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Managing data center resources

  • US 9,864,669 B1
  • Filed: 02/22/2012
  • Issued: 01/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for managing computing devices, the system comprising:

  • a first indicator device configured to indicate whether operation of a computing device is interruptible, the first indicator device configured to operate in;

    a first state indicating that the computing device is not executing any active customer workloads; and

    a second state indicating that the computing device executing at least one active customer workload;

    a second indicator device configured to indicate whether operation of a data center component is interruptible, the second indicator device configured to operate in;

    a third state indicating that the data center component is not supporting operation of any computing devices that are executing any active customer workloads; and

    a fourth state indicating that the data center component is supporting operation of at least the computing device that is executing the at least one active customer workload,wherein the data center component comprises an environmental control system or a power control system, wherein the data center component is configured to support operation of the computing device during execution of the at least one active customer workload, and wherein the data center component does not execute the at least one active customer workload; and

    a management component executed by one or more processors in communication with the first and second indicator devices, the management component configured to;

    initialize the first indicator device to the first state and the second indicator device to the third state;

    analyze usage data regarding one or more activities executing on the computing device;

    determine that an activity of the one or more activities executing on the computing device corresponds to an active customer workload, the determining based at least in part on the analysis of the usage data; and

    cause, based at least in part on the determination, the first indicator device to change to the second state and the second indicator device to change to the fourth state.

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