Energy Conservation and Hardware Usage Management for Data Centers
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1. A method of providing power management and monitoring of data center resources in a data center that comprises a plurality of processing elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting, by a management system of the data center, a condition for selecting new processing elements;
selecting one or more processing elements as the new processing elements based on at least a temperature parameter and a usage history parameter of at least some of the plurality of processing elements; and
consolidating workload onto the new processing elements.
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Abstract
A power management and data center resource monitoring mechanism is provided for selecting new processing elements in a data center. When a condition is detected for selecting new processing elements, one or more processing elements are selected as the new processing elements based on at least a temperature parameter and a usage history parameter of at least some of the processing elements in the data center. Workload is consolidated onto the new processing elements to conserve energy.
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1. A method of providing power management and monitoring of data center resources in a data center that comprises a plurality of processing elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, by a management system of the data center, a condition for selecting new processing elements; selecting one or more processing elements as the new processing elements based on at least a temperature parameter and a usage history parameter of at least some of the plurality of processing elements; and consolidating workload onto the new processing elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system that provides power management and monitoring of data center resources in a data center that comprises a plurality of processing elements, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; a hotspot regulator coupled to the one or more processors, the hotspot regulator adapted to detect a condition for selecting new processing elements; and an optimizer coupled to the hotspot regulator, the optimizer adapted to; select one or more processing elements as the new processing elements based on at least a temperature parameter and a usage history parameter of at least some of the plurality of processing elements; and consolidate workload onto the new processing elements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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