ABSTRACT
As energy use by datacenters has risen over the years, the costs required to run a datacenter have substantially increased. Several thermal-aware algorithms exist to minimize energy consumption, but comparing these implementations can be difficult. Thermal modelers aid in the juxtaposition of several of these thermal-aware algorithms. Unfortunately, existing thermal modelers can be slow and difficult to use. Agent-Directed Thermal Modeler (ADTM) provides a solution that has a low learning curve and still quickly produces visualizations of a datacenter. The low number of input parameters significantly simplifies the use of ADTM, and its simulation time runs in seconds and minutes rather than hours. The resulting graphical and pictorial output can be used to determine which thermal-aware algorithm works best for a given datacenter.
ADTM is used to compare XInt-GA to random job placement in order to show up to a 13.6% increase in energy savings in an overloaded datacenter. This simulation for both algorithms takes only a few seconds, demonstrating that many thermal-aware algorithms can be compared quickly in order to determine the most effective and realistic algorithm that can be chosen to cool a datacenter.
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- We didn't start the fire: using an agent-directed thermal simulator to keep servers cool
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