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DISCOVERING THERMAL RELATIONSHIPS IN DATA PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS

  • US 20120046899A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2010
  • Published: 02/23/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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