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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2008
Thomas M. Brey, Cary, NC (US);
Simon C. Chu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard Edwin Harper, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
William Joseph Piazza, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Thomas M. Brey, Cary, NC (US);
Simon C. Chu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard Edwin Harper, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
William Joseph Piazza, Holly Springs, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and software for analyzing the layout of computer equipment racks in a datacenter. One embodiment involves obtaining the position relative to the computer room of each of a plurality of temperature sensors distributed among a plurality of computer components mounted between opposing intake and exhaust ends of each computer equipment rack. The layout of the computer equipment racks is automatically determined from the positions of the temperature sensors, and a representation of the layout of the computer equipment racks is electronically stored or displayed. The actual layout is compared to target layout parameters to score the layout.