IP Library Granted Patent US 10,126,798
Granted Patent B2
US 10,126,798 · App. 15/160,147 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Systems and methods for autonomously adapting powering budgeting in a multi-information handling system passive chassis environment

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Patent No.
US 10,126,798
App. No.
15/160,147
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system may include a processor, and a host management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with a chassis controller of a chassis in which the information handling system is received to determine a host baseline power threshold for the information handling system and a tenant baseline power threshold for a tenant comprising the information handling system and at least one other information handling system received in the chassis, monitor a power consumption of the information handling system and a cumulative power consumption of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system, and adapt a host dynamic power limit defining a maximum amount of power consumption for the information handling system based on the power consumption of the information handling system, the cumulative power consumption, the host baseline power threshold, and the tenant baseline power threshold.

Claims (55)

1. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

a host management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to:

communicate with a chassis controller of a chassis in which the information handling system is received to determine a host baseline power threshold for the information handling system, a tenant baseline power threshold for a tenant comprising the information handling system and at least one other information handling system received in the chassis, and a power limit stepping factor for the tenant, wherein the tenant baseline power threshold is equal to a tenant power limit indicative of a maximum amount of power that is available to the tenant minus the power limit stepping factor for the tenant;

monitor a power consumption of the information handling system and a cumulative power consumption of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system; and

adapt a host dynamic power limit defining a maximum amount of power consumption for the information handling system based on the power consumption of the information handling system, the cumulative power consumption, the host baseline power threshold, the tenant baseline power threshold, and the power limit stepping factor for the tenant.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein each of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system have equal host baseline power thresholds.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein at least two of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system have different host baseline power thresholds.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adapt the host dynamic power limit by increasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit; and

the host dynamic power limit being less than the host baseline power threshold.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adapt the host dynamic power limit by increasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit; and

the cumulative power consumption being less than the tenant baseline power threshold.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adapt the host dynamic power limit by decreasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit;

the host dynamic power limit being more than the host baseline power threshold; and

the cumulative power consumption being more than the tenant baseline power threshold.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adapt the host dynamic power limit by decreasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to the power consumption of the information handling system being significantly less than the host dynamic power limit.

8. A method comprising:

communicating with a chassis controller of a chassis in which an information handling system is received to determine a host baseline power threshold for the information handling system, a tenant baseline power threshold for a tenant comprising the information handling system and at least one other information handling system received in the chassis, and a power limit stepping factor for the tenant, wherein the tenant baseline power threshold is equal to a tenant power limit indicative of a maximum amount of power that is available to the tenant minus the power limit stepping factor for the tenant;

monitoring a power consumption of the information handling system and a cumulative power consumption of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system; and

adapting a host dynamic power limit defining a maximum amount of power consumption for the information handling system based on the power consumption of the information handling system, the cumulative power consumption, the host baseline power threshold, the tenant baseline power threshold, and the power limit stepping factor for the tenant.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system have equal host baseline power thresholds.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least two of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system have different host baseline power thresholds.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adapting the host dynamic power limit by increasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit; and

the host dynamic power limit being less than the host baseline power threshold.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adapting the host dynamic power limit by increasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit; and

the cumulative power consumption being less than the tenant baseline power threshold.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adapting the host dynamic power limit by decreasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit;

the host dynamic power limit being more than the host baseline power threshold; and

the cumulative power consumption being more than the tenant baseline power threshold.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adapting the host dynamic power limit by decreasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to the power consumption of the information handling system being significantly less than the host dynamic power limit.

15. An article of manufacture comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium; and

computer-executable instructions carried on the computer readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to:

communicate with a chassis controller of a chassis in which an information handling system is received to determine a host baseline power threshold for the information handling system, a tenant baseline power threshold for a tenant comprising the information handling system and at least one other information handling system received in the chassis, and a power limit stepping factor for the tenant, wherein the tenant baseline power threshold is equal to a tenant power limit indicative of a maximum amount of power that is available to the tenant minus the power limit stepping factor for the tenant;

monitor a power consumption of the information handling system and a cumulative power consumption of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system; and

adapt a host dynamic power limit defining a maximum amount of power consumption for the information handling system based on the power consumption of the information handling system, the cumulative power consumption, the host baseline power threshold, the tenant baseline power threshold, and the power limit stepping factor for the tenant.

16. The article of claim 15 , wherein each of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system have equal host baseline power thresholds.

17. The article of claim 15 , wherein at least two of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system have different host baseline power thresholds.

18. The article of claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to adapt the host dynamic power limit by increasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit; and

the host dynamic power limit being less than the host baseline power threshold.

19. The article of claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to adapt the host dynamic power limit by increasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit; and

the cumulative power consumption being less than the tenant baseline power threshold.

20. The article of claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to adapt the host dynamic power limit by decreasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to:

the power consumption of the information handling system being near the host dynamic power limit;

the host dynamic power limit being more than the host baseline power threshold; and

the cumulative power consumption being more than the tenant baseline power threshold.

21. The article of claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to adapt the host dynamic power limit by decreasing the host dynamic power limit responsive to the power consumption of the information handling system being significantly less than the host dynamic power limit.

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