CN103874969B - Data center's economize on electricity that user produces - Google Patents

Abstract

Technique described herein is for providing the economize on electricity of data center.Some example technique can identify the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that some users provide from multiple virtual machines of data center.These technology can be converted into device electrical management message at least partially by what the economize on electricity of the hardware independence that user provides encoded, and this device electrical management message is specific to the calculating system of data center.Device electrical management message can be provided to calculating system by these technology.This calculating system can be configured to enable or disable the one or more devices in this calculating system according to device electrical management message.

Description

Data center's economize on electricity that user produces

Background technology

Unless the most otherwise indicated, the material otherwise described in this part does not constitute the application right Require prior art and be not recognized as prior art by being comprised in this part.

Usually, the electric power optimization of data center can use basic hardware layer excellent at hardware layer Change and be performed.Such as, data center can perform one or more processors of data center Every nuclear electricity gate (power gating) of core.Data center can also provide an electricity for frame, If this electricity processes in the case of reaching summit less than all of processor core in frame simultaneously The electricity that device will use.The method has benefited from an observation, it may be assumed that the processor core in frame is very Operate to summit less simultaneously.In the event that this is rare, the most all processor cores actually reach peak Top, data center can perform the frequency regulation of hardware encoding.

Electric power optimisation technique described above is normally started and carried out by data center, and does not come Input from the user of data center.Usually, the user of data center may not have because of many reasons Oriented data center provides the input optimized about electric power.First, data center is likely not to have offer A kind of mechanism, by this mechanism, user can submit the information optimized about electric power to.Second, data Center is not short and sweet about its hardware specification or configuration.There is no such hardware specification or configuration, User is difficult to submit, to data center, the relevant information optimized about hardware layer to.

General introduction

The disclosure is generally described the technology for providing economize on electricity in data center.Some example sides Method can identify the joint of the hardware independence that some users provide from multiple virtual machines of data center Electricity coding.At least one of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that user can be provided by exemplary method Dividing and be converted into device electrical management message, this device electrical management message is specific to data center Calculating system.Device electrical management message can be provided to calculating system by exemplary method.This meter Calculation system can be configured to enable or disable in calculating system according to this device electrical management message One or more devices.

The disclosure usually further describes some computer readable storage medium, described computer Readable storage medium is suitable for providing economize on electricity in data center.Described computer readable storage medium Can include that computer executable instructions, described computer executable instructions are stored in described meter On calculation machine readable storage medium, when executed by a computer, it causes described computer to perform one Individual or multiple operations.Some exemplary computer executable instructions can cause computer identification some The economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that user provides, the joint of the hardware independence that more described user provides Electricity coding is included in application code with by the multiple void in the calculating system of data center Plan machine performs.The hardware that exemplary computer executable instruction can cause computer user to be provided is only What vertical economize on electricity encoded is converted into device electrical management message, described device electric power at least partially Management message is specific to the system of calculating.Exemplary computer executable instruction can cause computer by institute State device electrical management message to provide to described calculating system.Described calculating system can be configured For when it performs application code, this calculating system enables according to device electrical management message Or the one or more devices in disabling calculating system.

The disclosure the most also describes some data centers, and more described data centers are suitable for carrying For economize on electricity.Some example data center can include the first calculating system and the first administrative unit, Described first calculating system has the first hardware configuration based on processor including first device, Described first administrative unit is coupled on described first device.Example data center can include Second calculates system and the second administrative unit, and described second calculating system has and includes the second device The second hardware configuration based on processor, described second administrative unit is coupled to described second On device.Example data center can include the first driver performed by the first calculating system. Described first driver is configured to hold on multiple first virtual machines the first calculating system Identify in the application code of row that the economize on electricity of the hardware independence that some users provide encodes first Part, the Part I of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence described user provided is converted into specific In the device electrical management message of the first calculating system of data center, and to the first administrative unit Described device electrical management message is provided.First administrative unit can be configured to according to the first dress Put electrical management message enable and disable first device.Example data center can include by second The second driver that calculating system performs.Described second driver can be configured to from second The application code performed on multiple second virtual machines in calculating system identifying, user provides Hardware independence economize on electricity coding Part II, the joint of the hardware independence that described user is provided The Part II of electricity coding is converted into the second device of the second calculating system specific to data center Electrical management message, and described second device electrical management message is provided to the second administrative unit. Described second administrative unit can be configured to enable according to the second device electrical management message and prohibit Use the second device.

Aforesaid general introduction is exemplary only, is not intended to limit by any way.Except upper Outside illustrative aspects, embodiment and feature that face describes, by with reference to figure and described in detail below, Other aspect, embodiment and feature will be apparent from.

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Fig. 1 is for illustrating the functional device being suitable for providing the example network framework economized on electricity in data center Figure；

Fig. 2 is the example distribution illustrating the economize on electricity coding independent of hardware for multiple calculating devices Schematic diagram；

Fig. 3 is the FBD of the example enforcement of the calculating system illustrating and including multiple virtual machine；

Fig. 4 is for illustrating the flow chart being suitable for providing the exemplary method economized on electricity in data center；

Fig. 5 is the block figure illustrating the computer hardware framework for exemplary computing system；With

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram illustrating computer program, and described computer program includes For performing the computer program of computer approach on the computing device；

All these it is arranged all in accordance with at least some embodiment described herein.

Detailed description of the invention

In this detailed description, will be with reference to accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing constitutes a part for detailed description.? In accompanying drawing, indicating unless the context otherwise, the most similar symbol is indicated generally at similar parts. It is not intended to limit in the exemplary embodiment described by the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.Can also without departing substantially from In the case of the spirit or scope of theme presented herein, use other embodiments, and make other Change.Will readily appreciate that, as this paper general description and by shown by figure, the disclosure Aspect can be arranged with multiple different configuration, substitute, combine, separately and design, all These are all drawn by structure clearly herein.

