Patent ID: 9122471
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying the electrical connectivity of power supply units, the method comprising: a computer determining a characteristic corresponding to each of a first power supply unit and a second power supply unit, wherein the first and second power supply units are connected to one or more power distribution units and are configured to provide power in a datacenter, wherein the characteristic includes at least one of a current, a resistance, a voltage, a frequency, a phase, and a magnetic field; the computer generating a comparison of the characteristic corresponding to the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit, to a threshold value of the characteristic; the computer determining if the comparison violates the threshold value of the characteristic; and in response to determining the comparison does not violate the threshold value of the characteristic, the computer determining that the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit are connected to a given power distribution unit included in the one or more power distribution units.