Power optimization for dynamic configuration in heterogeneous web server clusters

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-598

  Bertini, Luciano ^a   Leite, Julius C B ^a   Mossé, Daniel ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic cluster configuration; Dynamic power management; Dynamic voltage scaling; Web server clusters

Indexed keywords

DATA CENTERS; DISTRIBUTED APPROACHES; DYNAMIC CLUSTER; DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION; DYNAMIC POWER MANAGEMENT; DYNAMIC VOLTAGE SCALING; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING; POWER OPTIMIZATION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; QOS CONTROL; SOFT REAL TIME; USER EXPERIENCE; WEB SERVER CLUSTER;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; VOLTAGE STABILIZING CIRCUITS; WEB SERVICES;

SERVERS;

EID: 76749148594     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.10.040     Document Type: Article

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