Information processing apparatus, control apparatus therefor, and control method therefor

• US 7,716,526 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2007
• Issued: 05/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Tanimura, Yoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Beausoliel; Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ehne; Charles
• Application Number:
  US11/790,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20080077823A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,111 Days
• Field of Search: 714/24, 714/25, 714/36
• US Class Current: 714/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2284 by power-on test, e.g. power-on self test [POST]

Abstract

An information processing apparatus carrying out hardware diagnosis processing by means of initializing processing of each part of hardware when power supply in the apparatus is started, has a power-off initializing processing part carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the apparatus is cut off; and a power-off timing control part controlling timing of cutting off the power supply in the apparatus in such a manner that the power supply in the apparatus is carried out after the hardware diagnosis processing and trouble reporting processing carried out by said power-off initializing processing part are finished.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a power-start initializing processing part configured to carry out hardware diagnosis processing in initializing processing when power supply in the information processing apparatus is started;

a power-off initializing processing part configured to carry out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off;

a power-off timing control part configured to control timing of cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus in a manner in which cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus is carried out after the hardware diagnosis processing carried out by the power-off initializing processing part and trouble reporting processing are finished; and

a reporting part configured to carry out the trouble reporting processing to report to a predetermined remote monitoring center when a trouble is found out as a result of the hardware diagnosis processing carried out when the power supply in the apparatus is cut off by said power-off initializing processing part, wherein;

the power-off timing control part delays the timing of cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus for a time during which the reporting processing can be completed, when said reporting part carries out the trouble reporting processing.

2. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the power-off initializing processing part carries out the hardware diagnosis processing in parallel to processing of cutting off the power supply in an input/output part of the information processing apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the power-off initializing processing part determines whether the hardware diagnosis processing, carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus has been started, has been properly finished, and, carries out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off only when it is determined that the hardware diagnosis processing, carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus has been started, has been properly finished.

4. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a setting operation part configured to make it possible to omit execution of the hardware diagnosis processing carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off by the power-off initializing processing part, as a result of an operator making a predetermined operation.

5. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the power-off initializing processing part is provided by a second control part, which is provided separately from a first control part configured to carry out a basic function of the information processing apparatus, the second control part configured to monitor states and operation of the information processing apparatus.

6. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

a communication processing time for the trouble reporting processing is provided for when a trouble is detected in the hardware diagnosis processing, and the power-off timing control part cuts off the power supply in the information processing apparatus after the communication processing time elapses.

7. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a part configured to omit the hardware diagnosis processing otherwise carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off.

8. A control apparatus configured to monitor states and operation of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

a power-start initializing processing part configured to carry out hardware diagnosis processing in initializing processing when power supply in the information processing apparatus is started;

a power-off initializing processing part configured to carry out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off;

a power-off timing control part configured to control timing of cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus in a manner in which cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus is carried out after the hardware diagnosis processing carried out by the power-off initializing processing part and trouble reporting processing are finished; and

a reporting part configured to carry out the trouble reporting processing to report to a predetermined remote monitoring center when a trouble is found out as a result of the hardware diagnosis processing carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off by said power-off initializing processing part, wherein;

the power-off timing control part delays the timing of cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus for a time during which the trouble reporting processing can be completed, when said reporting part carries out the trouble reporting processing.

9. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

the power-off initializing processing part carries out the hardware diagnosis processing in parallel to processing of cutting off of the power supply in an input/output part of the information processing apparatus.

10. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

the power-off initializing processing part determines whether the hardware diagnosis processing, carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus has been started, has been properly finished, and, carries out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off only when it is determined that the hardware diagnosis processing, carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus has been started, has been properly finished.

11. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

a setting operation part configured to make it possible to omit execution of the hardware diagnosis processing carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off by the power-off initializing processing part, as a result of an operator making a predetermined operation.

12. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

a communication processing time for the trouble reporting processing is provided for when a trouble is detected in the hardware diagnosis processing, and the power-off timing control part cuts off the power supply in the information processing apparatus after the communication processing time elapses.

13. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

a part configured to omit the hardware diagnosis processing otherwise carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off.

14. A control method configured to monitor states and operation of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

carrying out hardware diagnosis processing in initializing processing when power supply in the information processing apparatus is started;

carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off;

controlling timing of cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus in a manner in which cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus is carried out after the hardware diagnosis processing in the carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off and trouble reporting processing are finished; and

carrying out the trouble reporting processing to report to a predetermined remote monitoring center when a trouble is found out as a result of the hardware diagnosis processing carried out when the power supply in the apparatus is cut off in the carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off, wherein;

the controlling timing delays the timing of cutting off of the power supply in the information processing apparatus in a manner in which the trouble reporting processing can be completed, when the carrying out the trouble reporting processing carries out the trouble reporting processing.

15. The control method as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

the carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off carries out the hardware diagnosis processing in parallel to processing of cutting off the power supply in an input/output part of the information processing apparatus.

16. The control method as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

the carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off determines whether the hardware diagnosis processing, carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus has been started, has been properly finished, and, carries out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off only when, as a result of the determination, it is determined that the hardware diagnosis processing, carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus has been started, has been properly finished.

17. The control method as claimed in claim 14, further comprising:

making it possible to omit execution of the hardware diagnosis processing otherwise carried out when the power supply in the apparatus is cut off in the carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off, as a result of an operator making a predetermined operation.

18. The control method as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

the carrying out the hardware diagnosis processing when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off is executed by a second control part, which is provided separately from a first control part configured to carry out a basic function of the information processing apparatus, the second control part configured to monitor states and operation of the information processing apparatus.

19. The control method as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

a communication processing time for the trouble reporting processing is provided for when a trouble is detected in the hardware diagnosis processing, and the controlling timing cuts off the power supply in the information processing apparatus after the communication processing time elapses.

20. The control method as claimed in claim 14, further comprising:

omitting the hardware diagnosis processing otherwise carried out when the power supply in the information processing apparatus is cut off.