Patent ID: 7461274
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: G06F,H05K,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for allocating electrical power to a plurality of blade servers installed in a blade center chassis, further including a management module in said blade center chassis, said method comprising the steps of: reading a total power capacity of said blade center chassis by querying all power supplies installed in said blade center chassis; calculating a maximum power load dissipated by said plurality of blade servers by querying a power consumption value of each of said plurality of blade servers; allocating an individual amount of power to each of said plurality of blade servers, wherein a total amount of individual power allocated remains less than said total power capacity of said blade center chassis; booting an operating system on each of said plurality of blade servers; monitoring utilization of power-consuming resources on each of said plurality of blade servers during operation of said operating system; determining when said utilization of said power-consuming resources on each of said plurality of blade servers requires a change in said individual amount of power allocated to each of said plurality of blade servers; and as a function of said determining step, brokering said total power capacity in said blade center chassis by changing said individual amount of power allocated to each of said plurality of blade servers.