Except other things, present disclose relates generally to some technology, more described technology are suitable for carrying The electrical management started for the user of data center.Data center can make user (such as, client, Programmer etc.) use multiple economize on electricity independent of hardware to encode.Such as, this data center is permissible Enabling users to use application programming interfaces (API), by described application programming interfaces, user can define The economize on electricity coding of one or more hardware independences.User can use this API hard by be defined In the application code of the application program that the economize on electricity coding of part independence inserts user.

This application code can be provided and be used for performing to data center by user.Data center One or more calculating systems can be assigned to perform this application code.Calculating system Can include that quasi-virtualization driver (paravirtualized driver), described quasi-virtualization drive Device is suitable for the economize on electricity code conversion of hardware independence is become the device electric power specific to this calculating system Management message (message).Especially, this device electrical management message can be specific to this meter Specification that the hardware of calculation system is relevant or configuration.When the system of calculating performs application code, Calculating system can be suitable for using device electrical management message to manage electricity usage.Such as, Device electrical management message can with dictate operating system or other hardware manager enable/disable or Beat the one or more hardware units in opening/closing calculating system.

Data center can include multiple calculating system, wherein calculates the one or more of system and includes Multiple virtual machines.That is, multiple virtual machine can run on same hardware.Such as, one In a little enforcements, management program (hypervisor) can be configured to from same hardware many Individual virtual machine is gathered economize on electricity coding (or device electrical management message of correspondence) of hardware independence.? In some other enforcements, network service can individually calculate system upper set hardware independence Economize on electricity coding (or device electrical management message of correspondence), and the device electrical management being aggregated is disappeared Breath provides to this management program.The hardware that this management program can be configured to perform to be aggregated is only Vertical independence economize on electricity coding or the device electrical management message being aggregated.

By above-mentioned technology, user can start hardware layer optimization in data center.Hardware is only The use of vertical economize on electricity coding and quasi-virtualization driver can allow user not having data center Hardware layer optimization is started in the case of specification that hardware is relevant or the specific knowledge of configuration.Further Ground, the use of API can allow that programmer is substantial amounts of in terms of not having power management techniques to be known In the case of knowledge, start hardware layer optimization by defining the economize on electricity coding of wider array of hardware independence. In some instances, data center can also provide a user with motivation and opens by the following method Dynamic hardware layer optimization: encoded the economize on electricity caused also by the economize on electricity of the hardware independence of user by record There is provided the benefit of correspondence to user.

Fig. 1 is the FBD illustrating example network framework 100, described example network framework quilt Be suitable to provide economize on electricity in data center 102, and according at least some embodiment described herein And be arranged.The network architecture 100 can include data center 102 and client computer 104, its Coupled communicatedly by network 106.Data center 102 can include the first calculating system 108A, the second calculating system 108B and the 3rd calculate system 108C.Calculating system 108A-108C Can be by collectively referred to as calculating system 108.In certain embodiments, data center 102 can enter One step includes that log system 110, described log system 110 are coupled to calculating system 108.Though The most for brevity, the data center 102 of Fig. 1 only illustrates three calculating systems 108, but It will be understood by those skilled in the art that other enforcements of data center 102 can include any amount Calculating system.

First calculates system 108A can include the first quasi-virtualization driver 112A.Second meter Calculation system 108B can include the second quasi-virtualization driver 112B.3rd calculates system 108C The 3rd quasi-virtualization driver 112C can be included.Quasi-virtualization driver 112A-112C is permissible It is collectively referred to as quasi-virtualization driver 112.Client computer 104 can include that client compiles Device 114, the application code 116 of client applications, and electric power simulator 118.

In the schematically enforcement of the network architecture 100, the client of data center 102 can use Client computer 104 creates client applications by client's compiler 114, such as with should The client applications being associated with program coding 116.Client can also wish at Client application Program performs the electrical management that user starts.For reaching this purpose, client can have pass Information in data center API 120.Such as, client can be from teledata shop (not shown) Middle download is for the encoding samples of data center API 120.In certain embodiments, electric power mould Intend device 118 can also be included in this download, or can be individually from teledata shop It is acquired.

Data center API 120 can provide one group of advanced procedures, object structure or data knot Structure, programmer can use these to the economize on electricity of hardware independence encodes 122 insertion application Program coding 116.Each in the economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence can be with hardware unit Or some hardware unit groups are associated.Such as, the economize on electricity coding of specific hardware independence can be with Disk access is associated.Although disk access can refer to hard disk in some enforcements of the system of calculating The access of driver, but in some other enforcements of the system of calculating, disk access can refer to net Network connects the access of storage.The economize on electricity coding of hardware independence allows programmer need not close calculation Specific hardware specification or configuration according to the calculating system 108 in center 102.At some, other show In example, other hardware independence economize on electricity coding in each of which can with processor, depositor, Cache, main storage, second-level storage, controller, adapter, manager or other The multiple combination of hardware unit is associated.

Data center API120 can provide distinct methods, by these methods, programmer The economize on electricity coding 122 of the hardware independence being inserted in application code 116 can be defined.? In one example, programmer can define hardware independence economize on electricity coding 122 with disabling or Close (or keeping disabled or off) hardware unit or hardware unit group.In another example, program Designer can define the economize on electricity coding of hardware independence 122 being enabled or switched on (or keep enabling or Open) hardware unit or hardware unit group.In another example, programmer can define firmly Economize on electricity coding 122 instruction hardware unit or the hardware unit group of part independence will be needed at certain point in the future Will (such as, disk access will be required in 10 milliseconds).This last example can allow Programmer " preheats " hardware unit before hardware unit is required, and so, is filling when hardware It is set to be enabled or switched on and when hardware unit can be by by any waiting time between using Fewization or elimination.In addition to the above examples, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the economize on electricity of hardware independence The more detailed definition of coding 122.

In some instances, programmer can create the economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence Optimal definition so that economize on electricity the little or no experience of maximization aspect.In this kind of example, Programmer can use electric power simulator 118.Electric power simulator 118 can be analyzed to be had firmly The execution of the application code 116 of the economize on electricity coding 122 of part independence, and provide at specific meter The estimation of the electric power saved in calculation system.Programmer can use electric power simulator 118 Attempt different definition or the layout of the economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence, and estimate definition or arrange In each effect.Electric power simulator 118 can also pass through, and such as, simulation is when invalid portion Delay when part is called, provides the performance impact seeing clearly economize on electricity coding 122.

