Automatic power saving in a grid environment
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1. A method of optimizing a configuration of a grid of nodes, said method comprising:
- determining a workload requested from the grid of nodes;
determining a set of configurations of nodes that satisfy the workload;
determining a cost of operations for each configuration in the set of configurations;
selecting at least one of the configurations based on the cost of operations; and
deactivating nodes based on the selected at least one configuration.
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Abstract
A global power management for a grid is provided. A grid administrator is connected to the group nodes of the grid. During operation, the grid administrator calculates the cost of operations, such as electricity and cooling costs, and migrates the workload of the grid to minimize the cost of operations. In particular, the grid administrator may deactivate or power down one or more of the nodes in order to minimize the cost of operations.
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1. A method of optimizing a configuration of a grid of nodes, said method comprising:
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determining a workload requested from the grid of nodes;
determining a set of configurations of nodes that satisfy the workload;
determining a cost of operations for each configuration in the set of configurations;
selecting at least one of the configurations based on the cost of operations; and
deactivating nodes based on the selected at least one configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a grid of nodes configured to satisfy requested workloads; and
a grid administrator configured to monitor the workload requested from the grid of nodes, determine a set of configurations of nodes that satisfy the workload, determine a cost of operations for each configuration in the set of configurations, selecting at least one of the configurations based on the cost of operations, and deactivate nodes based on the selected at least one configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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