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Energy Efficient Servers: Blueprints for Data Center Optimization introduces engineers and IT professionals to the power management technologies and techniques used in energy efficient servers. The book includes a deep examination of different features used in processors, memory, interconnects, I/O devices, and other platform components. It outlines the power and performance impact of these features and the role firmware and software play in initialization and control. Using examples from cloud, HPC, and enterprise environments, the book demonstrates how various power management technologies are utilized across a range of server utilization. It teaches the reader how to monitor, analyze, and optimize their environment to best suit their needs. It shares optimization techniques used by data center administrators and system optimization experts at the world´s most advanced data centers.

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Foreword/Preface

Chapter 1: Why Data Center Efficiency Matters

Chapter 2: CPU and Memory Power Management

Chapter 3: Memory and I/O Power Management

Chapter 4: Software Architecture

Chapter 5: BIOS and Management Firmware

Chapter 6: Operating Systems

Chapter 7: Monitoring

Chapter 8: Characterization and Optimization

Chapter 9: Data Center Management

Chapter 10: Terms and Technology Appendix

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Corey Gough is a principal engineer focused on server energy efficiency in Intel_s Data Center Group. He currently leads efforts in power and performance analysis, system optimization, and new technology exploration with 17 years of expertise in power/performance. Corey lives in Portland, Oregon, and earned his BS in Computer Science from the University of Oregon.

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