EP0520770A2
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In-band/out-of-band alert delivery system
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corp
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Filing: 1992-06-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-06-24
Abstract
Abstract An in-band/out-of-band alert delivery system for a computer system manager includes an alert log which maintains a record of alerts to be delivered and the status of those alerts, an alert manager for making a first attempt to deliver each alert, and a retry manager for making subsequent attempts to deliver alerts as becomes necessary and appropriate. The alert delivery system may also include a bus master interface manager for making in-band alert deliveries and a communications manager for making out-of-band alert deliveries. Telephone numbers are provided to the communications manager by an alert destination list. Out-of-band alert deliveries may be made via a modem, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter, or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Lih-Juan Danielson
- 👤 Patrick E. Dobyns
- 👤 Thomas J. Hernandez
- 👤 Ronald A. Neyland
- 👤 Richard A. Stupek
- 👤 Andrew J. Miller
- 👤 James E. Barron
- 👤 Cheryl X. Chen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/06; H04L41/0681; G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/32; G06F11/324; G06F11/327; G06F11/07; G06F11/14; G06F11/1402; H04L41/34; H04L41/344
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
For a computer network having at least one computer system operatable therein, said computer system having a plurality of components interconnected by a system bus for transferring information between said components, a manager for said computer system, comprising: means for monitoring information transfers along said system bus; a processor connected to said monitoring means, said processor determining alert conditions based upon said monitored information transfers and generating alerts upon determining said alert conditions; a console for receiving alerts from said processor; and means for transferring said alerts generated by said processor to said console, said means for transferring alerts comprising: a preconfigured log specifying how a detected alert should be delivered; means for delivering alerts out-of-band; means for transmitted alerts to be delivered to the appropriate delivery means based upon information in said preconfigured log; means for determining whether an alert is successfully delivered; and means for retrying delivery of an unsuccessfully delivered alert until that alert is successfully delivered.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
A system manager according to claim 1 wherein said console is remotely located and whereby said means for transferring said alerts generated by said processor to said console further comprises interface means for asynchronously transferring said alerts to said remote console.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
A system manager according to claim 2 wherein said computer network further comprises a network manager and a local console accessible to said network manager via said network, and wherein said system manager further comprises: means for interfacing with said network manager, said interfacing means providing for the transfer of alerts from said processor to said network manager; wherein said alerts generated by said processor may be selectively delivered to said remote console via said asynchronous transfer means or to said local console via said network manager.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A system manager according to claim 2 wherein said system manager further comprises a telephone and said means for transferring alerts further comprises a modem connected to said processor, wherein said alerts generated by said processor may be selectively delivered to said remote console via said asynchronous transfer interface means or to said telephone via said modem.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
A system manager according to claim 2 wherein said system manager further comprises a pager and said means for transferring alerts further comprises a modem connected to said processor, wherein said alerts generated by said processor may be selectively delivered to said remote console via said asynchronous transfer interface means or to said pager via said modem.
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