Patent ID: 6029199
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computing system comprising:a plurality of subunits;each of said subunits being contained in a housing;each of said subunit containing a subunit supervisor subcomponent and an independent computer;each of said subunit supervisor subcomponents monitoring internal functioning of said subunit within which it is contained and generating signals corresponding thereto;said housing containing a housing supervisor subunit adapted for receiving inputs from each of said subunit supervisor subcomponents; accumulating said signals; and outputting at leasta part of said accumulated signals to an output device;a central console for determining when each of said subunits will power up; andmeans for forming a communications link between said console and each of said subunits, if said communication link is not established, said housing supervisor subunit is adapted to default to a timed startup of each of said plurality of subunits, and further if communication from said housing supervisor subunit to each of said subunit supervisor subcomponents is not established, then each of said subunit supervisor subcomponents is adapted to default to power on, each of said subunit supervisor subcomponents being capable of operating autonomously.