Patent · US Active

System and method for smoothing power reclamation of blade servers

US8032768B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

7References

20Claims

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Michael Brundridge · Georgetown, US
Alan Brumley · Cedar Park, US
Ashish Munjal · Round Rock, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2008
Grant date	Oct 4, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 5, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/1498
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A modular enclosure including first, second, third, and fourth servers, and a chassis management controller. The first, second, and third servers each have reclaimable power. The fourth server is configured to request a specific amount of power needed to complete a power-on request received at the fourth server. The chassis management controller is in communication with each of the first, second, third, and fourth servers. The chassis management controller is configured to reassign all the reclaimable power of the first server and to reassign a portion of the reclaimable power of the second and third servers to the fourth server.

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