DRAFT COMMUNIQUE ON ECO -DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVERS 
AND ONLINE DATA STORAGE PRODUCTS  
(SGM:2020/…)  
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 Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related 
Products published in the Official Gazette dated 7/10/20 10 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 term s of Commun ique On Ecodes ign 
Requ irements For Computers And Computer Servers (617/2013/E U) (SGM :2020/…)  published 
in the Official Journal dated ../…/2020 and numbered ……  
c) servers with more than four processor sockets;  
ç) server appliances;  
d) large ser vers;  
e) fully fault tolerant servers;  
f) network servers;  
g) small data storage products;  
ğ) large data storage products ; 
Legal Basis  
ARTICLE 3 - (1) This Communique has been prepared based on the Regulation on 
Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC) published in the Official 
Gazette dated 7/10/2010 and numbered 27722.  
Compliance with the European Union Legislation  
ARTICLE  4– (1) This Communique has been prepared based on the Commission 
Regulation No No 2019/424/EU on the Ecodesi gn Requirements for Servers and Online Data 
Storage Products in accordance with Directive 2009/125/EU of the European Parliament and the 
Council  in the framework of alignment with the legislation of European Union.  Definitions  
ARTICLE  5- (1) For the purpos e of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:  
a) “AB” means European Union,  
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 defined network;  
c) “Ministry ” means Ministry of Industry and Technology,  
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 inc ludes a high connectivity 
input/output subsystem with a minimum of 32 dedicated input/output slots;  
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 configuratio n and with the 
following required attributes: no single point of failure, non -disruptive serviceability and 
integrated storage controller.  
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;  
f) “Multi -node server ” means a server that is designed with 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 be hot -swappable;  
g) “Server with more than four processor sockets ” means a server containing more than 
four i nterfaces 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;  
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;  
h) “Embedded application ” means a software application that permanently resides in an 
industrial or consumer device, typicall y stored in a non -volatile memory such as read -only 
memory or flash memory;  
ı) “Solid State Drive (SSD) ” means a data storage device that reads and writes to non -
volatile solid state memory instead of rotating magnetic platters for data storage;  
i) “Small data storage product ” means a data storage product containing a maximum of 
three data storage devices;  j) “Hard Disk Drive (HDD) ” means a data storage device which reads and writes to one 
or more rotating magnetic disk platters;  
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 (including both buffered dual 
in-line memory modules and buffered on board configurations);  
3) all processors have access to shared system mem ory and are independently visible to a 
single OS or hypervisor;  
l) “Server appliance ” means a server that is not intended to execute user -supplied 
software, delivers services through one or more networks, is typically managed through a web 
or command line int erface 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;  
m) “Fully fault tolerant server ” means a server that is designed with complete hardware 
redundancy (to sim ultaneously and repetitively run a single workload for continuous availability 
in mission critical applications), in which every computing component is replicated between 
two nodes running identical and concurrent workloads (i.e., if one node fails or need s repair, the 
second node can run the workload alone to avoid downtime);  
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 disk s, 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;  
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 a nd 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. devices required for operation of an external storage 
area network) are not cons idered 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;  
 (2) Additional definitions are set out in Annex I.  
Ecode sign requirements  
ARTICLE  6- (1) The ecodesign requirements for servers and 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 an d 
3.4. 
a) From 1 March 2021 servers and online data storage products shall comply with the 
ecodesign requirement set out in Annex II point 1.2.3.  
b) From 1 January 2023 servers and online data storage products shall comply with the 
ecodesign requirements s et out in Annex II point 1.1.2.  
c) Compliance with ecodesign requirements shall be measured and calculated in accordance 
with the methods set out in Annex III.  
Conformity assessment  
ARTICLE  7- (1) The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 11 of 
Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/AB) shall 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 11 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 to this Communique.  
Verification proc edure for market surveillance purposes  
ARTICLE  8- (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 Req uirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/AB).  