Programmer, the economize on electricity of hardware independence is encoded 122 and insert application code 116 After, application code 116 can be provided to data center 102 by programmer.In data What the heart 102 can select in calculating system 108 one or more performs application code 116.In an illustrated examples, calculating system 108 can be selected to perform application program Coding 116.Owing to calculating system 108 performs application code 116, calculating system 108 can To read the economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence.

When the economize on electricity of a reading hardware independence in calculating system 108 encodes 122, accurate empty Corresponding in planization driver 112 one can identify that the hardware being applicable to this calculating system is independent Economize on electricity coding 122 at least one subset.Each in quasi-virtualization driver 112 Can be configured to pick out some relevant to the particular hardware device in corresponding calculating system The economize on electricity coding of hardware independence.Such as, the economize on electricity of the hardware independence being associated with disk access is compiled Code may be unsuitable for such calculating system, and this calculating system is by random access memory not Use external memory devices to process all storages to access.

It is applicable to the hardware independence of corresponding calculating system when quasi-virtualization driver 112 identifies When economize on electricity encodes the corresponding subset of 122, quasi-virtualization driver 112 can be by hardware independence The subset of economize on electricity coding 122 is converted into corresponding intrument electrical management message.Particularly, first is accurate Virtualization driver 112A can be by the subset conversion of the economize on electricity coding 122 of applicable hardware independence Become first device electrical management message 124A.Owing to space limits, device electrical management is at Fig. 1 In be marked as DPM.Second quasi-virtualization driver 112B can be independent by applicable hardware Economize on electricity coding 122 subset be converted into the second device electrical management message 124B.3rd is accurate Virtualization driver 112C can be by the subset conversion of the economize on electricity coding 122 of applicable hardware independence Become the 3rd device electrical management message 124C.Device electrical management message 124A-124C can be by It is referred to collectively as device electrical management message 124.The economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence applicatory Subset can calculate between system 108 overlapping or the most overlapping.There is provided and meter below with reference to Fig. 2 Many subset of the economize on electricity coding 122 of the hardware independence that calculation system 108 is associated other thin Joint.

In an illustrative enforcement, device electrical management message can be the array of multiple symbol. This array can correspond to one in calculating system 108.Each symbol can correspond to meter Hardware unit in correspondence in calculation system 108 one.The value representing each symbol may indicate that By one the performed action of correspondence calculated in system 108.Such as, according to some embodiments, Each symbol can be represented by a bit value.Here, " 0 " bit value can be used to instruct Calculating system disabled or off (or keeping disabled or off) particular hardware device, and " 1 " bit Value can be used to instruct calculating system and is enabled or switched on (or keeping being enabled or switched on) specific hardware Device.In some other embodiments, the number of the probable value representing each symbol can be more than 2, Represent other action or represent more details action.

Calculating system 108 can perform corresponding device electrical management message 124, corresponding Device electrical management message 124 is generated by quasi-virtualization driver 112.Especially, system is calculated Operating system, management program or other hardware manager in each in system 108 are permissible Perform action, described action be comprised in the correspondence one of device electrical management message 124 or By correspondence one appointment of device electrical management message 124.Specify or instruction programmer The multiple time, device electrical management message 124 can effectively enable/disable or beat opening/closing phase The particular hardware device in system 108 should be calculated.When hardware unit is disabled or closes, calculate System 108 can use less electric power, this is because electric power does not flow to these hardware units or quilt Reduce.When hardware unit that is disabled or that close is required, device electrical management message 124 These hardware units can be enabled or switched on.In some instances, hardware unit can be made With being front opened to " preheating ".So can be real with hardware when hardware unit is activated or opens Border is ready to be minimized by the potential waiting time between using or eliminate.

When calculating system 108 performs application code 116, calculate system 108 all right Offer current power use data 126 to log system 110. current power use data 126 can Use by calculating system 108 when the electrical management that user as the aforementioned starts is performed with instruction The amount of electric power.Log system 110 can also include that raw power uses data 128.Original electricity Power uses data 128 to may indicate that when the electrical management started as user is not performed by calculating system The amount of 108 electric power used.

Log system 110 can compare current power and use data 126 and raw power to use number According to 128, identify the economize on electricity that the electrical management started by user obtains.Log system 110 is permissible The record of the economize on electricity of identification is maintained in economize on electricity daily record 130.Such as, economize on electricity can be by client Arrange.Economize on electricity that indicated by economize on electricity daily record 130, that caused by client can be by with certain interests Form conveys to client, such as monetary benefit.Such as, the manager of data center 102 is permissible Reduce the some amount of the bill of client.By this way, the manager of data center 102 is permissible Using these interests as the excitation to client, make the electrical management that client uses user to start.

When creating data center API120, the manager of data center 102 can identify possibility Device management message, described possible device management message can be produced by calculating system 108. These device management message can specific to the hardware specification of each calculated in system 108 or Configuration.Such as, calculate system 108 can processor, depositor, cache memory, On main storage, second-level storage, controller, adapter, manager or other hardware units Different.Calculating system 108 can be not only different on hardware appliance types, it is also possible to specific The quantity of hardware unit or whether there is difference.In an illustrated examples, first calculates System 108A can include hard disk drive.Second calculates system 108B can not include hard disk Driver or other external memory storages, and process storage request by random access storage device.The Three calculate systems 108C can not include hard disk drive, and at the memorizer connected by network Reason storage request.

The manager of data center 102 can collect possible device electricity from calculating system 108 Power management message, and the set of device electrical management message 124 is taken into multiple class.These Class can be created, the identical or phase shared between the most multiple device electrical management message 124 The group of the hardware unit closed can be included in each apoplexy due to endogenous wind.Such as, relevant to disk access Class can include the memorizer of hard disk drive, network building-out, and other external memory storages dress Put.Each class can be closed the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence being coupled to correspondence by manager.Manager Data center API120 can being arranged so that, the economize on electricity of multiple hardwares independence can be compiled by client Code is inserted in the application program of client.

