Method and system for selecting compatible processors to add to a multiprocessor computer
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer, the multiprocessor computer having at least one current processor in a CPU slot and having at least one additional CPU slot in which the new processor can be added, a processor having a revision number, the method comprising:
- obtaining processor compatibility information stored in an electronic memory having a plurality of processor models and revisions and the various model and revisions of processors that are compatible with each of plurality of processor models and revisions;
executing a computer program on the multiprocessor computer directing each processor in the multiprocessor computer to execute at least one instruction that allows the model and revision number of the processor to be determined and comparing the model and revision numbers of the current processors in the multiprocessor computer with the processor compatibility information to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors; and
displaying the revision numbers of the processors that are determined to be compatible with all current processors on a compatibility list.
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Abstract
A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.
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27 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer, the multiprocessor computer having at least one current processor in a CPU slot and having at least one additional CPU slot in which the new processor can be added, a processor having a revision number, the method comprising:
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obtaining processor compatibility information stored in an electronic memory having a plurality of processor models and revisions and the various model and revisions of processors that are compatible with each of plurality of processor models and revisions;
executing a computer program on the multiprocessor computer directing each processor in the multiprocessor computer to execute at least one instruction that allows the model and revision number of the processor to be determined and comparing the model and revision numbers of the current processors in the multiprocessor computer with the processor compatibility information to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors; and
displaying the revision numbers of the processors that are determined to be compatible with all current processors on a compatibility list.
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2. A method for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer, a processor having a processor type, the method comprising:
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obtaining processor compatibility information stored in an electronic memory having a plurality of processor types and the processor types of processors that are compatible thereto;
determining the number of current processors and the processor type of each current processor;
programmatically referencing the processor compatibility information and comparing the processor types of the current processors with the processor compatibility information to determine the processor types of processors that are compatible with all current processors; and
displaying the processor types of processors that are determined to be compatible with all current processors on a compatibility list. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)
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10. The method of claim wherein the processor compatibility information used for the comparison is stored in a relational database table.
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14. A system for selecting a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer, a processor having a processor type, the system comprising:
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a first component on the multiprocessor computer that determines the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the processor types of each processor;
a second component that stores a processor compatibility table having a plurality of processor types and processors that are compatible thereto;
a third component that compares the processor types of the current processors with the processor compatibility table to determine the processor types that are compatible with the current processors; and
a third component to display processor types that are determined to be compatible with the current processors on a compatibility list. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for causing a computer system to use processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer, a processor having a processor type, by:
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obtaining a processor compatibility table having a plurality of processor types and processors compatible thereto;
determining the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the processor type of each current processor by running a computer program on the multiprocessor computer;
programmatically comparing the processor types of the current processors with the processor compatibility table to determine the processor types of processors that are compatible with all current processors; and
displaying the processor types that are determined to be compatible with all current processors on a compatibility list. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for selecting a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer, the method comprising:
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directing each processor in the multiprocessor computer to execute at least one instruction to determine model and revision numbers of each processor;
referencing a processor compatibility table stored in an electronic memory, the processor compatibility table having model and revision numbers for a plurality of processors and processors compatible thereto;
comparing the model and revision numbers of the current processors in the multiprocessor computer with the processor compatibility table to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors; and
providing the revision numbers of the compatible processors in a compatibility list. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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