CA2074027A1 - Method of setting up system configuration in data processing system, data processing system, and expansion unit for data processing system - Google Patents

Method of setting up system configuration in data processing system, data processing system, and expansion unit for data processing system

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CA2074027A1
CA2074027A1 CA2074027A CA2074027A CA2074027A1 CA 2074027 A1 CA2074027 A1 CA 2074027A1 CA 2074027 A CA2074027 A CA 2074027A CA 2074027 A CA2074027 A CA 2074027A CA 2074027 A1 CA2074027 A1 CA 2074027A1
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Naoki Harada
Ken Inoue
Masahiko Shinomura
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F15/00Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general
    • G06F15/16Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/40Bus structure
    • G06F13/4063Device-to-bus coupling
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    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/14Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation
    • G06F11/1402Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying
    • G06F11/1415Saving, restoring, recovering or retrying at system level
    • G06F11/1417Boot up procedures
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    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4411Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers

Abstract

If a system configuration turns back to the system configuration which was once set up previously, it is not required to set up the system configuration through user interaction. In a data processing system having a non-volatile memory for staring information on system configuration also after the system is turned off, if information on new system configuration is set up, the newly set up information is stored not only unto a predetermined area of said non-volatile memory, but also into a second non-volatile memory such as a disk storage apparatus, etc.
different from said non-volatile memory or an area other than said predetermined area of sand non-volatile memory and if changes to the system configuration axe detected, for example, at a self-diagnostic test at the time of the supply of power to the system, a check of whether or not information that accords with the information on the current system configuration exists in said second non-volatile memory or the area other than said predetermined area of said non-volatile memory, i.s made and if accordance is obtained, the appropriate information is transferred to said predetermined area of said non-volatile memory.
CA002074027A 1991-10-11 1992-07-16 Method of setting up system configuration in data processing system, data processing system, and expansion unit for data processing system Expired - Lifetime CA2074027C (en)

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JP3290405A JPH0736175B2 (en) 1991-10-11 1991-10-11 System configuration setting method of data processing system, data processing system, and expansion unit for data processing system
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