Circumvention  
ARTICLE  9- (1) The manufacturer or importer shall not place on the market products that 
have been designed to be able to detect they are being tested (e.g. by recognizing the test 
condition s or test cycle), and to react specifically by automatically altering their performance during the test with the objective of reaching a more favourable level for any of the parameters 
declared by the manufacturer or importer in the technical documentation  or included in any of the 
documentation provided.  
Indicative Benchmarks  
ARTICLE  10- (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 Annex V to this Communique.  
Consultation Forum  
ARTICLE  11 – (1) The Ministry  shall  participate in the advi sory board meetings on servers 
and online data storage products established by the European Commission, in relation to this 
Communique.  
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 p rovides 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 Component Intercon nect, or Peripheral Component 
Interconnect Express);  
c) “Motherboard ” means the main circuit board of the server. For purposes of this 
regulation, the motherboard includes connectors for attaching additional boards and 
typically includes the following compone nts: processor, memory, BIOS, and expansion 
slots;  
ç) “Processor ” means the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic 
instructions that drive a server. For purposes of this regulation, 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 server external to the processor in which information is 
stored for imm ediate use by the processor, expressed in gigabyte (GB);  
e) “Expansion card ” means an internal component connected by an edge connection over 
a common/standard interface 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 
buffered DDR channels. As such, each buffered DDR channel serves only a fraction of 
the total addr essable 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 depen dent 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, an d 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 perf ormance computing or 
deep learning artificial intelligence applications. HPC servers must meet all the 
following criteria:  
1) they consist of multiple computing nodes, clustered primarily to increase 
computational capability;  
2)  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 w ithin 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 sup erficial mechanical differences 
to enable a design to support multiple form factors;  
3) either share processors from a single defined processor series or share processors 
that plug into a common socket type;  
4) share the power supply unit(s);  
5) have the same numbe r 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 independ ent 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 that are not primary and standby outputs shall 
be no greater than or equal to 20 Watts;  
n) “Direct current server ” means a se rver 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 sof tware have 
completed loading, the server is capable of completing workload transactions, but no 
active workload transactions are requested or pending by the system (i.e., the server is 
operational, but not performing any useful work). For servers where Adv anced 
Configuration and Power Interface standards are applicable, idle state corresponds only 
to System Level S0;  
p) “Idle state power (P idle)” 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 capacity (in GB) that is at least equal to the 
product of the number of memory channels and the lowest capacity dual in -line memo ry 
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 DIM M raw card design and capacity;  
s) “High -end performance configuratio n 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 hardwa re threads that represents the highest 
performance product model within the product family. All memory channels shall be 
populated with the same DIMM raw card design and capacity;  
ş) “Hardware thread ” means the hardware resources in a CPU core to execute a st ream of 
software instructions. A CPU core may have the resources to execute more than one 
thread simultaneously;  
t) “Active state efficiency (Effserver) ” means the numerical value for server efficiency as 
measured and calculated according to Annex III poin t 3; 
u) “Active state ” means the operational state in which the server is carrying out work in 
response to prior or concurrent external requests (e.g., instruction over the network). 
Active state includes both active processing and data seeking/retrieval from me mory, 
cache, or internal/external storage while awaiting further input over the network;  
ü) “Server performance ” means the number of transactions per unit of time performed by 
the server under standardised testing of discrete system components (e.g. processor s, 
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 sc ores 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 computin g 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 server either on Graphics or Extension add -
in cards installed in general -purpose add -in expansion s lots 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 the data storage product including 
the chassis (rack, tower or blade), the number of sockets and, for serve rs, 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 th at it can 
subsequently be reassembled and made operational;  
dd) “Firmware ” means system, hardware, component, or peripheral programming provided 
with 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 give n level of effort.  
 
  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 date of 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 date of 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 less 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 date of 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 date of 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 f irmware shall be made available 
from two years after 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 charg e or at a fair, transparent and non -discriminatory 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 l ast product of a certain product model, free of charge.  
