IP Library Granted Patent US 10,317,959
Granted Patent B2
US 10,317,959 · App. 15/463,454 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Server device, server control method, and program

Inventor: Jun Yokoyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G06F1/20G05B15/02G06F1/206G06F11/3058H05K7/20727H05K7/20836Y02D10/16
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Patent No.
US 10,317,959
App. No.
15/463,454
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A server device having a server module and a cooling fan in a chassis includes: a single management unit configured to control the server module and the cooling fan; and a monitoring unit configured to monitor the running status of the management unit. The monitoring unit is configured to execute thermal control of the inside of the chassis on the basis of the result of monitoring of the management unit.

Claims (24)

1. A server device having a server module and a cooling fan in a chassis, the server device comprising:

a management unit configured to control the server module and the cooling fan; and

a monitoring unit configured to monitor a running status of the management unit, the monitoring unit being different from the management unit and having a limited function compared to a function of the management unit,

wherein the monitoring unit is configured to execute thermal control of an inside of the chassis based on a result of monitoring of the management unit, and

wherein the monitoring unit is configured to execute temperature control on the server module based on a result of the monitoring.

2. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring unit is configured to control a number of rotations of the cooling fan on a basis of a result of monitoring of the management unit.

3. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring unit is configured to execute control to increase a number of rotations of the cooling fan when it is determined that there is a failure in the management unit on a basis of a result of monitoring of the management unit.

4. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring unit is configured to execute control to put an upper limit on power consumed by the server module on a basis of a result of monitoring of the management unit.

5. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the monitoring unit is configured to, when it is determined that there is a failure in the management unit on a basis of a result of monitoring of the management unit, give notification of the failure to the server module; and

the server module is configured to put an upper limit on power consumed thereby on a basis of the notification.

6. The server device according to claim 5 , comprising a plurality of server modules,

wherein each of the server modules puts an upper limit on power consumed thereby in accordance with a predetermined degree of priority.

7. The server device according to claim 5 , wherein the server module has a temperature measurement part configured to measure a temperature and is configured to, when receiving notification from the monitoring unit, put an upper limit on power consumed thereby on a basis of a result of measurement by the temperature measurement part.

8. The server device according to claim 5 , wherein the server module is configured to obtain load information showing a load on the server module itself and is configured to, when receiving notification from the monitoring unit, put an upper limit on power consumed by the server module itself on a basis of the load information.

9. A server control method executed by a server device having a server module and a cooling fan in a chassis, the server device including a management unit configured to control the server module and the cooling fan, the server control method comprising:

monitoring, by a monitoring unit, a running status of the management unit, the monitoring unit being different from the management unit and having a limited function compared to a function of the management unit,

executing thermal control of an inside of the chassis on a basis of a result of monitoring of the management unit, and

executing temperature control on the server module based on a result of the monitoring.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program comprising instructions for causing a server device having a server module and a cooling fan in a chassis to realize:

a management unit configured to control the server module and the cooling fan; and

a monitoring unit configured to monitor a running status of the management unit, the monitoring unit being different from the management unit and having a limited function compared to a function of the management unit,

wherein the monitoring unit is configured to execute thermal control of an inside of the chassis based on a result of monitoring of the management unit, and

wherein the monitoring unit is configured to execute temperature control on the server module based on a result of the monitoring.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION AND PATENT NUMBERS FOR PATENT NUMBERS 10924188, 10581518, 10200117 AND 12009865, WHICH WERE ERRONEOUSLY RECORDED AS APPLICATION NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 70575 FRAME 77. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 13, 2025
From: IP WAVE PTE. LTD.
To: PLS XLIV LLC
Reel/Frame 073349/0966 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: PLS XLIV LLC
To: RADIANT PATENTS LLC
Reel/Frame 072987/0619 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2025
From: IP WAVE PTE. LTD.
To: PLS XLIV LLC
Reel/Frame 070575/0077 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: NEC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD.
To: IP WAVE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 068783/0632 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2024
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: NEC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 066867/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2017
From: YOKOYAMA, JUN
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041645/0639 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-058319 · Mar 23, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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