Method and apparatus for running a test program in a computer system
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1. A method for running a test program for an element of a computer system, said method comprising:
- detecting idle processor cycles in a processor in said system;
selecting a test program for an element of said computer system; and
running said test program for said element on said processor in response to detection of idle processor cycles.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for running a test program for an element of a computer system by detecting idle processor cycles in a processor in the system, selecting a test program for an element of the computer system; and running the test program for the element on the processor in response to detection of idle processor cycles.
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1. A method for running a test program for an element of a computer system, said method comprising:
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detecting idle processor cycles in a processor in said system;
selecting a test program for an element of said computer system; and
running said test program for said element on said processor in response to detection of idle processor cycles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus for running a test program for an element of a computer system, said apparatus comprising:
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an activity monitor operable to detect idle cycles of a processor in said system;
a test program selector operable to select a test program for an element of said computer system; and
a test manager operable to run said test program on said processor in response to said detection of idle cycles by said activity monitor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. Apparatus for running a test program on a computer in a computer network, said apparatus comprising an activity monitor for detecting idle cycles of a first computer in said network and a test program selector operable to select one or more test programs for testing a second computer in said computer network, wherein said first computer is operable in response to the detection of idle cycles by said activity monitor to run said one or more test programs selected by said test program selector.
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20. A computer program product for running a test program for an element of a computer system, said computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code tangibly embedded therein, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to detect idle processor cycles in a processor in said system;
computer readable program code configured to select a test program for an element of said computer system; and
computer readable program code configured to run said test program for said element on said processor in response to detecting idle processor cycles.
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