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Title: Server rack for improved data center management

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1986966
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Methods and systems for data center management include collecting sensor data from one or more sensors in a rack; determining a location and identifying information for each asset in the rack using a set of asset tags associated with respective assets; communicating the sensor and asset location to a communication module; receiving an instruction from the communication module; and executing the received instruction to change a property of the rack.

Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002897
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
11,537,178
Application Number:
15/706,893
OSTI ID:
1986966
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/18/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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