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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2005
Keith M. Campbell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffery M. Franke, Apex, NC (US);
Donald E. Johnson, Apex, NC (US);
Brooks Johnston, Cary, NC (US);
Keith M. Campbell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffery M. Franke, Apex, NC (US);
Donald E. Johnson, Apex, NC (US);
Brooks Johnston, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An array of electronic devices includes at least one throttlable device in the array of devices and a management module connected to the at least one throttlable device for reducing heat effects to an overheating device from neighboring devices in the array of electronic devices device. The management module is configured to detect the overheating of the overheating device, detect at least one throttlable device neighboring the overheating device and in the array of devices, and throttle the at least one throttlable device. The array of devices are an array of blade servers within a blade center, and the management module is separate from the at least one throttlable device.