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US 9,754,055 B1Granted
System, method, and computer program product for managing an area for positioning resources, based on parameters of the resources
AssigneesAmdocs Software Systems Limited, Amdocs Development Limited
InventorsGraham Glendinning, David Barton, Paul McCluskey
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating a view of an area for positioning resources, based on parameters of the resources. In operation, one or more planned resources to be located in an area are identified. Additionally, at least one parameter of each of the one or more planned resources is determined. Furthermore, a view of the area is generated including possible locations to position the one or more planned resources, based on the at least one parameter.
Claims35
A method, comprising:
- identifying one or more planned resources to be located in an area, the area having a plurality of characteristics including a plurality of zones, where:
- each of the plurality of zones has an enclosed perimeter represented by a single polygon within the area identifying a portion of the area into which a plurality of planned resources are to be placed, the planned resources including each of one or more racks, cabinets, desks, power supplies, and servers, and
- each of the plurality of zones has:
- settings defining planned resources that must be placed within the zone, planned resources that cannot be placed within the zone, and planned resources that may optionally be placed within the zone,
- settings defining one or more functions supplied to planned resources in the zone, and
- settings defining whether a resource overlapping the enclosed perimeter of the zone is prohibited by the zone;
- determining at least one parameter of each of the one or more planned resources, the at least one parameter including:
- a power requirement of each of the one or more planned resources, and
- a cooling requirement of each of the one or more planned resources;
- and
- generating a view of the area showing possible locations to position the one or more planned resources including a recommended location to position the one or more planned resources, wherein the possible locations and the recommended location are determined based on the at least one parameter including the power requirement and the cooling requirement of the one or more planned resources and the characteristics of the area.
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A program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
- computer code for identifying one or more planned resources to be located in an area, the area having a plurality of characteristics including a plurality of zones, where:
- each of the plurality of zones has an enclosed perimeter represented by a single polygon within the area identifying a portion of the area into which a plurality of planned resources are to be placed, the planned resources including each of one or more racks, cabinets, desks, power supplies, and servers, and
- each of the plurality of zones has:
- settings defining planned resources that must be placed within the zone, planned resources that cannot be placed within the zone, and planned resources that may optionally be placed within the zone,
- settings defining one or more functions supplied to planned resources in the zone, and
- settings defining whether a resource overlapping the enclosed perimeter of the zone is prohibited by the zone
- computer code for determining at least one parameter of each of the one or more planned resources, the at least one parameter including:
- a power requirement of each of the one or more planned resources, and
- a cooling requirement of each of the one or more planned resources;
- and
- computer code for generating a view of the area showing possible locations to position the one or more planned resources including a recommended location to position the one or more planned resources, wherein the possible locations and the recommended location are determined based on the at least one parameter including the power requirement and the cooling requirement of the one or more planned resources and the characteristics of the area.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor for:
- identifying one or more planned resources to be located in an area, the area having a plurality of characteristics including a plurality of zones, where:
- each of the plurality of zones has an enclosed perimeter represented by a single polygon within the area identifying a portion of the area into which a plurality of planned resources are to be placed, the planned resources including each of one or more racks, cabinets, desks, power supplies, and servers, and
- each of the plurality of zones has:
- settings defining planned resources that must be placed within the zone, planned resources that cannot be placed within the zone, and planned resources that may optionally be placed within the zone,
- settings defining one or more functions supplied to planned resources in the zone, and
- settings defining whether a resource overlapping the enclosed perimeter of the zone is prohibited by the zone
- determining at least one parameter of each of the one or more planned resources, the at least one parameter including:
- a power requirement of each of the one or more planned resources, and
- a cooling requirement of each of the one or more planned resources;
- and
- generating a view of the area showing possible locations to position the one or more planned resources including a recommended location to position the one or more planned resources, wherein the possible locations and the recommended location are determined based on the at least one parameter including the power requirement and the cooling requirement of the one or more planned resources and the characteristics of the area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.