Failures of computer system diagnostic procedures addressed in specified order
First Claim
1. A method of executing a diagnosis program including multiple procedures associated with remedy procedures wherein the diagnosis program does not specify an order in which the remedy procedures are executed, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a computer system wherein a plurality of automated diagnostic procedures is performed, priority information specifying an order in which failures of any of the plurality of automated diagnostic procedures are to be addressed;
performing the plurality of automated diagnostic procedures; and
upon at least some of the automated diagnostic procedures failing, performing a plurality of automated remedy procedures in the specified order, the automated remedy procedures being associated with the failed automated diagnostic procedures.
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Abstract
A method of executing a diagnosis program including multiple procedures associated with remedy procedures wherein the diagnosis program does not specify an order in which the remedy procedures are executed comprises receiving, in a computer system wherein a plurality of automated diagnostic procedures is performed, priority information specifying an order in which failures of any of the plurality of automated diagnostic procedures are to be addressed. The plurality of automated diagnostic procedures is performed. Upon at least some of the automated diagnostic procedures failing, a plurality of automated remedy procedures is performed in the specified order, the automated remedy procedures being associated with the failed automated diagnostic procedures.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of executing a diagnosis program including multiple procedures associated with remedy procedures wherein the diagnosis program does not specify an order in which the remedy procedures are executed, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a computer system wherein a plurality of automated diagnostic procedures is performed, priority information specifying an order in which failures of any of the plurality of automated diagnostic procedures are to be addressed;
performing the plurality of automated diagnostic procedures; and
upon at least some of the automated diagnostic procedures failing, performing a plurality of automated remedy procedures in the specified order, the automated remedy procedures being associated with the failed automated diagnostic procedures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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receive, in a computer system wherein a plurality of automated diagnostic procedures is performed, priority information specifying an order in which failures of any of the plurality of automated diagnostic procedures are to be addressed;
perform the plurality of automated diagnostic procedures; and
upon at least some of the automated diagnostic procedures failing, perform a plurality of automated remedy procedures in the specified order, the automated remedy procedures being associated with the failed automated diagnostic procedures.
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24. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, generate on a display device a graphical user interface for a diagnosis program, the graphical user interface comprising:
an identifier display area for displaying, upon a plurality of automated diagnostic procedures being performed in a computer system, a first identifier of at least one failed automated diagnostic procedure such that a user can initiate an automated remedy procedure associated therewith, the failed automated diagnostic procedure being selected using priority information specifying an order in which failures of any of the automated diagnostic procedures are to be addressed. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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