EVS-EN 303 800-5 V1.1.1:2024

The present document specifies methods to measure the ability of the following products to be disassembled:
1) servers;
2) data storage equipment.
The present document covers:
i) The ability to disassemble, with particular regard to assessing that joining, fastening or sealing techniques do not prevent the disassembly for repair or reuse purposes.
ii) The provision of instructions on the disassembly operations, including the type of operation, the type and number of fastening technique(s) to be unlocked and the tool(s) required.
The following products are out of scope of the present document:
• servers intended for embedded applications;
• servers classified as small-scale servers in terms of Regulation (EU) No 617/2013;
• servers with more than four processor sockets;
• server appliances;
• large servers;
• fully fault tolerant servers;
• network servers;
• small data storage products;
• large data storage products.
The decision whether a product should be repaired, reused or upgraded, is out of scope. It is dependent on a range of factors including the various environmental aspects and other relevant considerations, such as safety and health, technical requirements for functionality, quality and performance of the server or storage product.
NOTE: See Directive 2009/125/EC.