Power profiling and auditing consumption systems and methods

摘要

Systems and methods for estimating power consumption in a network of computing devices are described. Operational information of a target server is periodically received and compared to benchmark data of a model of the target server. The operational information comprises performance data of the target server during a predefined time interval. Power consumption of the target server is estimated using the performance and benchmark data. The benchmark data is recalibrated if an error in the estimated power consumption is detected. An agent installed on the target server for collecting performance data is described. The target server can be a virtualized server, in which case, the agent acquires at least some of the performance data from a hypervisor of a physical server that hosts the target server.

主权项

1. A method for estimating power consumption in a network of computing devices, the method being performed by a processor of a primary server, the method comprising:
receiving operational information from a target server and a target server identifier, the operational information comprising parameter values aggregated over a period of time, a time stamp reflecting the end of the time period, and operational state of the target server during a time interval; comparing elements of the received operational information with corresponding elements from a model of the target server that is selected in accordance with the target server identifier; based on the comparison, identifying a set of elements from the model that most closely corresponds to the elements of the received operational information; and estimating power consumption of the target server during the time interval based on the identified set of elements.