System and Method for Strategic Power Supply Sequencing in a Computer System with Multiple Processing Resources and Multiple Power Supplies
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for strategic power supply sequencing in a computer system. The system and method includes a plurality of processing resources that process data and a plurality of power supplies that provide power for the processing resources. A power management engine adjusts the power supplies in response to processing resource changes to optimize power consumption. The power management engine brings online power supplies to meet the demand created by bringing online additional processing resources and brings offline power supplies to meet the decreased demand caused by a decrease in the number of processing resources. Also, the power management engine rotates which power supplies operate to take advantage of more efficient power supplies and to extend the lives of the power supplies. The power management engine also adjusts the power supplies in advance based upon predicted demand levels for the computer system.
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45 Claims
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26. A method for power management in a computer system including multiple processing resources and multiple power supplies operable to supply power to the multiple processing resources, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification of a pending change in the operating status of one or more of the multiple processing resources; and
in response to the notification, adjusting one or more of the multiple power supplies before the change in the operating status of the one or more processing resources is implemented. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for power management in a computer system including multiple processing resources and multiple power supplies operable to supply power to the multiple processing resources, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification of a change in the operating status of one or more of the multiple processing resources;
accessing power-related data regarding the one or more processing resources; and
adjusting one or more of the multiple power supplies based at least on the accessed power-related data regarding the one or more processing resources. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for power management in a computer system including multiple processing resources and multiple power supplies operable to supply power to the multiple processing resources, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification of a change in the operating status of one or more of the multiple processing resources;
accessing stored data regarding one or more of the multiple power supplies; and
in response to the notification, adjusting at least one of the multiple power supplies based at least on the accessed data regarding the one or more power supplies. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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