Status information saving among multiple computers
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- operating a first computer using a plurality of input/output devices over input/output signal paths passing through a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch positioned between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices;
switching input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch for the plurality of input/output devices to be between a second computer and the plurality of input/output devices instead of between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices;
operating the second computer using the plurality of input/output devices over the switched input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch positioned between the second computer and the plurality of input/output devices;
passing status data over signal paths passing through the KVM switch wherein the status data represents status information for at least one of the first and second computers; and
storing the status data passing through the KVM switch in a memory coupled to the KVM switch;
wherein one of said plurality of input/output devices is a mouse pointing device, said memory is a removable flash memory card, and said mouse has a memory slot adapted to receive said flash memory card, and wherein said status data is saved as a text file on said flash memory card for each computer of said first and second computers and wherein said text file of status data for each computer of said first and second computers includes an IP address of the associated computer as a unique identifier and differentiator between status information for each computer of said first and second computers.
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Abstract
Provided are techniques for status information saving among multiple computers. In one embodiment, a selected computer is operated using a plurality of input/output devices over switched input/output signal paths passing through a KVM (keyboard video mouse) switch positioned between the selected computer and the plurality of input/output devices. Status data is carried over signal paths passing through the KVM switch wherein the status data represents status information for a plurality of computers connected to the KVM switch. The status data passing through the KVM switch is stored in a memory coupled to the KVM switch. Other embodiments are described and claimed. Other embodiments are contemplated, depending upon the particular application.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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operating a first computer using a plurality of input/output devices over input/output signal paths passing through a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch positioned between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices; switching input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch for the plurality of input/output devices to be between a second computer and the plurality of input/output devices instead of between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices; operating the second computer using the plurality of input/output devices over the switched input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch positioned between the second computer and the plurality of input/output devices; passing status data over signal paths passing through the KVM switch wherein the status data represents status information for at least one of the first and second computers; and storing the status data passing through the KVM switch in a memory coupled to the KVM switch; wherein one of said plurality of input/output devices is a mouse pointing device, said memory is a removable flash memory card, and said mouse has a memory slot adapted to receive said flash memory card, and wherein said status data is saved as a text file on said flash memory card for each computer of said first and second computers and wherein said text file of status data for each computer of said first and second computers includes an IP address of the associated computer as a unique identifier and differentiator between status information for each computer of said first and second computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage device including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer system causes the computer system to:
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permit operating a first computer using a plurality of input/output devices over input/output signal paths passing through a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch positioned between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices; switch input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch for the plurality of input/output devices to be between a second computer and the plurality of input/output devices instead of between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices; permit operating the second computer using the plurality of input/output devices over the switched input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch positioned between the second computer and the plurality of input/output devices; passing status data over signal paths passing through the KVM switch wherein the status data represents status information for at least one of the first and second computers; and store the status data passing through the KVM switch in a memory coupled to the KVM switch; wherein one of said plurality of input/output devices is a mouse pointing device, said memory is a removable flash memory card, and said mouse has a memory slot adapted to receive said flash memory card and wherein the program further causes the computer system to; permit removing said flash memory card from said mouse memory slot; permit inserting said flash memory card into another memory slot; and read said status data stored for said second computer on said memory; and wherein said status data is saved as a text file on said flash memory card for each computer of said first and second computers and wherein said text file of status data for each computer of said first and second computers includes an IP address of the associated computer as a unique identifier and differentiator between status information for each computer of said first and second computers and wherein the status information includes at least one of following for items installed on the associated computer, Hardware BIOS Version, Operating System with version, CPU Configuration, Configuration of memory of the associated computer, Manufacturer and Driver Version of Network Adapter, Manufacturer and Driver Version of RAID Controller, Identification of running Applications and processes, Events Alerts including Warnings and Errors, Dump of memory of associated computer, and Dump of Operating System crash. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a processor and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein and executed by the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; permitting operation of a first computer using a plurality of input/output devices over input/output signal paths passing through a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch positioned between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices; switching input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch for the plurality of input/output devices to be between a second computer and the plurality of input/output devices instead of between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices; permitting operation of the second computer using the plurality of input/output devices over the switched input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch positioned between the second computer and the plurality of input/output devices; passing status data over signal paths passing through the KVM switch wherein the status data represents status information for at least one of the first and second computers; and storing the status data passing through the KVM switch in a memory coupled to the KVM switch; wherein one of said plurality of input/output devices is a mouse pointing device, said memory is a removable flash memory card, and said mouse has a memory slot adapted to receive said flash memory card, and wherein the operations further comprise; permitting removal of said flash memory card from said mouse memory slot; permitting insertion of said flash memory card into another memory slot; and reading said status data stored for said second computer on said memory; and wherein said status data is saved as a text file on said flash memory card for each computer of said first and second computers and wherein said text file of status data for each computer of said first and second computers includes an IP address of the associated computer as a unique identifier and differentiator between status information for each computer of said first and second computers and wherein the status information includes at least one of following for items installed on the associated computer, Hardware BIOS Version, Operating System with version, CPU Configuration, Configuration of memory of the associated computer, Manufacturer and Driver Version of Network Adapter, Manufacturer and Driver Version of RAID Controller, Identification of running Applications and processes, Events Alerts including Warnings and Errors, Dump of memory of associated computer, and Dump of Operating System crash. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
- operating a first computer using a plurality of input/output devices including a keyboard, video display device and pointing device, over a plurality of corresponding input/output signal paths including a keyboard data path for the keyboard, a video data path for the video display device, and a pointing device data path for the pointing device, said input/output signal paths for the corresponding plurality of input/output devices passing through a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch positioned between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices;
switching input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch for the plurality of input/output devices to be between a second computer and the plurality of input/output devices instead of between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices;
operating the second computer using the plurality of input/output devices over the switched input/output signal paths passing through the KVM switch positioned between the second computer and the plurality of input/output devices;
passing status data over at least one of the signal paths passing through the KVM switch wherein the status data represents status information for at least one of the first and second computers;
storing the status data passing through the KVM switch in a memory coupled to the KVM switch and located on one of said plurality of input/output devices; and
wherein the status data for each computer of said first and second computers includes an IP address of the associated computer as a unique identifier and differentiator between status information for each computer of said first and second computers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- operating a first computer using a plurality of input/output devices including a keyboard, video display device and pointing device, over a plurality of corresponding input/output signal paths including a keyboard data path for the keyboard, a video data path for the video display device, and a pointing device data path for the pointing device, said input/output signal paths for the corresponding plurality of input/output devices passing through a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch positioned between the first computer and the plurality of input/output devices;
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