Cross-platform, targeted, low-level hardware/software diagnostics loader
US8543691B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44542
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method involves receiving a requested response from a remote computer system, comparing the requested response to a plurality of stored responses from computer systems representing a plurality of different operating systems, hardware platforms, and software platforms, and loading one or more operating system-specific, hardware platform-specific, and software platform-specific command modules onto the remote computer system based upon the comparison. The command modules may be configured to provide the remote computer system access to operating system-specific, hardware platform-specific, and software platform-specific diagnostics tools, as well as specific configuration management tools. The specific diagnostics tools may be configured to ascertain targeted information about the remote computer system including health status of the remote computer system hardware, such as memory, processor, and hard drive, and installed software, such as the health status of running software, installed patches, and installed applications.
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