Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-13
2005-12-13
Beausoliel, Robert (Department: 2113)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Data processing system error or fault handling
Reliability and availability
C714S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06976193
ABSTRACT:
A method for running diagnostic utilities so as to prevent system disruptions. During initialization of a diagnostic utility, a resource monitoring thread is spawned as a background process to monitor system resource conditions, such as CPU and memory availability and loads. In one embodiment, the resource conditions are continuously monitored by querying performance data written to the system's registry on a periodic basis. In response to user requests to perform diagnostics, the resource monitoring thread (or files written thereby) is/are queried to determined the current resource conditions. If enough resources are available to run the utility's diagnostic routine(s), they are allowed to run. If it is determined that not enough resources are available, the running of the diagnostics is delayed until it is determined that enough resources are available. Alternately, a subset of the diagnostics may be run based on the current resource conditions determined by the resource monitoring thread.
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Beausoliel Robert
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Puente Emerson
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