Method and apparatus for testing a sytem component with test checkpointing
US5655072A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for testing the installation and functioning of a component of computer system has a test engine which causes the identity of a test to be performed to be stored in a nonvolatile memory before being performed. The test is announced to the installer and then ran. This procedure is performed for a sequence of tests. In the event of a crash during testing, the step-by-step sequencing of the tests and the storage of the test identifies step-by-step in the nonvolatile memory simplifies identification of the test that caused the crash for the installer.
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