CN102520783B - Method capable of realizing energy saving of smart rack and rack system - Google Patents

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CN102520783B
CN102520783B CN201110344216.6A CN201110344216A CN102520783B CN 102520783 B CN102520783 B CN 102520783B CN 201110344216 A CN201110344216 A CN 201110344216A CN 102520783 B CN102520783 B CN 102520783B
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The invention discloses a method capable of realizing the energy saving of a smart rack and a rack system and belongs to the field of server rack system power supply. According to the method, a system monitoring module, a system management module, a power supply management unit and a power supply module monitoring unit are adopted, the power supply module monitoring unit collects the variation information of output power of each power supply module in real time; and the power supply management unit determines whether to close the action of the power supply module or not according to the variation information the output power of each power supply module fed back by the power supply module monitoring unit, and simultaneously, the signals of the system management module are received for determining whether to electrify the switched-off power supply module for action or not. Compared with the prior art, the method and the rack system have the advantages that the power supply management unit and the power supply module monitoring unit are added in the rack system for realizing the monitoring and the control on the work state of the power supply module, so the system power supply module is always in the high-efficiency work state. Therefore, the system energy efficiency maximum is reached, and the effect of further reducing the energy consumption is realized.

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A kind ofly can realize the energy-conservation method of SMARTRACK and cabinet system
Technical field
The present invention relates to server cabinet system for electrical domain, specifically a kind ofly can realize the energy-conservation method of SMART RACK and cabinet system.
Background technology
Along with the range of application of internet constantly expands, the many business on people's Working Life are the development trend of presentation information all.Calculated performance requirement to the webserver is increasing, and various highdensity rack server systems are also come out one after another.This class server cabinet is to consist of many computing nodes and relevant administrative unit and monitoring unit.Under the scheduling of administrative unit, realize the scheduling of resource to all computing nodes of rack server system, realize system-computed ability and maximize.But this class high density rack server system is because data processing amount is very huge, and its whole power consumption is also very huge.
Common server power supply is the power supply mode that adopts machines configurations one power supply, and this mode power supplying efficiency is generally lower, and is facing the exigent machine room of deployment density, and it is awkward that this power supply mode tends to seem.In view of this predicament, rack centralized power supply system is just proposed.Concentration supply power mode is that many power modules of power supply are collected in to one by a power supply backplane module, to realize redundant power supply function; Then by power supply backplane output terminal, be connected with power supply bus, all computing nodes in cabinet system and heat dissipation subsystem all carry out power taking by power supply bus.This power supply mode can effectively increase the rack deployment density of rack, can improve the power supplying efficiency of whole cabinet system again simultaneously, reduces energy consumption.But this power supply mode has individual shortcoming: under the condition of whole cabinet system in underload work, the load that each power module distributes will be very little.Because the efficiency of power module generally can be lower under the lower condition of load, when load reaches 50% left and right horizontal, it is maximum that efficiency reaches.
Summary of the invention
Technical assignment of the present invention is for above-mentioned the deficiencies in the prior art, provides a kind of and can realize the energy-conservation method of SMART RACK.The method can make system power supply module all the time in efficiency operation state, thereby, reach the maximization of system energy efficiency, realized the effect of further reduction energy consumption.
The further technical assignment of the present invention is to provide a kind of SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system.
Described Smart Rack refers to and can come the type of configuration node and the Rack server cabinet system of quantity flexibly according to user's real needs.
Technical assignment of the present invention is realized in the following manner: a kind ofly can realize the energy-conservation method of SMART RACK, be characterized in: comprise system monitoring module, system management module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit,
System monitoring module is for the container data center monitoring function realized, specifically comprises rotary speed information, environment temperature, the humidity information of each fan in the total power of supply voltage, supply current, the container data center of UPS, the duty of computing node, the IPMI interface IP address of computing node, heat dissipation subsystem;
The information of the each several part that system management module gathers by system monitoring module is carried out the work of computing node subsystem in coordinator cabinet system, heat dissipation subsystem, Power Management Unit, guarantees that cabinet system and the external world carry out normal exchanges data simultaneously;
Power module monitoring unit is for the change information of each power module output power of Real-time Collection;
Power Management Unit determines whether the action of powered-down module for the change information of each power module output power of feeding back according to power module monitoring unit, the signal of while receiving system administration module, to determine whether that the power module of closing is powered up to action again.
