Systems and methods for distributing a workload based on a local cooling efficiency index determined for at least one location within a zone in a data center
US9015725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data center workload distribution management system includes a cooling cost engine to determine a cooling cost or cooling capacity for each of a plurality of zones of a data center and a workload distribution engine. The workload distribution engine is to identify the zone that has a lowest cooling cost and sufficient cooling capacity and also has sufficient processing capacity for a workload, determine a local cooling efficiency index for at least one location within the identified zone, and distribute the workload to the location having a local cooling efficiency index that indicates the highest cooling efficiency.
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