The method of above-mentioned generation data center API120 can use the calculating system of data center 102 System 108.In this regard, during data center API120 may adapt to this particular data While the heart 102, data center API120 has different hardware specification or configuration for other Data center can be suboptimum.In some other embodiments, data center API120 is permissible It is suitable for multiple data center for conventional data center API, described conventional data center API. Some enforcements of conventional data center API can use and encode 122 more than the economize on electricity of hardware independence The economize on electricity coding of multiple types, is responsible for more possible hardware units in calculating system.General number Some according to center API are implemented to use economize on electricity coding, and described economize on electricity coding is configured The general of 122 higher levels is encoded than the economize on electricity of hardware independence for having.Such as, in conventional data Heart API can be a part for data center's electrical management industry standard.

As it was previously stated, according to some embodiments, data center API120 is so that programming Member can insert hardware economize on electricity coding 122.In some other embodiments, data center API120 Can make programmer that management program (Fig. 1 of each calculating system can be set further Not shown in) labelling that used.Each labelling can represent a configurable genus of management program Property.Such as, specific markers can notify management program, and particular procedure can be delayed by and reach a timing The area of a room, without affecting application program capacity.This delay can allow management program on one's own initiative Management power peak value.

As it was previously stated, each of quasi-virtualization driver 112 can be in calculating system 108 One in operate, and be suitable for that the economize on electricity of hardware independence is encoded 122 and be converted into for correspondence The suitable device electrical management message of computer system.In certain embodiments, given meter Calculation system can run multiple virtual machine, and each in multiple virtual machines can be run and individually should Use program.In these examples, each virtual machine can be associated to himself, from The economize on electricity code set of the hardware independence of corresponding application program.The management journey operated on a computing system Sequence can gather the economize on electricity coding of hardware independence (with corresponding device electric power from multiple virtual machines Management message).In another is implemented, data center API120 can take data center services Form, it is super civilian that described data center services receives POST or GET from client applications The economize on electricity coding of this host-host protocol (HTTP) form of message.Such API can collect subsequently The economize on electricity coding sent by the application program in specific calculation system 108, and transmit it to machine Management program on device, such as, is sent out by data center's infrastructure management (DCIM) message Send transmission economize on electricity coding here.The coding being transmitted can be original coding or be combined with dependent instruction Coding, such as finding the most in figs. 2 and 3.

Multiple electrical management message may or may not have some being relevant to same hardware unit Overlap instruction.In order to process the probability of overlap, the management program corresponding to calculating system is permissible It is configurable for disappearing multiple device electrical management message groups one single electrical management of synthesis Breath.In this way, even if in the presence of multiple virtual machines, calculating system can perform list Individual electrical management message.Join below about the other details combining multiple electrical management message Examine Fig. 3 to be provided.

As it was previously stated, according to some embodiments, client can use data center API120 to define The economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence.In some other embodiments, the economize on electricity of definition hardware independence The responsibility of coding 122 partly or entirely can be transferred to client's compiler 114 from client.? In these examples, client's compiler 114 can be premium customers compiler, described premium customers Compiler is suitable for analysis based on application code 116 and defines the economize on electricity volume of hardware independence Code 122.Especially, client can instruct premium customers compiler judge hardware independence economize on electricity compile The optimal definition of code 122, and the economize on electricity of hardware independence is encoded 122 insertion application code In 116.Premium customers compiler can also be suitable for the joint of the hardware independence using computer to determine Electricity coding rewrites or revises the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that user determines.

Fig. 2 is economize on electricity 122 the showing in multiple calculating systems 108 of coding illustrating hardware independence The schematic diagram of example distribution, this distribution is arranged according to ground presented herein at least some embodiment. Economize on electricity coding 122 can include economize on electricity coding A-F.According to an illustrated examples, economize on electricity coding First subset of 122 can include economize on electricity coding A and C.Economize on electricity coding A and C can be such as side It is associated to calculating system 108A with first indicated in line 202A, 202C.Economize on electricity is compiled Second subset of code 122 can include economize on electricity coding B and E.Economize on electricity coding B and E can be as The second calculating system 108B it is associated to indicated in line of direction 202B, 202E.Economize on electricity is compiled 3rd subset of code 122 can include economize on electricity encoding D and F.Economize on electricity encoding D and F can be as The 3rd calculating system 108C it is associated to indicated in line of direction 202D, 202F.Along line of direction The cross point 204 of 202D, 202E can indicate that, economize on electricity encoding D is also associated to second Calculating system 108B and economize on electricity coding E are also associated to the 3rd calculating system 108C.Multiple In other embodiments, the one or more of the economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence can be with calculating More than one in system 108 is associated.

Fig. 3 is to illustrate the FBD that the example of calculating system 300 is implemented, described calculating system 300 include multiple virtual machine, and described calculating system 300 is by least some embodiment presented herein And be arranged.Calculating system 300 can be another example of in calculating system 108. Calculating system 300 can include management program the 302, first virtual machine 304A and the second virtual machine 304B.Virtual machine 304A-304B can collectively be referred to as virtual machine 304.Although being succinct For the sake of the calculating system 300 of Fig. 3 two virtual machines are only shown, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that Other enforcements of calculating system 300 can include any number of virtual machine.

First virtual machine 304A can be associated to the first reality of quasi-virtualization driver 306A Example.Second virtual machine 304B can be associated to the second example of quasi-virtualization driver 306B. In an illustrated examples, the first virtual machine 304A can be assigned operation and have the first application journey First application program of sequence coding, and the second virtual machine 304B can be assigned operation and have second Second application program of application code.First example of quasi-virtualization driver 306A is permissible The economize on electricity code conversion reading from the related hardware independence of the first application code is become the first dress Put electrical management message.Second example of quasi-virtualization driver 306B can will read from second The economize on electricity code conversion of the related hardware independence of application code becomes the second device electrical management to disappear Breath.

