Method and apparatus for improving power management by controlling operations of an uninterruptible power supply in a data center
A system having multiple racks with a power supply unit (PSU) in each rack, and multiple grids including an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in each grid to supply power to each PSU. A console determines an amount of wear levelling and an amount of workload to be supported by each UPS. The console configures each UPS based upon the determined amount of wear levelling and the determined amount of workload to be supported by the UPS. Furthermore, the console facilitates an adjustment of a power capping value in each PSU to conform with the configuration of each UPS.
1. A system having improved power management, comprising:
a plurality of grids including at least one uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in each grid to supply power to at least one power supply unit (PSU) in each one of a plurality of racks; and
a console coupled to the grids and to the racks, wherein the console is configured to determine an amount of wear levelling and an amount of workload to be supported by each UPS, wherein the console configures each UPS based upon the determined amount of wear levelling and the determined amount of workload to be supported, wherein a power capping value in each PSU is adjusted to conform with the configuration of the UPS, and wherein the amount of wear levelling is based on wear levelling information including UPS uptime, UPS aging, and UPS health.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the power capping value to be adjusted includes the power capping value in a previous UPS optimization operation.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the UPS optimization operation includes selecting of the UPS to be used, configuring of the selected UPS, and reconfiguring of the PSU to correspond with the configuration of the selected UPS.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the console determines a rack threshold based upon a total workload of the racks, wherein the console performs the UPS optimization operation in response to the rack threshold that is greater than the workload in the rack.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the console configures the UPS by assigning the workload that is equivalent to at least sixty percent capacity of the UPS.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the console controls an operation of the UPS by activating the UPS that includes a least amount of wear levelling.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each rack includes a server with a baseboard management controller that is configured to supply server information to the console.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the server information includes the workload and PSU configurations of the server.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the console further includes a data storage that stores updated amount of wear levelling in each UPS.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the console utilizes the data storage to predict demand and associated wear levelling in each UPS.
11. An information handling system, comprising:
a data storage that stores an amount of wear levelling and an amount of workload to be supported by an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) of each one of a plurality of grids, wherein the data storage stores a power capping value of a power supply unit (PSU) of each one of a plurality of racks, wherein the UPS of each grid is configured to supply power to each PSU; and
a console controller that configures each UPS based upon the determined amount of wear levelling and the determined amount of workload to be supported by the UPS, wherein the power capping value of each PSU is adjusted to conform with the configuration of the UPS, wherein the stored power capping value to be adjusted includes the power capping value in a previous UPS optimization operation, and the console controller determines a rack threshold based upon a total workload of the racks, wherein the console performs the UPS optimization operation in response to the rack threshold that is greater than the workload in the rack.
12. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the UPS optimization operation includes selecting of the UPS to be used, configuring of the selected UPS, and reconfiguring of the PSU to correspond with the configuration of the selected UPS.
13. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the console controller configures each UPS by assigning the workload that is equivalent to at least sixty percent capacity of the UPS.
14. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the console controller controls an operation of the UPS by activating the UPS that includes a least amount of wear levelling.
15. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein each rack includes a server with a baseboard management controller that is configured to supply server information to the console.
16. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the server information includes the workload and PSU configurations of the server.
17. A method, comprising:
determining, by console hardware circuitry, an amount of wear levelling and an amount of workload to be supported by an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) of each one of a plurality of grids, wherein the UPS of each grid is configured to supply power to a power supply unit (PSU) of each one of a plurality of racks; and
configuring each UPS based upon the determined amount of wear levelling and the determined amount of workload to be supported by the UPS, wherein a power capping value in each PSU is adjusted to conform with the configuration of the UPS, and wherein the amount of wear levelling is based on wear levelling information including UPS uptime, UPS aging, and UPS health.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the power capping value to be adjusted includes the power capping value in a previous UPS optimization operation.