November 23, 2015
Dear NSF 426 Joint Committee,
This document contains four proposed friendly fixes to the latest draft of NSF 426 Environmental
Leadership Standard for Servers for consideration and ballot by the Joint Committee. A brief rationale for the change is provided for each. The changes do not appear to alter the intent of the criteria, hence
“friendly fix”.
The proposed “friendly fixes” to each criteria are presented below in red font. These are the only changes subject to ballot. All changes previously approved by the JC are in gray shade and strikeout. These are not subject to the current ballot.
Reason for friendly fix: Verification requirements for this criterion were inadvertently not developed and therefore not previously approved by the JC.
5.3.4 Logged server activity metrics
Product shall have the capability to log the metrics specified in Section 5 of the ENERGY STAR Program
Requirements for Computer Server Version 2.0.
in Table 5.6 below. Manufacturer may claim one point for each set of logged metrics listed in the table.
Table 5.6
Logged Metrics
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Total system power draw (watts); and
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CPU percent utilization (% of maximum CPU utilization); and
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Server inlet temperature (degrees Celsius)
Points
1
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Physical memory utilization (% total); and
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Network utilization (% total bandwidth); and
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Disk I/O usage (% total bandwidth)
1
This capability shall be enabled in the as-shipped default configuration and shall perform the measurements, processing, logging and file management automatically. Data shall be accessible by the user with appropriate authority.
Data acquisition and format shall be consistent with Annex B.
Point value: maximum 2.
Verification requirements: a) Demonstration of the capacity to log the metrics specified in Section 5 of the ENERGY STAR
Program Requirements for Computer Server Version 2.0 and consistent with Annex B.
Reason for friendly fix: IEEE 1680.4 WG request “Please reference IEC 62474 in the criterion for clarity.
Refers back to 6.1.3, which references IEC 62474, but confusing.”

Note: To address this concern, a reference to IEC 62474 has been added.
6.3.1 Disclosure of declarable substances
Manufacturer shall make publicly available on their website the inventory of IEC 62474 declarable substance groups and declarable substances in the product generated for conformance with Criterion
6.1.3. The inventory shall contain the CAS number for each declarable substance (not including declarable substance groups). The link to the inventory shall be placed on the product specification or documentation web page. The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure.
The product specification or documentation means the product marketing details of key parametric information, such as, but not limited to, number of CPUs, amount of memory, number of internal disk drives, I/O bandwidth, and enclosure dimensions.
Point value: 1.
Verification requirements: a) Declaration of URL of the public disclosure b) Inventory generated for conformance with Criterion 6.1.3, that: i. Includes the CAS number for each declarable substance, and ii. Is located on the product specification or documentation web page
Reason for friendly fix: IEEE 1680.4 WG request “This criterion will become irrelevant very soon
(applies only to rotational media)? Most drives in servers are solid state, and no neodymium/dysprosium used. Maybe tackle this in R2/E-stewards?
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Note: To address this concern, a “not applicable” sentence had been added.
9. 54.1 Information and reporting on disk drive magnet type and location
The manufacturer shall indicate the type of actuator/voice coil and spindle magnets in the product’s hard disk drive on the external enclosure of the hard disk drive by means of a QR code. The QR code shall link directly to the magnet type and location information on a publicly available database or publicly available on the manufacturer’s website in at least English.
The QR code shall be printed in black on a white background if one or more of the magnets contain neodymium. The QR code shall include a non-machine readable chemical symbol (Nd) (see Annex E).
In the case that neither magnet contains neodymium, the QR code shall be printed in red on a white background (see Annex E).
The voice coil and the spindle magnet locations in the hard disk drive shall be identified by metric measurements from the edges of the disk drive.
If the product does not contain a hard disk drive with magnets , “Not Applicable” may be declared.
Point value: 2.
Verification requirements:

a) Visual documentation such as photos of a readable QR code. b) Link to a publicly available database or the manufacturer’s website with the required information.
Reason for friendly fix: IEEE 1680.4 WG request “Would you be open to 3rd party software tools that achieve the same thing?
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Note: There is nothing in the criterion that requires that the “functionality testing software tools” be manufacturer created or owned – the manufacturer just has to make it available. To assist in clarifying, a sentence has been added below.
9.5.2 Functionality testing software tools
The manufacturer shall make publicly available and readily accessible, and provide access to the necessary hardware functionality testing software tools and applicable updates that would be necessary to ensure the product meets operating specifications and can be returned to service as provided by the manufacturer’s repair/authorized service centers. Hardware functionality testing software tools developed by a third party may be utilized to meet this requirement, provided the software tools are publicly available and the manufacturer provides information on their accessibility and applicable updates.
Manufacturer shall also make available and provide access to any system or peripheral firmware (BIOS, etc.) and drivers for the server hardware. Test software, updates, drivers and firmware do not have to support versions of the OS newer than the last version officially supported by the manufacturer.
Peripheral support only needs to cover peripherals sold and supported by the manufacturer.
The manufacturer shall have a written procedure that makes all of these items available for a minimum of
57 years following the end of production of the product and identifies if there is a cost. The manufacturer shall declare if there will be any cost associated with the provision of the functionality testing software tool.
The manufacturer shall declare the URL of the public disclosure.
Point value: 1.
Verification requirements: a) Declaration of public disclosure URL demonstrating that the required software tools are publically available. b) Documentation of the required written procedures.