Quasi-virtualization usually refers to the technology that software interface is presented to virtual machine 304, and it is similar to In the bottom hardware calculating system 300.Such as, management program 302 can be by virtualized for standard Network accesses and presents to virtual machine 304.When virtual machine 304 accesses by accurate virtualized network During transmission data, the network that data are not directly provided in calculating system 300 accesses hard Part.But, these data can be provided to the relief area managed by management program 302.Management Program 302 can be suitable for performing data more in the relief area accessing hardware relative to network Higher management.

In the example shown in Fig. 3, management program 302 can be suitable for performing multiple device electricity The higher level management of power management message, the plurality of device electrical management message is by virtual with multiple Machine is associated.Here, first device electrical management message can have value " 00101 " Bit-array, and the second device electrical management message can be the bit battle array with value " 01100 " Row.In this example, each bit in bit-array can correspond to specific hardware dress Put.

Here, " 1 " bit value can enable with dictate operating system or other hardware manager or beat Open (or keeping being enabled or switched on) corresponding hardware unit." 0 " bit value can be with command operating system System or the corresponding hardware unit of other hardware manager disabled or off (or keeping disabled or off). Thus, first device electrical management message can comprise instruction, this instruction be enabled or switched on (or Keep being enabled or switched on) the 3rd and the 5th hardware unit, and disabled or off (or keep disabling Or close) first, second and the 4th hardware unit.Second device electrical management message can be wrapped Containing instruction, this instruction is enabled or switched on (or keeping being enabled or switched on) second and the 3rd hardware dress Put, and disabled or off (or keeping disabled or off) the first, the 4th and the 5th hardware unit.

Management program 302 can be configured in 2 bit-array perform logical "or" operation. In the example present, when in bit-array " 00101 " and bit-array " 01100 " above perform logic During OR operation, management program 302 can calculate the result of " 01101 ".The bit-array obtained " 01101 " can be enabled or switched on dictate operating system or other hardware manager (or keep enable Or open) second, third and the 5th hardware unit, and disabled or off (or keep disabling or Close) first and the 4th hardware unit.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart, and this flow chart illustrates and is suitable for providing economize on electricity in data center 102 Exemplary method 400, implementation 400 is by the quilt according at least some embodiment presented herein Arrange.Method 400 can include as by multiple behaviour shown by one or more square 402-406 Work, function or action.

Method 400 starts from square 402 (identifying the economize on electricity coding of hardware independence), at square 402, Driver (one in such as quasi-virtualization driver 112) can be configured to identify application At least one subset of the economize on electricity coding 122 of the hardware independence in program coding, described application journey Sequence coding will be performed by the calculating system of data center.The son of the economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence Collection goes for this calculating system.In some implementations, the economize on electricity coding 122 of hardware independence The multiple virtual machines that can operate from calculating system of subset be identified.Calculating system can be wrapped Include one or more hardware unit.Square 402 is also used as data center services and is implemented, This data center services is identified by use data with existing center API message and sends by application program The economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence being sent in its message.It is square 404 after square 402.

At square 404 (the economize on electricity code conversion of hardware independence is become device electrical management message), drive Dynamic device can be configured to the subset of the economize on electricity coding of identified hardware independence is converted into device Electrical management message, this device electrical management message is specific to the specific hardware specification of the system of calculating Or configuration.In certain embodiments, device electrical management message may be implemented as character array, The most each symbol can represent of hardware unit in calculating system.By each symbology Value may be used to indicate that the action that will perform on corresponding hardware unit.Such as, take action permissible It is to enable/disable or beat opening/closing correspondence hardware unit.Square 404 can be square 406 below.

At square 406 (providing device electrical management message to the calculating system of data center), drive Dynamic device can be configured to supply device electrical management message to calculating system.Calculating system is permissible It is configured to perform device electrical management message.Especially, operating system in calculating system or Other hardware manager can enable/disable according to device electrical management message or beat opening/closing Suitably hardware unit.With it, the economize on electricity of data center can be realized.At square 406 Afterwards, method 400 repeat (such as, periodically, routinely, or on-demand carry out) or Terminate.

Fig. 5 is block figure, and it illustrates the computer hardware framework of an exemplary computing system, this calculating Machine hardware structure is arranged according at least some embodiment presented herein.Fig. 5 includes calculating Machine 500, computer 500 includes processor 510, memorizer 520 and one or more driving Device 530.Computer 500 may be implemented as conventional computer system, embedded Control computer, Notebook computer or server computer, mobile device, Set Top Box, all-in-one, vehicle-mounted letter Breath system, mobile phone, customization machine or other hardware platforms.Processor 510 can be joined It is set to perform the logic described in Fig. 1, including at least one in driver 112.Alternatively, Processor 510 can be configured to perform the logic described in Fig. 1, including client's compiler 114 Or electric power simulator 118.

Driver 530 and the computer storage media that they are associated provide meter for computer 500 Calculation machine instructions, data structure, program module and the storage of other data.Driver 530 Operating system 540, application program 550, program module 560 and data base 580 can be included. Computer 500 includes user input apparatus 590 further, by user input apparatus 590, User can input instruction and data.Input equipment can include electronic digitizer, mike, Keyboard and pointing device, it is typically referred to as mouse, trackball or touch pad.Other inputs Device can include control lever, game paddle, satellite dish, scanning device or the like.

These and other input equipment can be coupled to processor 510 by user's input interface, Described user's input interface is coupled to system bus, and these and other input equipment can also be led to Cross other interfaces and bus structures are coupled, such as parallel port, game port or general serial Bus (USB).Computer such as computer 500 can also include other peripheral output devices, Such as speaker, these outer outut devices that turn can be by output peripheral interface 594 or the like It is coupled.

Computer 500 can use the logic with one or more computers even in a network environment Tap into row operation, such as, coupled to the remote computer of network interface 596.Remote computer can To be PC, server, router, NetPC Network PC, peer device or other are normal See network node, and remote computer can include above-mentioned about the unit described by computer 500 Some or all in part.Network environment is common in office, enterprise wan (WAN), office Territory net (LAN), Intranet and the Internet.

