An energy management system for cluster infrastructures

This paper presents a general energy management system for High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters and cloud infrastructures that powers off cluster nodes when they are not being used, and conversely powers them on when they are needed. This system can be integrated with different HPC cluster midd...

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Autores: Alfonso Laguna, Carlos De|||0000-0002-2378-021X, Caballer Fernández, Miguel|||0000-0001-9393-3077, Alvarruiz Bermejo, Fernando|||0000-0001-5957-9561, Hernández García, Vicente
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/35193
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/35193
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:CIENCIAS DE LA COMPUTACION E INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL
LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS
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Resumo:This paper presents a general energy management system for High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters and cloud infrastructures that powers off cluster nodes when they are not being used, and conversely powers them on when they are needed. This system can be integrated with different HPC cluster middleware, such as Batch-Queuing Systems or Cloud Management Systems, and can also use different mechanisms for powering on and off the computing nodes. The presented system makes it possible to implement different energy-saving policies depending on the priorities and particularities of the cluster. It also provides a hook system to extend the functionality, and a sensor system in order to take into account environmental information. The paper describes the successful integration of the system proposed with some popular Batch-Queuing Systems, and also with some Cloud Management middlewares, presenting two real use-cases that show significant energy/costs savings of 27% and 17%.