Patent ID: 9658662
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H05K,Y02D

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of managing resources for a data center, comprising: determining electrical power usage for the data center; determining cooling fluid usage for the data center; predicting a change in workload; based on the predicted change in workload, processing a resource utilization cap associated with the electrical power and a primary coolant for the data center, wherein the resource utilization cap includes: dynamically configuring a cooling fluid controller during operation of the data center to adjust use of the primary coolant by determining a primary coolant valve opening or identifying a water pressure drop to satisfy the resource utilization cap, wherein the primary coolant is water; dynamically configuring a secondary coolant controller during operation of the data center to adjust use of the secondary coolant in place of at least a portion of the primary coolant for the data center based on the resource utilization cap, wherein the secondary coolant is air; and dynamically configuring an electrical power controller during operation of the data center to adjust electrical power usage by one or more heat-generating components in the data center to satisfy the resource utilization cap, wherein adjusting electrical power usage includes turning on the heat-generating components in a same rack and turning off the heat-generating components in another rack.