Device diagnostic system
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1. A system comprising:
- a backplane;
a device that communicates via the backplane, the device storing identification information;
a management module that receives the identification information, and that provides a diagnostic module that corresponds to the identification information; and
a controller associated with the device, the controller providing the identification information to the management module, receiving the diagnostic module from the management module, and outputting diagnostic information for the device that is obtained via the diagnostic module.
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Abstract
A device management system includes a backplane, a device that communicates via the backplane and that stores identification information, a management module that receives the identification information and that provides a diagnostic module that corresponds to the identification information, and a controller associated with the device. The controller provides the identification information to the management module, receives the diagnostic module from the management module, and outputs diagnostic information for the device that is obtained via the diagnostic module.
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1. A system comprising:
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a backplane;
a device that communicates via the backplane, the device storing identification information;
a management module that receives the identification information, and that provides a diagnostic module that corresponds to the identification information; and
a controller associated with the device, the controller providing the identification information to the management module, receiving the diagnostic module from the management module, and outputting diagnostic information for the device that is obtained via the diagnostic module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of managing a device in a modular computing system, the method comprising:
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receiving identification information for the device;
identifying a diagnostic module that corresponds to the device based on the identification information;
sending the diagnostic module to the device; and
receiving diagnostic information from the device that was generated using the diagnostic module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, performed by a controller associated with a device, of providing diagnostic information for the device to a management module in a modular computing system, the method comprising:
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providing identification information to the management module;
receiving a diagnostic module from the management module;
obtaining diagnostic information for the device via the diagnostic module; and
outputting the diagnostic information to the management module. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores instructions for managing a device in a modular computing system, the instructions causing a machine to:
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receive identification information for the device;
identify a diagnostic module that corresponds to the device based on the identification information;
send the diagnostic module to the device; and
receive diagnostic information from the device that was generated using the diagnostic module. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions to provide diagnostic information for a device to a management module in a modular computing system, the instructions causing a machine to:
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provide identification information to the management module;
receive a diagnostic module from the management module;
obtain diagnostic information for the device via the diagnostic module; and
output the diagnostic information to the management module. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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