Integrated energy savings and business operations in data centers
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1. A power control system in a data center, comprising:
- at least one physical server;
at least one virtual server coupled to the at least one physical server;
at least two loads, each load having a local power controller in communication with a power model; and
a server/power controller to control task loading on the at least one physical server through adjustment of tasks on the at least one virtual server, the server power controller receiving inputs from the power model about status of the loads and power consumption including a predictability rating of power consumption of a particular customer where the predictability rating affects cost of power to the particular customer, and quality of service requirements for that customer selected based upon a business input, and generating signals to arrange processing tasks to meet power saving targets.
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Abstract
A power control system in a data center has a plurality of physical servers, each server having a local controller, at least one virtual server coupled to at least some of the physical servers, and a central controller to control task loading on the physical servers through the virtual servers. A method of controlling power consumption in a data center includes receiving inputs from local controllers residing on loads, the inputs including data about power consumption on the loads, receiving as an input at least one quality of service requirement, and allocating tasks to at least one server based upon the quality of service and the power consumption on the loads.
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1. A power control system in a data center, comprising:
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at least one physical server; at least one virtual server coupled to the at least one physical server; at least two loads, each load having a local power controller in communication with a power model; and a server/power controller to control task loading on the at least one physical server through adjustment of tasks on the at least one virtual server, the server power controller receiving inputs from the power model about status of the loads and power consumption including a predictability rating of power consumption of a particular customer where the predictability rating affects cost of power to the particular customer, and quality of service requirements for that customer selected based upon a business input, and generating signals to arrange processing tasks to meet power saving targets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A computer-controlled method of controlling power consumption in a data center, comprising:
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receiving inputs from controllers monitoring loads, the inputs including data about power consumption on the loads received at a power model, the power model describing a relationship between the loads and power consumption, wherein power consumption includes a predictability rating of power consumption of a particular user where the predictability rating affects cost of power to the particular customer, and a current status of the load and aggregating the inputs from local power controllers; receiving as an input at least one quality of service requirement selected based upon a business input; and generating signals to arrange processing tasks to meet power saving targets. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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