Patent ID: 8650443
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A management apparatus for managing a startup of an operating system, comprising: a management table containing description of an execution order of modules constituting an operating system, expected execution time for each module, and real execution time for each module; a control unit to control an order of executing the modules based on the execution order described in the management table; a measurement unit to measure the execution time of each running module; and a judgment unit to judge that the execution of the module is completed successfully and to write the real execution time in the management table when the real execution time at the end of execution is equal to or shorter than the expected execution time, the judgment unit to judge that a failure occurs during the execution of the module and to write a flag for defective condition in the management table when the execution is not completed even after the real execution time exceeds the expected execution time, wherein when the flag for defective condition is written for the module in the management table, the control unit stops the execution of the running module and starts the execution of a next module.