Adaptive throttling
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising:
- at least one processing element; and
at least two power supply elements operable to provide redundant power supply for the at least one processing element;
wherein the processing element is configured to detect an availability status of each power supply element;
wherein if the redundant power supply is available, the processing element is configured to consume more power than is provided by the power supply capability of one of the power supply elements; and
wherein if the redundant power supply is not available, the processing element is configured to limit its power consumption to the power supply capability of one of the power supply elements.
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Abstract
A computer system is provided having at least one processing resource, at least one power resource and at least one redundant power resource. The at least one processing resource is operable to exploit a greater level of power than is provided by the at least one power resource. The at least one processing resource is configured to exploit power provided by both the at least one power resource and the at least one redundant power resource, at a time when both the at least one power resource and the at least one redundant power resource are both operable to provide power. The at least one processing resource is further configured to limit its power consumption to the power supply capability of one of the power resource and the redundant power resource when one of the power resource and the redundant power resource is not available
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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at least one processing element; and at least two power supply elements operable to provide redundant power supply for the at least one processing element; wherein the processing element is configured to detect an availability status of each power supply element; wherein if the redundant power supply is available, the processing element is configured to consume more power than is provided by the power supply capability of one of the power supply elements; and wherein if the redundant power supply is not available, the processing element is configured to limit its power consumption to the power supply capability of one of the power supply elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising:
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at least one processing means for performing a processing task; and at least two power supply means for providing redundant power supply for the at least one processing means; wherein the processing means is configured to detect an availability status of each power supply means; wherein if the redundant power supply is available, the processing means is configured to consume more power than is provided by the power supply capability of one of the power supply means; and wherein if the redundant power supply is not available, the processing means is configured to limit its power consumption to the power supply capability of one of the power supply means.
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19. A method comprising:
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detecting an availability status of each of at least two power supply elements configured to provide redundant power supply for at least one processing element of a computer system; consuming more power than is provided by the power supply capability of one of the power supply elements if the redundant power supply is available; and limiting a power consumption to the power supply capability of one of the power supply elements if the redundant power supply is not available.
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20. A method of exploiting redundant power provided to a programmable processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting an operational status of each of a plurality of power supplies to the programmable processing apparatus to determine a redundancy availability result; permitting the programmable processing apparatus to utilize more power than is available in the event of a negative redundancy availability result upon a determination of a positive redundancy availability result; and limiting the power utilization of the programmable processing apparatus to the power that is available in the event of a negative redundancy availability result upon a determination of a negative redundancy availability result.
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21. A computer system comprising:
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at least one processing resource; at least one power resource; and at least one redundant power resource configured to provide redundant power supply for the at least one processing resource; wherein the at least one processing resource is operable to detect an availability status of the at least one redundant power resource; wherein if the at least one redundant power resource is available, the at least one processing resource is configured to exploit power provided by both the at least one power resource and the at least one redundant power resource; wherein if the at least one redundant power resource is not available, the at least one processing resource is configured to exploit power provided by the at least one power resource or the at least one redundant power resource. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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