Systems and methods for gathering debug information
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1. A method for gathering debug information of a storage system of a computer system without requiring additional external hardware directly connected to a controller of the storage system, the method comprising the step of:
- responsive to receiving a standard debug command, preparing a controller command based upon the standard debug command;
sending the controller command to the controller of the storage system of the computer system; and
responsive to data received from the controller of the storage system, displaying the data received from the controller to a user.
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Abstract
System and methods are disclosed for gathering debug information of a storage system of a computer system without requiring additional external hardware directly connected to the controller of the storage system.
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1. A method for gathering debug information of a storage system of a computer system without requiring additional external hardware directly connected to a controller of the storage system, the method comprising the step of:
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responsive to receiving a standard debug command, preparing a controller command based upon the standard debug command;
sending the controller command to the controller of the storage system of the computer system; and
responsive to data received from the controller of the storage system, displaying the data received from the controller to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system capable of gathering debug information of a storage system of the computer system without requiring additional external hardware directly connected to the controller, said system comprising:
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a host processor;
an issuing module, operated by the host processor, for issuing debug commands to the storage system of the computer system; and
a receiving module, operated by the host processor, for receiving data from the storage system; and
the storage system of the computer system comprising a controller, communicatively coupled to the host processor and an array of storage devices, communicatively coupled to the controller;
wherein the issuing module performs the steps of;
responsive to receiving a standard debug command, preparing a controller command based upon the standard debug command; and
sending the controller command to the storage system of the computer system;
and, wherein the receiving module performs the step of;
responsive to data received from the controller of the storage system, displaying the data received from the controller to a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium for gathering debug information of a storage system of a computer system without requiring additional external hardware directly connected to a controller of the storage system, the computer program for performing the method comprising the steps of:
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responsive to receiving a standard debug command, preparing a controller command based upon the standard debug command;
sending the controller command to the controller of the storage system of the computer system; and
responsive to data received from the controller of the storage system, displaying the data received from the controller to a user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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