Server having memory dump function and memory dump acquisition method

US8990630B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990630-B2
Application numberUS-201213342633-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 3, 2012
Priority dateJul 10, 2009
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A server having a plurality of system boards, comprising: a panic processing unit configured to stop (panic) the server; a system board information storage unit configured to store information to identify a system board having a memory used by a kernel; a system board detaching processing unit configured to detach the system board having the memory used by the kernel before server stoppage; and a reboot processing unit configured to reboot the server using system boards other than the separated system board among the plurality of system boards, after detaching the system board having the memory used by the kernel.

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What is claimed is: 1. A server having a plurality of system boards, comprising: a panic processing unit configured to stop(panic) the server; a mapping information processing unit configured to write mapping information required for obtaining and analyzing a dump of a memory used by a kernel into a fixed address of a memory in a system board that has the first order among the plurality of system boards that are ordered before the server is stopped; a system board information…

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What does patent US8990630B2 cover?
A server having a plurality of system boards, comprising: a panic processing unit configured to stop (panic) the server; a system board information storage unit configured to store information to identify a system board having a memory used by a kernel; a system board detaching processing unit configured to detach the system board having the memory used by the kernel before server stoppage; and…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kondo Hiroshi, Tabei Ryo, Gotsubo Kenji, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F11/0778. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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