Data center emergency power management
First Claim
1. One or more tangible computer-readable storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method to respond to unplanned power outages in a data center, the method comprising:
- collecting realtime environmental data for the data center and each network element in the data center;
detecting a specific environmental condition based on the realtime environmental data;
calculating uptime remaining for network elements currently operating in the data center, wherein the uptime is a function of the power capacity for the data center and the digital footprints of the network elements;
generating power down suggestions specifying one or more network elements based on the role of the network elements;
selecting suggested network elements that consume large quantities of power; and
generating instructions that perform a logical shutdown of the selected network elements, wherein the logical shutdown closes a subset of applications executing on the selected network element.
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Abstract
A media, method, and data center power management system are provided to manage planned and unplanned data center power outages in a data center having network elements. During a planned outage, a remote device generates a request to simulate a power outage. The data center management system processes the request and suggests powering off one or more network elements based on a role associated with the network element and a measured power consumption associated with each network element. During an unplanned outage, the data center management system receives environmental data that triggers the generation of instructions to power off one or more network elements based on at least one of a calculated uptime associated with one or more backup generators, a role associated with each network element, and a power consumption associated with each network element.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more tangible computer-readable storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method to respond to unplanned power outages in a data center, the method comprising:
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collecting realtime environmental data for the data center and each network element in the data center; detecting a specific environmental condition based on the realtime environmental data; calculating uptime remaining for network elements currently operating in the data center, wherein the uptime is a function of the power capacity for the data center and the digital footprints of the network elements; generating power down suggestions specifying one or more network elements based on the role of the network elements; selecting suggested network elements that consume large quantities of power; and generating instructions that perform a logical shutdown of the selected network elements, wherein the logical shutdown closes a subset of applications executing on the selected network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more tangible computer-readable storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method to trigger a planned power outage in a data center, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to initiate a planned power outage from a remote client device; storing the request in an event database; providing power down suggestions specifying one or more network element in response to the request t; selecting one or more of the suggested network elements, wherein the suggested network elements are selected based on a role assigned to each network element;
andgenerating instructions that perform a logical shutdown of the selected network elements, wherein the logical shutdown closes a subset of applications executing on the selected network element. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A data center power management system, the data center power management system comprising:
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one or more environmental devices that provide realtime environmental data for a data center having network elements; a managed power distribution component that manages power supplied to each network element in the data center by performing a logical shutdown of the network elements, wherein the logical shutdown closes a subset of applications executing on the selected network element; and a power management server that controls the power provided to the network elements based on a role associated with the network elements, the power management server comprises a client interface that connects a remote device, a network element interface that connects to the network elements in the data center, a power management interface that connects to the managed power distribution component, and an environmental device interface that connects to the environmental devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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