Method of recording information system events
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1. A method of recording an event occurring in an information processing system having a computer bus and a system recorder, said method comprising:
- accessing the system recorder via the computer bus;
transmitting a message to the system recorder in response to the event, wherein said message comprises a plurality of bits representing at least a slave address, a least significant bit, a most significant bit, a data type a command ID, and a status field; and
storing the message in a memory unit.
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Abstract
A method of recording events occurring in an information processing system in a memory unit. A system recorder is used as part of a server system which supports communication of digital information for a microcontroller network. The server system monitors the status of several system functions including temperature, cooling fan speeds, and the presence or absence of canisters and power supplies. The system updates the pertinent event messages and identification codes in the memory unit including the time such event or change in status occurred.
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1. A method of recording an event occurring in an information processing system having a computer bus and a system recorder, said method comprising:
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accessing the system recorder via the computer bus;
transmitting a message to the system recorder in response to the event, wherein said message comprises a plurality of bits representing at least a slave address, a least significant bit, a most significant bit, a data type a command ID, and a status field; and
storing the message in a memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an information processing system having a plurality of components and experiencing first-type and second-type events, a method of storing the events comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of at least one of the first-type and the second-type events;
storing information relating to the first-type event associated with one of the plurality of components in a first block of a memory; and
storing information relating to the second-type event associated with one of the plurality of components in a second block of the memory in a wrap around sequence, wherein said signal comprises at least a message of a failure in one of the plurality of components, and wherein the first and the second blocks of the memory are configured to store the information without restriction of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A program storage device storing instructions that when executed by a computer perform a method of recording an event occurring in an information system processing having a computer bus and a system recorder, said method comprising:
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accessing the system recorder via the computer bus;
transmitting a message to the system recorder in response to the event, wherein said message comprises a plurality of bits representing at least a slave address, a least significant bit, a most significant bit, a data type, a command ID, and a status field; and
storing the message in a memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A program storage device storing instructions that when executed by a computer perform, in an information processing system having a plurality of components and experiencing first-type and second-type events, a method of storing the events comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of at least one of the first-type and the second-type events;
storing information relating to the first-type event associated with one of the plurality of components in a first block of a memory; and
storing information relating to the second-type event associated with one of the plurality of components in a second block of the memory in a wrap around sequence, wherein the signal comprises at least a message of a failure in one of the plurality of components, and wherein the first and the second blocks of the memory are configured to store the information without restriction of time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of recording information relating to an event experienced by a component in an information system having a processor and a memory unit, said method comprising:
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receiving a command including data from the processor, wherein the command comprises a plurality of bits representing at least a slave address, a least significant bit, a most significant bit, a data type, a command ID, and a status field;
determining the data type of the command; and
performing at least one of a read and write operation in the memory unit in response to the act of determining the data type of the command. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of recording an event occurring in an information processing system having a computer bus, said method comprising:
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monitoring the occurrence of the event;
generating a message in response to the event;
accessing a system recorder via the computer bus;
transmitting the message to the system recorder, wherein said message comprises a plurality of bits representing at least a slave address, a least significant bit, a most significant bit, a data type, a command ID, and a status field;
time-stamping the message using a substantially real-time clock; and
storing the message in a memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. In an information processing system having a plurality of components and experiencing an event, a method of storing the event comprising:
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storing information relating to the presence of one of the plurality of components into a first memory block; and
storing information relating to the failure of one of the plurality of components into a second memory block in a wrap around sequence, wherein the first and second memory blocks are configured to store the information without restriction of time.
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