Patent ID: 6718482
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A fault monitoring system comprising a computer having multi-OS controlling means for operating a first operating system (OS) and a second OS different from said first OS and performing communication between said first and second OS's, said computer being formed with a first software environment constructed by said first OS and a second software environment constructed by said second OS, and a monitoring computer connected to said computer through a network to monitor software faults on said computer, said second software environment including:communicating means for performing communication with said monitoring computer; fault detecting means for deciding the generation of a fault in said first OS; fault communicating means for transmitting a fault notification to said monitoring computer through said communicating means when said fault detecting means detects a fault in said first OS; and computer controlling means for controlling said computer in accordance with a command from said monitoring computer.