DATA CENTER INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION

• US 20140031956A1
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baselayer Technology, LLC
• Original Assignee: IO Data Centers, LLC
• Inventors: Slessman, George, Slessman, William, Malik, Kevin, Steffensen, Jeremy, Holmgren, Kjell, McDonald, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,791,837 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/28
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5094 where the allocation takes into account power or heat criteria power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1488 Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1498 Resource management, Optimisation arrangements, e.g. configuration, identification, tracking, physical location thermal management H05K7/20836
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20745 within rooms for removing heat from cabinets, e.g. by air conditioning device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Systems and methods of monitoring, analyzing, optimizing and controlling data centers and data center operations are disclosed. The system includes data collection and storage hardware and software for harvesting operational data from data center assets and operations. Intelligent analysis and optimization software enables identification of optimization and/or control actions. Control software and hardware enables enacting a change in the operational state of data centers.

Claims

1. A data center control and optimization system, comprising:

a memory, the memory in communication with a processor, the processor when executing a computer program for data center control and optimization, performs operations comprising;

accessing, by the processor, input data associated with data center operations, wherein the input data comprises at least one of inventory data, operational data, historical data and external data;

determining, by the processor, that the input data does not match a data expectation;

forecasting, by the processor and based upon at least a portion of the input data, to produce interim data, wherein the interim data and the input data match the data expectation;

determining, by the processor and based upon at least one of a data center optimization dimension, the input data and the interim data, an optimization action; and

generating, by the processor, an optimization instruction based upon the optimization action, wherein executing the optimization instruction causes a change in an operational state associated with the data center operations.

2. A computerized method for controlling and optimizing data center operations, comprising:

accessing, by a computer, input data associated with data center operations, wherein the input data comprises at least one of inventory data, operational data, historical data and external data;

determining, by the computer, that the input data does not match a data expectation;

forecasting, by the computer and based upon at least a portion of the input data, to produce interim data, wherein the interim data and the input data match the data expectation;

determining, by the computer and based upon at least one of a data center optimization dimension, the input data and the interim data, an optimization action; and

generating, by the computer, an optimization instruction based upon the optimization action, wherein executing the optimization instruction causes a change in an operational state associated with the data center operations.