System and method to provide hot-swap status indication in a...

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2006-04-18

2006-04-18

Mullen, Jr., Thomas J. (Department: 2632)

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

Specific condition

C340S636100, C340S657000, C307S065000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07030771

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for providing hot-swap status indication in a computer system having redundant power supplies. In one embodiment a system comprises an electrical subsystem that is powered by a first power supply and second power supply. The system further comprises a hot-swap indicator configured to provide a first user indication to indicate whether the first power supply is hot-swappable depending on whether the first power supply is operating at greater than a predetermined power capacity usage, such as fifty percent. The system may also include a second hot-swap indicator for the second power supply.

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