Automatic error diagnosis
First Claim
1. An error diagnosis engine for a computer system including a plurality of field replaceable units and fault storage for recording fault information including information identifying first errors, the computer system further including storage for a fault table relating errors to field replaceable units and for hardware configuration information identifying the interconnection of field replaceable units, the diagnosis engine being operable to search the fault storage to determine a first error and to interact with the fault table and the hardware configuration information to determine a source of the first error.
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Abstract
An error diagnosis engine is provided for a computer system that includes a plurality of field replaceable units and fault storage for recording fault information including information identifying first errors. The computer system further includes storage for a fault table relating errors to field replaceable units and for hardware configuration information identifying the interconnection of field replaceable units. The diagnosis engine is operable to search the fault storage to determine a first error and to interact with the fault table and the hardware configuration information to determine a source of the first error. Providing an error diagnosis engine to determine a source of the first error can enable greater reliability with regard to the identification of a faulty unit.
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24 Claims
- 1. An error diagnosis engine for a computer system including a plurality of field replaceable units and fault storage for recording fault information including information identifying first errors, the computer system further including storage for a fault table relating errors to field replaceable units and for hardware configuration information identifying the interconnection of field replaceable units, the diagnosis engine being operable to search the fault storage to determine a first error and to interact with the fault table and the hardware configuration information to determine a source of the first error.
- 12. A method of error management for a computer system that includes a plurality of field replaceable units and fault storage for recording fault information including information identifying first errors, the computer system further including storage for a fault table relating errors to field replaceable units and for hardware configuration information identifying the interconnection of field replaceable units, the method including searching the fault storage to determine a first error and to interact with the fault table and the hardware configuration information to determine a source of the first error.
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23. An error diagnosis engine for a computer system including a plurality of field replaceable units and fault storage for recording fault information including information identifying first errors, the computer system further including storage for a fault table relating errors to field replaceable units and for hardware configuration information identifying the interconnection of field replaceable units, the auto diagnosis engine comprising means for searching the fault storage to determine a first error and means for interacting with the fault table and the hardware configuration information to determine a source of the first error.
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24. A program product for error management for a computer system that includes a plurality of field replaceable units and fault storage for recording fault information including information identifying first errors, the computer system further including storage for a fault table relating errors to field replaceable units and for hardware configuration information identifying the interconnection of field replaceable units, the program product comprising instructions operable to search the fault storage to determine a first error and to interact with the fault table and the hardware configuration information to determine a source of the first error.
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