Method and system for selecting compatible processors to add to a multiprocessor computer
US6654714B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.
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