Cooling based on workload priority level

A computing system, comprising:

• memory;
• one or more processor units;
• a cooling system;
• and
• a cooling management system stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processor units, the cache coherence system encoding computer-executable instructions on the memory for executing on the one or more processor units a computer process, the computer process comprising:
• determining a priority level associated with a virtual machine (VM);
• determining, based on the priority level associated with the VM, a threshold cooling level of a computing unit implementing the VM;
• receiving, at a base controller associated with the computing unit implementing the VM, a current temperature of the computing unit implementing the VM;
• and
• adjusting, based on the threshold cooling level of the computing unit implementing the VM and the current temperature of the computing unit implementing the VM, a usage level of the cooling system cooling the computing unit implementing the VM.

A physical article of manufacture including one or more tangible computer-readable storage device, encoding computer-executable instructions for executing on a computer system a computer process, the computer process comprising:

• determining a priority level associated with a virtual machine (VM);
• determining, based on the priority level associated with the VM, a threshold cooling level of a computing unit implementing the VM;
• receiving, at a base motherboard controller (BMC) associated with the computing unit implementing the VM, a current temperature of the computing unit implementing the VM;
• and
• adjusting, based on the threshold cooling level of the computing unit implementing the VM and the current temperature of the computing unit implementing the VM, a usage level of a cooling system cooling the computing unit implementing the VM.