System and method for activity or event based dynamic energy conserving server reconfiguration

• US 20070245165A1
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huron IP LLC
• Original Assignee: Amphus, Inc., Huron IP LLC
• Inventors: Fung, Henry
• Application Number:
  US11/789,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20070245165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/320
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/32 Means for saving power
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/40 Constructional details, e.g. power supply, mechanical construction or backplane

Abstract

Network architecture, computer system and/or server, circuit, device, apparatus, method, and computer program and control mechanism for managing power consumption and workload in computer system and data and information servers. Further provides power and energy consumption and workload management and control systems and architectures for high-density and modular multi-server computer systems that maintain performance while conserving energy and method for power management and workload management. Dynamic server power management and optional dynamic workload management for multi-server environments is provided by aspects of the invention. Modular network devices and integrated server system, including modular servers, management units, switches and switching fabrics, modular power supplies and modular fans and a special backplane architecture are provided as well as dynamically reconfigurable multi-purpose modules and servers. Backplane architecture, structure, and method that has no active components and separate power supply lines and protection to provide high reliability in server environment.

Claims

1-135. -135. (canceled)

136. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a plurality of server computers, each server computer including at least one processor, and each computer being operable in a first mode having a first maximum performance level and a first power consumption rate, and a third mode having a third maximum performance level lower than said first maximum performance level and a third power consumption rate lower than said first power consumption rate, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism, comprising:

a program module that directs at least one computer, to function in a specified manner, the program module including instructions for;

monitoring activity within said computers and identifying a level of activity for said at least one processor within said computers;

analyzing said plurality of level of activity information;

determining an operating mode for each of said computers selected from said first mode and third mode based on said analyzed activity information; and

generating commands to each of said plurality of computers directing each of said plurality of computers to operate in said determined operating mode.

137. The computer program product of claim 136, wherein each of said computers further being operable in a second mode having a second maximum performance level intermediate between said first maximum performance level and said third maximum performance level and a second power consumption rate intermediate between said first power consumption rate and said third power consumption rate;

and said determining an operating mode further comprising determining an operating mode for each of said computers selected from said first mode, said second mode, and said third mode based on said analyzed activity information.

138. The computer program product of claim 137, wherein a transition from said first mode to said second mode is controlled locally within each said computer;

and a transition from either said first mode or said second mode to said third mode are controlled globally by said power manager.

139. The computer program product of claim 138, wherein a transition from said second mode to said first mode is controlled locally within each said computer;

and a transition from said third mode to either said first mode or said second mode is controlled globally by said power manager.