Multiple level computer system temperature management for cooling fan control
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAnand Haridass, Prasanna Jayaraman, Tony E. Sawan
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Abstract
In a method for designating cooling fan control management in a computing system, a processor causes one or more cooling fans to be managed by a first process, wherein the first process utilizes a first set of temperature sensors of a plurality of temperature sensors. A processor receives temperature data from a first set of temperature sensors. A processor determines a second process to manage the one or more cooling fans, based on the received temperature data from the first set of temperature sensors, wherein the second process utilizes a second set of temperature sensors of the plurality of temperature sensors.
Claims16
A computer program product for designating cooling fan control management in a computing system, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage devices, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to cause one or more cooling fans to be managed by a first process, wherein the first process utilizes a first set of temperature sensors of a plurality of temperature sensors;
- program instructions to receive temperature data from the first set of temperature sensors;
- and
- program instructions to determine a second process to manage the one or more cooling fans, based on the received temperature data from the first set of temperature sensors, wherein:
- the second process utilizes a second set of temperature sensors of the plurality of temperature sensors;
- and
- the second process has different energy requirements for managing the one or more cooling fans than the first process.
A computer system for designating cooling fan control management in a computing system, the computer system comprising:
- one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to cause one or more cooling fans to be managed by a first process, wherein the first process utilizes a first set of temperature sensors of a plurality of temperature sensors;
- program instructions to receive temperature data from the first set of temperature sensors;
- and
- program instructions to determine a second process to manage the one or more cooling fans, based on the received temperature data from the first set of temperature sensors, wherein:
- the second process utilizes a second set of temperature sensors of the plurality of temperature sensors;
- and
- the second process has different energy requirements for managing the one or more cooling fans than the first process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.