Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Jeffrey A Barlow

Andrew Christopher Walton

Howard Calkin

Anurupa Rajkumari

In accordance with at least some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of partitions, each partition having its own operating system (OS) and workload. The system also includes a plurality of resources assignable to the plurality of partitions. The system also includes management logic coupled to the plurality of partitions and the plurality of resources. The management logic is configured to set priority rules for each of the plurality of partitions based on user input. The management logic performs automated resource fault management for the resources assigned to the plurality of partitions based on the priority rules.

Resource fault management for partitions

A method of managing errors in a data processing system () may involve at least one computer system (). Each computer system () may include a plurality of hardware components (), including a processor () for executing a respective operating system and a memory () for storing instructions for the respective operating system (), and firmware () including a firmware error handler (). For each computer system (), the firmware error handler () may identify an error occurring in one of the hardware components (). Each respective firmware error handler () may communicate error information about the identified error to an error manager () external of the computer system (). The error manager () may compile the error information communicated from each respective firmware error handler ().

Managing errors in a data processing system

A method of managing errors in a data processing system may involve at least one computer system. Each computer system may include a processor that executes an operating system, firmware, and system memory storing instructions for the operating system. A firmware error handler resident in the firmware may identify an error occurring in the computer system. The firmware error handler may determine whether the operating system is required to take an action in response to the error. If the operating system is not required to take an action in response to the error, the firmware error handler may create an error log accessible to the operating system appropriate to cause the operating system to take no action.

Handling errors in a data processing system

A system and method for fault management in a computer-based system are disclosed herein. A system includes a plurality of field replaceable units ('FRUs') and fault management logic. The fault management logic is configured to collect error information from a plurality of components of the system. The logic stores, for each component identified as a possible cause of a detected fault, a record assigning one of two different component failure probability indications. The logic identifies a single of the plurality of FRUs that has failed based on the stored probability indications.

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Wilton Manors, FL, United States of America

Jeffrey A Barlow