Dynamic power budgeting in a chassis
View Patent ↗A chassis determines a steady state power consumption of each node in the chassis based upon real-time monitoring of power consumption of the nodes. The chassis also determines a power allocation for each node based upon the steady state power consumptions for the nodes. The chassis also determines a total power allocation for the chassis based upon the steady state power consumptions for the nodes. The chassis also determines a source and amount of input power for the chassis based upon the total power allocation for the chassis. The steady state power consumption of a node may be determined by sampling the power consumption of the node during a window period, and setting the steady state consumption of the node to a range if the values of the samples during the window period are within the assigned range.
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a chassis controller, that no allocation of electrical power is allocated to a motherboard of a plurality of motherboards installed in a chassis during a learning phase;
identifying, by the chassis controller during the learning phase, a maximum electrical power consumption associated with the motherboard lacking the allocation of the electrical power;
assigning, by the chassis controller, a range of the electrical power to each one of the motherboards, the range of the electrical power based on the maximum electrical power consumption associated with the motherboard lacking the allocation of the electrical power during the learning phase;
comparing, by the chassis controller, samples of the electrical power periodically consumed by the each one of the motherboards to the range of the electrical power assigned to the each one of the motherboards;
confirming, by the chassis controller, the range of the electrical power assigned to a corresponding one of the motherboards in response to all the samples having values lying within the range of the electrical power;
assigning, by the chassis controller, a different range of the electrical power to the corresponding one of the motherboards in response to any of the samples having a value lying outside the range of the electrical power; and
dynamically managing, by the chassis controller, a plurality of power supply units based on ranges of the electrical power assigned to the motherboards.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning a binary value to the range of the electrical power assigned to the corresponding one of the motherboards.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein assigning the binary value comprises assigning two-bits to the binary value.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein a duration of periodicity is configurable.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the different range in response to the any of the samples having the value lying outside the range of the electrical power.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning a next range of the electrical power as the different range in response to the any of the samples having the value lying outside the range of the electrical power.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising restarting sampling of the samples in response to the any of the samples having the value lying outside the range of the electrical power.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising restarting sampling of the samples in response to assigning the different range of the electrical power to the corresponding one of the motherboards.
9. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining that a steady state electrical power consumption associated with all the motherboards exceeds an input power generated by a power supply.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the maximum electrical power consumption associated with the samples exceeds the range of the electrical power; and
assigning a higher range as the different range.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising increasing an input power to the chassis in response to the higher range.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining that a steady state electrical power consumption associated with all the motherboards exceeds an input power generated by a power supply.
13. An information handling system comprising:
a first chassis;
a chassis power manager;
a plurality of motherboards installed within the first chassis; and
a plurality of power supply units (PSUs) to supply electrical power to the motherboards in the plurality of the motherboards, wherein the chassis power manager executes code that causes the chassis power manager to perform operations, the operations including:
determining, during a learning phase, that no allocation of electrical power is allocated to a motherboard of a plurality of motherboards installed in a chassis;
determining a maximum electrical power consumption associated with the motherboard lacking the allocation of the electrical power;
assigning a range of the electrical power to each one of the motherboards, the range of the electrical power based on the maximum electrical power consumption associated with the motherboard lacking the allocation of the electrical power during the learning phase;
comparing samples of the electrical power periodically consumed by the each one of the motherboards to the range of the electrical power assigned to the each one of the motherboards;
confirming the range of the electrical power assigned to a corresponding one of the motherboards in response to all the samples having values lying within the range of the electrical power;
assigning a higher range of the electrical power to the corresponding one of the motherboards in response to any of the samples having a value lying outside the range of the electrical power;
determining a total power allocation associated with the first chassis based upon the maximum power consumption for all the motherboards installed in the first chassis; and
determining a source of input power associated with the first chassis from the power supply units based upon the total power allocation.
14. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise placing a power supply unit of the power supply units in a standby mode of operation in response to the total power allocation.
15. The information handling system of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining the total power allocation exceeds a budgeted power; and
activating an additional power supply unit of the power supply units to increase the electrical power supplied to the motherboards.
16. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing the total power allocation to a budgeted power.
17. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise determining an excess capacity based on a comparison of the total power allocation to a budgeted power.
18. A chassis manager, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations including:
determining, during a learning phase, that no allocation of electrical power is allocated to a motherboard of a plurality of motherboards installed in a chassis;
determining a maximum electrical power consumption of the motherboard lacking the allocation of the electrical power;
assigning a range of the electrical power to each one of the motherboards, the range of the electrical power based on the maximum electrical power consumption determined during the learning phase;
comparing samples of the electrical power periodically consumed to the range of the electrical power assigned to the each one of the motherboards;
confirming the range of the electrical power assigned to a corresponding one of the motherboards in response to all the samples having values lying within the range of the electrical power;
assigning a different range of the electrical power to the corresponding one of the motherboards in response to any of the samples having a value lying outside the range of the electrical power; and
dynamically managing a plurality of power supply units based on ranges of the electrical power assigned to the motherboards.
19. The chassis manager of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing a sum of the ranges of the electrical power assigned to the motherboards to a budgeted power.
20. The chassis manager of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise activating an additional power supply unit of the power supply units in response to the sum of the ranges of the electrical power, the additional power supply unit for increasing the electrical power supplied to the motherboards.