Enhanced thermal management control for unmanaged components via a baseboard management controller

A method for increasing cooling efficiency and reducing power consumption of a host system, the method executed on a baseboard management controller of the host system, the method comprising:

• receiving, in a memory of the baseboard management controller of the host system, a first schema defining parameters for collecting temperature data from at least one unmanaged component of the host system, wherein the parameters define:
• at least one identifier of the at least one unmanaged component, and
• at least one interface from which to receive the temperature data from the at least one unmanaged component, and
• at least one poll frequency specifying how often to receive the temperature data from the at least one unmanaged component, and
• at least one identifier for at least one memory object for storing the temperature data received from the at least one unmanaged component, wherein the at least one memory object is stored in the memory of the baseboard management controller of the system;
• and
• receiving, at the baseboard management controller, temperature data collected by a host agent of the host system according to a second schema, wherein receiving the temperature data from the host agent causes the baseboard management controller to prevent overcooling of the host system and reduce power consumption of the host system by adjusting a cooling unit of the host system according to a control profile.

A system for increasing cooling efficiency and reducing power consumption of a host system, comprising:

• one or more processing units;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer executable instructions to cause the one or more processing units to:
• receive, in a memory of the host system, a first schema defining parameters for collecting temperature data from at least one unmanaged component of the host system, wherein the parameters define:
• at least one identifier of the at least one unmanaged component, and
• at least one interface from which to receive the temperature data from the at least one unmanaged component, and
• at least one poll frequency specifying how often to receive the temperature data from the at least one unmanaged component, and
• at least one identifier for at least one memory object storing the temperature data received from the at least one unmanaged component, wherein the at least one memory object is stored in a memory of a baseboard management controller of the host system;
• collect, by a host agent of the host system using the at least one interface, the temperature data from the at least one unmanaged component, wherein the host agent collects the temperature data in accordance with the at least one identifier of the at least one unmanaged component and the at least one poll frequency, using the at least one identifier for at least one memory object of a second schema, of the first schema;
• and
• communicate the temperature data collected by the host agent to the baseboard management controller, wherein the temperature data causes the baseboard management controller to process the temperature data according to the second schema stored in the memory of the baseboard management controller, the temperature data processed according to the second schema to prevent overcooling of the host system and reduce power consumption of the host system by adjusting a cooling unit of the host system according to a control profile that defines a cooling level relative to a measurement of the temperature data.