When system operates under light condition, power module monitoring unit can the real-time output power information by each power module collect, and feeds back to Power Management Unit; Power Management Unit is processed and is sent control signal these power datas, determines whether part power module to carry out closing motion, to guarantee that remaining power module can be operated under 50% loading condition as far as possible;
When system transfers heavy condition to by light condition, Power Management Unit meeting and system management module communicate, and to be confirmed whether needing opening power module, open several power modules, to guarantee the normal operation of whole system.
Further, under system light condition, the power module output power that power module monitoring unit collects is during lower than particular value, and Power Management Unit is sent at least one power module of signal at stop, to guarantee that remaining power module can work under 50% loading condition.
Described particular value is determined by the real output of supply module.Because power module is most effective under 50% loading condition, for guaranteeing that the efficiency of whole supply module can reach the highest all the time, require single power module in supply module can share 50% load.This performance number define following several situation:
The real output of supposing supply module is P t, the output rating of single power module is P s; When 4 power modules are worked simultaneously, the real output of single power module is P o.Have:
A, work as 3P s≤ P t≤ 4P stime, this performance number is got 0.75P s; Now, adopt four power module power supplies;
B, work as 2P s≤ P t<3P stime, this performance number is got 0.5P s; Now, adopt three power module power supplies;
C, work as P s≤ P t<2P stime, this performance number is got 0.25P s; Now, adopt two power module power supplies;
D, as 0≤P t<P stime, this performance number is got 0.125P s; Now, adopt a power module power supply.
A SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system of applying said method, comprises system monitoring module, system management module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit,
Described system monitoring module is for the container data center monitoring function realized, specifically comprises rotary speed information, environment temperature, the humidity information of each fan in the total power of supply voltage, supply current, the container data center of UPS, the duty of computing node, the IPMI interface IP address of computing node, heat dissipation subsystem;
The information of the each several part that described system management module gathers by system monitoring module is carried out the work of computing node subsystem in coordinator cabinet system, heat dissipation subsystem, Power Management Unit, guarantees that cabinet system and the external world carry out normal exchanges data simultaneously;
Described power module monitoring unit is for the change information of each power module output power of Real-time Collection;
Described Power Management Unit determines whether the action of powered-down module for the change information of each power module output power of feeding back according to power module monitoring unit, the signal of while receiving system administration module, to determine whether that the power module of closing is powered up to action again.
Further, above-mentioned SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system comprises computing node subsystem, heat dissipation subsystem, supply module, system management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit, heat dissipation subsystem is arranged on rack one side, computing node subsystem is deployed in the upper and lower of heat dissipation subsystem in rack, supply module, system management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit are all deployed in the middle part of heat dissipation subsystem in rack
Described supply module is pooled together by power supply backplane by several power modules, is whole cabinet system power supply;
Space between supply module and heat dissipation subsystem is deployed with power supply busbar, and power supply bus is integrated on power supply busbar, and supply module is connected with power supply busbar by power cable,
Computing node subsystem, heat dissipation subsystem pass through the power taking of power supply bus,
System management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit are all by the power taking of power supply busbar.
The present invention is based on the feature of power module work efficiency, proposition can realize the energy-conservation method of SMART RACK and cabinet system, its main thought is: in Rack cabinet system, increase Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit and realize the monitoring of the duty of power module and control.When whole Rack cabinet system is when underloading is worked, by system management module, part power module is wherein turned off, allow a few even 1 power module work.By power module monitoring unit, the duty of all power modules is monitored in real time, and the resulting data of monitoring are submitted to Power Management Unit and carry out calculation process, to determine to turn off the quantity of power module.When system is under high load capacity duty, the computing node that Power Management Unit is captured by system monitoring module and the work state information of heat dissipation subsystem carry out corresponding processing and move, and send the power module of turning off when signal reopens underloading.Like this by increase the co-ordination of Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit and system monitoring module in cabinet system, according to the load state of system, regulate in real time the duty of power module, make system power supply module all the time in efficiency operation state.Thereby, reach the maximization of system energy efficiency, realize the effect that further reduces energy consumption.
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Accompanying drawing 1 is the structural representation of SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system of the present invention;
Accompanying drawing 2 is structured flowcharts that the present invention can realize SMART RACK power-economizing method.
