Apparatus, system and method for reporting field replaceable unit replacement
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1. A method of outputting a field replaceable unit (FRU) replacement order, comprising:
- determining a first FRU replacement order having at least one FRU;
determining if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within a past predetermined period of time; and
outputting a second FRU replacement order if one or more of the at least one FRU has been replaced within the past predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for reporting field replaceable unit (FRU) replacements to a user are provided. The apparatus, system and method identify a FRU Replacement Order for an identified system error and then determines which of the FRUs in the FRU Replacement Order have already been replaced within a predetermined period of time from the current time. Those FRUs identified as having already been replaced are then flagged. The FRU Replacement Order is then output to the user with the flagged FRUs being output in a different manner than the other FRUs in the FRU Replacement Order.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of outputting a field replaceable unit (FRU) replacement order, comprising:
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determining a first FRU replacement order having at least one FRU;
determining if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within a past predetermined period of time; and
outputting a second FRU replacement order if one or more of the at least one FRU has been replaced within the past predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for outputting a field replaceable unit (FRU) replacement order, comprising:
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means for determining a first FRU replacement order having at least one FRU;
means for determining if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within a past predetermined period of time; and
means for outputting a second FRU replacement order if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within the past predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for outputting a field replaceable unit (FRU) replacement order, comprising:
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first instructions for determining a first FRU replacement order having at least one FRU;
second instructions for determining if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within a past predetermined period of time; and
third instructions for outputting a second FRU replacement order if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within the past predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for outputting a field replaceable unit (FRU) replacement order, comprising:
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a diagnostic tool; and
an output device coupled to the diagnostic tool, wherein the diagnostic tool determines a first FRU replacement order having at least one FRU, determines if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within a past predetermined period of time, and instructs the output device to output a second FRU replacement order if one or more of the at least one FRU has previously been replaced within the past predetermined period of time.
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