When being used for LAN or wlan network environment, computer 500 can pass through network Interface 596 or adapter are coupled to LAN.When being used for WAN network environment, calculate Machine 500 generally includes modem or other instruments for setting up communication on WAN, such as The Internet or network 106.WAN can include the Internet, illustrate network 106, multiple its His network or its combination in any.It is to be appreciated that other set up communication between the computers The mechanism of link, ring, grid, bus, cloud or network can be used.

According to some embodiments, computer 500 can be coupled to network environment.Computer 500 One or more examples of physical computer readable storage medium storing program for executing or medium, described thing can be included One or more examples of reason computer-readable recording medium or medium are associated to driver 530 Or other storage devices.System bus is so that processor 510 stores matchmaker from computer-readable It is situated between and reads in/read coding and/or data.This medium can be to represent the device of memory element form, institute State memory element by use any appropriate technology be implemented, include but not limited to quasiconductor, Magnetic material, optical medium, electronic memory, electrochemical storage device or arbitrarily other this type of Memory technology.This medium can represent the parts associated with memorizer 520, either with RAM, ROM, flash memory are characterized, or the other types of volatile and nonvolatile memory technology.This medium Can be to represent second-level storage, either as memory driver 530 or other form quilts Realize.Hard drive is implemented to be characterized with solid state, maybe can include that storing magnetic compiles The rotating media of code information.

Storage medium can include one or more program module 560.Program module 560 can be wrapped Including software instruction, when being loaded on processor 510 and being performed, described software instruction will be logical It is converted into special-purpose computing system by calculating system.Describe in detail in as described herein, program mould Block 560 can provide multiple types of tools or technology, by described multiple types of tools or technology, computer 500 can participate in total system or use parts, logic flow and/or data discussed herein In the operating environment of structure.

Processor 510 can be constructed by any number of transistor or other components, this A little transistors or other components can individually or collectively present any number of state. More specifically, processor 510 may be operative to state machine or finite state machine.This machine can With the executable instruction being included in program module 560 by loading be converted into the second machine or Particular machine.How these computer executable instructions are can be by given processor 510 at shape Change between state and carry out conversion processor 510, thus transistor or other electricity of processor 510 will be constituted Circuit component is converted into the second machine by the first machine.The state of arbitrary machine can also be by receiving Changed from following input: one or more user input apparatus 590, network interface 596, other ancillary equipment, other interfaces or one or more user or other action persons.Appoint One machine can be with transition status, or the multiple physical features of multiple outut device such as prints Machine, mike, video display units or other.

Program module 560 coding can also be changed the physical arrangement of storage medium.In this description Different implement, the particular conversion of physical arrangement can depend on many factors.This kind of factor Example can include, but are not limited to: for realizing storing technology and the like of medium, no The feature of this storage medium of opinion is main or secondary memorizer.Such as, if storage medium is implemented For memorizer based on quasiconductor, program module 560 can turn when software is coded in wherein Change the physical state of semiconductor memory 520.Such as, software can change composition quasiconductor deposit The state of the transistor of reservoir 520, capacitor or other discrete circuit elements.

Such as another example, storage medium can be by using such as driver 530 magnetically or optically Technology and be implemented.In this kind of enforcement, program module 560 can be coded in it at software Switch magnetization or the physical state of optical medium time middle.These conversions can include changing given magnetic The magnetic characteristic of the certain position in property medium.These conversions can also include changing given optics The physical features of the certain position in medium or characteristic, change the optical characteristics of these location. It should be appreciated that in the case of the scope and spirit described without departing substantially from this, physics can be there is Other conversions multiple of medium.

Fig. 6 is schematic diagram, and it illustrates computer program 600, described computer program 600 include computer program, and this computer program is for performing computer side on the computing device Method, described computer program 600 is by the quilt according at least some embodiment presented herein Arrange.Signal bearing medium 602 is used to provide the illustrative reality of example computer program product Execute example, and at least one instruction 604 can be included: be one or more for identifying multiple user The instruction of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence provided；It is one or more for multiple users are provided Hardware independence economize on electricity coding be converted into specific to data center computer system at least partially The instruction of device electrical management message；Or it is one or more for by device electrical management message It is supplied to the instruction of calculating system.In certain embodiments, one or more computer program products The signal bearing medium 602 of product 600 include computer-readable medium 606, recordable media 608, And/or communication media 610.

While characterized as theme be present under the general background of program module, described program Module is combined with operating system and application program execution on the computer systems and is performed, but this Field it will be recognized that can be combined with the other types of program module to perform it He implements.Usually, program module include routine, program, parts, data structure, Other types with the structure performing particular task or execution particular abstract data type.It addition, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that theme described herein can be with other computer system configurations Use, including hand-held device, multi-core processor system, based on microprocessor or programmable-consumer Person's electronic equipment, mini-computer, host computer and analog.

The disclosure is not limited to specific embodiment described herein, and it is right that these embodiments are intended to The explanation of each side.Many can be made in the case of without departing substantially from the spirit and scope of the disclosure to repair Changing and change, this is apparent to those skilled in the art.By saying above Bright, in addition to enumerating herein, the functional counterpart method in the range of the disclosure and device Will be apparent to those skilled in the art.These modifications and variations are intended to fall under In scope of the following claims.The disclosure only right by claims and this claim Limited Deng the four corner of thing.It should be appreciated that the disclosure is not intended to ad hoc approach, examination Agent, compound composition or biosystem, these may change certainly.It should also be understood that Term used herein is only used for describing specific embodiment, it is not intended to limit specific embodiment.

