OPTIMIZATION OF SYSTEM ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE AND COOLING CAPACITY WITH INTELLIGENT USER CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- accessing historical operating data for a unit of information technology equipment, wherein the historical operating data includes power consumption, fan speed, inlet air temperature, workload, and any processor throttling events at various points in time;
receiving user input selecting a fan speed ranging from a minimum fan speed to a maximum fan speed;
using the historical operating data to determine a performance impact that is expected from operating the unit at the selected fan speed, where the power consumption is a proxy for performance; and
displaying the estimated performance impact of the selected fan speed and one or more alternative fan speeds.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method comprises accessing historical operating data for a unit of information technology equipment, wherein the historical operating data includes power consumption, fan speed, inlet air temperature, workload, and any processor throttling events at various points in time. The method further comprises receiving user input selecting a fan speed, and using the historical operating data to determine a performance impact that is expected from operating the unit at the selected fan speed, where the power consumption is a proxy for performance. The estimated performance impact of the selected fan speed and one or more alternative fan speeds is then displayed.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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accessing historical operating data for a unit of information technology equipment, wherein the historical operating data includes power consumption, fan speed, inlet air temperature, workload, and any processor throttling events at various points in time; receiving user input selecting a fan speed ranging from a minimum fan speed to a maximum fan speed; using the historical operating data to determine a performance impact that is expected from operating the unit at the selected fan speed, where the power consumption is a proxy for performance; and displaying the estimated performance impact of the selected fan speed and one or more alternative fan speeds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product including computer usable program code embodied on a computer usable storage medium, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code for accessing historical operating data for a unit of information technology equipment, wherein the historical operating data includes power consumption, fan speed, inlet air temperature, workload, and any processor throttling events at various points in time.; computer usable program code for receiving user input selecting a fan speed ranging from a minimum fan speed to a maximum fan speed; computer usable program code for using the historical operating data to determine a performance impact that is expected from operating the unit at the selected fan speed, where the power consumption is a proxy for performance; and computer usable program code for displaying the estimated performance impact of the selected fan speed and one or more alternative fan speeds. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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