Patent ID: 7058828
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for managing the operating frequency of blades in a blade-based computer system, said method comprising the steps of: operating a first blade at a first frequency, said first blade hosting applications that require a first power allocation, wherein said first blade consumes a first portion of an overall thermal and power budget of said blade-based computer system based upon said first power allocation; operating a second blade at a second frequency, said second blade hosting applications that require a second power allocation, wherein said second blade consumes a second portion of the overall thermal and power budget of said blade-based computer system based upon said second power allocation; and maintaining the overall thermal and power budget in said blade-based computer system and optimizing performance of said blade-based computer system by modulating at least one of said first frequency and said second frequency in said blade-based computer system, wherein said first frequency of the first blade is increased based on an increased performance demand by the hosted applications on the first blade and said second frequency of the second blade is decreased based on a decreased performance demand by the hosted applications on the second blade and wherein the increase in the first frequency and the decrease in the second frequency occur simultaneously to optimize performance of said blade-based computer system and to maintain the overall thermal and power budget of said blade-based computer system.