Adjusting power budgets of multiple servers
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1. A computer implemented method of adjusting power budgets of multiple servers within a data center, comprising:
- organizing the multiple servers into hierarchical groups;
dividing a total power budget among the hierarchical groups; and
assigning power consumption levels to individual members of a particular hierarchical group such that the sum total of the assigned power consumption levels does not exceed the total power budget for the particular hierarchical group;
wherein the act of dividing is dynamic with respect to time.
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Abstract
A method of adjusting power budgets of multiple servers within a data center comprises various actions. Such actions include, for example, organizing the multiple servers into hierarchical groups, dividing a total power budget among the hierarchical groups, and assigning power consumption levels to individual members of a particular hierarchical group such that the sum total of the assigned power consumption levels does not exceed the total power budget for the particular hierarchical group. The act of dividing is dynamic with respect to time.
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1. A computer implemented method of adjusting power budgets of multiple servers within a data center, comprising:
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organizing the multiple servers into hierarchical groups; dividing a total power budget among the hierarchical groups; and assigning power consumption levels to individual members of a particular hierarchical group such that the sum total of the assigned power consumption levels does not exceed the total power budget for the particular hierarchical group; wherein the act of dividing is dynamic with respect to time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data center with adjusted power budgets, comprising:
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a plurality of servers within the data center, wherein the plurality of servers are hierarchically organized into groups and each hierarchical group further comprises a first management processor; and a second management processor that divides a total power budget for the data center among the hierarchical groups within the plurality of servers and communicates with the first management processor to assign a power consumption level to each server within a particular hierarchical group; wherein the sum total of the assigned power consumption levels does not exceed the total power budget for that hierarchical group; wherein the second processor divides the total power budget dynamically with respect to time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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