Systems and methods for providing sensor information from an intelligent device for closed-loop thermal control
View Patent ↗A method for use in an information handling system comprising a processor, an information handling resource communicatively coupled to the processor, the information handling resource including a controller and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the information handling resource, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and the information handling resource, and having stored thereon a program of instructions configured to perform thermal management of the information handling system, may be provided. The method may include periodically communicating information indicative of the temperature from the information handling resource to the management controller, storing by the management controller the information indicative of the temperature in a data record associated with the temperature sensor, and based on information stored in the data record, performing by the program of instructions closed-loop thermal management of the information handling system.
1. An information handling system comprising:
a processor;
an information handling resource communicatively coupled to the processor, the information handling resource including a controller and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the information handling resource; and
a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and the information handling resource, and having stored thereon a program of instructions configured to perform thermal management of the information handling system;
wherein:
the management controller is configured to receive information regarding the information handling resource and create a data record associated with the temperature sensor;
the information handling resource is configured to receive a plurality of data records from the management controller;
the information handling resource is configured to determine, based on the received plurality of data records, the data record associated with the temperature sensor;
the information handling resource is configured to periodically communicate information indicative of the temperature to the management controller to update the data record associated with the temperature sensor; and
based on information stored in the data record, the program of instructions is configured to perform closed-loop thermal management of the information handling system;
wherein the periodically communicating is in response to receiving an indication of a presence of the data record.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the data record is created in response to an update of an identity module of the management controller.
3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the information handling resource and the management controller are configured to communicate via Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the management controller is configured to, in an absence of periodic receipt of the information indicative of the temperature from the information handling resource, apply a default value to the data record such that the program of instructions is configured to perform open-loop thermal management of the information handling system.
5. A method comprising, in an information handling system comprising a processor, an information handling resource communicatively coupled to the processor, the information handling resource including a controller and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the information handling resource, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and the information handling resource, and configured to perform thermal management of the information handling system:
the management controller receiving information regarding the information handling resource and creating a data record associated with the temperature sensor;
the information handling resource receiving a plurality of data records from the management controller;
the information handling resource determining, based on the received plurality of data records, the data record associated with the temperature sensor;
periodically communicating information indicative of the temperature from the information handling resource to the management controller to update the data record associated with the temperature sensor; and
based on information stored in the data record, performing closed-loop thermal management of the information handling system;
wherein the periodically communicating is in response to receiving an indication of a presence of the data record.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising creating the data record in response to an update of an identity module of the management controller.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the information handling resource and the management controller are configured to communicate via Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising, in an absence of periodic receipt of the information indicative of the temperature from the information handling resource, applying by the management controller a default value to the data record such that the management controller performs open-loop thermal management of the information handling system.
9. 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, in an information handling system comprising an information handling resource, the information handling resource including a controller and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associated with the information handling resource, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the information handling resource, configured to perform thermal management of the information handling system:
cause the management controller to receive information regarding the information handling resource and create a data record associated with the temperature sensor;
cause the information handling resource to receive a plurality of data records from the management controller;
cause the information handling resource to determine, based on the received plurality of data records, the data record associated with the temperature sensor;
periodically receive at the management controller information indicative of the temperature from the information handling resource to update the data record associated with the temperature sensor; and based on information stored in the data record, perform closed-loop thermal management of the information handling system;
wherein the periodically communicating is in response to receiving an indication of a presence of the data record.
10. The article of claim 9 , the instructions for further causing the processor to create the data record in response to an update of an identity module of the management controller.
11. The article of claim 9 , wherein the information handling resource and the management controller are configured to communicate via Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
12. The article of claim 9 , the instructions for further causing the processor to, in an absence of periodic receipt of the information indicative of the temperature from the information handling resource, apply by the management controller a default value to the data record such that the management controller is configured to perform open-loop thermal management of the information handling system.