Adjusting power budgets of multiple servers
    21.
    发明授权
    Adjusting power budgets of multiple servers 有权
    调整多个服务器的功率预算

    公开(公告)号:US07702931B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11475418

    申请日:2006-06-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G06F1/32 G05D3/12

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3203

    摘要: A method of adjusting power budgets of multiple servers within a data center comprises various actions. Such actions include, for example, organizing the multiple servers into hierarchical groups, dividing a total power budget among the hierarchical groups, and assigning power consumption levels to individual members of a particular hierarchical group such that the sum total of the assigned power consumption levels does not exceed the total power budget for the particular hierarchical group. The act of dividing is dynamic with respect to time.

    摘要翻译: 调整数据中心内的多个服务器的功率预算的方法包括各种动作。 这样的动作包括例如将多个服务器组织成分级组,将分层组中的总功率预算划分,并将功耗级别分配给特定分层组的各个成员,使得所分配的功耗级别的总和为 不超过特定分层组的总功率预算。 分裂的行为在时间上是动态的。

    Maintaining a power budget
    22.
    发明申请
    Maintaining a power budget 有权
    维持电力预算

    公开(公告)号:US20070300085A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-27

    申请号:US11475778

    申请日:2006-06-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00

    摘要: A server is capable of maintaining a power budget. The server comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a management processor, a power measurement circuit, and a comparison circuit. The comparison circuit receives real time power measurements from the power measurement circuit. A register includes a power budget value from the management processor. The management processor selects a system power performance state for the CPU that utilizes a level of power approximately equal to the power budget value.

    摘要翻译: 服务器能够维持功率预算。 服务器包括中央处理单元(CPU),管理处理器,功率测量电路和比较电路。 比较电路从功率测量电路接收实时功率测量。 寄存器包括来自管理处理器的功率预算值。 管理处理器为CPU利用大约等于功率预算值的功率电平的系统电源性能状态。

    Method and apparatus for adjusting power consumption during server operation
    23.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for adjusting power consumption during server operation 有权
    在服务器运行期间调整功耗的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070300084A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-27

    申请号:US11475765

    申请日:2006-06-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00

    摘要: A method for adjusting power consumption during server operation is disclosed. The method comprises initializing the server to a system power performance state (SPP-state) that comprises a plurality of constituent power settings, determining whether power regulation is required while the server is operating at the current SPP-state, setting a flag if power regulation is required, and increasing at least one of the plurality of constituent power settings associated with the SPP-state if the flag has been set.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在服务器操作期间调整功耗的方法。 该方法包括将服务器初始化为包括多个组成功率设置的系统功率性能状态(SPP状态),确定在服务器正在当前SPP状态下是否需要功率调节,如果功率调节 并且如果已经设置了标志,则增加与SPP状态相关联的多个组成功率设置中的至少一个。

    Buffer reservation method for a bus bridge system
    24.
    发明授权
    Buffer reservation method for a bus bridge system 失效
    总线桥系统的缓冲预留方法

    公开(公告)号:US5815677A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-29

    申请号:US774746

    申请日:1996-12-31

    申请人: Alan L. Goodrum

    发明人: Alan L. Goodrum

    IPC分类号: G06F13/36 G06F13/40 G06F13/14

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4059

    摘要: A method for transferring data through a bus bridge. The bus bridge includes a number of data buffers for storing data, prefetching data and write posting data. A device communicating with the bus bridge may reserve a buffer by one of two reservation mechanism. The reservation mechanism provides the bus bridge with the address and byte count. The reservation may also be forwarded to any upstream bus bridges. The reserved buffers are prefetched for efficient use of bus access. Data is prefetched and flushed according to alternative algorithms if a buffer is not reserved.

    摘要翻译: 一种通过总线桥传输数据的方法。 总线桥包括用于存储数据,预取数据和写入发布数据的多个数据缓冲器。 与总线桥通信的设备可以通过两个预留机制之一来预留缓冲器。 预留机制为总线桥提供了地址和字节数。 预留也可以转发到任何上游总线桥。 预留的缓冲区被预取用于有效使用总线访问。 如果不保留缓冲区,则根据替代算法预取和刷新数据。

    Method For Controlling The Power Usage Of A Computer
    25.
    发明申请
    Method For Controlling The Power Usage Of A Computer 有权
    控制计算机电力使用的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120036385A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-09

    申请号:US12853148

    申请日:2010-08-09

    IPC分类号: G06F1/26

    摘要: A method and apparatus for controlling the power usage of a processor is disclosed. The power usage of the processor is monitored. When the power usage of the processor exceeds a threshold power usage value, the power used by the processor is reduced or limited. A processor utilization value is also monitored. When the processor utilization value is above a threshold utilization value, the processor is ramped to a higher performance state. When power to the processor is being limited, a first rate is used to ramp the processor to the higher performance state. When power to the processor is not being limited, then a second rate, different from the first rate, is used to ramp the processor to the higher performance state.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于控制处理器的功率使用的方法和装置。 监视处理器的电源使用情况。 当处理器的功率使用超过阈值功率使用值时,由处理器使用的功率被减少或限制。 还监视处理器利用率值。 当处理器利用率值高于阈值利用率值时,处理器将变为更高的性能状态。 当处理器的电源受到限制时,使用第一速率将处理器斜升到更高的性能状态。 当处理器的电源没有被限制时,则使用与第一速率不同的第二速率来使处理器升高到更高的性能状态。

