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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2008
Paul Daniel Kangas, Cary, NC (US);
Jeff David Thomas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul Daniel Kangas, Cary, NC (US);
Jeff David Thomas, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method, computer program product and a data processing system acoustically monitor an internal data processing system component. The internal data processing system component is selected for diagnosis. The internal data processing system component is within the data processing system and has an associated microphone located proximate to the component. The microphone associated with the internal data processing system component is enabled, and an acoustic signal for the internal data processing system component is identified. An exemplar fingerprint for the internal data processing system component is then identified from storage. A determination is then made as to whether the acoustic signal deviates from the exemplar fingerprint by more than a defined statistical variance. If the acoustic signal deviates from the exemplar fingerprint by more than a defined statistical variance, the acoustic signal and an identity of the internal data processing system component is stored in a failure log and a failure notification is triggered.