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With reference to Figure of description, with specific embodiment, to of the present invention, can realize the energy-conservation method of SMART RACK and cabinet system is described in detail below.
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As shown in Figure 1, be the structural representation of cabinet system of the present invention.
Computing node subsystem: computing node 1 is the space of two parts up and down that horizontal slotting mode is deployed in rack.Two computing nodes are disposed in the space of every 1U; Also can, at computing node of space mode of placing these two nodes, mainly see that user's real needs are disposed flexibly.
Heat dissipation subsystem: the stifled fan wall 2 that is arranged at rack one side of usining is the heat dissipation subsystem as Smart Rack cabinet system.
Supply module 3, system management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit are all deployed in the middle part of cabinet fan wall 2 one sides.
Supply module 3 is pooled together by power supply backplane 7 by several power modules 6, is whole cabinet system power supply.Space between supply module 3 and fan wall 2 is deployed with power supply busbar 5, and power supply bus is integrated on power supply busbar 5, and supply module 3 is connected with power supply busbar 5 by power cable 8.
System management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit are integrated on a control panel 4.
System management module is the work that the information of the each several part that gathers by system monitoring module is come computing node 1 in coordinator cabinet system, heat dissipation subsystem, Power Management Unit, guarantees that cabinet system and the external world carry out normal exchanges data simultaneously.
The container data center monitoring function of system monitoring module for realizing, the rotary speed information, environment temperature, the humidity information that specifically comprise each fan in the total power of supply voltage, supply current, the container data center of UPS, the duty (as the working temperature of CPU, operating voltage, the power consumption of each computing node) of computing node, the IPMI interface IP address of computing node, heat dissipation subsystem.
The change information of each power module output power that Power Management Unit is used for feeding back according to power module monitoring unit determines whether the action of powered-down module, the signal of while receiving system administration module, to determine whether that the power module of closing is powered up to action again.
Power module monitoring unit is used for the change information of each power module output power of Real-time Collection.
Computing node 1, fan wall 2 are by the power taking of power supply bus; System management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit are all by 5 power takings of power supply busbar.
As shown in Figure 2, the energy-conservation process of above-mentioned SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system is as follows:
Mainly comprise: supply module (power module, power supply backplane), power module monitoring unit, power module administrative unit, system management module, system monitoring module, computing node subsystem, heat dissipation subsystem.
A, supply module provide electric energy for whole system;
B, power module monitoring unit are the change informations for each power module output power of Real-time Collection;
C, Power Management Unit are the actions that the change information of each power module output power for feeding back according to power supply supervision unit determines whether powered-down module, the signal of while receiving system administration module, to determine whether that the power module of closing is powered up to action again;
D, system management module are by the information of the each several part of system monitoring system acquisition, to carry out the work of computing node in coordinator cabinet system, heat dissipation subsystem, Power Management Unit, guarantee that cabinet system and the external world carry out normal exchanges data simultaneously;
E, system monitoring module are the container data center monitoring functions for realizing, the rotary speed information, environment temperature, the humidity information that specifically comprise each fan in the total power of supply voltage, supply current, the container data center of UPS, the duty (as the working temperature of CPU, operating voltage, the power consumption of each computing node) of computing node, the IPMI interface IP address of computing node, heat dissipation subsystem
F, computing node subsystem are the core cells of data processing;
G, heat dissipation subsystem are used to whole cabinet system refrigeration radiating, with assurance system, can normally work.
After power module powers on:
If system operates under light condition, power module monitoring unit can the real-time output power information by each power module collect, and feeds back to Power Management Unit; Power Management Unit is processed and is sent control signal these power datas, determine whether the part power module in supply module to carry out closing motion (when the real output of power module is lower than particular value, send signal at stop power module), to guarantee that remaining power module can be operated under 50% loading condition as far as possible;
Described particular value define following several situation:
If the real output of supply module is P t, the output rating of single power module is P s; When 4 power modules are worked simultaneously, the real output of single power module is P o.Have:
A, work as 3P s≤ P t≤ 4P stime, this performance number is got 0.75P s; Now, adopt four power module power supplies;
B, work as 2P s≤ P t<3P stime, this performance number is got 0.5P s; Now, adopt three power module power supplies;
C, work as P s≤ P t<2P stime, this performance number is got 0.25P s; Now, adopt two power module power supplies;
D, as 0≤P t<P stime, this performance number is got 0.125P s; Now, adopt a power module power supply.
