| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable power management of a whole blade server by a management controller on a blade device without providing any high order controller. <P>SOLUTION: This blade server is provided with: a blade 5 on which a main functional part 8 having the functions of the processing, storage and exchange of data and an operation mode control part 7 for controlling the mode and a management controller 6 are loaded; a casing 1; a power supply device 4 for supplying a shared power to blades 5-1 to 5-8; and a management bus 3. A nonvolatile memory part 2 for storing the suppliable power value of the power supply device 4 is connected to the management bus 3, and the management controller 6 is provided with a means for acquiring the consumption power values of the other blades in the casing and the suppliable power value through the management bus 3 and a means for deciding an operable mode based on a difference value between the total value of the consumption powers of the other blades and the suppliable power value, and for instructing the result to the operation mode control part 7 of its own blade. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT</p> |
