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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Jeff Barlow, Saint Thomas, VG;
Jeff Brauch, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Howard Calkin, Davis, CA (US);
Ray Gratias, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Stephen Hack, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Lacey Joyal, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Guy Kuntz, Chico, CA (US);
Ken Pomaranski, Roseville, CA (US);
Michael Sedmak, Windsor, CO (US);
Jeff Barlow, Saint Thomas, VG;
Jeff Brauch, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Howard Calkin, Davis, CA (US);
Ray Gratias, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Stephen Hack, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Lacey Joyal, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Guy Kuntz, Chico, CA (US);
Ken Pomaranski, Roseville, CA (US);
Michael Sedmak, Windsor, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for conducting processor health-checks are provided. In one embodiment, a method for evaluating the status of a processor is provided. The method includes, for example, initializing and executing an operating system, de-allocating the processor from the available pool or system resources and performing a health-check on the processor while the operating system is executing.