Identification of equipment location in data center

Details Identification of equipment location in data center Identification of equipment location in data center

2007-07-11

2010-12-21

Blount, Eric M (Department: 2612)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

C340S524000, C340S500000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07856495

ABSTRACT:
Techniques are disclosed for identifying the locations of equipment in computing environments such as data centers. For example, a method of identifying a plurality of computing devices in a computing environment includes the following steps. A first temperature-indicative map of the plurality of computing devices is generated while the plurality of computing device is in a first mode. The first temperature-indicative map is overlaid with a facility map associated with the computing environment. A first one of the plurality of computing devices is placed into a second mode. The second temperature-indicative map of the plurality of computing devices is generated while the first one of the plurality of computing devices is in the second mode and the remainder of the plurality of computing devices is in the first mode. The second temperature-indicative map is overlaid with the facility map associated with the computing environment. The first temperature-indicative map is compared with the second temperature-indicative map to determine a location of the first one of the plurality of computing devices.

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