    System and method for minimizing power consumption for a workload in a data center
    26.
    发明申请
    System and method for minimizing power consumption for a workload in a data center 审中-公开
    用于最小化数据中心工作负载的功耗的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110107126A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-05

    申请号:US12588856

    申请日:2009-10-30

    申请人: Alan L. Goodrum

    发明人: Alan L. Goodrum

    IPC分类号: G06F1/32

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3203

    摘要: A system and method are disclosed for minimizing power consumption for a workload in a data center having two or more computers. The system and method execute a server-centric management tool that provides a workload-power cost function to predict a cost of running a workload on a server. The workload-power cost function is executed by the processor and includes as an input a unique designation of the server. The workload-power cost function includes as an output the cost of running the workload on the server. The system and method provide the output of the workload-power cost function to a workload placement tool to efficiently place the workload.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于最小化具有两台或多台计算机的数据中心中的工作负载的功耗的系统和方法。 该系统和方法执行以服务器为中心的管理工具,该工具提供工作负载功率成本函数来预测在服务器上运行工作负载的成本。 工作负载 - 功率成本函数由处理器执行,并且包括服务器的唯一指定作为输入。 工作负载功率成本函数包括作为输出在服务器上运行工作负载的成本。 系统和方法将工作负载功率成本函数的输出提供给工作负载布局工具,以有效地放置工作负载。

    Ordering transactions
    27.
    发明授权
    Ordering transactions 失效
    订购交易

    公开(公告)号:US6108741A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-22

    申请号:US655254

    申请日:1996-06-05

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4036

    摘要: A computer system includes a first device on a first data bus, a second device on a second data bus, and a bridge device that delivers data transactions between the two devices. The bridge device includes an execution queue that stores only a higher priority transaction and transactions initiated before the higher priority transaction, and a controller that selects transactions from the execution queue to be completed on one of the data buses.

    摘要翻译: 计算机系统包括第一数据总线上的第一设备,第二数据总线上的第二设备以及在两个设备之间传送数据事务的桥接设备。 桥接设备包括仅存储较高优先级事务的执行队列和在较高优先级事务之前发起的事务,以及从执行队列中选择要在其中一条数据总线上完成的事务的控制器。

    Fault tolerant computer system
    28.
    发明授权
    Fault tolerant computer system 失效
    容错计算机系统

    公开(公告)号:US6098137A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-01

    申请号:US882504

    申请日:1997-06-25

    摘要: A computer system includes an apparatus which enables transactions directed to a particular target device such as one situated inside a bridge to be shunted directly to the device without requiring that the transaction actually proceed to the device through a bus on which the device is located. However, the transaction may, in fact, also be run on the bus on which the device is located, the ID select for the target device may be masked. In this way, it is possible to run transactions to a particularly critical device even when the bus on which it is located is, for one reason or another, not operating.

    摘要翻译: 一种计算机系统包括一种装置,其能够使定向到诸如位于桥内的特定目标设备的事务直接地被分流到设备,而不需要事务实际上通过设备所在的总线进行到设备。 然而,实际上事务也可以在设备所在的总线上运行,目标设备的ID选择可能被屏蔽。 这样就可以将事务运行到一个特别关键的设备上,即使是由于某种原因而不在其上运行的总线。

    Expansion card insertion and removal
    29.
    发明授权
    Expansion card insertion and removal 失效
    扩充卡插拔

    公开(公告)号:US5922060A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-13

    申请号:US775133

    申请日:1996-12-31

    申请人: Alan L. Goodrum

    发明人: Alan L. Goodrum

    IPC分类号: G06F13/40 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4081

    摘要: The invention features a circuit card for use with a computer system having a card slot electrically connected to a bus. The card slot has electrical contacts corresponding to lines of the bus. The circuit card has a first pin positioned to extend into the card slot when the card is inserted into the slot and contact a first electrical contact of the slot corresponding to a communication line of the bus. The circuit card also has a second pin positioned to extend into the card slot when the card is inserted into the slot and contact a second electrical contact of the slot corresponding to a clock line of the bus before the first pin contacts the first electrical contact.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的特征在于一种与具有与总线电连接的卡槽的计算机系统一起使用的电路卡。 卡槽具有对应于总线线路的电触点。 电路卡具有第一引脚,当卡插入到插槽中时,第一引脚被定位成延伸到卡插槽中,并且接触与总线的通信线相对应的槽的第一电触头。 当卡插入插槽中时,电路卡还具有一个第二引脚,该第二引脚定位成延伸到卡插槽中,并且在第一引脚与第一电触点接触之前,接触与总线的时钟线对应的插槽的第二电触头。