Patent ID: 8001401
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling power usage of a processing element in a computer system, comprising: at least one processing element communicating with a local control device, and a power source supplying power to the local control device and the processing element; at least one sensor communicating with the processing element for ascertaining power usage data from the processing element; a system control device communicating with the sensor and communicating with the processing element for controlling power usage of the processing element using the data from the sensor; wherein the system control device includes a program stored on a computer readable memory device for storing global policies and rules, and the system control device includes a processor for executing the program, the program distributes the global policies to a plurality of processing elements; a supercomputer system including the processing elements, and the system control device being external to the supercomputer system; and a job scheduler communicating with the system control device, and using information from the job scheduler for updating the global policies and rules.