react specifically by automatically altering its performance 
during the test with the objective of reaching a more favourable level for any of the parameters 
specified in this Communique  or included in the technical documentation or in cluded in any of 
the documentation provided, the model shall be considered not compliant.  
As part of verifying the compliance of a product model with the requirements laid down in this 
Regulation pursuant to Article 5(2)  of Regulation 2009/125/AB, for the requirements referred 
to in this Annex, the Ministry shall apply the following  procedure:  
1. The M inistry  shall verify one single unit of the model or, in case the manufacturer 
reports on a server product family, of the model configuration. If the verification is done on the 
low-end performance configuration or the high -end performance configuration, the decl ared 
values shall be the values for the respective configuration. If the verification is performed on a 
randomly selected or ordered model configuration, the declared values shall be the values for 
the high -end performance configuration.  
2. The model or model configuration shall be considered to comply with the applicable 
requirements if:  
(a)the values given in the technical documentation pursuant to point 2 of Annex IV to 
Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements of Energy Related Products  (declared values),  and, 
where applicable, the values used to calculate these values, are not more favourable for the 
manufacturer or importer than the results of the corresponding measurements carried out 
pursuant to paragraph  (g) thereof; and  
(b)the declared values meet any requirements laid down in this Communique , and any required 
product information published by the manufacturer or importer does not contain values that are 
more favourable for the manufacturer or importer than the declared values; and  
(c)when the M inistry test the unit of the model or alternatively, in case the manufacturer 
declared the server to be represented by a server product family, of the low -end performance 
configuration or the high -end performance configuration of the server product family, th e 
determined values (the values of the relevant parameters as measured in testing and the values 
calculated from these measurements) comply with the respective verification tolerances as 
given in Table 7.  
(ç) When the Ministry check the unit of the model, it complies with the resource efficiency 
requirements in point 3.3 of Annex II and the information requirements in point 3.1 or 3.2 of 
Annex II;  
3. If the results referred to in points 2(a), 2(b) or 2(ç) are not achieved, the model and all 
model configura tions that are covered by the same product information (according to Annex II 
point 3.1(p) shall be considered not to comply with this Communique;  
4. If the result referred to in point 2(c) is not achieved:  
(a)for models or model configurations from a server product family that are produced in 
quantities of less than five per year, the model and all model configurations that are covered by 
the same product information (according to Annex II point 3.1(p)) shall b e considered not to 
comply with this Communique ; 
(b) for models that are produced in quantities of five or more per year, the Ministry shall select 
three additional units of the same model or alternatively, in case the manufacturer, importer or 
authorised  representative declared the server to be represented by a server product family, a 
unit of both the low -end performance configuration and the high -end performance 
configuration for testing.  
  
 
 5. The model or model configuration shall be considered to compl y with the applicable 
requirements if, for the units referred to in point 4(b), the arithmetical mean of the determined 
values complies with the respective verification tolerances given in Table 7.  
 
6. If the result referred to in point 5 is not achieved, the model and all model configurations 
that are covered by the same product information (according to Annex II point 3.1(p)) shall be 
considered not to comply with this Communique.  
 
7. The Ministry shall provide all relevant information to the authorities of the other Member 
States and to the European Commission  through the Ministry of Trade  without delay after a 
decision being taken on the non -compliance of the model according to points 3, 4(a), 6 or the 
second paragraph of this Annex.  
The Member State aut horities shall use the measurement and calculation methods set out in 
Annex III.  
The Member State authorities shall only apply the verification tolerances that are set out in 
Table 7 of this Annex and shall only use the procedure described in points 1 to 7  for the 
requirements referred to in this Annex. No other tolerances shall be applied.  
Table 7  
Verification tolerances  
Parameters  Verification tolerances  
PSU efficiency (%)  The determined value shall not be lower than the 
declared value by more than 2  %. 
Power factor  The determined value shall not be lower than the 
declared value by more than 10  %. 
Idle state power, P idle and maximum 
power (W)  The determined value shall not exceed the declared 
value by more than 10  %. 
Active state efficiency and 
perform ance in active state  The determined value shall not be lower than the 
declared value by more than 10  %. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX V  
Indicative benchmarks referred to in Article 6  
The following indicative benchmarks are identified for the purpose of Part 3, point 2 of Annex 
I to Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements of Energy Related Products . 
They refer to the best available technology as of the date of publication of th is Communiqu e. 
The indicative benchmarks for the best available technology on the market for servers and 
online data storage products are as follows.  
Table 8  
Benchmark for idle state power, server efficiency and operating condition  
Product type  Idle power, 
W Active st ate 
efficiency  Operating 
condition class  
Tower server, 1 socket  21,3 17 A3 
Rack server, 1 socket  18 17,7 A4 
Rack server, 2 socket, low 
performance  49,9 18 A4 
Rack server, 2 socket, high 
performance  67 26,1 A4 
Rack server, 4 socket  65,1 34,8 A4 
Blade server, 2 socket  75 47,3 A3 
Blade server, 4 socket  63,3 21,9 A3  
 
 Resilient server, 2 socket  222 9,6 A3 
Data storage products  Not 
applicable  Not applicable  A3 
 
Table 9  
Benchmark for PSU efficiency at 10 %, 20 %, 50 % and 100 % load level and power 
factor  at 20 % or 50 % load level  
PSU nameplate power  10 %  20 %  50 %  100 %  
< 750W  91,17 %  93,76 %  94,72 %  
Power factor > 0,95  94,14 %  
≥ 750W  95,02 %  95,99 %  
Power factor > 0,95  96,09 %  94,69 %