Abstract: An error message is generated by a hardware element of a distributed computer system, when an error is detected. The error message is then forwarded from the hardware element to one or more designated processing nodes of the distributed computer system. The hardware element includes, for instance, a switch element or a communications adapter adapted to report detected errors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 8, 1997
Date of Patent:
July 13, 1999
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Christine Marie Desnoyers, Derrick LeRoy Garmire, Antoinette Elaine Herrmann, Francis Alfred Kampf, Robert Frederick Stucke