Automated context-sensitive operating system switch

Details Automated context-sensitive operating system switch Automated context-sensitive operating system switch

2005-11-21

2010-12-14

Dam, Tuan Q (Department: 2192)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C719S313000, C713S002000, C713S100000, C709S221000, C709S222000, C718S108000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07853926

ABSTRACT:
An automated technique for switching operating systems, responsive to current context of an executing test scenario. A test designer specifies, in a process control file, a required operating system for appropriate command blocks. A test sequencer packages the required operating system name with each command to be executed, and sends that information to a test listener on a system under test. The test listener remembers the currently-running operating system, and compares that to the required operating system for each command to be executed. If a mismatch occurs, then the correct operating system is not running, and the listener automatically triggers a reboot.

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