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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Justin P. Bandholz, Cary, NC (US);
William J. Piazza, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Philip L. Weinstein, Apex, NC (US);
Justin P. Bandholz, Cary, NC (US);
William J. Piazza, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Philip L. Weinstein, Apex, NC (US);
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Mapping computers and ports of power distribution units in a data center, the data center including a plurality of computers and a data center management server, each computer in the data center connected for power to one of a plurality of power distribution unit ('PDU') ports of a PDU, each PDU connected through the communications module and a data communications network to the data center management server, including generating, by a power modulating module of a computer, a power consumption signal in the PDU, the power consumption signal encoding a unique identification of the computer; demodulating, by the PDU, the power consumption signal, including retrieving from the signal the unique identification of the computer; and reporting, by the PDU to the data center management server, an association of the unique identification of the computer and a PDU port.