Patent ID: 7493525
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing data pertaining to a failure of a network device, the method comprising: collecting the data for storage in a non-volatile memory of the network device, the data being collected in a boot log record, a runtime log record, a failure event data portion, and an environmental data portion; storing the boot log record, wherein the boot log record pertains to a boot history of the network device; storing the failure event data and the environmental data portions, wherein the failure event data portion indicates a hardware failure of the network device, and wherein the environmental data portion includes environmental information pertaining to the network device; storing the runtime log record when the network device is restarted, wherein the runtime log record pertains to an operational history of the network device; and providing access to the data stored in the non-volatile memory.