The Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) [1] has been developed by Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) [2] at the request of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [3], prompted by concerns that US datacenters consumed almost 3% of all energy in 2010. Since the majority was consumed by servers and their associated heat dissipation systems the EPA launched the ENERGY STAR Computer Server [4] program, focusing on providing projected power consumption information to aid potential server users and purchasers. This program has now been extended to a world-wide audience. This paper expands upon the one published in 2011 [6], which described the initial design and early development phases of the SERT. Since that publication, the SERT has continued to evolve and has entered the first Beta phase in October 2011 with the goal of being released in 2012. This paper describes more of the details of how the SERT is structured. This includes how components interrelate, how the underlying system capabilities are discovered, and how the various hardware subsystems are measured individually using dedicated worklets.
The Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) [1] has been developed by Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) [2] at the request of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [3], prompted by concerns that US datacenters consumed almost 3% of all energy in 2010. This poster-paper gives an overview of the SERT
The Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) has released the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) and the EPA released Version 2.0 of the ENERGY STAR for Computer Servers program in early 2013 to include the mandatory use of the SERT. Other governments world-wide that are concerned with the growing power consumption of servers and datacenters are also considering adoption of the SERT. This poster-paper provides an overview of the current release of 1.0.2 version of SERT.
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