REMOTE POWER MANAGEMENT

• US 20170078450A1
• Filed: 09/02/2016
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Wang, Winson Yin, Wu, Chao, Zhai, Li, Xia, Robert Guowu, Mei, Sheng
• Granted Patent: US 10,805,428 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0686 Additional information in the notification, e.g. enhancement of specific meta-data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a remote power management apparatus and management method, wherein the apparatus for managing a power supply by a remote server comprises a managing unit configured to manage the power supply and an interface provided between the remote server and the managing unit, wherein the remote server controls the managing unit via the interface to manage the power supply.

Claims

1. An apparatus for managing a power supply by a remote server, comprising:

a managing unit configured to manage the power supply; and

an interface provided between the remote server and the managing unit, the remote server configured to control the managing unit via the interface to manage the power supply.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the managing unit is further configured to control the power supply based on a control signal received from the remote server via the interface by a controller.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the managing unit is configured to

based on a monitor signal received from the remote server via the interface monitor information of at least one of:

a power supply state, an environmental condition, or an alarm condition; and

transmit the monitored information to the remote server via the interface.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the managing unit is further configured to monitor information of at least one of a power supply state, an environment condition, or an alarm condition;

and

based on an abnormality in the monitored information, transmit alarm information to the remote server via the interface, and shut down the power supply.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interface is adapted to at least one of Ethernet, USB, or USART.

6. A method for managing a power supply by a remote server, the method comprising:

providing an interface between the remote server and a managing unit; and

controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface to manage the power supply.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface comprises:

controlling the power supply based on a control signal received from the remote server via the interface.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface comprises:

based on a monitor signal received from the remote server via the interface monitoring information of at least one of the following;

a power supply state, an environmental condition, or an alarm condition; and

transmitting the monitored information to the remote server via the interface.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface comprises:

monitoring information of at least one of a power supply state, an environment condition, or an alarm condition; and

transmitting alarm information to the remote server via the interface and shutting down the power supply based on an abnormality in the monitored information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interface is adapted to at least one of Ethernet, USB, or USART.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the interface is adapted to at least one of Ethernet, USB, or USART.

11. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer executable program code, wherein the code enables execution across one or more processors of;

providing an interface between the remote server and a managing unit; and

controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface to manage the power supply.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface comprises:

controlling the power supply based on a control signal received from the remote server via the interface.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface comprises:

based on a monitor signal received from the remote server via the interface monitoring information of at least one of the following;

a power supply state, an environmental condition, or an alarm condition; and

transmitting the monitored information to the remote server via the interface.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein controlling the managing unit by the remote server via the interface comprises:

monitoring information of at least one of a power supply state, an environment condition, or an alarm condition; and

transmitting alarm information to the remote server via the interface and shutting down the power supply based on an abnormality in the monitored information.