Information processing apparatus, failure monitoring method and failure monitoring computer program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus that monitors failures comprising:
- a plurality of modules that are provided for an information processing feature;
a plurality of switches that are provided respectively for the plurality of modules so as to turn on and off a power supply to the respective modules;
a power supply metering section that meters the power supply to the plurality of modules;
a memory section that stores a normal range of power supply in advance; and
a control section that controls the plurality of switches so as to turn off the power supply to a specific module when the outcome of the metering by the power supply metering section is out of the normal range of power supply as stored in the memory section, whereinthe memory section stores a normal range of power supply for each of the plurality of modules in advance; and
the control section computes the normal range of power supply for the power supply metering section on the basis of the normal range of power supply for each of the plurality of modules and the configuration of the plurality of modules in the information processing apparatus,while the memory section stores the normal range of power supply for the power supply metering section.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus including a plurality of modules that are provided for each information processing feature, a plurality of switches that are provided respectively for the modules so as to turn on and off the power supply to the respective modules connected to them, a power supply metering section that meters the power supply to the modules, a memory section that stores a normal range of power supply in advance and a control section that controls the switches so as to turn off the power supply to a specific module when the outcome of the metering by the power supply metering section is out of the normal range of power supply as stored in the memory section.
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1. An information processing apparatus that monitors failures comprising:
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a plurality of modules that are provided for an information processing feature; a plurality of switches that are provided respectively for the plurality of modules so as to turn on and off a power supply to the respective modules; a power supply metering section that meters the power supply to the plurality of modules; a memory section that stores a normal range of power supply in advance; and a control section that controls the plurality of switches so as to turn off the power supply to a specific module when the outcome of the metering by the power supply metering section is out of the normal range of power supply as stored in the memory section, wherein the memory section stores a normal range of power supply for each of the plurality of modules in advance; and the control section computes the normal range of power supply for the power supply metering section on the basis of the normal range of power supply for each of the plurality of modules and the configuration of the plurality of modules in the information processing apparatus, while the memory section stores the normal range of power supply for the power supply metering section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A failure monitoring method of monitoring failures of an information processing apparatus having a plurality of modules, the method comprising:
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a storing step that stores a normal range of power supply to the plurality of modules in advance; a power supply metering step that meters the power supply to the plurality of modules; and a control step that turns off the power supply to a specific module when the power supply to the specific module is out of the normal range of power supply as stored in the storing step as a result of the metering in the power supply metering step, wherein the storing step comprises storing a normal range of power supply for each of the plurality of modules in advance; and the control step comprises computing the normal range of power supply for the power supply metering step on the basis of the normal range of power supply for each of the plurality of modules and the configuration of the plurality of modules in the information processing apparatus, while the storing step also comprises storing the normal range of power supply for the power supply metering step. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A failure monitoring method of monitoring failures of an information processing apparatus having a plurality of modules, the method comprising:
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a storing step that stores a normal range of power supply to the plurality of modules in the information processing apparatus in advance; a power supply metering step that meters the power supply to the plurality of modules; and a control step that turns off the power supply to a specific module when the power supply to the specific module is out of the normal range of power supply as stored in the storing step as a result of the metering in the power supply metering step, wherein the storing step further comprises storing a normal range of power supply for a change in the power supply in the power supply metering step and the outcome of the past metering operations of the power supply metering step; and the control step comprises turning off the power supply to the specific module when the change in the power supply as obtained from the outcome of the past metering operations in the power supply metering step is out of the normal range of power supply for changes in the power supply as stored in the storing step.
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14. A failure monitoring computer program embodied in a computer readable storage medium for causing a computer to execute a failure monitoring method of monitoring failures of an information processing apparatus having a plurality of modules, the method comprising:
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a storing step that stores a normal range of power supply to the plurality of modules in the information processing apparatus in advance; a power supply metering step that meters the power supply to the plurality of modules; and a control step that turns off the power supply to a specific module when the power supply to the specific module is out of the normal range of power supply as stored in the storing step as a result of the metering in the power supply metering step, wherein the storing step further comprises storing a normal range of power supply for a change in the power supply in the power supply metering step and the outcome of the past metering operations of the power supply metering step; and the control step comprises turning off the power supply to a specific module when the change in the power supply as obtained from the outcome of the past metering operations in the power supply metering step is out of the normal range of power supply for changes in the power supply as stored in the storing step.
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