Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20080028242
Method of remotely controlling the power consumption of one or more servers
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#179Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Applies to Claims 16,6,8
Submitted by: Prithvi SrihariLast updated: almost 4 years ago
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Summary / Description
Summary / DescriptionAn open industry standard that provides (among other things) power management. Linux implements this.
 
Basic Information
Type of Prior ArtPrint Publication
 
Publication Title *ACPIA Programmer's Reference
 
AuthorIntel Corp
 
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MediumProduct
 
Publication Date *January 1, 2006
 
URLhttp://www.acpia.org/
 
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ACPI provides interfaces for power management.
 
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The method of Claim 1, further comprising issuing power control commands based on Extensible Markup Language (XML).
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ACPI provides interfaces for power control.
ACPI provides interfaces for power control.
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The method of Claim 1, further comprising using system interrupt commands to initiate communication between a local management processor of the at least one server and a host processor of a remote host computer originating the remote control in order to adjust system power consumption.
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ACPI defines how power control can be initiated.
ACPI defines how power control can be initiated.
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A computer system for remotely controlling power consumption of plural servers from a host computer, comprising:a power control module operating on the host computer configured to remotely initiate a change in a power consumption state of the plural remote servers;a modulation module configured to dynamically modulate clock speed of the plural servers at the request of an administrator;a command generation module configured to generate appropriate commands and encoding the commands into a format suitable for transport over a data network from an administration terminal to the plural servers; anda module located at the servers configured to interpret the commands and execute the commands by the plural servers.
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ACPI provides how power control can be managed.
ACPI provides how power control can be managed.
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