DISCOVERING THERMAL RELATIONSHIPS IN DATA PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment, the computer implemented method comprising:
- changing an output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment from a previous output temperature to a new output temperature, wherein the difference between the previous and the new output temperatures is a change in the output temperature;
measuring a change in an ambient temperature proximate to a data processing system, wherein the change in the ambient temperature is a difference between a previous ambient temperature and a new ambient temperature;
determining an expression that represents a relationship between the change in the output temperature and corresponding change in the ambient temperature; and
using the expression to determine a cooling correspondence between the cooling unit and the data processing system.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer usable program product for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment is changed from a previous output temperature to a new output temperature. The difference between the previous and the new output temperatures is a change in the output temperature. A change in an ambient temperature proximate to a data processing system is measured. The change in the ambient temperature is a difference between a previous ambient temperature and a new ambient temperature. An expression that represents a relationship between the change in the output temperature and corresponding change in the ambient temperature is determined. The expression is used to determine a cooling correspondence between the cooling unit and the data processing system.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment, the computer implemented method comprising:
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changing an output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment from a previous output temperature to a new output temperature, wherein the difference between the previous and the new output temperatures is a change in the output temperature; measuring a change in an ambient temperature proximate to a data processing system, wherein the change in the ambient temperature is a difference between a previous ambient temperature and a new ambient temperature; determining an expression that represents a relationship between the change in the output temperature and corresponding change in the ambient temperature; and using the expression to determine a cooling correspondence between the cooling unit and the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer usable program product comprising a computer usable non-transitory storage medium including computer usable code for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment, the computer usable code comprising:
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computer usable code for changing an output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment from a previous output temperature to a new output temperature, wherein the difference between the previous and the new output temperatures is a change in the output temperature; computer usable code for measuring a change in an ambient temperature proximate to a data processing system, wherein the change in the ambient temperature is a difference between a previous ambient temperature and a new ambient temperature; computer usable code for determining an expression that represents a relationship between the change in the output temperature and corresponding change in the ambient temperature; and computer usable code for using the expression to determine a cooling correspondence between the cooling unit and the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment, the data processing system comprising:
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a storage device including a storage medium, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code; and a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises; computer usable code for changing an output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment from a previous output temperature to a new output temperature, wherein the difference between the previous and the new output temperatures is a change in the output temperature; computer usable code for measuring a change in an ambient temperature proximate to a data processing system, wherein the change in the ambient temperature is a difference between a previous ambient temperature and a new ambient temperature; computer usable code for determining an expression that represents a relationship between the change in the output temperature and corresponding change in the ambient temperature; and computer usable code for using the expression to determine a cooling correspondence between the cooling unit and the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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