Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Robert Perugini

John Scott Harsany

Robert E Supak

John Harsany

Aaron Lee Jenkins

The present invention provides for a method and an apparatus for performing remote execution of system administration upon a standalone computer system, using a controlling computer system. A remote communication sequence is initiated. Communications between the controlling computer system and the standalone computer system is established using the remote communication sequence. Furthermore, a diagnostic software application is initiated on the standalone computer system using the established communication between the controlling computer system and the standalone computer system.

Method and apparatus for exporting diagnostics interface and menu system to allow remote execution

In a diagnostic application, a plurality of independent test modules are executed in a multi-tasking fashion. The diagnostic application is modular with a front end module issuing commands to lower level modules. A lower level test dispatcher module receives information from the plurality of test modules pertaining to test parameters, including whether the test module is multitaskable. A test definition tool is provided to visually develop test scripts by moving icons from one list to another. The output of the test definition tool is a scripting language readable by the diagnostic application.

Test definition tool

In a diagnostic application, a plurality of independent test modules are executed in a multi-tasking fashion. The diagnostic application is modular with a front end module issuing commands to lower level modules. A lower level test dispatcher module receives information from the plurality of test modules pertaining to test parameters, including whether the test module is multitaskable. A test dispatcher controls the launching of the test modules according to the test parameters. A test definition tool is provided to graphically develop test scripts by moving icons from one list to another. The output of the test definition tool is a scripting language readable by the diagnostic application.

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