METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF AGGREGATED I/O PORTS

Controlling power consumption of aggregated I/O ports. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods that include: aggregating a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports; and controlling power consumption in the computer system. Controlling the power consumption includes: sending a command from a power policy management program to an aggregation software executing in the computer system, the aggregation software implements the aggregating; and changing a power consumption mode of at least one of the I/O ports responsive to the command.