Mitigating an impact of a datacenter thermal event
US9146814B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/86
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A ranking service can retrieve metrics from a metrics data store and use the metrics to determine a priority order in which to power down resources in a data center. Metrics from the data store can include a number of instances running on a host, a length of time that an instance has been operational, a type of instance, an amount of CPU use on a host, etc. The ranking service can also obtain other parameters from other sources. The parameters can include whether redundant or failover instances exist, the importance of the instances, whether the customer itself is considered important, other generic parameters from the customer account, a customer provided ranking of instances, etc.
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