When if system transfers heavy condition to by light condition, Power Management Unit meeting and system management module communicate, and to be confirmed whether needing opening power module, open several power modules, to guarantee the normal operation of whole system;
If system has just just started under heavily loaded duty, closing motion is not done in power module management, to guarantee the normal work of whole system.
Thereby, by power module administrative unit, the duty of power module is controlled, no matter be under underloading or fully loaded transportation condition with assurance system, all can obtain higher efficiency, reduce entire system energy consumption.

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1. can realize the energy-conservation method of SMART RACK, it is characterized in that: comprise system monitoring module, system management module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit,
The container data center monitoring function of system monitoring module for realizing;
The information of the each several part that system management module gathers by system monitoring module is carried out the work of computing node subsystem in coordinator cabinet system, heat dissipation subsystem, Power Management Unit, guarantees that cabinet system and the external world carry out normal exchanges data simultaneously;
Power module monitoring unit is for the change information of each power module output power of Real-time Collection;
Power Management Unit determines whether the action of powered-down module for the change information of each power module output power of feeding back according to power module monitoring unit, the signal of while receiving system administration module, to determine whether that the power module of closing is powered up to action again;
System operates under light condition, and the real-time output power information by each power module of power module monitoring unit collects, and feeds back to Power Management Unit; Power Management Unit is processed and is sent control signal these power datas, determines whether part power module to carry out closing motion, to guarantee that remaining power module can be operated under 50% loading condition as far as possible;
When system transfers heavy condition to by light condition, Power Management Unit meeting and system management module communicate, and to be confirmed whether needing opening power module, open several power modules, to guarantee the normal operation of whole system.
2. according to claim 1ly can realize the energy-conservation method of SMART RACK, it is characterized in that: under system light condition, the power module output power that power module monitoring unit collects is during lower than particular value, Power Management Unit is sent at least one power module of signal at stop, to guarantee that remaining power module can work under 50% loading condition.
3. a SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system, is characterized in that, comprises system monitoring module, system management module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit,
The container data center monitoring function of described system monitoring module for realizing;
The information of the each several part that described system management module gathers by system monitoring module is carried out the work of computing node subsystem in coordinator cabinet system, heat dissipation subsystem, Power Management Unit, guarantees that cabinet system and the external world carry out normal exchanges data simultaneously;
Described power module monitoring unit is for the change information of each power module output power of Real-time Collection;
Described Power Management Unit determines whether the action of powered-down module for the change information of each power module output power of feeding back according to power module monitoring unit, the signal of while receiving system administration module, to determine whether that the power module of closing is powered up to action again;
System operates under light condition, and the real-time output power information by each power module of power module monitoring unit collects, and feeds back to Power Management Unit; Power Management Unit is processed and is sent control signal these power datas, determines whether part power module to carry out closing motion, to guarantee that remaining power module can be operated under 50% loading condition as far as possible;
When system transfers heavy condition to by light condition, Power Management Unit meeting and system management module communicate, and to be confirmed whether needing opening power module, open several power modules, to guarantee the normal operation of whole system.
4. SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, comprise computing node subsystem, heat dissipation subsystem, supply module, system management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit, heat dissipation subsystem is arranged on rack one side, computing node subsystem is deployed in the upper and lower of heat dissipation subsystem in rack, supply module, system management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit are all deployed in the middle part of heat dissipation subsystem in rack
Described supply module is pooled together by power supply backplane by several power modules, is whole cabinet system power supply;
Space between supply module and heat dissipation subsystem is deployed with power supply busbar, and power supply bus is integrated on power supply busbar, and supply module is connected with power supply busbar by power cable,
Computing node subsystem, heat dissipation subsystem pass through the power taking of power supply bus,
System management module, system monitoring module, Power Management Unit and power module monitoring unit are all by the power taking of power supply busbar.
5. according to the SMART RACK energy-saving cabinet system described in claim 3 or 4, it is characterized in that, system monitoring module is for the container data center monitoring function realized, specifically comprises rotary speed information, environment temperature, the humidity information of each fan in the total power of supply voltage, supply current, the container data center of UPS, the duty of computing node, the IPMI interface IP address of computing node, heat dissipation subsystem.
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