2. SPECIFIC ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS ONLY FOR SERVERS WITH ONE OR 
TWO PROCESSOR SOCKETS  
2.1. Idle state power  
2.1.1.  From the date of entry into force of this Communique, the idle state power ( Pidle) of servers, 
with the exception of resilient servers, HPC servers and servers with integrated APA, shall 
not exceed the value calculated using the following equation:  
𝑃𝑖𝑑𝑙𝑒=𝑃𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒+∑𝑃𝑎𝑑𝑑_𝑖 
where P base is the basic idle state power allowance in Table 3, and ΣPadd_i is the sum of the 
idle state power allowances for applicable, 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  
Produc t 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, 
on- board 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  
2.2.1.  From the date of 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 efficiency 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 provi ded by manufacturers  
3.1. From the date of 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 manufacturers, 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) produc t model number, and if applicable the low -end performance configuration and 
the high -end performance configuration model numbers;  
ç) year of manufacture;  
d) 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;  
e) power factor at 50 % of the rated load level, with the exception of direct current servers, 
rounded to three decimal places;  
f) PSU rated power output (Watts), rounded to the near est 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  (b) and (f);  
g) idle state power, expressed in Watts and rounded to the first decimal place;  
ğ) list of all components for additional idle power allowances, if any (additional PSU, 
HDDs or SSDs, additional memory, additional buffered DDR channels, additional I/O devices);  
h) maximum power, expressed in Watts and rounded to the first decimal place;  
ı) declare d operating condition class, as detailed in Table 6;  
i) idle state power (Watts) at the higher boundary temperature of the declared operating 
condition class;  
j) the active state efficiency and the performance in active state of the server;  
k) information on the se cure 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;  
l) for blade servers, a list of recommended comb inations with compatible chassis;  
m) if a product model is part of a server product family, a list 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 j) 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 date of 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 products shall be provided in the instruction manuals for installers and end -
users (when present with the product), and on the free -access websites of manuf acturers, 
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, reg istered trade name and registered trade address at which they 
can be contacted;  
c) product model number;  
ç) year of manufacture;  
d) 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;  
e) power factor at 50 % of the rated load level, with the exception of direct current online 
data storage products, rounded to three decimal places;  
f) declared operating condition class, a s 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;  g) information on the data deleti ons tool(s) 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.  
3.3. From the date of entry into force of this Communique, the followin g product information 
on servers and online data storage products 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 o f charge by manufacturers, their authorised 
representatives and importers to third parties dealing with maintenance, repair, reuse, 
recycling and upgrading of servers (including brokers, spare parts repairers, spare parts 
providers, recyclers and third par ty maintenance) upon registration by the interested third 
party on a website provided:  
1) 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:  
(a) Cobalt in the batteries;  
(b) Neodymium  in the HDDs;  
2) instructions on the disassembly operations referred to in point 1.2.1 of this Annex, 
including, for each necessary operation and component:  
(a) the type of operation;  
(b) the type and number of fastening technique(s) to be unlocked;  
(c) the tool(s) requi red. 
3) 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 configur ations of the 
server product family.  
3.4. From the date of entry into force of this Communique, the following product information 
on servers and online data storage products sha ll be provided in the technical documentation 
for the purposes of conformity assessm ent pursuant to Article 4:  
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    Operating 
condition 
class  Allowable 
range  Recom - 
mended 
range  Allowable range  Recommended 
range  Max 
dew 
point 
(°C) Maximum 
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 CALCULATI ONS  
(1) For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the applicable 
requirements of this Regulation, 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.  
(2) Servers shall be tested either in their individu al 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.(m), which includes 
both hardware configuratio n and system settings, unless otherwise specified.  
(3) All configurations 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 par tially populated sockets (e.g. one processor populated in a two 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 
separ ate server product family.  
(4) 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 Express 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.  
(5) For multi -node servers, the unit under test shall 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).  
(6) For blade servers, the unit under test shall be tested for blade server power consumption in 
the half -populated chassis configuration, and the chassis shall be populated as follows:  
a) Individual blade server configuration  
1) All individual blade servers installed i n the chassis shall be identical, sharing the 
same configuration  
b) Half chassis population  
1) 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.  
