System, method, architecture, and computer program product for dynamic power management in a computer system
First Claim
1. In a system having a plurality of physical network devices, a method for grouping said plurality of physical network devices into a logical network device for operation and control, said method comprising:
- coupling said physical network devices that are to be grouped together as a logical device for communication;
identifying a manager to supervise operation of said logical device;
identifying a number of said plurality of physical network devices that are configured to perform a task;
receiving at least one request for performance of the task;
determining demand for the task; and
based on the demand, executing a procedure within said manager to coordinate and control operation of said logical device to increase or decrease the number of physical network devices that are configured to perform the task; and
managing the power consumption of said logical device by adjusting a performance level and a power consumption rate of at least one of said constituent physical devices to perform said task at a reduced performance level and power consumption rate.
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Abstract
Network architecture, computer system and/or server, circuit, device, apparatus, method, and computer program and control mechanism for managing power consumption and workload in computer system and data and information servers. Further provides power and energy consumption and workload management and control systems and architectures for high-density and modular multi-server computer systems that maintain performance while conserving energy and method for power management and workload management. Dynamic server power management and optional dynamic workload management for multi-server environments is provided by aspects of the invention. Modular network devices and integrated server system, including modular servers, management units, switches and switching fabrics, modular power supplies and modular fans and a special backplane architecture are provided as well as dynamically reconfigurable multi-purpose modules and servers. Backplane architecture, structure, and method that has no active components and separate power supply lines and protection to provide high reliability in server environment.
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56 Claims
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1. In a system having a plurality of physical network devices, a method for grouping said plurality of physical network devices into a logical network device for operation and control, said method comprising:
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coupling said physical network devices that are to be grouped together as a logical device for communication; identifying a manager to supervise operation of said logical device; identifying a number of said plurality of physical network devices that are configured to perform a task; receiving at least one request for performance of the task; determining demand for the task; and
based on the demand, executing a procedure within said manager to coordinate and control operation of said logical device to increase or decrease the number of physical network devices that are configured to perform the task; andmanaging the power consumption of said logical device by adjusting a performance level and a power consumption rate of at least one of said constituent physical devices to perform said task at a reduced performance level and power consumption rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. In a system having a plurality of physical network devices configurable to perform a plurality of tasks, a method for grouping said plurality of physical network devices into a logical network device for operation and control, said method comprising:
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identifying a number of said plurality of physical network devices that are to be grouped together as a logical device, and that are each configured to perform at least one of said plurality of tasks; grouping said number of plurality of physical network devices together as a logical device; receiving a request for performance of one of said plurality of tasks; determining demand for said task; based on said demand, dynamically reconfiguring certain of said identified physical network devices from a configuration to perform a task other than said requested task to a configuration to perform said requested task in order to satisfy said demand.
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