About herein to substantially any plural number and/or the use of singular references, those skilled in the art Can based on context and/or application suitably from complex transform singularization and/or be transformed into from odd number Plural number.For purpose clearly, illustrate the displacement of each singular/plural the most clearly.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that usually, term as used herein, especially enclose Term used in claim (such as, the main body of appended claims), be generally intended to into (such as, term " includes " being construed to " including but not limited to ", art " open " term Language " has " and should be interpreted that " at least having ", and term " includes " should be interpreted that and " includes but do not limit In ", etc.).If those skilled in the art are it is also appreciated that be intended to express the claim being introduced into Describing the particular number of item, this intention will describe in the claims clearly, and not exist In the case of this description, there is not such intention.Such as, for auxiliary understand, below with Attached claim may includes making of guided bone phrase " at least one " and " one or more " In order to guide claims hereinbelow item.But, the use of this phrase should not be construed as infers by not The claims hereinbelow item that definite article "a" or "an" guides will comprise this right guided Require that any specific rights describing item requires to be confined to only comprise the embodiment of this description item, Even if when same claim includes guided bone phrase " one or more " or " at least one " And such as "a" or "an" indefinite article (such as, " one " and/or " one " should When being construed to represent " at least one " or " one or more ")；This be equally applicable to for for Guide the use of the definite article of claims hereinbelow item.Even if it addition, describing directed clearly The particular number of claims hereinbelow item, it will be understood by the skilled person that these describe items should When being construed at least represent that described quantity (such as, does not has the naked description " two of other modifier Individual description item " represent that at least two describes item or two or more description item).Additionally, Use is similar in those examples of the usage of " at least one in A, B and C etc. ", logical Normal such structure is intended to express implication (the such as, " tool that skilled artisan understands that this usage Have the system of at least one in A, B and C " will include but not limited to only there is A, only have B, only have C, have A and B, have A and C, have B and C and/or have A, The system of B and C etc.).It is similar to the used of " at least one in A, B or C etc. " in use In those examples of usage, usual such structure is intended to expression and skilled artisan understands that this is used to The implication of usage (such as, " there is the system of at least one in A, B or C " and will include but It is not limited to only to have A, only there is B, only there is C, there is A and B, there is A and C, tool There is B and C and/or there is the system of A, B and C etc.).Those skilled in the art will enter one Step understands, presents substantially any words of severance and/or the phrase of two or more option, is either saying In bright book, claim or accompanying drawing, it is understood to imagine and includes one, any one or two Probability.Such as, term " A or B " is understood to include " A " or " B " or " A and B " Probability.

It addition, at the feature or the aspect that describe the disclosure according to marlcush group (Markush group) In the case of, skilled person will appreciate that the disclosure the most therefore any with marlcush group The subgroup of independent members or member describes.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that for any and whole purposes, such as carrying For the description aspect write, four corner disclosed herein also contemplated any and whole Possible subrange and the combination of subrange thereof.Can be readily appreciated that any listed scope is all filled Point ground describe same scope and make same scope resolve at least equalization half, 1/3rd, 1/4th, 1/5th, 1/10th etc..As non-restrictive example, discussed herein Each scope can be easily decomposed into down 1/3rd, in 1/3rd and upper 1/3rd, etc. Deng.It will also be appreciated by those of skill in the art that such as " up to ", all of language such as " at least " Speech includes described quantity and refers to be then able to as discussed above resolve into subrange Scope.Finally, the scope that it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that includes each independent member. It is therefoie, for example, the group with 1-3 unit refers to the group with 1,2 or 3 unit. Similarly, the group with 1-5 unit refers to have 1,2,3,4 or 5 The group of unit, etc..

Although there have been described herein multiple aspect and embodiment, other aspects and embodiment for Those skilled in the art will be apparent to.Many aspects disclosed herein and embodiment are intended to Bright and be not intended to limit, real scope and spirit are represented by appended claims.

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1., for the method providing economize on electricity in data center, described method includes:

The economize on electricity of the hardware independence provided from the user of multiple virtual machines in described data center is provided Coding；

Being converted at least partially of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence described user provided is specific Calculating the device electrical management message of system in described data center, wherein said conversion includes knowing The described portion of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of the described user offer of described calculating system is not provided Point, and it is partially converted to specific described in the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user is provided The electrical management message of the described calculating system in described data center；And

Thering is provided described device electrical management message to described calculating system, wherein said calculating system can Operate with according to described device electrical management message enable or disable in described calculating system or Multiple devices.

Method the most according to claim 1, farther includes:

The Part II of described economize on electricity coding is converted into the second meter in described data center Second device electrical management message of calculation system；And

There is provided described second device electrical management message to described second calculating system, wherein said the Two calculating systems are operable to enable or disable described according to described second device electrical management message One or more devices in two calculating systems.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein identifies that the hardware that described user provides is independent Economize on electricity coding include:

Thering is provided application programming interface, described application programming interface is suitable for making calling program set Meter person can define the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user provides；And

By the economize on electricity of the hardware independence that defined user is provided by described application programming interface Coding is inserted into application code.

Method the most according to claim 3, farther includes to provide electric power simulator, described Electric power simulator be suitable for so that programmer can estimate following under the conditions of described calculating system Electricity usage: in response to the execution of described application code, if what defined user provided The economize on electricity coding of hardware independence will be performed by described calculating system.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein said calculating system is operable to perform phase The described part of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that the described user closed provides, and wherein said calculating The inoperable economize on electricity to perform the hardware independence that other described users incoherent provide of system is compiled Code.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein said calculating system includes the first virtual machine With the second virtual machine；And wherein said method includes further:

The economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of more than first user's offer is provided from the first program coding, Described first program coding is for being performed by described first virtual machine；

The economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of more than second user's offer is provided from the second program coding, Described second program coding is for being performed by described second virtual machine；

The economize on electricity code conversion of the hardware independence described more than first user provided becomes specific to institute State the first device electrical management message calculating system described in data center；

The economize on electricity code conversion of the hardware independence described more than second user provided becomes specific to institute State the second device electrical management message calculating system described in data center；

By combining described first device electrical management message and described second device electrical management message Generate the device electrical management message combined；And

There is provided the device electrical management message of described combination to described calculating system, wherein said calculating System is operable enables or disables described calculating system with the device electrical management message according to described combination One or more devices in system.

Method the most according to claim 1, the joint of the hardware independence that wherein said user provides At least one in electricity coding includes being suitable to indicate that the most disabled device is by the time quantum specified The economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence being inside required.

