Method and apparatus for operating a server system including determining the power supplied by one of a plurality of power supplies by measuring voltage on a load share signal line
US7152174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/263
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The specification may disclose a system and related method for control of a server system that may include determining the amount of power delivered in a system utilizing redundant power supplies based on a measurement of the voltage of load share signals between those power supplies, and then allowing additional servers installed in the server system to power-on only if the amount of power required for the combined servers does not exceed the maximum available power or exceed the power required for a certain type of redundant power supply operation.
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