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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Arden L. Moore, Cedar Park, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a system and method for downstream redundant thermal sensing in a computer system. The system may determine that a component temperature of a component of the computer system has surpassed a first temperature threshold. The system may determine a downstream thermal sensor that is downstream from the component, wherein downstream is based on airflow through the computer system. The system may determine a downstream temperature at the downstream thermal sensor. The system may determine whether the downstream temperature exceeds a second temperature threshold. In response to determining the downstream temperature exceeds the second temperature threshold, the system may determine whether other thermal sensors detect elevated operating temperatures. In response to determining the other thermal sensors do not detect elevated operating temperatures, the system may initiate cooling.