Method the most according to claim 7, wherein provides described device electrical management message extremely Described calculating system includes:

Thering is provided described device electrical management message to described calculating system, wherein said calculating system can Operate to preheat described device according to described device electrical management message before the described time specified, So, described device can be used in the described time specified.

Method the most according to claim 1, includes further:

When providing described device electrical management message to described calculating system, record performs described use The current power of the described calculating system of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that family provides uses；

Use based on described current power and judge economize on electricity；And

There is provided monetary benefit to described user according to described economize on electricity.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein said device electrical management message includes Character array, each of wherein said symbol is corresponding in described device.

11. methods according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of from described data center Virtual machine identifying, the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user provides includes: pass through network service Identify the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user provides.

12. 1 kinds of equipment being used for providing economize on electricity in data center, including:

The economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of the user's offer being included in application code is provided Unit, described application code is by by the multiple virtual machines in the calculating system of described data center Perform；

Being converted at least partially of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence described user provided is specific In the unit of the device electrical management message of described calculating system, it is relevant to described calculating including identification The unit of the described part of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that the described user of system provides, and will It is partially converted to specific to described data described in the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user provides The unit of the electrical management message of the described calculating system in the minds of in；And

There is provided described device electrical management message to the unit of described calculating system, wherein said calculating System is operable with electric according to described device when described calculating system performs described application code Power management message enables or disables the one or more devices in described calculating system.

13. is according to claim 12 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center, wherein For identifying the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of described user offer, described for providing in data center The equipment of economize on electricity farther includes:

Thering is provided the unit of application programming interface, described application programming interface is adapted so that journey Sequence designer can define the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user provides；And

By the economize on electricity of the hardware independence that defined user is provided by described application programming interface Coding is inserted into the unit of application code.

14. is according to claim 13 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center, enters one Step ground includes the unit providing electric power simulator, and described electric power simulator is adapted so that described program sets Meter person can estimate following under the conditions of the electricity usage of described calculating system: in response to described application journey The execution of sequence coding, if the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of defined user offer will be described Calculating system performs.

15. is according to claim 12 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center

Described calculating system is operable to perform the economize on electricity of the hardware independence that relevant described user provides Coding described part, and wherein said calculating system inoperable with perform incoherent other The economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user provides.

16. is according to claim 12 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center, wherein Described calculating system includes the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine；Described for providing in data center The equipment of economize on electricity farther includes:

From the list encoded that economizes on electricity of the hardware independence that more than first user of the first program coding identification provides Unit, described first program coding is for being performed by described first virtual machine；

From the list encoded that economizes on electricity of the hardware independence that more than second user of the second program coding identification provides Unit, described second program coding is for being performed by described second virtual machine；

The economize on electricity code conversion of the hardware independence described more than first user provided becomes specific to institute State the unit of the first device electrical management message calculating system described in data center；

The economize on electricity code conversion of the hardware independence described more than second user provided becomes specific to institute State the unit of the second device electrical management message calculating system described in data center；

By combining described first device electrical management message and described second device electrical management message Generate the unit of the device electrical management message combined；And

The device electrical management message unit to described calculating system of described combination, Qi Zhongsuo are provided State calculating system operable enable or disable with the device electrical management message according to described combination described One or more devices in calculating system.

17. is according to claim 12 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center, wherein Described user provide hardware independence economize on electricity coding at least one include being suitable to indicate that by The economize on electricity of the hardware independence being required in the time quantum specified is encoded by the device of disabling.

18. is according to claim 17 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center, wherein For the described device electrical management message of offer to described calculating system, described for carrying in data center Equipment for economize on electricity farther includes:

There is provided described device electrical management message to the unit of described calculating system, wherein said calculating System is operable described to preheat before the described time specified according to described device electrical management message Device, so, described device can be used in the described time specified.

19. is according to claim 18 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center, enters one Step ground includes:

When described device electrical management message is provided to described calculating system, record is when described use When the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that family provides is performed, the current power of described calculating system uses Unit；

The unit judging economize on electricity is used based on described current power；And

According to stating the offer monetary benefit that economized on electricity to the unit of described user.

20. is according to claim 12 for providing the equipment of economize on electricity in data center, wherein Described device electrical management message includes character array, and each of wherein said symbol corresponds to institute State device one.

21. 1 kinds of data centers, including:

Including the first non-transitory computer readable storage medium and first hardware configuration based on processor First calculating system, it include first device and be coupled to described first device first management Unit；

Including the second non-transitory computer readable storage medium and second hardware configuration based on processor Second calculating system, it include the second device and be coupled to described second device second management Unit；

Described first calculating system is operable, and to perform, to be stored in described first non-Transient calculation machine readable On storage medium first quasi-virtualization driver, the wherein said first quasi-virtualization driver can be grasped Make in the application code to perform on multiple first virtual machines from described first calculating system The Part I of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of user's offer is provided, changes what described user provided The described Part I of the economize on electricity coding of hardware independence becomes specific to described in described data center the One calculate system first device electrical management message, and provide described device electrical management message to Described first administrative unit, wherein said first administrative unit is operable with according to described first device Electrical management message enables and disables described first device；And

Described second calculating system is operable, and to perform, to be stored in described second non-Transient calculation machine readable On storage medium second quasi-virtualization driver, the wherein said second quasi-virtualization driver can be grasped Make in the application code to perform on multiple second virtual machines from described second calculating system Identify the Part II of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence that described user provides, change described user and carry The described Part II of the economize on electricity coding of the hardware independence of confession becomes institute in described data center State the second device electrical management message of the second calculating system, and described second device power pipe is provided Reason message gives described second administrative unit, and wherein said second administrative unit is operable with according to described Second device electrical management message enables and disables described second device.

22. data centers according to claim 21, include the daily record list that economizes on electricity further Unit, described economize on electricity log unit is coupled to described first calculating system and described second calculating system, The operable economize on electricity working as the hardware independence that described user provides with record of wherein said economize on electricity log unit First calculating system described in when coding is performed and described second calculates the current power of system and uses, Use based on described current power and judge economize on electricity, and provide monetary benefit to described according to described economize on electricity User.