SPEC

SERT® 2.0 Suite

SPEC.org Submission Requirements These requirements are defined by the energy efficiency agencies that specify the use of the SERT for their programs (e.g. the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program). SPEC does not dictate these requirements.
`SPEC Metrics`_ SERT Efficiency Metric
`Required Metrics`_

SERT Efficiency Metric

Agencies using the SERT 2.x suite for their energy efficiency regulatory programs may require specific information to be published.
Conditionally Required Metrics  
Use of `Estimates`_ Not allowed
Disallowed Comparisons

In addition to the `requirements`_ that results not be compared to results from other benchmarks or tools:

  • Competitive comparisons that promote the use of one product over another and use numeric data generated by the SERT are expressly disallowed.
  • The only information provided by the SERT 2.x suite that can be used for marketing collateral is the qualification of a server configuration or server family for an energy efficiency regulartory program.
  • The only information provided by the SERT 2.x suite that can be used for public comparison when removed from the context of the full Power and Performance Datasheet is the ENERGY STAR qualification of a server configuration or server family, or a similar qualification defined by another regulatory agency. All other publicly available information is provided in the datasheet and references must be made to this document in its entirety.
  • If the tool is used for research to generate information outside of energy efficiency regulatory programs, the information may not be compared to the results that are associated with an official energy efficiency program and competitive comparisons may not be made using the data generated.

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SERT® 1.0 Suite

SPEC.org Submission Requirements These requirements are defined by the energy efficiency agencies that specify the use of the SERT for their programs (e.g. the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program). SPEC does not dictate these requirements.
`SPEC Metrics`_ There is no single metric for the SERT 1.x suite.
`Required Metrics`_

SPEC does not require a metric to be published for the SERT 1.x suite information.

Agencies using the SERT 1.x suite for their energy efficiency programs may require specific information to be published.
Conditionally Required Metrics  
Use of `Estimates`_ Not allowed
Disallowed Comparisons

In addition to the `requirements`_ that results not be compared to results from other benchmarks or tools:

  • Competitive comparisons that promote the use of one product over another and use numeric data generated by the SERT are expressly disallowed.
  • The only information provided by the SERT 1.x suite that can be used for marketing collateral is the qualification of a server configuration or server family for an energy efficiency program such as EPA ENERGY STAR.
  • The only information provided by the SERT 1.x suite that can be used for public comparison when removed from the context of the full Power and Performance Datasheet is the ENERGY STAR qualification of a server configuration or server family, or a similar qualification defined by another Agency. All other publicly available information is provided in the datasheet and references must be made to this document in its entirety.
  • If the tool is used for research to generate information outside of the ENERGY STAR program or similar programs, the information may not be compared to the results that are associated with an official energy efficiency program, such as ENERGY STAR, and competitive comparisons may not be made using the data generated.

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