2) For blade chassi s 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 comb ination of domains which use a higher number of blade servers.  
3) 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 d omains, shall be followed.  
4) 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.  
(7) 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.  
a) The active state efficiency (Effserver) of servers shall be ca lculated as:  
Effserver=exp[Wcpu×ln(Effcpu)+Wmemory×ln(Effmemory)+Wstorage×ln(Effstorage)] 
where: W CPU, W Memory  and W Storage  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 
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝐶𝑃𝑈=(∏𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖7
𝑖=1)1/7
 
where:  
— i = 1 for workletCompress;  
— i = 2 for workletLU;  — i = 3 for workletSOR;  
— i = 4 for workletCrypto;  
— i = 5 for workletSort;  
— i = 6 for workletSHA256;  
— i = 7 for workletHybrid SSJ;  
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦=(∏𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖2
𝑖=1)1/2
 
where:  
— i = 1 for workletFlood3;  
— i = 2 for workletCapacity3;  
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒=(∏𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖2
𝑖=1)1/2
 
where:  
— i = 1 for workletSequential;  
— i = 2 for workletRandom;  
and 
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖=1000𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑖
𝑃𝑤𝑟𝑖 
where  
— Perf i Geometric mean of the normalized interval performance measurements;  
— Pwr i: Geometric mean of the measured interval power values;  
b) 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:  
1) combining the interval efficiency values for the individual workl ets using the 
geometric mean to obtain individual worklet Eff iciency values for the worklet;  
2) combining worklet efficiency scores using the geometric mean function by workload 
type (CPU, Memory, Storage) t o obtain a workload type value;  
3) combining the three workload types using a weighted geometric mean function to 
obtain a single, total server efficiency value.  
  ANNEX  - IV 
VERIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR MARKET SURVEILLANCE PURPOSES  
(1) The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification of the 
measured parameters by the Ministry and shall not be used by the manufacturer or importer 
as an allowed tolerance to establish the values in the technical documentation or in 
interpreting these values with a view to achieving compliance  or to communicate better 
performance by any means.  
(2) 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 Regulation or included in the technical documentation or 
included in any of the documentation provided, the model shall be considered not 
compliant.  
(3) When 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:  
a) 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 declared 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.  
b) The model o r model configuration shall be considered to comply with the applicable 
requirements if:  
1) the values given in the technical documentation pursuant to point 2 of Annex IV to 
Regulation 2009/125/AB (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 (f) thereof; and  
2) the declared values meet any requirements laid down in this Communique, a nd 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  
3) when the Ministry 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, the 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. 
c) If the results referred to in points b(1) or b(2) are not achieved, the model and all model 
configurati ons that are covered by the same product information (according to Annex 
II point 3.1(m) shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.  
ç) If the result referred to in point b(3) is not achieved:  
1) for models or model configurations from a server produ ct 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(m)) 
shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation;  
2) for models that are produced in quantities of five or more per year, the Ministry shall 
select three additional unit of the same model or alternatively, in case the 
manufacturer 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.  
d) The model or model configuration shall be considered to comply with the applicable 
requirements if, for these three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined  values 
complies with the respective verification tolerances given in Table 7.  
e) If the result referred to in point ç(2) is not achieved, the model and all model 
configurations that are covered by the same product information (according to Annex 
II point 3.1 (m) shall be considered not to comply with this  Communique . 
f) The Ministry shall provide all relevant information to the authorities of the Member 
States and to the Commission without delay after a decision being taken on the non -
compliance of the model acco rding to points (c) and (e).  
(4) The Ministry shall use the measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex III.  
(5) The Ministry 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 a to f 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 
performance in active state  The determined value shall not be lower than the declared 
value by more than % 10 . 
 
  ANNEX  - V 
INDICATIVE BENCHMARKS  
(1) The following indicative benchmarks are identified for the purpose of Part 3, point 2 of 
Annex I to Regulation 2009/125/AB.  
(2) They refer to the best available technology by the date of entry into force of this 
Communique.  
(3) The indicative benchmarks for the best a vailable 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 state 
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