Methods and systems for managing facility power and cooling
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1. A method comprising:
- determining cooling capacity of a number of equipment enclosures in a data center;
determining cooling requirements of each of the number of equipment enclosures; and
providing an indication of remaining cooling capacity for each of the number of equipment enclosures.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining data center cooling and power requirements and for monitoring performance of cooling and power systems in data centers. At least one aspect provides a system and method that enables a data center operator to determine available power and cooling at specific areas and enclosures in a data center to assist in locating new equipment in the data center.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining cooling capacity of a number of equipment enclosures in a data center;
determining cooling requirements of each of the number of equipment enclosures; and
providing an indication of remaining cooling capacity for each of the number of equipment enclosures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for managing a data center, the system comprising:
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at least one input to receive data related to equipment and equipment enclosures and to receive data related to cooling characteristics of the data center;
a controller operatively coupled to the input and configured to determine cooling capacity of each equipment enclosure; and
at least one output operatively coupled to the controller that provides an indication of remaining cooling capacity for each of the equipment enclosures. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for managing a data center, the system comprising:
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at least one input to receive data related to equipment and equipment enclosures and to receive data related to cooling characteristics of the data center; and
means, coupled to the at least one input, for determining remaining cooling capacity for each of the number of equipment enclosures and providing an indication of remaining cooling capacity. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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