Redirecting data generated by network devices
First Claim
1. A system for capturing error data generated by network device, the system comprising:
- an interface connectable to the network device, the interface being configured to receive, at a location remote from the network device, the error data generated by the network device;
a process manager coupled to the interface, the process manager being configured to transfer the received error data to a first storage device; and
a second storage device coupled to the process manager, the second storage device configured to store an allocation table.
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Abstract
A system and method for efficiently and easily capturing data dumps generated by a network device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage management device is disposed between a network device and a storage device. The network device is programmed with a virtual address that is associated with the storage management device. Upon generating a data dump, the network device writes the data dump to the virtual address where the storage management device receives the data dump and redirects it to a long-term storage location. Additionally, the storage management device can generate a record of each data dump that indicates the network device that generated the data dump and where the data dump was stored.
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1. A system for capturing error data generated by network device, the system comprising:
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an interface connectable to the network device, the interface being configured to receive, at a location remote from the network device, the error data generated by the network device; a process manager coupled to the interface, the process manager being configured to transfer the received error data to a first storage device; and a second storage device coupled to the process manager, the second storage device configured to store an allocation table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for capturing error data generated by a network device, the system comprising:
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an interface connectable to the network device, the interface configured to receive the error data generated by the network device; a process manager coupled to the interface, the process manager configured to transfer the received error data to a first storage device; and a second storage device coupled to the process manager, the second storage device configured to store an allocation table. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for capturing error data generated by a network device, the system comprising:
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at least a first processor configured to generate instructions; at least a first memory device connected to the processor; a plurality of instructions stored on the memory device, the plurality of instructions configured to cause the at least a first processor to perform the steps of; receiving the error data from the network device; recording an identity indicator for the network device from which the error data was received; transferring the received error data to a storage device; and recording the identity of the storage device to which the error data was redirected, wherein the identity of the storage device is recorded in association with the recorded identity indicator for the network device, and wherein the plurality of instructions are further configured to cause the at least a first processor to perform the step of writing the error data to a virtual address. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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