System and method for creating and dynamically maintaining system power inventories
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsStuart Allen Berke, Mukund P. Khatri
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Abstract
In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for creating and dynamically maintaining power inventories of an information handling system is presented. A system for creating and dynamically maintaining power inventories of an information handling system may include a memory and a processor. The processor may be operable to generate power inventories for the information handling system and save the power inventories in the memory. Each of the power inventories may correspond to one of the power states of the information handling system. The processor may also be operable to dynamically update each of the saved power inventories in response to changes in the information handling system.
Claims20
A system for creating and dynamically maintaining power inventories of an information handling system, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor, wherein the processor is operable to,
- execute instructions to generate power inventories for an information handling system and save the power inventories in the memory, wherein each of the power inventories corresponds to one of a plurality of power states of the information handling system and wherein the power inventories include one or more entries corresponding to overall power consumption of the information handling system;
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- execute instructions to dynamically update each of the saved power inventories in response to changes in the information handling system, wherein the instructions to dynamically update include instructions to update the power inventories when configuration changes are detected in the information handling system during boot-up of the information handling system, and wherein dynamically updating allows the information handling system to increase accuracy of the power inventories by at least achieving one of a reduction or elimination of power guard-bands.
A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for creating and dynamically maintaining power inventories of a computer, the processing instructions for directing a computer to perform the steps of:
- generating a plurality of power inventories for the computer, wherein each of the plurality of power inventories includes a power consumption of the computer operating in one of a plurality of power states and wherein the power inventories include one or more entries corresponding to overall power consumption of the information handling system;
- saving the plurality of power inventories in a memory location of the computer;
- and
- dynamically updating each of the power inventories in response to a change in configuration of the computer, wherein dynamically updating includes updating the power inventories when configuration changes are detected in the information handling system during boot-up of the information handling system, and wherein dynamically updating allows the information handling system to increase accuracy of the power inventories by at least achieving one of a reduction or elimination of power guard-bands.
A system for creating and dynamically maintaining power inventories of an information handling system, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor, wherein the processor is operable to,
- execute instructions to place an information handling system in a first power state;
- execute instructions to measure a power consumption of the information handling system operating in the first power state;
- execute instructions to measure the power consumption of each sub-system of the information handling system operating in the first power state;
- execute instructions to combine each of the measured power consumptions into a first power inventory and save the first power inventory at a memory location of the information handling system, wherein the first power inventory includes information corresponding to overall power consumption of the information handling system;
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- execute instructions to update the first power inventory when configuration changes are detected in the information handling system during boot-up of the information handling system, and wherein dynamically updating allows the information handling system to increase accuracy of the power inventories by at least achieving one of a reduction or elimination of power guard-bands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.