Systems and methods for automated configuration restrictions and compliance of temperature
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsHasnain Shabbir, Dominick A. Lovicott
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Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a cooling subsystem comprising at least one air mover configured to generate a cooling airflow in the system and a thermal manager communicatively coupled to the cooling subsystem for control of the cooling subsystem and configured to: (i) determine relevant temperature limits of each of a plurality of hardware configurations, the hardware configuration based on a hardware inventory of the system; (ii) determine the lowest temperature limit of the relevant temperature limits; and (iii) responsive to a determination that a real-time temperature is above the lowest temperature limit, take remedial action.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- a cooling subsystem comprising at least one air mover configured to generate a cooling airflow in the system;
- and
- a thermal manager communicatively coupled to the cooling subsystem for control of the cooling subsystem and configured to:
- read a list of potential hardware configurations set forth in a thermal table accessible to the thermal manager;
- determine a plurality of hardware configurations based on a comparison of a hardware inventory of the system with the list of potential hardware configurations, such that the hardware inventory of the system matches each of the hardware configurations;
- determine relevant high-temperature limits of each of the plurality of hardware configurations;
- determine the lowest high-temperature limit of the relevant high-temperature limits;
- and
- responsive to a determination that a real-time temperature is above the lowest high-temperature limit, take remedial action.
A method comprising:
- reading a list of potential hardware configurations set forth in a thermal table;
- determining a plurality of hardware configurations based on a comparison of a hardware inventory of a system with the list of potential hardware configurations, such that the hardware inventory of the system matches each of the hardware configurations;
- determining relevant high-temperature limits of each of the plurality of hardware configurations;
- determining the lowest high-temperature limit of the relevant high-temperature limits;
- and
- responsive to a determination that a real-time temperature is above the lowest high-temperature limit, taking remedial action.
A system comprising:
- a cooling subsystem comprising at least one air mover configured to generate a cooling airflow in the system;
- and
- a thermal manager communicatively coupled to the cooling subsystem for control of the cooling subsystem and configured to:
- read a list of potential hardware configurations set forth in a thermal table accessible to the thermal manager;
- determine a plurality of hardware configurations based on a comparison of a hardware inventory of the system with the list of potential hardware configurations, such that the hardware inventory of the system matches each of the hardware configurations;
- determine a high-temperature limit associated with the system based on the plurality of hardware configurations;
- and
- determine whether the system satisfies an environmental standard based on a lowest high-temperature limit.
A method comprising:
- reading a list of potential hardware configurations set forth in a thermal table accessible to a system having a cooling subsystem comprising at least one air mover configured to generate a cooling airflow in the system and a thermal manager communicatively coupled to the cooling subsystem for control of the cooling subsystem;
- determining a plurality of hardware configurations based on a comparison of a hardware inventory of the system with the list of potential hardware configurations, such that the hardware inventory of the system matches each of the hardware configurations;
- determining a high-temperature limit associated with the system based on the plurality of hardware configurations;
- and
- determining whether the system satisfies an environmental standard based on a lowest high-temperature limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.