System and method for sequential placement of cooling resources within data center layouts
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for sequential placement of cooling resources in a data center model, the method comprising:
- defining a weighted, higher-order cooling metric, , representing an overall performance of the cooling resources in the data center model, being based on a calculation of at least one performance metric M, wherein k cooling resources having greater impact on M than other cooling resources are omitted from the calculation;
enumerating all possible locations in the data center model for placing an additional c cooling resources; and
placing the c cooling resources in locations in the data center model for which {circumflex over (M)} is closest to an optimum value.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for sequential placement of cooling resources in a data center comprises: defining a weighted, higher-order cooling metric, , representing an overall performance of the cooling resources in the data center; enumerating all possible locations in the data center for placing an additional c cooling resources; and placing the c cooling resources in locations in the data center for which is closest to an optimum value. For a performance metric Mi, the weighted, higher-order cooling performance metric can be defined as
where R represents a number of racks in the data center, C represents a total number of cooling resources placed in the data center, i represents one of the R racks in the data center, Mi(k) represents a value of metric Mi when k cooling resources are shut down, and a(i,k) is a weighting function for rack i with the k cooling resources shut down. A system performing the method and computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions causing a processor to perform the method are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for sequential placement of cooling resources in a data center model, the method comprising:
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defining a weighted, higher-order cooling metric, , representing an overall performance of the cooling resources in the data center model, being based on a calculation of at least one performance metric M, wherein k cooling resources having greater impact on M than other cooling resources are omitted from the calculation; enumerating all possible locations in the data center model for placing an additional c cooling resources; and placing the c cooling resources in locations in the data center model for which {circumflex over (M)} is closest to an optimum value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for sequential placement of cooling resources in a data center layout, comprising:
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a computer storage system in which is stored a database holding a numerical computer model of the data center layout; and a computer processor executing a sequence of instructions directing; defining a weighted, higher-order cooling metric, , representing an overall performance of the cooling resources in the computer model of the data center layout, being based on a calculation of at least one performance metric M, wherein k cooling resources having greater impact on M than other cooling resources are omitted from the calculation; enumerating all possible locations in the computer model of the data center layout for placing an additional c cooling resources; and placing the c cooling resources in locations in the computer model of the data center layout for which {circumflex over (M)} is closest to an optimum value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for sequentially placing cooling resources in a data center model, the sequences of instructions including instructions that will cause at least one processor to:
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define a weighted, higher-order cooling metric, , representing an overall performance of the cooling resources in the data center model, being based on a calculation of at least one performance metric M, wherein k cooling resources having greater impact on M than other cooling resources are omitted from the calculation; enumerate all possible locations in the data center model for placing an additional c cooling resources; and place the c cooling resources in locations in the data center model for which is closest to an optimum value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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