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On Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 05:56:20PM +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote |
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> Am Sonntag, 1. April 2012, 17:04:58 schrieb Jarry: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > admin of a colo-center keeps complaining my server is going |
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> > a little over power-limit (which they have set as ~120W per |
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> > 24h/avg, while my server needs ~130-135W). So I need to find |
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> > a way to save at least those 15W, or I will be moved to |
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> > higher tarif (which means higher costs for server-housing). |
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> don't use cpufreqd? Just use the ondemand cpu governor. Only run |
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> services you need. If there is graphics hardware make sure the driver |
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> knows about power saving. An amd card on a virtual terminal needs |
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> as much power as an amd card in X doing heavy 3d lifting ... |
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The following may seem obvious, but here goes... |
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* remove unnecessary video cards, and drivers. Most colo machines |
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should do OK with just a text console running on the onboard GPU. |
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Dump all video driver stuff "/dev/agpgart (AGP Support)" and |
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"Direct Rendering Manager". This assumes you're not running X on |
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your colo machines. mc (Midnight Commander) is a great text-based |
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tool, along the lines of ye olde Norton Commander. |
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* disable sound cards/chips in BIOS and remove drivers and kernel |
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support. |
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* Run "rc-update show" and look for any services you don't need. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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